The following is not a full list of side effects. Side effects cannot be anticipated. If any develop or change in intensity, tell your healthcare provider as soon as possible. Only your healthcare provider can determine if it is safe for you to continue taking this medication.
Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious heart-related side effects from use of birth control pills. This risk increases with age (especially if you are >35 years old) and with the number of cigarettes smoked. Women >35 years old who smoke should not take Natazia.
More common side effects may include: spotting or bleeding between menstrual periods, nausea, vomiting, breast tenderness, headache, acne (pimples), mood changes, increased weight.
Less common side effects may include:
Blood clots in your legs, lungs, eyes, heart, or brain. Call your healthcare provider right away if you experience persistent leg pain, sudden shortness of breath, sudden blindness (partial or complete), severe pain in your chest, sudden or severe headache, weakness or numbness in an arm or leg, trouble speaking, or yellowing of the skin or eyeballs.
Noncancerous but dangerous liver tumors or other liver problems, with symptoms such as severe pain or tenderness in your stomach area, or yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes, often accompanied by fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, dark-colored urine, or light-colored bowel movements.
Birth control pills may increase your risk of developing gallbladder disease.
Natazia may also cause increased blood pressure, high cholesterol (fats in your blood) levels, bloating, or blotchy darkening of your skin.