Birth Control
People mainly take Birth Control for mood, libido. Based on 6 first-hand reports. Ranked #1018 of 1,974 overall.
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User score
Mixed17% positive17% mixed17% negative50% unclear
Of reports that state an outcome, 33% are positive.
Clinical research
Research pending
What Birth Control does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
betterno changeworse
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
Research data for Birth Control is being compiled.
Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
No doses stated in the reports so far.
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
mania ×1weight gain ×1
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“be very careful with birth control. I had a severe manic episode on mine”
“they tend to treat birth control as a catch-all for women’s health issues.”
“Something small like birth control can help some folks”
“Birth control is not terrible...There is a link between estrogen and POTS, hence why many girls start exhibiting POTS-like symptoms after hitting puberty.”
“all they push is SSRI and birth control. But those don’t work for a larger portion of people with PMDD.”
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User data from public discussions; research from PubMed. Information only, not medical advice — talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or combining anything. Data updated October 2, 2026. How we rate