Cyclessa : Oral Contraceptive

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Active Ingredients:
Desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol.

Three active dosing phases:
7 light yellow tablets
Active Ingredients:
0.100 mg desogestrel (13-ethyl-11-methylene-18,19-dinor-17α -pregn-4-en-20-yn-17-ol) and 0.025 mg ethinyl estradiol (19-nor-17α -pregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3, 17-diol).

7 orange tablets
Active Ingredients:
0.125 mg desogestrel and 0.025 mg ethinyl estradiol.

7 red tablets
Active Ingredients:
0.150 mg desogestrel and 0.025 mg ethinyl estradiol.

Inactive ingredients:
vitamin E, pregelatinized starch, stearic acid, lactose monohydrate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, talc, yellow ferric oxide (in light yellow and orange tablets), and red ferric oxide (in orange and red tablets). Cyclessa ® (desogestrel ethinyl estradiol tablets).

7 green tablets
Inactive Ingredients:
Lactose monohydrate, corn starch, magnesium stearate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, FD&C Blue No. 2 aluminum lake, yellow ferric oxide, and talc.

The list of ingredients above is provided for informational purposes only. Always check the actual product label in your possession for the most accurate ingredient information due to product changes or upgrades that may not yet be reflected on our web site.

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January 18, 2008

Pros:

Not pregnant, happy with skin

Cons:

Feel nauseous in AM (but don't get sick)

I started with the red pills and felt fine, despite warnings that it causes nausea. I even took it during the day with no problem. I went on to the green pills and got my period (right on time). But when I went to the yellow pills (taken right before bed), I started feeling nauseous in the mornings ~ but didn't actually get sick. I'm happy with its efficacy in preventing pregnancy, and my skin is improved (still some acne but no cysts). Hope my morning nausea fades away, skin keeps clearing up and my insurance covers the full cost.
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January 12, 2008

Pros:

cleared up acne!!!

Cons:

i bled for 30 days and then had my period for seven, it was rediculous i stopped taking it, i felt moody and i usually am never, it did not regulate my period, i spotted for a whole month...NOT reccomended

I bled for a whole month, sex was annoying to me which i got on birth control so that i could do it more and now i never want to my acne turned good but my insides were not...
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January 10, 2008

Pros:

PREVENTS PREGNANCY

Cons:

MORE MOODY THAN USUAL
LOST MY LIBIDO

PREVENTS ME FROM GETTING PREGNANT. BUT I DON'T THINK ITS WORTH LOSING MY LIBIDO. I'D RATHER TRY A DIFFERENT FORM OF BIRTH CONTROL
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January 3, 2008

Pros:

My breasts are so much fuller! No weight gain.

Cons:

Moody... Like really bad. Cried alot when I first started the pill. Low sex drive. Which sucks!

I like it not to many break outs. But way too moody.
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December 30, 2007

Pros:

Period 3 days, no breakouts, keeps from getting pregnant

Cons:

N/A

Worth the try, but not for everyone.
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December 10, 2007

Pros:

Dont get pregnant and doesnt make me sick.

Cons:

TERRIBLE ACNE!! Constanly urinating!!!!!!

I've had a little acne before taking this pill, but now my face looks the worst it has ever and im a couple of years out of my teen years!! I've noticed i have to urinate more frequently since i been on it!!! I do go tanning (because of a skin condition on my hands) and dermatologist said that tanning would help with my hands, but all the other birth controls i was on before (ortho, ortho lo) had made me have a reaction called photosensitivity... and after about a week of taking the pill, i could tan fine. But ... the acne is so bad im thinking about switching... dont know if i should wait because maybe my body needs time to adjust to it??? And this birth control has cost me more than any other pill.
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December 10, 2007

Pros:

Im not a prego!!

Cons:

tenderness in breast

use it
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December 8, 2007

Pros:

I'm not pregnant

Cons:

Breast swelling/tenderness, increased appetite, moodiness, depression, no sex drive

Ive been on several brands of pills... this one is absolutely the worst so far.
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December 7, 2007

Pros:

not pregnant. sex drive great. easy to swallow. predictablt periods.

Cons:

broke out during period. weight gain. sore/tender breast often (i really dont like that part)

it prevents pregnancy which is why im taking it. if you want predicatable periods, its pretty good at that. bottom line, id definetly recommend this to chicks with no boobs. they'll swell up in a heartbeat.
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December 5, 2007

Pros:

not pregnant, my boobs are HUGE, minimal weight gain, clear skin, very predictable periods, sex drive sky rocketing, easy to swallow

Cons:

moody, depressed feelings

i would totally recommend it! very effective, except if you have a previous history of depression, it could bring it back or make it worse
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