AVIANE-28 Reviews (ETHYINYL ESTRADIOL; LEVONORGESTREL)

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 3  birth control worked great until week 6, when I started bleeding and it didn't stop. I didn't have any side effects at all until I started bleeding in the second cycle. After I quit aviane, it took two weeks for the bleeding to stop. Major bummer. F 22 7 weeks
1X day
6/21/2011
 4  pregnancy prevention Weight gain, breast changes, lighter periods I took yaz and yazmin for years, both giving me anxiety and awful mood swings. I have no mood swings with Avaine whatsoever, but I did gain about 10-13 pounds since I started, and my breasts went up a cup size at least. If you can tolerate weight gain, it's the best one I've been on. F 27 5 months
1X day
6/19/2011
 3  Birth Control Horrible back pain, mood swings I give it a 3 because for a year it was working really well and I had no side effects. However, for the past 6 months I started getting 2 periods a month and had horrible back pain right before I started my period. Also, in general I crave more food and carbs when I'm PMSing, which was manageable when I only had to deal with it for like 2-3 days a month. Now it's all the time and my mood is just always all over the place. Basically I feel like I am always PMSing and I just can't deal with it anymore, so I am switching to desogen. F 27 2 years
1X day
6/16/2011
 1  to reduce heavy menstrual flow Extremely HEAVY bleeding one week before period was to start. Not breakthrough bleeding but strong, heavy flow to the point of not being able to leave the house no other side effects F 48 2 months
1X day
6/13/2011
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 1  Birth control, regulate periods Hair loss, mood swings, crying a lot, weight gain, loss of sex drive, loss of motivation, anger, violence, constant nausea, constant diarrhea This is my 3rd type of birth control, and it's the worst one I've taken so far. F 21 2 months
1X day
6/5/2011
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 1  pregnancy prevention Weight gain Always hungry Exhaustion/fatigue Shallow breathing Heart palpitations I have experienced weight gain from taking Aviane for only 2 weeks. I am a runner, usually doing about 20 miles/week, and I often weight lift, too. I was a steady 112, 5'5" for a long time until I began taking this birth control. I have gone up to about 120 lbs, so I am discontinuing it. I am always hungry, and have been feeling extremely exhausted for the last 5 days or so. Even with my workout regimen of running and lifting, I continued to eat and gain weight. I also became short of breath sometimes, with heavy and shallow breaths. I also experienced slight heart palpitations, and felt like I was almost experiencing the physical aspects of a panic attack without the psychological problems that come with them. I finally decided to go to the doctor, thinking I may be at risk for diabetes, since I was showing some of the classic symptoms, even though I have been diagnosed with the opposite (hypoglycemia): always hungry, frequent urination (though I think this was due to drinking lots of fluids for my running), etc. There was no glucose in my urine sample (thank God), and my blood glucose readings were not abnormal. So I have decided to stop taking it and will return back to condoms. No more birth control pills for me! F 22 2 weeks
0.10mg 1X day
5/20/2011
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 3  birth control Major moodswings, breakthrough bleeding, breast growth/shinking problems, decreased sex drive Aviane wasn't all that bad, it never made me feel sick or bloated and it did it's job. But I choose to switch mainly because of the moodswings (crying for no reason and almost killing my bf) and also my boobs would grow almost a cup size then randomly shink back down causing sagging and lack of confedence. not to mention having to switch bra size. F 16 7 months
10 1X day
5/17/2011
 2  prevent pregnancy Had to come off this pill as I had 9 days of heavy bleeding (not breakthrough bleeding), in addition to just having finish my normal period 4 days prior. Doctor thinks the estrogen level of this pill does not work well with my own body's estrogen level. And while I didn't experience any other sides effects (mood swings, weight gain, etc) the excessive bleeding was way too much to deal with, not to mention harmful to my own hormone level, risk of anemia...Switching to new pill next week that has a different estrogen and progesterone ratio. F 38 19 days
30 1X day
4/30/2011
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 1  Birth control MOOD SWINGS!!!! fatigue This pill made me crazy! I cried at everything, very depressed and severe anxiety. I am normally very rational and even tempered. I have only been on this for 5 days and I am throwing it away. F 29 5 days
0.10mg 1X day
4/27/2011
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 2  Control periods Severe acne, weight gain, bloating, breast tenderness, lack of sleep This pill is horrible. My skin broke out like crazy and I haven't had this bad of acne since I was a teenager. Breast cup size went up a full cup and I can't sleep throughout the night anymore. Already gained 3 lbs. F 20 1 months
1X day
4/12/2011
 1  acne depression, loss of motivation, lack of sex drive, acne on body, severe tiredness, weight gain i could only take the effects for two weeks. i was sleeping 13 hour nights and taking 2 hour naps. i couldn't stay awake! my motivation was non existent, and i was cranky. my acne spread to my body, and i gained water weight but was able to loose it. i gained solid weight when i stopped an now cannot loose it. i am starting a new bc today, with my fingers crossed it goes better... F 29 6 weeks
1X day
3/30/2011
 5  Prevent Pregnancy I was a little nauseated when I first started taking it, but now have no symptoms at all. I have the Mirena for 7 years. I became very depressed the last 2 years that I had it. I became very sick having it as well. I don’t recommend. I have been taking Aviane and I have loosing weight and not depressed. I would recommend this pill to any one. F 29 2 months
.10 1X day
12/27/2010
 2  birth control Increased appetite, weight gain, reduced sex drive, bloating, mood swing. Acne!!!! Lots of them and won't go away!!!! Before I go on with the bad things, Aviane is the best birth control pill to reduce heavy flow during period. Simply the best! But for the first two or three months, you will have spotting during the second week. But it went away now. Also, I don't have any cramps or pain during this time. Really awesome. But with the best, comes the worst! I was on Necon for years but I never had any of the side effects from taking Aviane. I gained a few pounds after taking Aviane. I don't want to have sex anymore. I bloat all the time not just a week before period. I am very emotional and snap about anything. And worst of all, I have acne all over my face!!! And they won't go away. I have one on my cheek that was there a month ago and one on my forehead almost the size of a dime! And it was there two weeks ago. I am ashamed to go to work as I work with the public. I used to have flawless skin and now, i feel like a monster. I am very disappointed with Aviane in this aspect. As much I love it that I don't feel pain during period and it lasts only 2-3 days, I will stop it tomorrow! F 37 9 months
0.10mg 1X day
12/9/2010
 4  Birth Control Acne, lots of it! Breasts are engorged and sore all month, increased appetite, and as a result weight gain Took Ortho Tri Cyclen LO for 3 years, and at the same time I started it, I became engaged. Went from semi normal emotionally to severely psychotic- depression, anxiety, thoughts of suicide, etc. I chalked it up to marriage jitters. I suffered for about a year after that before I read something about BC causing mental problems so I stopped the pill altogether. A month later I started Aviane because I was paranoid I'd get prego. Miraculously the bad thoughts and depression/anxiety disappeared within 2 months. The downside is my skin is HORRIBLE since I started this pill. I had flawless skin on orthro tri LO, but I will take zits over fantasizing about putting a gun in my mouth any day. If you struggle with depression I'd give this pill a try. But remember, all pills affect each woman differently. I've been on many pills over the past 10 years and ortho tri cyclen LO was by far the worst one for my mental health. F 29 3 months
1X day
11/29/2010
 5  Birth Control/Ovarian Cysts None. I used Aviane/Alesse continuously for 6 years with no problems. I stopped taking Aviane to go to a higher dose pill (Nordette) because my body developed an "immunity" to this pill after 6 yrs of taking it every day. But for 6 years, I was cyst free and I spotted only 3 times. F 25 6 years
1X day
11/25/2010
 3  birth control Mood swings, weight gain, blotchy skin, reduced sex drive. The mood swings aren't that bad, i'm never irritable, just extra happy or highly emotional at times. some nausea the first few days of the pack. this pill has made me gain about 20 pounds in 3 months and as much as i diet and exercise i can't get it off. The worst part is that it's reduced my sex drive disgustingly and has "dehydrated" me. I'm going off of it as soon as the pack is over. It defeats the purpose of being on birth control if you don't want to have sex anymore. F 19 3 months
0.10 MG 1X day
11/24/2010
 1  Birth Control emotional; sensitive, get sad or irritable easily, anxiousness. I had a low sex drive till recently libido shot off the roof. Tender breast but no noticeable growth. Increased pimples. Dizziness and nausea in the beginning but went away. Weight loss. Everyone's system is different. I don't like this birth control but I like that I haven't gotten pregnant. I may switch my pill hoping I have a better experience with it. Good luck girls! F 22 5 months
1X day
10/14/2010
 2  Birth Control Extreme bloating, acne, weight gain of about 4 pounds so far. Going off of this. After not even two months of taking it, I have extreme bloating and have gained 4 pounds so far. I feel fat and bloated all the time. F 31 2 months
.10 mg 1X day
8/21/2010
 3  pregnancy prevention;to clear skin Very emotional the first month, back to back periods (yes, twice a month-perhaps that was the breakthrough bleeding). Positive-cleared up my skin. No weight gain. I got on this BC in June 2009 then stopped using it October 2009. My body would not adjust to it and I got tired of having 2 periods a month (perhaps one of those was the breakthrough bleeding) but it was heavy so I considered it a second period (or my real period since it was low hormone...not sure). The first month, I was an emotional wreck- cried from just about everything. The good thing is that it did not last long. It definitely cleared up my skin and did not cause any weight gain. I started using it again (had packs left over from last time) in June 2010 and July 2010 and it actually started working (no multiple periods). So I am not sure, perhaps my body needed those 4 months to fully adjust to it. Now I am on Levora-28 so we will see how that one goes. If anything, I will keep Aviane-28 as an option since the second time around everything went smoothly. F 24 4 months
1X day
8/1/2010
 1  preventing pregnancy nausea, breast tenderness, low sex drive, mood swings, YEAST INFECTIONS i gave this birth control the benefit of the doubt in the beginning, blaming it all on the fact that i was still in the 3 month adjustment stage. and of course, being the first birth control i've ever taken, i didn't know what to expect. the first 2 months were mainly the nausea, breast tenderness and mood swings, some minor breakouts, but i've always been prone to those. the third month was a NIGHTMARE. this is when the CONSTANT yeast infections began, during my second week of the pack. which prior to starting avaine i'd never had in my life. i got an over the counter fix for the yeast infection and that cleared up in about 3-4 days. the next month, same thing. i had gotten another yeast infection the 2 week of the pack, and again the next month. i'm stopping them cold turkey tomorrow. the ONLY benefit to these pills is that they prevent pregnancy. and that's it. they made me so sick my third month that i was literally sick to my stomach. the bloating is also constant and really bad. on top of it all, it didnt even regulate my periods. this birth control should honestly be discontinued. it's horrible. i'll be switching to something else within the month. F 19 5 months
1X day
6/24/2010

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