Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I have been on Kariva for about four years now, and it has been great. One time I was switched to Viorelle which was probably the worst thing that I ever was switched to for three months, so I went back to Kariva. With the Kariva, I've had no weight gain, it cleared up my acne, my cramps are so much less, and my periods are much lighter than they were when I wasn't on the pill. They used t ... Show Full Comment

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I have been on Kariva for about four years now, and it has been great. One time I was switched to Viorelle which was probably the worst thing that I ever was switched to for three months, so I went back to Kariva. With the Kariva, I've had no weight gain, it cleared up my acne, my cramps are so much less, and my periods are much lighter than they were when I wasn't on the pill. They used to be 7-8 days of primarily heavy bleeding, whereas now they're five days, with only one day of semi-moderate bleeding. The rest are very light. There are no more huge clots, no heavy bleeding, it's great. The only huge negative about this that makes me give this three stars, is that it is caused my sex drive to become hardly existent. Sex can often be painful as well, which doesn't help my sex drive when trying to get into the mood. It's like my body has learned to associate pain with sex. I was considering switching, but I had such a horrible time when my pill was switched once before, I'm terrified to try something else. Last time I switched, I gained 15-20 pounds within about six to eight weeks, I was depressed, angry, irritable, had mood swings from hell, it was TERRIBLE. But when I switched back to Kariva, all of that went away, and I slowly lost about 90% of the weight. If sex weren't painful, this would definitely get five stars.
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Reviewer: teengirl, 13-18 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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Works great for me! I've been on it for over a year, with no bad side effects. I also am pretty bad at taking it at the exact same time every day (sometimes it varies as much as 5 hours) and I've had no problems!

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Works great for me! I've been on it for over a year, with no bad side effects. I also am pretty bad at taking it at the exact same time every day (sometimes it varies as much as 5 hours) and I've had no problems!
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Reviewer: Holic, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I started taking Kariva about two months ago with no issues. Just recently (a week and a half ago), I actually started experiencing severe bloating, I've gained weight and severe mood swings. I weighed 93 lbs before taking this with never any issues of gaining weight, I have a fast metabolism but after taking this I experienced intense hunger. I used to eat half a meal and be full, now I finis ... Show Full Comment

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I started taking Kariva about two months ago with no issues. Just recently (a week and a half ago), I actually started experiencing severe bloating, I've gained weight and severe mood swings. I weighed 93 lbs before taking this with never any issues of gaining weight, I have a fast metabolism but after taking this I experienced intense hunger. I used to eat half a meal and be full, now I finish a meal and I'm still hungry. I immediately stopped taking the pill as soon as I kept experiencing hot flashes and vertigo. I've never had this bad of an experience with a birth control and I've been on more than 10 different kinds. Might work for some, but I will definitely never try again.
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Reviewer: NurseinPA, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I was switched to Kariva because my doctor no longer wanted to prescribe Beyaz d/t the increased risk of blood clots (which i never had, and I don't smoke). I took it for 3 months and experienced decreased libido, BAD acne, headaches and constant hunger - causing me to gain more weight. I am changing to another pill, this one just isn't the one for me. With Beyaz I only experienced mood s ... Show Full Comment

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I was switched to Kariva because my doctor no longer wanted to prescribe Beyaz d/t the increased risk of blood clots (which i never had, and I don't smoke). I took it for 3 months and experienced decreased libido, BAD acne, headaches and constant hunger - causing me to gain more weight. I am changing to another pill, this one just isn't the one for me. With Beyaz I only experienced mood swings...I wish they would've just left me on that!!
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Reviewer: Kt227, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I've tried many birth control pills over the years, this one is THE WORST. some have made me crazy, this one makes me an emotionless robot. I feel like I'm not myself, like I am going through the motions. It makes me SICK, like morning sickness, nausea every day sick. It also makes me dizzy and queasy. Since taking it I've gained 10 pounds, but you'd think more bc of how constantly ... Show Full Comment

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I've tried many birth control pills over the years, this one is THE WORST. some have made me crazy, this one makes me an emotionless robot. I feel like I'm not myself, like I am going through the motions. It makes me SICK, like morning sickness, nausea every day sick. It also makes me dizzy and queasy. Since taking it I've gained 10 pounds, but you'd think more bc of how constantly bloated I am. I originally switched from my old bc due to yeast infections, but now I have one worse. Not to mention (but this does go along with me being a robot) I have NO SEX DRIVE WHATSOEVER. I can't even force myself to try to have one, it's ruining my relationship. OVERALL, I'm switching back.
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