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Q: Sprintec side effects ?

asked by: SetsiMarajin on May 7th, 2008

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Anyone ever use SPRINTEC (not tri-sprintec) before and have any experiences worth sharing? This is my 1st time ever using anything more than a condom/pullout method. rarely did i use condom and i've been with my mate 6 years and no pregnancy so far. but we wanna try BC so he can stop pulling out for once, lol. but i don't like being on any meds really. so to help determine if ive made an OK choice on this BC thing. lemme know what you been thru... ($9 @ wal-mart... took pill #1 today).

oh and whats the vibe with clearing up acne.. anybody's gotten worse after taking? i have acne, not too bad, but i figured it would clear by this age. all my brothers skin is fine once they got to age 24. hoping this might put an end to the bad skin.

Thanks!

PS - oh and i do smoke black and milds (the lil cigar things with tips), maybe 1 to 1.5 a day.... don't do cigarettes, so its hard to translate the "not having more than 15 cigarettes a day" to a single black and mild. and have been smoking them about 6 years. i am 24 years old.

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Georgia59

replied on May 8th, 2008

Especially eHealthy

Well first of all, I haven't been on sprintec, however I can tell you what I know based on the pills in general.

Overall, most women have a happy experience on pills. However, every pills affects each woman differently. As far as acne, some women have reported acne worsening, some have reported it getting better, some have said there was no change. I'm personally in the no change camp. Other side effects you might experience are bloating, weight gain, spotting, moodiness, etc. (things related to pms), however, this usually goes away fairly quickly.

As for the smoking- does your prescribing doc know about that? Smoking while taking estrogen based contraception increases your risk of blood clots and stroke. Though it's still not likely, the risk is there, and something you should be aware of.

Since each woman has slightly different biochemistry, it's just a matter of finding the pill that works best for you.

tabenaly_cat

replied on October 19th, 2009

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I'm on it right now and I don't know if its the pill or if my body is flippin for some other reason. But since I've been on it, three weeks now, I have had every single symptom of pregnancy noted, including wieght gain, mild discomfort, sleeping 14 dead hours, etc. For me, my acne worsened. Again, I don't know if my body is flipping, or if its the pill, but then again, this is my very first month on any type of oral contraceptive.

Brittany811

replied on October 31st, 2009

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Sprintec?

I have been on it for 2months now....I have been nauseous, dizzy, sick to my stomach, I developed acne, and I have now had a heavy period for 18 days now. These symptoms have gotten so bad the past 4 days i have had to call out of work. I do not recomend taking these pills.

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