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 |
| 2 | Pregnancy prevention | Started taking these pills and even on day 1 I felt sick to my stomach. I took another birth control for 2 years that ate my uterus wall so I have to have a higher dosage but I would not recommend to use this one. Second day I puked and felt nauseated all day, I could barely walk because my cramps were so bad. Worse than period cramps. | F | 18 | 2 days | 10/3/2017 | 1 | Birth control | Nauseous, spotting, weight gain, anxiety, depression | I have been on birth control since I was 19 years old. My doctor gave me this for a stronger hormone. In all my years of taking birth control I have NEVER experienced weight gain like this. I jumped ten lbs from what my normal fluctuated weight usually is. Awful. Also, every new cycle of pills I get a day where I am so incredibly nauseous I'm either in the bathroom throwing up or laying in bed because if I move I'll vomit. I have Never had depression/anxiety before and this pill has made me so anxious. I am always melancholy. People tell me I'm not as happy as I used to be. Awful!! i have been off the pill for three days now. Going natural for right now. Hopefully it will get better. | F | 24 | 1 years 30 mg | 9/10/2017 | 1 | Pcos/ regulate periods | Palpitations, headaches, mood swings, deep depression, extreme mood drop, brain fog, suicidal | Warning: if you suffer from mental illnesses or this is your first time taking birth control, it is highly advised that you do NOT take this! This is my second birth control ever. I'm not sure what my first one was, but , I assure you, I will not forget this one. I was told that side effects would not happen until a month. Yet, The second day I took these pills, I felt a rush of emotions. My body did an 180° on me. I never felt more lonely, depressed, and hopeless before. And this was all at once. My mind was cloudy, but when it wasn't, I literally questioned my existence on earth. I could feel my hormones bringing me down. Also, this all happened simultaneously as my continuous headache and heart problems. Yeah. Imagine all of this on your 4th day of taking birth control. I would not wish this monstrosity on my worst enemy. | F | 18 | 3 days | 9/8/2017 | 1 | Prevent Pregnancy | Long periods, spotting, cramps, bloating, weight gain, increased appetite, mood swings | Started Sprintec on June 25th, spotted and got period for 19 days straight, got yeast infection. Skipped sugar pills, got period mid-cycle lasted over 2 weeks; got 2nd yeast infection. Crampy, weight gain, moody. Talked to doc today, we agreed for me to go off of pill for now, let my body get back to normal. I took Ortho novum 7/7/7 28 years ago. Never had the above side effects other than water weight. | F | 46 | 4 months | 8/25/2017 | 2 | Pregnancy Prevention | Anxiety, Depression, Weight Gain, Weight Retention, Mood Swings, Night Terrors | I am SO glad I found this website. I began taking Sprintec in October 2016 and this week I pulled myself off of it. Since October I've been hospitalized multiple times for severe anxiety (at times my heart rate being above 180bpm). I have major mood swings, severe depression. I noticed within a month of taking it I gained 5-10lbs (I'm typically 100lbs so this was VERY noticeable) and in these 10 months, even with a very healthy diet and moderate exercise I cannot lose the weight. After reading these reviews and researching the amount of estrogen and hormones in this pill, I have an upcoming appointment to seek a lower hormonal pill for the upcoming months until Trying to Conceive in 2018. I absolutely do NOT recommend this pill, for the sake of your waist line and sanity. | F | 31 | 10 months 1X day | 8/11/2017 | 3 | Birth control | Severe lower belly cramps | Took it for the first time yesterday late evening and it's my 1st birth control ever. Woke up this morning from horrible lower belly cramping. Very rarely get cramps even during period. Will give it a little longer try, but if this continues I'm stopping it | F | 26 | 1 days | 7/17/2017 | 1 | Endometriosis | Mood swings, severe anxiety, depression, nauseous, diarrhea | I am an emotional wreck on these pills. On my second week on the second pack. I keep snapping at people and being generally mean and I can't control it. I go from mad to laughing like a psycho in 2 seconds. I feel sick constantly, even taking it at night with food. My period was horrendous and more painful than before. everyone is different but my experience is awful. Not taking another dose. Not worth the constant sickness and state of panic. I find myself thinking I can't go on anymore, not a safe drug for me. Was going to try to stick it out on this one but I can't. | F | 28 | 2 months | 7/7/2017 | 1 | For birth control methods | Headaches every day, lightheaded, dizziness, nausea, horrible depression that got worse by the month, mood swings, very sensitive, blurred vision at times. I've honestly never felt so sad, hopeless, and alone. This pill has dramatically affected my life. I quit my job because I thought it was the cause (I'm a nurse in a very high stress and emotionally demanding environment) I thought that was causing my depression only to find out it was this pill. | F | 26 | 9 months 25mg | 7/6/2017 | 1 | Hormones | Nausea, constant spotting, skins problems. | I was taking LoLo for about 3 years and having spotting that drove me nuts, so they switched me to this and I've taken 7 pills. Constant nausea and cannot eat, heavy spotting, headache this morning. For menopausal condition not really birth control and I'm not taking any more of these. Not worth the side effects or health risks. | F | 51 | 7 days .250/.035 | 6/26/2017 | 2 | Birth control/symptom management | Dizziness, vision disturbance, increased migraines, balance issues, ringing in ears, trouble concentrating, breakthrough bleeding, breast tenderness, skin blemishes | Experienced an increase in migraines as well as dizziness and vision disturbance and decline within 8 months of use of medication. Breakthrough bleeding began occurring within three months of use and occurs bi-monthly. Breast tenderness occurred during first two months of use. Increase in skin blemishes since taking medication has occurred. | F | 26 | 8 months 1X day | 6/4/2017 | 1 | Irregular bleeding | Nausea, Dizziness(unbalanced, unsteady), extreme anxiety and panic attacks, weight gain, mood swings, fatigue, digestive issues, body aches, brain fog | I've been taking this pill for over an year and it has gotten progressively worse. I was fine in the beginning. It did its job at regulating my period. But About 11 months on I developed so much anxiety, horrible side effects, and I never stopped to think that this pill was causing it. I had literally everything a person can have checked, checked. No one could figure out what was wrong with me and why I had been so miserable and sick and dizzy all this time. Looking back I realize that the sugar pill week I feel 10x better. There was a month where I had to stop taking it and that was the healthiest I had been since I started. I truly am miserable on this pill and plan to come off it at the end of this week. I read other similar side effects but have yet to see any where it took a year for them to present themselves. Do not take this pill. | F | 20 | 1 years | 5/15/2017 | 3 | Birth Control/regulate cycle | Headaches, Cramps, Dizziness, heavy bleeding, period a couple days late, mood swings, nipple discharge, sore breasts | I started taking Sprintec in December, it's the first birth control pill I've tried because my doctor didn't want to start me on the shot. This pill started out fine. It regulated my period except occasionally it would start late (possibly stress related) and even cleared up my acne...but now I get nipple discharge almost like lactation when things get "heated" with my boyfriend. I've continued to get my period since this started and I know I'm not pregnant but it's awkward and I'm going to talk to my doctor in order to get a different birth control. | F | 18 | 6 days .30mg | 5/7/2017 | 1 | For acne | Severe heat and cold flashes, really want to throw up. Can't stop shaking. Made me tired but can't sleep with all this going on. | Maybe some people power through these side effects and they go away, but it's too much for me. | F | 23 | 1 days | 4/24/2017 | 3 | Polycystic Ovaries | Vivid nightmares, headaches, terrible cramping, dizziness, weight gain | Works to regulate period, I guess. Didn't do much for excess hair growth that comes along with PCOS. | F | 18 | 6 months | 3/1/2017 | 1 | For heavy bleeding due to fibroid | I've been having severe cramping that follow with uterine lining expelled from vagina. Bleeding more when I am on it. | Dr prescribed it hoping it would delay my period but it came anyway. Then he instructed me to take it every six hours for 24hrs and I felt left killing my self because it made me feel so horrible. I stopped takeing it and let them know. The next day the bleeding stared to lessen and I felt so much better. That was on a Tuesday. Today , Friday, he called and told me to take it once a day so the bleeding does not return, I filled his orders and the cramps came back and so did the bleeding and I passed a very large piece of uterine tissue. I felt like I was in labor. Not exaggerating. | F | 42 | 8 days 30mg | 2/11/2017 | 1 | Birth control | Horrible vivid dreams, headaches, heavy flow, increased appetite, weight gain | F | 29 | 4 months | 2/8/2017 | 1 | To regulate my menstrual cycle | I took the medication on February 2015 to May 2015. When I was taking the pill I was ok but as soon as I finished my menstruation stop flowing from July to October only for it to start November with a light flow to January but right now I am having heavy flow since January till now. I am fed.I have book appointment to see my doctor but is next week. I have to wait for I have no money for emergency. I regret ever taking the pill. | It may be good for others but for me is very worst and I can't try it again. | F | 27 | 3 months 0.25mg-35m | 2/7/2017 | 3 | STOP ABNORMAL VAGINAL BLEEDING | Constant Headache, Fatigue, Mood Changes, Very irritable, appetite changes. | I was put on Sprintec because I have been on my period since Sept 2016. It is not the end of Oct 2016 and I have been taking Sprintec for about 6 days now and I finally stopped bleeding. My doctor said that this would help regulate my periods. However, my periods were not irregular until this summner when I started having these really long periods starting in June and that one lasted until August and she gave me the Depo shot which helped for a coupl weeks and then I started my cycle again in September. I am having headaches and tension running from the top of my head down the left side of my neck so I just take the BCpill with Ibuprofen. | F | 29 | 6 days 1X day | 10/31/2016 | 1 | regulate period/acne | VIVID nightmares, nausea, fatigue, extremely tired, starving or no appetite at all, headaches, bad breakouts. | I was put on Sprintec in 2013 to help with my period cramps & to clear my skin. I will never to this day forget the nightmares I had when I was on the pill. They happened for the first 2 weeks and then slowly became less frequent. I went off the pill in September 2015 because I noticed there hadn't been much of a difference in my period/acne. I was prescribed another brand (I forgot the name) during October 2015 and it worked fine. I eventually went off the pill because I would forget to take it. I haven't gotten my prescription filled since. Just a few days ago I said I wanted to start taking the pill again. My mom said I should just take Sprintec so I could start that day, and not have to wait for my prescription. She gets sent so many packets at a time so I said why not. It's been almost 4 days and I'm already over this BC. My skin is breaking out so horribly and I have had a constant headache for the past 4 days. I feel sick to my stomach. I'm starving one minute, but before I know it, my appetite is gone. I will not be taking this pill tomorrow or ever again. I'm just hoping I have no nightmares from the few short days I've been back on this BC. | F | 18 | 2 years 1X day | 10/5/2016 | 1 | regulate period/acne | VIVID nightmares, nausea, fatigue, extremely tired, starving or no appetite at all, headaches, bad breakouts. | I was put on Sprintec in 2013 to help with my period cramps & to clear my skin. I will never to this day forget the nightmares I had when I was on the pill. They happened for the first 2 weeks and then slowly became less frequent. I went off the pill in September 2015 because I noticed there hadn't been much of a difference in my period/acne. I was prescribed another brand (I forgot the name) during October 2015 and it worked fine. I eventually went off the pill because I would forget to take it. I haven't gotten my prescription filled since. Just a few days ago I said I wanted to start taking the pill again. My mom said I should just take Sprintec so I could start that day, and not have to wait for my prescription. She gets sent so many packets at a time so I said why not. It's been almost 4 days and I'm already over this BC. My skin is breaking out so horribly and I have had a constant headache for the past 4 days. I feel sick to my stomach. I'm starving one minute, but before I know it, my appetite is gone. I will not be taking this pill tomorrow or ever again. I'm just hoping I have no nightmares from the few short days I've been back on this BC. | F | 18 | 2 years 1X day | 10/5/2016 |