Reviewer: E, 13-18 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I've been on Kariva for 8 months and love it. I am also on Accutane and needed to get on BC, but I haven't experienced any bad side effects. I take the pill at the same time everyday and it works great. My period comes at the same time every month and only lasts around 4 days. I think it also helped with lightening my flow. I plan to stay on the drug even after I am off of Accutane.

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I've been on Kariva for 8 months and love it. I am also on Accutane and needed to get on BC, but I haven't experienced any bad side effects. I take the pill at the same time everyday and it works great. My period comes at the same time every month and only lasts around 4 days. I think it also helped with lightening my flow. I plan to stay on the drug even after I am off of Accutane.
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Reviewer: MH-Houston, 55-64 on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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Used it for 20 years then got pregnant the month after I stopped using it. Never noticed any side effects.

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Used it for 20 years then got pregnant the month after I stopped using it. Never noticed any side effects.
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Reviewer: YogaGirl311

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I had been on Kariva for 9 years (!!!) It is 100% effective as far as I am concerned. I actually rarely took it at the same time every day until I had a boyfriend who noticed, then I began taking

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I had been on Kariva for 9 years (!!!) It is 100% effective as far as I am concerned. I actually rarely took it at the same time every day until I had a boyfriend who noticed, then I began taking
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Reviewer: Blesh, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I am incredibly sensitive to artificial hormones. I tried several others, all of which caused me to experience severe depression, before switching to a new doctor who realized that it was not the estrogen that was causing my problems but the progestin. She had me try Kariva since it is low-progestin. It made a world of difference. Sure, it's not as convenient as Nuvaring, but I was human ag ... Show Full Comment

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I am incredibly sensitive to artificial hormones. I tried several others, all of which caused me to experience severe depression, before switching to a new doctor who realized that it was not the estrogen that was causing my problems but the progestin. She had me try Kariva since it is low-progestin. It made a world of difference. Sure, it's not as convenient as Nuvaring, but I was human again! About a year after starting on Kariva, my pharmacy switched to Viorele on me, assuring me it was the exact same thing. I know chemically that's supposed to be true... but my body could tell it wasn't Kariva. I sunk into an awful depression again until I called around and found a pharmacy that still carried actual, honest-to-goodness Kariva. I know Kariva will cause depression or mood swings in others, but all I can tell you is that if you try different types of birth control, you'll find a winner. I was about to swear off hormonal contraceptives completely, but I assure you, there's a combination of hormones out there for you. This is mine.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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Beware this drug! I experienced the most horrendous mood swings and EXTREME anxiety while on this drug. The side effects took a while to develop but once they did it was truly unbearable. I had no idea why my personality was changing so drastically. It was truly terrifying. I wasn't making the connection between this drug and my highly elevated emotions. I told my Dr. on a whim about my terrib ... Show Full Comment

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Beware this drug! I experienced the most horrendous mood swings and EXTREME anxiety while on this drug. The side effects took a while to develop but once they did it was truly unbearable. I had no idea why my personality was changing so drastically. It was truly terrifying. I wasn't making the connection between this drug and my highly elevated emotions. I told my Dr. on a whim about my terrible anxiety/mood swings and he took me off of kariva. Within a week I was feeling back to my normal self. It has now been 4 months off of Kariva and I have not had one mood swing or case of anxiety. I would never recommend this drug to anyone. As far as I'm concerned, it should be taken off the market permanently.
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