Mircette : Oral Contraceptive

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White Round Tablets
Active Ingredients:
Desogestrel, 0.02 mg Ethinyl Estradiol.

Inactive Ingredients:
Colloidal silicon dioxide, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, polyethylene glycol, povidone, pregelatinized starch, stearic acid and vitamin E, followed by 2 inert light-green round tablets with the following inactive ingredients: FD&C blue no. 1 aluminum lake, FD &C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake, D&C yellow no. 10 aluminum lake, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose and pregelatinized starch.

Yellow Round Tablets
Active Ingredients:
0.01 mg Ethinyl Estradiol.

Inactive ingredients:
Colloidal silicon dioxide, D&C yellow no. 10, aluminum lake, FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, polyethylene glycol, povidone, polysorbate 80, pregelatinized starch, stearic acid, titanium dioxide and vitamin E.

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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November 23, 2008

Pros:

No pimples, periods on cue like clockwork, no cramps!, no moodiness - aka no PMS, I had no blood-spotting at all, my libido was definitely higher, went from 140lbs to my ever lowest 125lbs and I am 5'7". I was under my ideal weight.

Cons:

Reminding myself to take the pill everyday. I have to say, the first month of taking this pill; you will have bloating, headache, and nausea. The 5th week all the hormones stabilized and I was pimples free and cramp free for 2 years.

Mircette was perfect for me and I honestly have no complaints what-so-ever. I took it for 2 years, and my skin was at its smoothest! I can't believe for the first time since I was a teenager that I didn't have those whiteheads, those underneath the skin acne, etc...I stopped because I was tired of reminding myself to take a pill. I just needed a break. But with this break came the consequences. It has been a year since I stopped taking it and my acne is back and my ridiculous-cold sweat-ovary cramps are back. So within a month or two I am going back to Mircette. There's one thing that is different with my Mircette intake, I didn't take the placebo pills. I only took the three rows of white pills and only those. If you want to go that route, make sure you okay it with your physician first. I was a stickler when it came down to having my period every month cause I didn't mind cramp free-4 day-very light bleeding-periods. Plus, I am not a smoker and I am only a wine soci
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June 10, 2008

Pros:

It diminishes my horrible migraines.

Cons:

It might have given me my first breakout in over ten years.

I have been using this one for a few months so the acne might not have anything to do with the BC...we'll see! I normally get 2-3 migraines during the course of my period, but since starting Kariva, the generic, I only have one per period so I consider that a huge improvement!! If the breakouts continue I might investigate other options because I work with the public and I have a flawless complexion!
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May 11, 2007

Pros:

regular periods

Cons:

HORRIBLE ACNE.....my face has never looked worse due to this pill....BOO!!!!!

good luck with this...I wouldn't reccomend it.
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October 2, 2008

Pros:

Semi-lighter periods.
Affordable.

Cons:

Low libido and dryness.
Minor breakouts, when before taking I had clear skin.
Spotting between periods.

Switched from NuvaRing to Mircette because of affordibility. More cons than pros. Main issues are low libido and spotting, which adds to the libido issue. :( Ordered 3 months at a time, so will have to stick it out until I get a new prescription.
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August 13, 2008

Pros:

It's easy to use and frangrance free...

Cons:

Eat more, hasn't helped with acne, NO LIBIDO!! MOODINESS!

I started taking Mircette in April. Everyone has noticed a mood change including me. I don't have a lot of acne and this didn't really help with it. I don't even want to think about sex... EVER! and that my friends, is the exact opposite of what i used to be like. :) i would say if you're already moody and don't want to have sex.. use it.
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June 11, 2007

Pros:

Affordable and effective

Cons:

My perfect complexion is now GONE and I have horrible acne!

I have been on this pill for 2 months and my skin is now horrible! I used to have a near perfect complexion. I haven't noticed any difference in my weight as mentioned by others. I usually have horrible moodswings with all other birth control, but haven't with this one. That is the only positive thing I can say about this pill. I am going to switch back to Aleese which used to give me a flawless complexion and took away all PMS symptoms.
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March 1, 2009

Pros:

Very light almost non-existent periods. Clear skin!

Cons:

Very dry skin, HORRIBLE mood, period never came when it was suppose to, absolutely NO sex drive at all!!!

I was on Mircette for 7 months. During the first two months I had horrible migraines. Then my mood started to change, I had severe anxiety, and an almost violent attitude, which is NOT like me, I'm one of the most laid back people you have ever met. I thought maybe I was having issues with my thyroid that the pills were either giving me too much horomones or not enough, but thyroid checked out just fine. Also, I would take my pill every evening at 10:00 pm, I was never even 10 mins late taking it, and I never got my period when I was suppose to. I'd end up starting my period during the last two days of the week due. I skipped one pill during my 28days and had a period for 8 days. I've been off of the pills now for 2 weeks, and I feel great!!! I will NEVER AGAIN take Mircette.
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October 7, 2008

Pros:

I'm not pregnant

Cons:

Very low libido, dryness, spotting

I don't get it. I took this pill for 5 days and stopped because it screwed my body up so bad within the first week. Literally the first day I started taking it, my period completely vanished and then a couple days later I started spotting and never stopped. Maybe one day i'll find a good birth control pill
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