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I was having problems with my birth control pill Marvelon, I just...

Posted at 6:41 PM on Jan 17, 2008 by robyn_fry, #26388
I was having problems with my birth control pill Marvelon, I just felt like I was PMSing all the time. One minute I was furious at nothing, and then I would just want to cry but about absolutely nothing at all and it was through the entire month not just before my period. I felt like I was going nuts. I had my doctor switch me and she put me on Alesse. But 6 months in my PMS like symptoms are still here but reduced, but now my skin looks terrible. My neck has completely broken out in what is almost a rash except it's all zits. This is what used to happen to me for years while on Tricyclen but the doctors would never believe me! They just kept saying it's meant to cure your acne (which I didn't even have before birth control) when I finally got off tricylin it all cleared right up and never came back after a full year of turtle necks and cover up makeup and that was 10 years ago. So I just had my doctor move me again, she's now prescribing Yasmin, which I hope will be much much better. One thing I do know is when they say it will get worse and then better, they don't know what they are talking about!! if you are still reacting to the pill after the first three months, then try a new one, there are so many options out there and living life with acne that will supposedly 'miraculously' eventually heal is just not worth losing a year of your life with no confidence because a doctor has a hunch it will all fix itself when it never really does. If you don't break out then stay on it and enjoy, but if you do then don't be patient and wait it out, don't be scared to tell your doctor you want to just try something else.
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Reply 5 months ago on Jun 26, 2008 by crankyone, #9555

Thank you so much for posting your experience. I have been on Marvelon for about 3 or 4 months but this month is the absolute worst. Like you it's PMS when it's not even PMS time. I'm extremely edgy and wanting to kill someone (figuratively not literally). I have this unexplainable pent-up aggression and I'm finding it very scary. I think it's time to try something else. I was on Alesse prior to this but I was having my period before I finished the package. I too, would break out badly on my neck...especially when I was stressed. Again, thanks for this information.

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