LOESTRIN FE 1/20 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.4 (1356 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LOESTRIN FE 1/20 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LOESTRIN FE 1/2 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | birthcontrol, heavy painful periods | no periods(fear of pregnancy), acne, flare ups of nauseau, blah feelings, feels like hormones are completely out of whack. AND what seems like a daily yeast infection | Starting taking it in July, 5 days in...I started feeling a pain in back of my right calf, worried it was blood clot and immediately went off them. Waited a couple months and started again in Sept. and have been on a roller coaster ride ever since....2nd month without period, can't keep buying pregnancy tests, hormones feel completely out of whack and I just feel "icky", and ugly. I would rather deal with the a couple of crappy days during my period and occaision mid cycle cramps than feel like crap everyday of the month | F | 39 | 2 months | 10/29/2009 | 3 | acne | severe cramps and nasuea, spotting, anxiety(maybe) | My husband had a vasectomy after our 2nd daughter was born over a year ago, so I don't have to take the pill. I haven't been on anything since we got married almost 8 years ago and I thought the side effects were just my body getting used to the medicine, but now I am not so sure. I am going to continue this pack and perhaps 2 more packs that my Dr. gave me becuase the nurse said it may take 2-3 cycles before my body is adjusted. After reading other's posts I hope that my acne does not get any worse! I will not be able to stand that and the other day I did get scared at the mall and immediately left with my 2 children. Nothing happened, I was there by myself and something freaked me out! I do NOT have any panic disorder and that is not like me to be scared by myself! | F | 27 | 1 weeks | 10/27/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | The first week I am completely drained or energy. For the 3 wks that I'm taking the active pills, I am tired, irritable, my breasts are swollen and very tender and heavy. I am nausious to the point of throwing up, I have headaches (I get the often and I never used to get them at all). Also, I tried this 3 mos ago and after 1 wk on it, I ended up in the hospital for 2 days getting an mri and cat scan of my head because I had developed left sided numbness. I hadn't put that together with this pill and started taking it again about 1.5 mos ago only to have these side effects now. I will be getting off of this as soon as possible. | F | 32 | 45 days | 10/27/2009 | 4 | contraception | moodiness | The first week I was on this, I felt like a completely different person. I was very "blah", I didn't want to do anything. I just felt lazy. The second week was a lot better. I am back to myself. I guess it was just my body getting used to the meds. | F | 21 | 2 weeks | 10/25/2009 | 1 | F | 43 | 19 days | 10/25/2009 | 1 | regulation and cramps | moody, dizzy | I cry for NO REASON!! This is not a pleasant experience. I am irritable and beyond emotional. I keep crying over the littlest things (the movie Men In Black). I have been light headed as well. | F | 22 | 5 days | 10/24/2009 | 4 | contraception, no periods | low sex drive | I've been taking Loestrin for over 2 years now and my only gripe with it is that i have a low sex drive. Not having my period is fantastic (i have stopped for 2 months at one point, but that was because i moved overseas and had trouble getting it here). I have never had any other side effects (and to the girl that commented on having a history of panic attacks, i have panic disorder, but it hasn't made it worse at all in my case). BC pills affect every body differently, i have been on other pills in the past (probably since i was 20?), and the only other side effect i've ever had was slight nausea (but that wasn't with loestrin). Good luck! | F | 26 | 2 years | 10/21/2009 | 1 | To lighten heavy periods | Leg cramps, chest pain, rapid heart beat, & numbness on left side. | I was put on Loestrin one month ago to lighten my heavy periods. I am a healthy mom of 3 kids. Within a few days, I started having leg cramps at night. I also was having difficulty sleeping and waking up frequently (didn't realize it was connected) Last night I woke up in the middle of the night and thought I was having a heart attack. My heart was beating out of my chest, I had a hard time catching my breath and my left arm started tingling. I have never experienced anything so scary in my life. I take no other medications other than these BC pills. I immediately stopped and have an apt at my OBGYN tomorrow. Be careful - these are dangerous meds. Very scary experience for me. | F | 39 | 33 days | 10/19/2009 | 1 | fibroids | acne/cysts, moodiness | i was on this medicine last year for birth control for 3 months and felt weird so decided to go off since my husband had a vasectomy. i felt so much better off the pill. i then developed fibroids 3 months later and my doctor recommended i go back on loestrin. i was unsure whether to do it but decided to start again to try and resolve the bleeding caused by the fibroid. i hate this pill..3-4 months after starting again all my symptoms came back with a vengeance. cysts on my chin and back, horrible moodiness and temper and generally miserable. | F | 36 | 4 months | 10/15/2009 | 1 | Contraception | Extreme breast tenderness and swelling, bloating, fatigue, unusual mental effects, feels like PMS all the time. | I, too, am glad I found this site. I know that I am not crazy, and that I am not imagining what is happening to me. I am 38 years old. Generally happy, healthy and horny. I am dissatisfied with birth control options out there. After trying to get an IUD (the midwife could not measure my uterus, hence, could not insert the device and talked me into this pill as an alternative). I cannot stand this pill. I have a very hard time dragging myself out of bed in the morning. I am normally a very active, energetic person and I have been sluggish since being on this pill. I've had suicidal thoughts (!) which is very weird. I want to jump out of my skin! My breasts are swollen, heavy and painful to the touch. I'm bloated and feel like I'm already gaining weight after 1 1/2 weeks on this pill. Hard to feel sexy with all this going on. I am going to finish out this pack and I am saying good-bye to artificial hormones forever! | F | 38 | 17 days | 10/14/2009 | 5 | contraception, alleviate PMS | Mild nausea during the first week immediately after taking pill, minor bloating/water retention, cyst-like pimple on chin (but that could be due to variety of reasons including diet) and yeast infection for 3 days which cleared up without any need for treatment. | This is the first time I've taken any kind of BC and so far, the experience has been generally positive. Despite the handful of side effects mentioned, they are really not anything serious and are easily dealt with. Not sure if the yeast infection is even related, but I have seen it mentioned as a possible side effect somewhere. On the upside, since taking the pill, I have actually been in a better mood and feel much more balanced, have not experienced any changes in sex drive, and my breasts seem to be getting bigger (going from a size A to almost B, hoping to cross that threshold soon)! Additionally, the pill seemed to have alleviated most of my IBS symptoms as well - stomach feels better than it had for years. Overall, I would recommend Loestrin (fe 24) based on my experiences - however, it does vary by person. | F | 25 | 14 days | 10/13/2009 | 5 | Contraceptive | Nausea, mood swings | Loestrin is the first pill I have taken and so far it has been wonderful. The first month I did experience some nausea and mood swings but by the third pack all of the side effects had gone away. It is true that this pill will make your period practically non-existent but that's a good thing in my book. I have no cramps, a very light 1-2 day period, and haven't gained more than a pound or two. | F | 21 | 4 months | 10/12/2009 | 2 | To help with mood swings | complete loss of sex drive, fatigue (sleeping for about 10-11 hours per day and still feeling tired), acne (on face and body). | I switched from Ortho Novum 777 to this pill to maybe help calm my mood swings. I didn't do much in that department (I think I am a naturally moody person) and it just made me not ever want to have sex (which was making me feel depressed since it was effecting my relationship. It also made me feel tired constantly, no matter how much I slept the night before. It also made my skin explode with pimples. The ortho novum 777 combined with my skin care regime was making my skin look great, but LoEstrin made me break out so badly on my face, back (which hasn't happened since I was a young teen) and chest. I switched back to Ortho Novum 777 just 2 days ago, hopefully there is an improvement. | F | 21 | 5 months | 10/12/2009 | 1 | contraceptive | nausea, depression, suicidal, bloatedness, weight-gain, confusion, blacking out | This pill completely screwed me up. I was sick constantly, I was always depressed, I was having suicidal thoughts, frequent uncontrollable episodes of anger, blacking out and forgetting where I was. These things are completely abnormal for me. I thought I was going to slip into a psychiatric episode or something. I felt I was losing my grip on reality, on myself, losing complete control. I had an uncontrollable outburst in public, which is something so outlandish for me to do. I was hysterically crying all the time. This stuff really messed with my head, my emotions, my body. I got two busted veins in my legs and was having chest pains and rapid heartbeat. I was dizzy. I felt like I had no idea who I was or what I was becoming. It was terrifying. I called my doctor, who said, though it would be a good idea to finish the pack out. (well, the NP said so, my doctor later told me this was not the right idea) I still wasn't right for a month or two but began to feel like myself again. Looking back on that three month span (I thought I should give my body a chance to adjust) I am still appalled at the things I thought/felt/said/did. I was completely suicidal. I'm not sure what it is with this pill. I was on Yaz before that, and another kind a few years back. These only gave me painful stomach cramps. I would rather suffer through that than to totally feel as if I had lost all grip on reality. My doctor told me he was getting similar complaints from other patients, and I read onl | F | 20 | 3 months | 10/11/2009 | 2 | Migraines and birthcontrol | dizziness, tired (sleeping through alarm clock, breast tenderness, & nausea. | I am taking it everyday on time and it had me so worried I was pregnant until I started researching it online to find that other people were having the same symptoms. | F | 21 | 1 months | 10/9/2009 | 3 | acne, ovarian cyst, birth control | missed periods, decreased sex drive, depression, anxious, bloating, feeling numb/empty, nausia when i eat, always tired. | I was starting to think I'm actually crazy. The first 2 months I completely missed my period (thought I was pregnat for 3 months but I wasn't) and really strange discharge those first 2 months. I get random cramps and bloating. I've been on probably 10 different pills over the last 4-5 years because they all make my feel horrible! Loestrin isn't the worse I'd say.. However it's starting to occur to me that my extreme mood swings and inability to make decisions, and feeling numb and empty are quite possibly from the pill. I'd like to hear from someone who knows what I mean! Ugh the pill is totally a win/lose situation!!!!! It's so annoying trying to find the "right" pill. | F | 21 | 4 months | 10/6/2009 | 2 | Heavy periods | Nausea, Migraines, fatigue, depression, anger, lack of concentration and numbness in my legs, difficulty breathing | I wish I had found this site sooner. I could not put into words how this pill made me feel until after I heard other ladies describe their symptoms. I literally thougth I was going to die. The first month I was spotting after the first week so I did not feel like being intimate. After taking them for 1 more week and realizing I was TOTALLY OUT OF IT; I was shaking and being rude to my family...I just stopped. I feel 90% better, I am now exercising trying to get back to my old self. I would advise IF you do take this pill keep a journal of how you are feeling because obviously it is for SOME and NOT for OTHERS. | F | 40 | 35 days | 10/5/2009 | 5 | Birth Control | I have been on loestrin for 4 months and it is great, it is my first birth control pill and I was really nervous to take it due to all the negative comments, but it has worked great for me. The only side effect was the spotting the first month, and headaches the first month, but other than that it has been great. I highly recommend it, especially if you are new to taking the pill | F | 23 | 4 months | 9/30/2009 | 4 | BC | None! | I took Yaz for 6 months and hated every single minute of it. My lady doc recommended Loestrin to me and I made the switch about 2 months ago. So far, I have been very very happy with it. Compared to when I was on Yaz, I feel much healthier and happier. | F | 30 | 2 months | 9/30/2009 | 2 | nausea,dizziness,fatique,mood swings | Ok, so I'm glad I'm not the only one having problems:) I'm tired all the time and feel like I'm going to get sick. I had myself convinced I might be pregnant because me stomach is constantly upset and my mouth is always watering like I'm going to puke. After I started crying for no reason tonight I decided to search reviews and came across this site. I had a complete breakdown for nothing-which is not usual! Think I'm going to stop taking it... *Every body reacts different to medications so I'm sure it works great for some. | F | 30 | 2 months | 9/29/2009 |