Reviewer: pettiep, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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The good thing about the pill is that you can take it continuously. After 4mths of taking this pill, I ended up with bad palpitations 6-10 days. The palpitations was bad that I had to go to urgent care. While at the MD's office the nurse telling me oh it's normal, I reply "yes I know but not in this case bcuz I know my body. They capture a PVC on an EKG rhythm strip and even did la ... Show Full Comment

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The good thing about the pill is that you can take it continuously. After 4mths of taking this pill, I ended up with bad palpitations 6-10 days. The palpitations was bad that I had to go to urgent care. While at the MD's office the nurse telling me oh it's normal, I reply "yes I know but not in this case bcuz I know my body. They capture a PVC on an EKG rhythm strip and even did labs( there were great). MD told me to just watch for signs and symptoms (if worsen go to ED). I decide to stop talking the pill, on the first day (not taking pill) I had no palpitations. The next day I decided to take it (just to see) omg it was the worse mistake my heart felt like is was about to exploded. I flush them in the toilet, never had palpitations after
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Reviewer: KRCB, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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Have been on various forms of Loestrin for 20 years now. Have never had an unplanned pregnancy while taking it. Never really had any acne issues, or any uncontrolled weight gain. I do grow concerns of using it now for 20 years and at age 38 wonder if I should no longer be on the pill. Makes life simple to plan when your cycle is here and when it leaves, it's like clock work.

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Have been on various forms of Loestrin for 20 years now. Have never had an unplanned pregnancy while taking it. Never really had any acne issues, or any uncontrolled weight gain. I do grow concerns of using it now for 20 years and at age 38 wonder if I should no longer be on the pill. Makes life simple to plan when your cycle is here and when it leaves, it's like clock work.
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Reviewer: Sam, 19-24 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I have taking microgestin for about 7 months now. I've seen a lot of bad reviews, but I've had no problems with it. In fact, I'm very happy with it and don't plan on changing any time soon. I've had no bad side effects. The only noticeable thing would be a lower sex drive, but that is manageable. My periods are lighter and only last about 3 days. I haven't gained any weight ... Show Full Comment

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I have taking microgestin for about 7 months now. I've seen a lot of bad reviews, but I've had no problems with it. In fact, I'm very happy with it and don't plan on changing any time soon. I've had no bad side effects. The only noticeable thing would be a lower sex drive, but that is manageable. My periods are lighter and only last about 3 days. I haven't gained any weight, and my skin is relatively clear. And the most important thing, I am not pregnant (knock on wood). So it's doing its job without any bad side effects. I definitely reccomend, but every body will react differently so be careful.
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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This medication has worked well for me in terms of preventing pregnancy. My biggest complaints are that I am frequently bloated, i've gained weight, I never get my period and it has not helped my acne at all. Other than these issues it has worked well and only affected my mood when I first started it.

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This medication has worked well for me in terms of preventing pregnancy. My biggest complaints are that I am frequently bloated, i've gained weight, I never get my period and it has not helped my acne at all. Other than these issues it has worked well and only affected my mood when I first started it.
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Reviewer: WAG, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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This birth control gave me a very weird, tight feeling in my legs and chest. It felt like someone was pinching my skin every so often. It usually happened when I was sitting down, or driving. I would massage my legs, but the pinching feeling kept coming back. It was very scary when I felt it in my chest. I quit taking this pill, and within a few days the feeling stopped.

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This birth control gave me a very weird, tight feeling in my legs and chest. It felt like someone was pinching my skin every so often. It usually happened when I was sitting down, or driving. I would massage my legs, but the pinching feeling kept coming back. It was very scary when I felt it in my chest. I quit taking this pill, and within a few days the feeling stopped.
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