Tuune success story: “I switched to a new birth control pill with Tuune and it’s been perfect for me!”

You always hear those too good to be true stories about how ‘this pill worked for me perfectly the first time’, or ‘this pill cured my...(insert symptom here)’. 

Well... not me. Over the years, I’d tried about 4 or 5 different birth control pill brands and every single one gave me horrendous side-effects. 

From nausea to non-stop periods… trust me, I’ve been through it all.

Side-effects roulette

I have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which has made finding a good birth control option that works well with all of my individual symptoms quite tricky and I’m not really interested in anything other than pills. 

Despite my options being already limited, I was determined that there was a pill out there that would work for me. But with every new pill I tried, my confidence waned. 

It always felt like such a total gamble. Some pills made me feel quite good mentally, but then I’d bloat really badly or my weight would fluctuate all over the place.

Then other pills would make me feel awful mentally, but wouldn’t give me many other bad physical side effects! It was completely hit and miss. 

I started to feel like maybe this was it—did I just have to choose the best of a bad bunch?

It didn’t help that I was feeling constantly misdiagnosed. Doctors just weren’t willing to look at my side effects and overall health holistically. They would just label me with problems like depression—instead of exploring that these issues could be side effects from my pill. 

I didn’t feel heard and I’d almost lost hope that there was actually a pill out there (or even birth control) that was right for me.

Enter, Tuune

Then, I heard about Tuune. I saw that they were offering an online health assessment where you could enter all of the different symptoms you were experiencing and then they would match you with a pill that could work better for you. 

I’d never heard of anything like this before, but if it could help, I was curious to try it. 

Because I’d been there and done that with so many different pills, I wasn’t that optimistic about Tuune being able to change much for me… but honestly I was blown away.

Right from the start, the whole Tuune team was so attentive, supportive and caring about me and my situation. The online assessment was really comprehensive and went through a whole load of different things like my experiences mentally and physically on different pills, my cycle, my medical history—it even asked me about my personal goals for using birth control!

My case turned out to be a bit of a tricky one because of my PCOS and a few other things. But they put me in touch with their clinical team, who spoke to me about my options and made me feel really reassured. 

For me, the best part was that throughout the whole experience, the Tuune team really cared and listened to what I was saying, even to the small things that felt silly to me. They made me feel heard.  

I’ve switched to a new pill on Tuune’s recommendation and so far it’s been perfect for me! I’m cautiously optimistic, just because of my bad experiences in the past and it’s still early days, but so far so good.

No more guessing, no more gambling

No one should ever feel ignored because of issues to do with their ovaries or sexual health. 

To some people, trying 4 or 5 pills may not sound like a huge number, but the emotional and physical labor of switching pills is really underestimated.  

Every time there is the eager anticipation that this one finally will be the one that works for you, mixed with the constant anxiety that it may not be, and you’ll just end up with even more side effects. 

But with platforms like Tuune, gone are the days of guessing and gambling! 

There are options out there for you, and this space is evolving all the time. If you’re struggling to find a birth control option that's right for you, whatever you do, don’t give up! 

Give Tuune a go, they may be able to help you as much as they’ve helped me.

Written by

Tiffany S

Tiffany is one of Tuune's earliest users. She used Tuune 360 after a long struggle to find a birth control option that didn't give her side effects. With Tuune's recommendation, shes finally been able to find a birth control option that works for her and her PCOS, and doesn't give her nasty side-effects.