birth control
"I want this review to influence anyone who's considering birth control to STEER CLEAR. I am very upset & frustrated, but I will try to refrain from using profanities, hopefully to make the point more effective. 

I have suffered from heavy, painful periods ever since I started it when I was 13. I am now seventeen. I dealt with being 'sick' 3-5 days a month. After conducting some research, & asking around, many people advised birth control was the way to go. I finally gathered up the courage & collected my nerves & went to the doctor for a solution. 

At sixteen, a magic pill that made everything about your period better seemed like a pretty sweet deal to me. I didn't even hesitate to grab the trial sample from my doctors hand. I was excited to be rid of what was a seemingly huge issue at the time. 

The first month was absolute hell. I cried at the drop of a hat the entire month. I got extremely depressed & anxious. I bled basically the whole second & third month. I read that it was all normal. I was fed up, but there was still that small glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel promising painless, light, short periods. I stuck it out five whole months. 

In this short time I have experienced a plethora of awful side effects. I have acne now, which rarely occurred in the past. This is not your run of the mill acne. They are all over my chin & forehead. They are rooted so deep you can't squeeze them hard enough to save your life. They take a month to go away/dry up just to reoccur in little time. I have lost a lot of my hair, I now have a bald spot, I guess it's more of a receding hairline. Please know that I am SEVENTEEN. I've dealt with excess anxiety, way beyond what is normal, crazy mood swings, constant bleeding, headaches that would last for a WEEK, & the list goes on. The biggest thing for me is that I am having short term memory issues. I am positive that this is another lovely side effect that can be attributed to this pill.

Had I known that these things could happen, I never would have started taking this medication. 

This Dr. had failed to inform me of all of these things. I was naive & I was sixteen. All she told me was that my "breasts & stomach may hurt" while I am adjusting. That is bullshit. I do not trust "medical professionals" anymore. 

Please do not take this medication or any other birth control medications. Do your own research & don't just take your doctor's word."