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Reviewer: Taytay232, 13-18 Female (Patient)
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Im 17 and have been taking it for about a year now. Its caused me to have very bad mood swings, crying for no reason, yeast infections, my boobs to be swore and grow a cup size, and also has caused me to gain weight and made it hard for me to loose weight. Other than all of them side effects. I haven’t got pregnant
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Reviewer: 25-34 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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When I started taking this pill, I had tolerable cramps for the first few months, and slowly overtime, I noticed that I have severe mood swings from being angry to being sad and depressed after a few hours and usually I'm level headed. I liked this pill because I didn't gain any weight at all. This pill made me look good weight wise because I worked out too on top of that a few days each w
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Reviewer: sarah, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I'm glad I'm not the only one. I've been taking it for 6 months and am stopping. The pill works against pregnancy but has a lot of side effects. Low energy, very moody (borderline depressive), breast pain CONSTANTLY (they grew at least a cup size), difficulty losing weight, etc. This pill had the worst effect on my mentality than any other birth control I've been on.
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Reviewer: kayls1616, 13-18 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I have been on Tri-Cyclen for just over 6 months now. When I started taking the pill I felt nauseous, had constant headaches, and felt extremely sad. The sadness and other side effects for the most part have diminished until recently. I can't go more than 4 hours without crying or feeling upset. I have incredibly awful mood swings and get angry at the smallest things, where I will throw things
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Reviewer: RosieS, 19-24 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I never experienced any side effects with this drug, and even if I missed a pill I found this drug effective. My period is only about 5-6 days due to it. I was on this pill for about 2 years and I have noticed clearer skin, but I'm not sure if that is caused by the pill
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