SPRINTEC Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORGESTIMATE)Average Rating: 1.9 (297 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SPRINTEC with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SPRINTEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Control birth | I am tired all the time like something is wrong with me. I am at the dermatologist now for bad acne. It does prevent pregnancy that I know for sure. Reading other reviews has helped me see maybe it is this pill making me want to sleep any chance I can get!! I'm going to switch. | F | 33 | 4 months | 10/28/2014 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | I took this after my last pregnancy and it made me crazy and is starting the same thing this time as well. I start fights, get depressed, very moody, emotional, tired, no appetite changes, violent thoughts, slight acne which I don't get acne..my boyfriend refuses to go through me being crazy again. It isn't a good feeling and you don't feel like yourself. I'm calling to switch my BC today. I have to stay on low dose BC other wise I will end up a psycho. | F | 26 | 2 weeks daily | 10/27/2014 | 1 | Birth control | Extreme nausea and stomach cramping. Constipation. Couldn't leave the bathroom for about two hours the first night I took it. Never taking it again. | F | 18 | 1 days | 10/20/2014 | 5 | regulate periods | Don't let bad reviews scare you! The only some affects I've had is breast tenderness other than that no weight gain or acne my periods have straightened out, are lighter & I get little to no cramping | F | 14 | 5 months | 10/15/2014 | 4 | regulate periods | OMG... I can't believe all the horrible experiences this bc has caused! My OB gave me this pill to regulate my 7-day period (i've been bleeding for 4 days now) and to stop some cramping in which I thought was associated with endometriosus. So far, its ok. Eating is normal, sex drive is normal, no break outs or pimples, no headaches or mood swings - thank you Jesus! But I've only been on it for a short while. I'm a little afraid that everything will hit me at once! What's the best bc pill?? This is the very FIRST TIME I've ever taken birth control. Thanks for your honest comments, ladies! | F | 30 | 11 days 1X day | 9/24/2014 | 1 | Birth Control | Acne, increase in nightmares, weight gain due to what felt like a doubling in appetite, breast tenderness, I began having serious anxiety and mood issues. Nearly lost my boyfriend from it. Drove everyone around me crazy. I was fixating on small things and turning them into huge problems. horrible cramping. Normally my periods were 3 days with litle to no cramping. They were 5-7 days of misery. I had to stop taking it and switch to something else before my life became any more of a mess. | F | 26 | 2 months 1X day | 9/22/2014 | 1 | Birth Control and Acne | Weight gain: 15lbs, terrible cystic acne, loss of sex drive, terrible stomach aches in the beginning. | This birth control gave me the worst cystic acne. I didn't have bad acne before I started taking this. | F | 20 | 3 months .250/.035 1X day | 9/19/2014 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | Since I have been on sprintec, I have experienced nausea, bloating, breast tenderness and breast enlargement, fatigue to the point where I don't have the energy to do anything,very low sex drive to the point where I don't want it at all..I don't even want to think about it..increased urination (3 or 4 times in the middle of the night) which is so annoying, the urge to use it sometimes but when I get there, it's very little. ..I just do not feel like myself at all..I dread taking the pill everyday because of the way it makes me feel..I am currently looking for something else..I do not recommend sprintec to anyone | F | 22 | 2 months | 9/16/2014 | 1 | irregular periods | I had been spotting on and off after giving birth in April. A week after I started these pills, I began bleeding very heavy and continuous for the last 10 days. I have been passing huge clots everyday. I am also very tired. I can barely get out if bed. I will not be taking anymore. I didn't bleed this heavy and lengthy with so many blood clots after giving birth. I didn't think I would get the opposite effect | F | 33 | 2 weeks | 9/10/2014 | 1 | Shorten periods/Prevent Pregnancy | The beginning of it up to 10 months of the pill I felt okay. I don't want to say I felt perfect because then I'd be lying. I had slight mood swings but I thought that was just normal, I was fatigued but I thought that was just normal, my breasts were extremely tender; if you tried to poke it I would cry. I got hot flashes but it was like every other month. When 11 months hit it started to get worse, I was having really bad nightmares, night sweats, I would cry at the drop of the hat, I was completely sensitive physically emotionally. My life became a emotional roller coaster. I did not know what to do; I had people tell me to stop taking it because they had the same side effects but I didn't listen. I've been on it for 1 year and 8 months. It is worst thing ever. I am very mean, always crying, hot flashes galore (3 to 5 in a row; once a week), tender breast, throwing up, wacky appetites (one day I'm hungry the next I'm not), fatigued 100%, FEEL LIKE I LOST CONTROL OF MYSELF! Now tha | On it for 1 year and 8 months! | F | 24 | 1 years .25 1X day | 8/31/2014 | 1 | Birth control | Horrible acne. Severe nausea. Fatigue. | F | 18 | 8 months | 8/26/2014 | 3 | Period regulation, prevent pregnanc | I was put on Sprintec to shorten my period. It has made my period about 5 days long. This is the 5th month ive been on it and I've had bad cramps the past 4 days and I'm not supposed to get my period for 3 more days. It gives me terrible mood swings (any birth control I'm on does). It has made me eat more which I don't like because I'm self conscious about my weight. My only complaints are the cramps and mood swings! It has increased my sex drive a lot. And it has caused me slight headaches. Thinking about switching to another brand because the cramps are so bad I stop eating and want to cry. | F | 20 | 5 months 0.25 MG | 8/25/2014 | 3 | Prevent pregnancy | I've been on this birth control for about 4 weeks. My boobs are sore, I get sick to my stomach everyday, bad cramps, headaches, mood swings. I hope my body starts adjusting or I'm going to have to switch! | F | 23 | 1 days 30 | 8/19/2014 | 1 | For irregular periods | I caught a stroke and couldn't talk it damaged the left side of my brain my heart beat is irregular i have bad migrane headaches i get vert weak in my legs and arms I have to take meds for the rest of my life | F | 30 | 2 months | 8/19/2014 | 3 | to get my period on track | I have been good the whole time I was taking it, but when I finish my last pack my period came on in seems like its going to stay on | F | 21 | 4 months 20mg | 8/18/2014 | 1 | Birth Control | Extreme headaches sporadically to the point where I was too dizzy to even sit up, let alone walk. I was constantly tired and cried over everything. My depression has been worse than ever now and I am uncomfortably dry (down there). This was my first experience with the pill and I'm switching immediately. | F | 16 | 9 months 18 MG | 8/11/2014 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | Constipation, Headaches, very Tired, Constant hunger( ate a whole large pizza btw), boobs are sore, bloated, weight gained, acne, bad cramps, missed 1 period,period on longer than usual cycle | F | 18 | 9 days | 8/10/2014 | 2 | Birth control, period regulation | This worked great to regulate my period, shorter and low flow. But I realized this makes me extremely emotional. Moody. Low lows. I cry so easily now. My bf literally had no idea how to handle it. I would get occasional heat flashes. I gained a little weight. My sex drive didn't decrease, more like increased to the point where my bf couldn't keep up! Hah! But the moodiness is what's causing me to switch. | F | 24 | 2 years | 8/6/2014 | 5 | Birth control and control periods | The only negative side effect is a lower to non existant libido. I'm also on a couple other medications, so it could be a mixture of all the meds. But this medication has served it's purpose. It's also controlled my periods to where I now get them for just a couple days to sometimes only a day, and when I do get them they are very light. I would recommend this to anyone! | F | 30 | 5 years | 7/25/2014 | 1 | birth control | I hate the pill I wanna go off of it sooo bad I switched from tri sprintec to sprintec to hopefully improve the side effects I experienced on tri sprintec some things improved minimally but other things just got worse I have even worse libido & lack of sensation & moisture during intercourse still have headaches mild dizziness neck pain dry nasal passages & dry mouth im losing more hair im peeing more im tired all the time my breasts swell b4 my cycle im bloated all the time irritability all of which I know will improve or go away completely when igo off the pill ive been on the pill for 3yrs with exception of when I was pregnant but I went right back on once I got the ok from my dr, & my dr told me my body is just having a negative reaction to the estrogen & that switching brands will likely not help so im going to switch to a diaphragm soon would never recommend this pill I felt better when I was pregnant than I do on the pill. | F | 24 | 3 months | 6/24/2014 |