Generic Name: Twirla for Birth Control ()
Twirla for Birth Control Reviews
"This was the first birth control I tried at 23 years old. Friends of mine had used a patch before and had pretty good results. My doctor also agreed and said to give it a try. I didn't realize that the patch was such a high dose, as you leave it on for a whole week. The first month wasn't too bad. I felt slightly nauseous the first day I had it on. I had a horrible headache the first day of my second week, which I figured was from how strong the patch is. The second month was worse. I had pretty bad mood swings for the first two weeks that eventually evened out. I did not have any breakthrough bleeding and my sex drive was normal. The patch stayed on really well, even in the shower and while working out. I tried the patch in a few different places and ultimately putting it on my shoulder blade area was the best. I only used it for two months and had to switch to a pill because the adhesive irritated my skin. I'd say it was an ok first experience with BC but the pill just works better for me."
"I have pretty bad anemia from the start and needed to start birth-control to help regulate my very irregular periods. I’ve been on twirla for 9 months and so far they haven’t been regulated at all. I would always bleed while the patch was still on. The “ breakthrough bleeding” was every month and was like 4 days of heavy bleeding for me. It did not help my heavy bleeding at all like they said. I was getting sick since I was losing more blood on this patch. I wanted to like it since pills make me nauseous but it doesn’t help me with regulating my period which is what I need. The first 2 weeks I was nauseous and threw up once but after the first month I was fine .I’ve also never really had cramps until I started taking this which is annoying. I’m hoping I can find something that can work for me."
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