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 11, 2009

Pros:

I didn't get pregnant.

Cons:

I had serious mood swings, increased anxiety, and was very emotional. My cramps were 10 times worse than when I was not taking Cyclessa. My menstraul bleeding was extremely heavy. Didn't feel like myself!

I took it for a year and switched to the patch 2 months ago. I love it and feel like my old self again. These things work different for everybody.
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February 16, 2009

Pros:

Know when my period will start, no baby so far, easy to take

Cons:

Boobs hurt so bad for weeks, tender to the touch and are huge!! Nausea all the time, especially at night. Having weird cramps in the middle of the pack. Gained weight. Always hungry. I feel angry a lot and annoyed.

It might be ok for some people but It made my boobs huge and I'm already a 32 DD and my boobs hurt really bad. I feel sick every night and have actually thrown up a couple times, I'm not pregnant but it sure as hell feels like it. If you want bigger boobs then take this pill.
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June 10, 2009

Pros:

Never got pregnant.

Cons:

I do not feel like myself anymore, very very moody, depressed, HUGE lack of sex drive, headaches, anxious...

I was told that some birth controls can make you feel a little crazy, depressed, etc. I have been on Cyclessa for two years and it clicked that I started having my anxiety attacks when I starting taking this birth control...now that I am aware of this I will not be taking this anymore because I do not feel like myself anymore, I am always tired, unmotivated...etc.
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October 31, 2007

Pros:

never got pregnant

Cons:

got mad nasty yeast infections, major mood swings, gained weight

not for me. switched to nuvaring and i'm much happier
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May 25, 2009

Pros:

No acne, bigger boobs

Cons:

I cried most of the time and was angry all the time. My paranoia was so bad I couldn't function.

I didn't get pregnant but it wasn't worth the moodiness. I was a crazy person and didn't feel like myself.
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May 2, 2009

Pros:

this was the very first bc i tried, didn't work, but try another pill!

Cons:

still broke out, nothing major.. but acne wouldnt go away

I went from Cyclessa to Zovia (Demulen) to Lutera..which FINALLY is working (lutera). Lutera is really low in estrogen, Zovia is really high, and Cyclessa is in the middle. Ultimately, everyone is different and you may just need to try different pills. Seriously i got so frustrated trying to find something that worked so I know how you feel, just wait it out, it will get better! (Also, I had no side effects with Cyclessa and Lutera, but Zovia started making me feel depressed and sad all the time)
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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 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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November 27, 2007

Pros:

No pregnancy or weight gain, skin cleared right up

Cons:

Extreme moodiness, border line depression

This was my second time using Cyclessa. The first time i discontinued use was because I became moody and irritable, and pretty out of it. I started up again to give it another try and again, and my normally happy self fell into a slump.
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June 18, 2007

Pros:

my boobs grew!

Cons:

my face broke out horribly, i gained weight, and i get awful headaches.

ask your doctor about all the choices
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