Reviewer: Lani, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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Every month my period would come 7-10 days later but last 3-4 days which is normal for me. It decreased my sex drive completely. I got the dizziness, loss of balance, weight gain, bloating, headaches, mood swings, muscle spasms/cramps, fatigue, shortness of breath, blurred vision, basically everything that can make simple chores extremely difficult.

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Every month my period would come 7-10 days later but last 3-4 days which is normal for me. It decreased my sex drive completely. I got the dizziness, loss of balance, weight gain, bloating, headaches, mood swings, muscle spasms/cramps, fatigue, shortness of breath, blurred vision, basically everything that can make simple chores extremely difficult.
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Reviewer: cnune, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I have been taking Kariva for about 4 months. My acne has cleared up significantly and I have had regular periods with light cramping. I have gained about 7 pounds with this one and cannot manage to get these pounds off. This BC has not left me moody or nausea's like others have. Have noticed a loss in libido like others have mentioned. Not the worst, not the best

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I have been taking Kariva for about 4 months. My acne has cleared up significantly and I have had regular periods with light cramping. I have gained about 7 pounds with this one and cannot manage to get these pounds off. This BC has not left me moody or nausea's like others have. Have noticed a loss in libido like others have mentioned. Not the worst, not the best
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I have been on Kariva for 7 years and had no problem with gaining weight. CVS no longer carried Kariva and told Viorele is an alternative to Kariva. After taking it, I noticed differences like being bloated and weight gain. I am so going back to Kariva and changing my pharmacy if I have to.

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I have been on Kariva for 7 years and had no problem with gaining weight. CVS no longer carried Kariva and told Viorele is an alternative to Kariva. After taking it, I noticed differences like being bloated and weight gain. I am so going back to Kariva and changing my pharmacy if I have to.
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Reviewer: lolaloo002, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months

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I've had a pretty good experience with Kariva. I had breakthrough bleeding so I had two periods the first three months but I'm on the 4th month now and just got one this time so I'm happy about that. I was originally taking it around noon but I was getting headaches every day so my doctor suggested taking it later at night and I've had no problems since! I got cramps and really b ... Show Full Comment

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I've had a pretty good experience with Kariva. I had breakthrough bleeding so I had two periods the first three months but I'm on the 4th month now and just got one this time so I'm happy about that. I was originally taking it around noon but I was getting headaches every day so my doctor suggested taking it later at night and I've had no problems since! I got cramps and really bad acne this month though and hadn't the last three, I thought my body should be used to it by now so I'm not really sure what's happening. Overall though, it's been good to me. No weight gain, no loss of sex drive, it's been a decent fit for me.
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Reviewer: zh19, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I started taking Kariva in October to regulate my period because I've never had a normal menstrual cycle and also for regular birth control use since I am in a relationship. It has proven to work well for those two uses, I haven't gotten pregnant and now have a normal period every month that lasts about 5-7 days with very light spotting on the last two days. However since taking Kariva I h ... Show Full Comment

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I started taking Kariva in October to regulate my period because I've never had a normal menstrual cycle and also for regular birth control use since I am in a relationship. It has proven to work well for those two uses, I haven't gotten pregnant and now have a normal period every month that lasts about 5-7 days with very light spotting on the last two days. However since taking Kariva I have gained 15 pounds and have depression symptoms I've never experienced before. I'm unhappy around my friends, family and boyfriend and also have the frequent urge to randomly break down and cry for no reason. I've never experienced mood changes like these ever before. Also within the past two or three months I've been unable to wear my contact lenses comfortably for more than 4 or 5 hours, since intolerance to contacts is also a side effect. I'm going to stop taking Kariva and ask my doctor for a new birth control pill because of these side effects
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