Evra patch

I was hesitant to swap contraception to the patch but wish I had done it sooner! Patch is small and discreet and can be placed in areas so it cannot be seen. Only change it once a week and works perfectly. No side defects besides from on the patch free week I don’t have a period. Leaves a sticky patch on skin when taken off but washes off easily. Would recommend to anyone!!!

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I get really hopeful about using Evra after problems with using the pill and the coil in the past. I don’t react well to synthetic hormones but heard the patch was a bit more gentle. Unfortunately it had a very quick and quite intense negative effect on my mood. I felt extremely irritable, upset, paranoid, distracted and quite frankly neurotic and depressed. I only lasted 6 weeks, I’ve heard the symptoms may start to ease after 3 cycles but I really couldn’t take it any more. Since removing the patch I’ve felt so much better! Maybe psychosomatic I’ve no idea but I felt awful on it and I feel better with it removed so……

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Came off this tonight after 6 weeks as I literally can’t cope with the 24/7 constant anxiety anymore. My skin on my body has also been a little itchy but my face has also started randomly reacting to normal skincare and make up that I’ve been using for ages. 