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 |
| 1 | birth control | Dry scalp, dry eyes, hair loss, weight gain | Ugh this pill is awful! I have almost bald patches in my scalp, fortunately my hair is curly and I can disguise them but I can't wear my hair up because the right side of my head is almost bald. About a month into taking the pill my scalp became very dry,itchy and it burned! There were huge flakes and scales I was literally making my scalp bleed from scratching it. Then I noticed that my eyes were really dry and eye drops didn't help, woke up with red puffy eyes and they had started to scale. It was awful! Went thru a dose of prednisone and my eyes cleared up but the scalp itch persisted. At the time I didn't realize it was the pill causing all of this (dummy me), but after doing some good ole Googling I've read so many similar experiences with this pill. I've stopped taking it mid July and I'm feeling better now, this is the first day my scalp feels normal (my doc prescribed Ketoconazole 2%, 2x per week and I'm on my 5th week using it) and I am thrilled. Now I just pray my hair grows back! | F | 36 | 7 months | 8/3/2015 | 1 | My husband & I want to wait to get pregnant | Extreme itchy skin from head to toe! Chest, legs and arms itch so bad & now I think a yeast infection. Anyone else have itchy skin? | F | 31 | 5 weeks | 7/21/2015 | 1 | heavy periods | extreme fatigue, sore skin on face and discoloration, sinus trouble, sadness | F | 40 | 1 months 30mg | 6/7/2015 | 2 | PCOS, heavy painful periods | Nausea all day, swollen painful breasts, anxiety, mood swings, unexplained crying or anger, severe depression, suicidal thoughts, painful periods | I have pcos and periods that are heavy & painful that usually last about 6 days. The only thing this pill helped was make it where my period lasts about 2-3 days. But, they are even more painful than before! My breasts have been swollen and hurt like they've been punched over and over. Hurts for my bra to even press against them. I have became a nervous wreck with insane moods swings. I can get easily angered into a rage! I also will cry so hard for no reason. I'm severely depressed and so sad. I don't even wanna get out of bed. I've had suicidal thoughts which is just not normal for me! This pill has messed me up!! I don't recommend it but everyone's does react differently. I say sure try it...but get off it asap if you feel any horrid side effects! | F | 21 | 6 weeks | 4/3/2015 | 3 | pregnancy prevention | I've gained 15 llbs in 2 months. Bloating, Difficulty breathing, Cramping for two weeks, NIght sweats, Chest pain, inability to move my legs, swelling of my feet, and itchy from head to toe. | I am giving this birth control one more month and if the side effects continue ( especially the weight gain and bloating ) I will discontinue this birth control. | F | 34 | 2 months 1X day | 3/27/2015 | 1 | Regulate periods | Depression, Hunger, acne, SEVERE constiptation | This is the WORST drug ever. I have always been regular and never get acne. A few days into this I started breaking out with a type of zit I had never gotten all over my face. Additionally, I could not figure out why I was always constipated and passing gas since I am usually very regular. A day after going off this my bowel movements returned as norma. | F | 46 | 2 months 30 mg 1X day | 3/23/2015 | 1 | PCOS, hormone therapy | Significant weight gain, sleeplessness, stomach pain, headache, acne | I have gained 20 pounds in the last four months. I have reduced my caloric intake, which is not much to begin with, and have increased my physical exercise. Can't stop the gain. Have headaches every single day. Wake up every single morning at 4:00 am. Exhausted during the day. I have given this medication a good try, and will be discontinuing immediately. | F | 46 | 4 months 1X day | 2/24/2015 | 2 | BC | PROS: lighter period; I normally have completely debilitating cramps the first day of my period, and I will admit that this pill reduced it significantly. My period length also went from 6 days to barely 3. The first month of use, I also felt an increase in energy and overall good mood. CONS: Once I began the second pack, everything was the complete opposite. - Anxiety - Panic attacks in the middle of the night and waking up - Constant self-doubt - Either feeling extremely lethargic or extremely emotional - Uncontrollable/Inexplicable crying almost every day - Feeling a complete loss of control - Blotchy skin - Breast tenderness | My doctor did recommend that I use it for 3-4 months before making a decision, but between school, work, and everything else, I cannot ignore the severe emotional side effects of this pill. Of course, everyone's body may react differently. After a couple tries, I don't believe that hormonal birth control is for me, and am not intent on experimenting with it. | F | 19 | 2 months 1x/Day | 2/22/2015 | 1 | to "reset" my period | Would never recommend! I was extremely nauseous all day long,short tempered, very itchy skin to the point where I broke out in welts everywhere and I am currently at the ER. | F | 24 | 4 days 1 x day | 2/21/2015 | 1 | Regulate periods and birth control | First I got acne, not too bad, but not usually an issue for me. Then i thought I had a yeast infection because of the itchy feeling. That went away after first month. After a few weeks, I was always hungry and by the second month I was very tired all of the time. I also got headaches which are not normal for me. The final straw was two days of heavy, uncontrolled bleeding. Came out of nowhere. Left a puddle of blood on a chair! | F | 47 | 60 days 1X day | 2/21/2015 | 1 | endometriosis issues | anxiety, strange thoughts, depression, overwhelming sense of despair & hopelessness, empty, alone, sad, discouraged, disheartened, mild heart pain, trouble sleeping | I feel compelled to include my experience & comments. I have taken this pill for exactly a month and I stopped because the negative side effects are severe enough for me to cease. I would jump out of bed in the middle of the night (which is anxiety), have bizarre vivid dreams, night sweats. And that's just nighttime. As far as the days went, they were were worse. I felt hopeless, sad, simply lethargic and even anxious. I would not write here on this website not to take this pill because I truly believe every woman's body will react differently to almost any medication. Unfortunately, we all have to give things a try because we may have a better quality of life. This pill does not work well for me, there is no doubt in my mind that it played "tricks" on my mental well being. I am generally a very outgoing, happy Mom and teacher and wife. I found it hard to get out of bed, almost daily, it killed sex drive and did "dry" me out. I felt foggy and sad, very uncharacteristic for me. I am so happy to be done with this pill. Anyone reading this, I wish you well in your search for relief, birth control and/or pain management. Keep your patience and faith that something will work, you just have to jump through some hoops sometimes as much as it sucks, it's true. This pill doesn't work for me and so many others, but some people have had positive experiences. But if you or your loved ones notice a distinct change in you, reevaluate your situation. | F | 43 | 30 days 1X day | 1/25/2015 | 3 | Pregnancy prevention | Upset stomach*, bloating, fatigue, weight gain, dizziness | My stomach pain is on and off every day since day one of this pill. It's awful. I hope it goes away soon. But I trust it will do it's job pregnancy wise. I will wait this one out. | F | 18 | 9 days | 1/20/2015 | 1 | Ovulation pain | I can't understand why there should be side effects . The dose is so low !!!!! My last pill I was on for 20 years but had to stop as suddenly got unexplained headaches . I was not going to take another contraceptive pill as in late 40's but had severe ovulation pain so doctor gave me this pill as lowest dosage one . Since I've been on it ( only 5 days ) I have never felt so angry in my entire life . I am just furious all day long !!!!!! This is not me !!!!! I've always been a loving fun calm person . But now I just want to scream !!!! I think I will give it a few more weeks as 5 days is unfair to judge but I'm terrified im going to do something I will regret with this temper. | 5 days 20 | 1/14/2015 | 1 | Contraceptive, regulate my period | Anxiety, anger, depression, hopelesness, insomnia, uncontrollable crying | For the first 2 months it was perfect, got my period on time and was very light, my boobs grew a whole cup size and all was well. Starting the 3rd month i started getting anxiety and pmsig very bad. I would cry for no reason right before my period and got terrible cramps which i normally never get. And now, on month 4, i can honestly say im depressed. As a 19year old i have a pretty damn good life but i feel so low now all the time. Its a feeling i cant describe, its not me and so scary to think im depressed. I cry for no reason all night and cant sleep. I lash out at everyone and the thought of getting out of bed and seeing friends feels overwhelming and not enjoyable. I cant stay on this any more. I want my old self back. It effects everyone different but i would not recommend | F | 19 | 4 days | 1/12/2015 | 1 | Change in cycle, hormonal issues | Non-stop bleeding! Anger, irritability, anxiety, depression. Cystic acne. | I have 1 more pill to take and I'm calling my doctor tomorrow. I have been bleeding non-stop, with a brief halt for about 24 hours for the entire month! My fiance passed away about 21 months ago and my body and monthly cycle have been affected due to my depression and the lack of taking care of myself properly. I have been in therapy for a year now and have generally been feeling better about life once again and decided to start to taking care of myself once again. My skin has had issues since he passed and my cycle became irregular so I decided to try the pill once again....also hopeful that the hormones would help my mood as well. This has been an awful month.....non-stop bleeding, my skin has broken out into cystic acne and I thought I was going crazy until I read other reviews, but my mood has worsened dramatically. I have become very argumentative, irritable, angry. I actually thought about quiting my job (the same one I've been at for 7+ years and actually enjoy) had a panic attack while at work as well. I've been dealing with my depression through therapy and have never taken anti-depressants and have been doing well for some time now and the past few weeks I feel like I'm back to the beginning again. Crying hysterically to point where I have to talk myself into calming down so that I can get ready for work, or walk the dog even! I don't know to continue for another month and see if things even out or go back to one of the pills I tried years ago. | F | 32 | 28 days 20mg 1X day | 1/3/2015 | 4 | Contraception | Period came when I had still one week to go on the pill lasted almost two weeks very light spotting occasionally I would have a break out of one or two spots but other than that is a great pill. | F | 34 | 2 years 20 | 12/20/2014 | 5 | Birth control | Only side effect for me is a positive one, I get no period on my "off" week. | Being on the same pill for 15 years when it was no longer available my Dr switched me to this & I wish I was on it sooner. I love not getting a period. | F | 39 | 1 years | 12/10/2014 | 3 | Pregnancy prevention | Nausea, extremely tender to the touch breasts, uncontrollable crying | I've been taking it for a while now, and it seriously makes you feel pregnant. Which of course makes you worry that you are pregnant 99.9% of the time. haven't gotten pregnant, but my boobs hurt so badly that I get sharp sharp pains when the move. I get nauseous all the time, and dizzy every so often. This is the first pill I've tried and I may switch, it is just very uncomfortable to live with | F | 18 | 2 months 1X day | 12/9/2014 | 1 | Contraception | Uncontrollable anger, severe mood swings, anxiety, paranoia, vaginal dryness, loss of sex drive | This is the worst pill ever! I started taking Loestrin for contraception after having my second child. I became easily agitated and as soon as I started stressing it would feel as though my blood was boiling and I couldn't calm down. With a two year old and a newborn I was often stressed trying to get other things done but It was the utter rage I felt about everything that frightened me. If 2yo asked for something I would get angry and shout at her to wait, then my heart would beat so fast and the only way I could get a release was to punch something or swear profusely. This happened all day long. I would also b ratty with my husband and constantly snap for every little thing, i had no interest in sex, and still dont, and began to get paranoid that he and all my friends didnt actually care about me. I became so depressed and anxious I lost all my confidence and felt I was rubbish as a wife and mum, I wanted to run away and leave them all. I thought I had post natal depression but was too scared to go to my doctors incase they feared for the safety of my children - in turn I never went to get my next prescription for Loestrin. I am so thankful for this. I instantly started feeling better. Within a week my husband said I was like a different person. I began to sing to myself while bathing my baby (something I hadn't done before) and felt I could cope better when things weren't going to plan. A month on from stopping this pill I am beginning to feel better about myself, my confi | F | 28 | 5 months | 12/2/2014 | 1 | heavy periods | itchy dry vagina, painful intercourse, itchy scalp, extremely dry eyes, irregular heart beat, lethargic, uncontrollable crying, irritability, vivid dreams | This medication has not helped my heavy periods at all...and has caused major problems with intimacy. I'm calling my doctor today for a change. | F | 38 | 3 months 1X day | 12/1/2014 |