I'm a 33 years old, healthy, petite female and I've been taking Sprintec for over 4 years.
I started feeling sick and had a bad cough so I went to the ER, all COVID and flu tests came back negative. Due to my cough and other symptoms, they did blood work and did a scan of my torso area.
So, good news, no COVID, bad news, you have a pulmonary embolism. The doctor found several small blood clots in the bottom of my left lung. I literally cried myself into a panic attack.
How did this happen? I eat extremely healthy, do not smoke or drink, lead an extremely active life, and I am so safe with literally everything I do... I was in shock, fear and disbelief.
They kept me in the ER for 3 days with an IV of Heparin (a blood thinner)in one arm and a saline drip in the other, had blood withdrawn every 6ish hours, sometimes more, and then was placed on another oral blood thinner called Eliquis when discharged.
As of now, I have to take blood thinners for 3 - 6 months, maybe longer, need to see a hematologist, and have to now re-teach myself how to live my life as if I'm in a bubble. I can bump my head because I can have bleeding in my brain, getting a cut could be serious because my blood will now take longer to clot.
You don't think it'll happen to you until it does. I caught mine early, and I hope this saves my life, but now I have to fight for it. Im writing this to warn others. I am an extremely happy, optimistic person and my entire life has been thrown into chaos, fear and instability.... Find something safer..
I read the reviews and always thought "I don't know anyone that has had blood clots from this, it'll never happen to me, I'll be fine." And now here I am. Read More Read Less