"i&#039;ve been on kariva for probably 3 years or less now, and it is my favorite bc. i have tried others with crazy emotional side effects and heavy bleeding. kariva gets rid of my period about 99% of the time, and with that, it decreases sex drive. it got rid of my acne, and constant hot flashes. i didn&#039;t gain any weight on it. in fact, i just came off of kariva a few weeks ago due to a severe yeast infection which i had no idea what was causing, and since then my hormones are insane from being off of it. i keep binge eating, have cramps, my vagina is almost tingling a lot, my face gets very flush and red and my skin is super dry. i gained  6 lbs in that time and hadn&#039;t changed my eating patterns. i am going back on kariva due to this."