Birth Control
"This is my first go with birth control; I have been on the patch for 6 months and I am not that impressed. It has resolved some issues but also made some things worse. Before Xulane, I would get debilitating vomiting during my period but cramps were scarce. It was heavy and I would often get headaches. Now that I&#039;m on Xulane, I haven&#039;t thrown up at all and headaches are scarce but cramps have been made so much worse. It&#039;s to the point where I wake up in the middle of the night because it hurts so bad and I can&#039;t just sleep it off. On top of that, I&#039;m getting two periods - very heavy &quot;spotting&quot; a week before it&#039;s supposed to come and then another period the week I&#039;m off the patch. I chose the patch because I have a hard time swallowing pills, but I think I&#039;m going to have to reconsider this method and probably switch to pills."