Mircette : Oral Contraceptive

I was on the pill for two months and it did absolutly nothing to help me, It actually cause me to get blood clots in my lungs and put me in the hospitol, It didn't clear any acne and it caused me extreme stomachpain. I gained weight while taking this pill. NeVER NEVER take this pill!

I am 20 years old and have been experiencing some bad acne. More moderate than anything. I used to be on Yaz in high school for my acne then (which was similar but less severe), which cleared my skin completely for about a year. However, it did cause me to gain 28 pounds, which on a petite person is quite a bit of weight. After a year of taking it, I went off Yaz, and my acne didn't return. I had clear, pretty skin for about another full year. When it started up again I went back to the doctor, who decided it was a great idea to put me on a pill with a different hormone balance than Yaz. I currently just stopped taking the generic brand 'Kariva', more commonly known as Mircette. I have been on this pill for a week and a half exactly. I scoured the internet looking for some kind of hope that this initial breakout stage would only last a little while, and it would get better now because it couldn't get any worse. After finding nothing, I decided last night to stop taking the pill. I currently have the worst breakout I have ever had in my life. I have tried many different things for acne, just like everyone else here, I'm sure. But I am breaking out all over my face, every kind of acne. In places I don't normally break out. Cysts, whiteheads, blackheads, nodules. You name it. I have severe Dermatillomania and my skin looks so bad now. For the first few days it seemed to have gotten a bit clearer to it's credit. But it just kept going downhill after that, and rapidly. In addition to the lovely acne symptoms, I started being hungry all the time again, and I could already feel myself starting to put on weight again. My GI tract has not been at all normal or in any way regular since beginning this dreadful pill, which doesn't seem to help the acne either. If you've read this far and are considering taking this pill, save your money and your time. It is a poison to your body, your mind, and it only makes everything wors

I started Mircette Dec. 2017. I had minimal headaches the first month but brushed it off. My periods were starting to be regular and not painful by January. Come February, I started to develop more fatigue than usual and just overall felt weird. By the end of February I developed high blood pressure 150/110, high pulse (130s) and couldn't for the life of me stop feeling sweaty/clammy. It felt like my entire head was going to explode so I saw a doctor and was diagnosed with migraine. The high BP wouldn't go away and I felt dizzy all day. I started to lose my appetite and felt down/blue out of nowhere. I saw my primary doctor and he automatically said I had depression (for no reason). I tried to tell my doctor that Mircette was new to me but he didn't listen. This med made my Vit D drop to 9. My cortisol levels were extremely high. I saw an endocrinologist who told me to STOP taking this med immediately. She said many BC's can cause adverse effects like the one's I had, and that I should have stopped a long time ago (the blood pressure and acute mood swings being the reasons). I have been off this med for 1 month now. I was retested for labs and everything is normal now. I still feel weird sometimes, lightheaded and anxious. The thing that really annoys me is how quick doctors want to put patient's on antidepressants. I am glad I didn't take them. I just knew something was off. PROS: My periods were short, painless, my skin was amazing. CON: acute onset depression/anxiety, wacky blood levels, weight gain (over 20 lbs in 3 months). Now that I'm off my skin is extremely oily and I'm having a super hard time losing the weight. I'm just going to deal with my crappy periods.