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 | prevent pregnancy/acne/heavy cycles | constant headaches first month, now they are once a week every other week, cramps, constipation, bloating, nausea, very light spotting when I am on the last week of the blue pills, and discharge (it started now that I am sexually active, prior very minimal discharge) | When I started this pill in April I had taken a brake from birth control, prior I was under Orthocyclen for about 2 years and when I started Sprintec I was single and about 1 month ago I started a relationship, now sexually active and the rest of the side effects started, the bloating, constipation, nausea in the mornings and night time, which I had these exact symptoms with my previous pills (even though it was a different brand) overall it takes one year for all these effects to go away and your body to adjust to the hormones. Now that I've had sex, I am not pregnant, so it definitely works on that part, which is the most important part, and I had the same experience with the previous pills, and I put up with the effects because longterm it's doing the job it's suppose to do! I'm hoping it's the same experience with my previous one and these effects will go away in about a year, if not I'll definitely look into a different brand. Good luck to everyone and I hope my review helps! | F | 24 | 6 months .25/.35mg 1X day | 10/23/2013 | 1 | irregular periods | Very nauseous,always feeling like I had to vomit no energy at all.so I only took it for 6 days then I stopped.my period went from light to heavy flow and its continued for about 9 days now terrible cramps especially at night.this is my first and last time on this pill I should've done my research Can't wait to get my normal flow back also my moods are up and down and I have a hard Time sleeping | F | 31 | 6 days 25 | 8/27/2013 | 1 | Birth control | Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. I threw up everyday mulitiple times a day. I felt depressed for no reason and I could not sleep through the night. Worst five days of my life.. would not recommend this pill to anyone. | F | 23 | 5 days | 8/22/2013 | 2 | Birth control | Nausea, severe vomiting, dizziness, mood swings. Began taking afternoon naps. Experienced food cravings and suffered nausea at the thought of eating anything except the food being craved. prevents pregnancy, but I'm switching off of it as soon as I have the money for an appointment. | F | 25 | 3 months | 8/21/2013 | 1 | in place of HRT | sick , tired, loss of sleep, headaches from HELL. Couldn't get out of bed most days. This pill should be banned. Sleep at 10pm up at 2a.m. Scared to take anything. Period after 10 years. Miss one pill your bleeding again. Cramps. Clots.. Stay away from this pill. | F | 42 | 45 days .33 1X day | 8/14/2013 | 1 | Bc | Weight gain gain 20 lbs in 3 mths .. Moody Crying for any little things .. Always fighting .. Skin irritations.. Depressed.. Breast tenderness Fatigue .. | F | 22 | 3 months | 8/14/2013 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | Dizzy, nauseous, headaches, mood swings tired all the time | F | 16 | 5 days | 8/5/2013 | 1 | No babies and heavy period | Itchy gained 10 pounds headaches sweats | F | 21 | 1 months | 7/29/2013 | 1 | PCOS | Vomiting 7 to 10 times per day, migraines, tired all the time, increased acne. | F | 29 | 2 months | 7/2/2013 | 2 | Cramps | Periods last for 5 or 6 days but its heavy every single day, I get really bad pain in my knees, only helps with cramps when I first take it in the morning but then the cramps come back at night | F | 15 | 10 days | 6/25/2013 | 1 | To not be pregnant | 1 days | 4/24/2013 | 3 | Birth Control | Itchy vagina, weight gain, breast tendancy, depression, mood swings, bloating, yellowing of skin | It worked Im not pregnant but the side effects are worse than what it would to be pregnant | F | 19 | 9 months 30mg 1X day | 4/23/2013 | 3 | Birth control and period regulation | Severe headache with some mild dizziness and nausea when starting the pill after my period for the first day (goes away the second day), sleepiness. Side effects don't come on or are less severe if I avoid sugary food. | Works. I'm not pregnant and my periods no longer send me to bed for a week. After using this for awhile my side effects started to diminish. Like mentioned in the side effects section on the left, I felt better if I didn't eat so much sugar. My doctor said that a small amount of caffeine from black coffee or tea could help the headache too. As for the sleepiness, I haven't figured out how to fix it other than eating energizing foods and sometimes having a little caffeine. I hope this helps you if you're having similar symptoms! | F | 21 | 2 years 0.250 1X day | 4/22/2013 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | Depression, not wanting to leave my bed, crying over the littlest things. Since starting the pill on saturday the 13th of april I started to feel moodier as the time went on to the point where the littlest things would set me off making me cry and want to do nothing but lay back in bed, havnt been wanting to go out to do anything and finding it hard to sleep. I want to stop taking this pill but at the same time I am wondering if all this will go away the longer I take it | F | 27 | 8 days 1X day | 4/21/2013 | 1 | contraceptives | It made me very sad i felt depressed and crabby i didn't want to do anything around the house or anything!!! | F | 27 | 1 months | 3/20/2013 | 1 | birth control | Moody/irritable/angry outbursts. I was just switched to this pill because ortho tri cyclen had begun causing mood swings. (Was on ortho tri cyclen for several years without side effects. Mood swings started when I was 29). This pill made me feel sad and angry by the third day and kept getting worse. I would have taken time to see if it got better but I kept yelling at my 3 year old and knew it was hormonal. Not putting him through that. | F | 30 | 8 days | 3/3/2013 | 3 | contraceptive | Moodiness, constant hunger, breast tenderness | F | 23 | 2 weeks | 1/4/2013 | 3 | birth control | weight gain large appitite and skin irritations that turned into rashes | The only problem i had was the weight gain and skin irritations... When i started taking it i weighed 130. Now i weigh 150... i was suddenly hungry all the time and when it came the time of the month for my normal cycle. i would become very itchy over my entire body.. However the skin rashes didnt start until i decided to stop using the pill...When i stop using the pill my cycle didnt come on for 6 months... i would have severe skin irritations and rashes instead. it has been a year since i stopped taking this birth control n my cycle is still irregular... No more skin irritations at this point though | F | 21 | 3 months 1X day | 12/15/2012 | 5 | heavy/irregular cycle&birth control | Anxiety during menstrual cycle when combined with caffeine | I have been taking this for about 7 months now and I have not had any major problems. I found if I have caffeine during my cycle (white pills) I am prone to anxiety attacks, but cutting out caffeine starting 24 hours before (when I take the last blue pill) has stopped these anxiety attacks from happening all together. I am able to have my morning coffee the rest of the time with no side effects, and can start having caffeine again once my cycle finishes, regardless of what day of my medication I am on (white -vs- blue pills). Otherwise I have not experienced any negative side effects. My PMS symptoms are almost non-existent after the 3rd month, and my heavy and irregular cycles became regular and manageable by the 2nd month. As far a effectiveness: I'm active (monogamously, with tolerable regularity) and happy to say NOT a mommy or mommy to be! Overall: Great experience so far, highly effective for my needs. No negative side effects. | F | 23 | 7 months 1 tab 1X day | 12/7/2012 | 1 | To have Normal Periods | Stopped the Pill after only using for 2 weeks It was Like I was In A Horror Movie Blood Everyday Light/ Heavy days Loss weight headaches Lazy Moody after i stopped the pill some more spotting sharp pains in breast going crazy i want it out my system!!! | F | 29 | 2 weeks C250mg-35m | 10/9/2012 |