I got diagnosed with the worst stage of endometriosis at the age of 24. I had a tumor that needed to be removed, luckily it was benign, but alongside was endo destroying one of my ovaries and both my fallopian tubes- which they removed because they were useless. After the endo removal, then came all the pain and suffering- they even tried to put me on a cancer med to help— i did some research and found this! I read from others who suffered severe endometriosis, cryselle helped them enormously! I said put me on this and it literally changed my life! I am so grateful! It does seem to affect some people terribly, but all of our bodies are different unfortunately & we have to try things to figure out what works best for us. I would highly recommend this to anyone with endometriosis!!
I have been taking Cryselle for the last 3 years, and I LOVE it. I didn't gain any weight from it so have any bad side effects. I think it really works well for me and I definitely recommend to anyone. I no longer have painful periods and hasn't effected my body much.
My mood on cryselle seemed to flucuate but I noticed a positive difference when I recently switched to another brand of birth control pills recently. During my time taking cryselle, I did experience acne, bloating during periods, and mood changes which was a pretty rare side effect for me. So, I decided to change to another birth control pill. Overall, I didn't experience any weight gain on this pill which I loved and periods were relatively light.
First month was fine just the occasional headache . Things changed when I started the second pack. No headaches but I felt depressed . I would cry everyday and had thoughts of hurting myself on more than one occasion. Then at night , even though i took the pill during lunch time , I had trouble sleeping . Didn’t get pregnant but not worth the mental toll it was taking on me .
I had tried several BC before trying this one. The only reason I got this one was because the pharmacy was out of the normal one, so they gave me the generic without asking if the substitution was okay. Little frustrating. Whatever, then it never got switched back to the original and I kept getting this BC. I was on it for close to 3 years. Before that, I never had acne and could eat literally anything I wanted and didn’t gain weight. Now I’ve been off the pill for almost a year, and I’m still getting cystic that doesn’t go away on my face, back & chest. I’ve also put on 25-30 pounds… I’m eating less than I did previously and I’m currently working out. And no doing weight lifting. Simple cardio and exercises to tone my muscles. It’s extremely frustrating as a 25 year old female who never had these kind of problems before starting this BC to not be able to get rid of the weight or acne. On top of all of this, I had ZERO sex drive. To the point my partner and I of 7 years almost split up over it. It was truly awful. This was not the case before or after this BC. Only during.
First Day Using and had arrhythmia, fatigue and feel very weird, im 46 and im using because with my IUD im spotting and the dr told me birth control can help me. Used for only 2 days, my experience maybe its not your experience but for me dont work
I have been taking Cryselle for approximately 14 years. I was originally put on it for unpredictable menstrual cycles and horrible cramping (to the point of vomiting every signal month). This B.C. Has been a true blessing. I would have my period once a month as predicted and no cramping to speak of. A couple years ago I started to get migraines again from an old neck injury. My OB/GYN put me on a routine of 3 birth control packs and then my period. Again, this has truly been wonderful. My migraines are a little better while having my period but I only half to deal with that about half the times I did before. I have never had any side effects that I am aware of with Cryselle. Of course everyone is different, but I have had great success with it!
Do not take this birth control!!! It gave me extreme anxiety followed by panic attacks
I was put on his medication at the age of eleven - it would sure have been helpful if the doctors told me and my mom about the side effects especially given our family history of mental illness. This medication scarcely helped my periods, but it did at least give me a free dose of anxiety, depression, and the occasional suicidal thought. I stopped taking the pill and all of that stopped. Thanks Cryselle!
very effective! i have some side effects including breast tenderness and slight cramping but my cycle is very regular and very light!! highly recommend!!!
DO NOT got on this medication. I was taking Crystelle for about 9 months. During the 7th month I started noticing my hair thinning quite a bit and it was getting extremely brittle. I went off the pill after the 9 months and my hair was continuing to fall out. 3 months later I was losing chunks of hair up until the point that the shower drain was clogged after every shower. I had a receding hairline and about 1/3 of the amount of hair I have always had. It took over a year but my hair started coming back. During this whole process I had gone to one of the top hair loss clinics in the country thinking I was battling female hair loss or alopecia. I was almost diagnosed with alopecia at the age of 29 due to this medication and it wasnt until my hair started coming back that the medication proved to be the cause. It's not worth going through something so tramatic unnecessarily. Stay off this medication!
I switched to this after experiencing severe moodiness on my last pill. For the first couple of months everything was great. I started noticing mood swings again and absolute annoyance for no particular reason. I have also steadily gained 12 lbs. while maintaining a healthy diet and exercising on a regular basis. I also experience blurred vision since being on this. I am in the process of finding an alternative with my PCP.
Cryselle has been effective in the sense that it does indeed prevent pregnancy, if it is used correctly. That being said, that's the only good thing I can say about it. I was on Sprintec for 8 years before my doctor and I decided to switch to Cryselle. I had started randomly having my period, despite using the pill correctly. I've been on Cryselle for two years, and I am going back to Sprintec in a week, once my cycle ends. My acne has gotten worse, to the point that I have to have an oral antibiotic prescription to help balance my skin. I have very little sex drive, and have for the 2 years I've been on Cryselle. And...weight gain. This one has been lovely. I eat healthy and exercise at least 5x a week; a combination of cardio and strength training. I'm aware that lifting weights leads to muscle (duh), but I've gained almost 20 lbs in two years while on Cryselle, with very little lifestyle change involved. My weight always stayed roughly the same, give or take a couple pounds, while on Sprintec. I'm very disappointed and discouraged, and wouldn't recommend Cryselle to anyone.
I havenâ??t gotten pregnant and everything is perfectly normal except the fact I have absolutely no sex drive whatsoever and itâ??s hard for me to get turned on and iâ??m never â??in the moodâ?. This pill has had almost no effect on anything but my sex drive and itâ??s kind of weird how the pill was created to prevent pregnancy but makes me not even want to try.
It got the job done, but the side effects really kicked me in the butt. I gained about 15-20 pounds since taking it last year even though I had NO CHANGE in diet or exercise.
I have been taking this for at least 8 years (am turning 29 this year) to have less cramp pain. It helped for a while, but they are still pretty bad. I have had a regular period since i started, but have noticed a lot of mood swings. Hard to pinpoint if i had them before since it's been so long since i started though. Birth control quality has been effective.
Cryselle has changed my life. My periods went from super long, heavy, with really painful cramps to short, light and painless. No side effects at all!
After being on Apri which had terrible side effects my doctor switched me to Cryselle. I have always suffered from hormonal acne. Cryselle caused cystic painful acne and a rash that Benadryl couldn't even help with. After two weeks I stopped taking it.
I've been on Cryselle for two years now. I started birth control five years ago. I tried several different birth control medications due to abnormal long and heavy periods. Before Cryselle I was using doctor prescribed acne medication. In a few months I had clear skin, five days periods that were very light. Each period comes on time with minor cramping.
I am on cryselle and it has been going well. I don't experience any terrible side effects other than a lower libido and sometimes i am not as lubricated when doing the deed as i used to be. It has made my periods very consistent and my cramps alot more bearable! I would also add that my boob's are a bit more fuller now, not a crazy growth tho.