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 | PMS/Birth Control | Nausea, moodiness, dizziness, depression, anxiety, sleeplessness, irritability, no period, thick head. | This pill made me feel depressed and extremely moody. Going back to Ortho cyclen. | F | 34 | 3 months | 1/17/2006 | 2 | contraception | depression, agitation, mood swings, hair loss, increased appetite. | I had been on Femodette for three years and then started to have very long irregular periods. This has stopped that, but I am just coming to the end of my third month and feel totally irrational, down, aggitated, fat, and so pleased I know why my hair has been coming out in handfuls. No one pill is right for everyone but it would have been nice to see these side affects in the leaflet I got. | F | 27 | 3 months | 10/15/2006 | 2 | birth control | major spotting in between periods, breasts got bigger, weight gain, mood swings | this birth control causes A LOT of spotting, i felt like i was on my period all month long. my breasts did get bigger which was nice but gained 7 pounds also. My mood swings were crazy a felt like i was schizophrenic...dont take this pill | F | 19 | 3 months | 10/16/2006 | 2 | Birth control | Anxiety,depression, chest palpitations,back pain, silent migraines, exhaustion. | Normally a balanced person, this pill made me so anxious that I ended up at an ER with chest pain and crippling anxiety. Mid-cycle each month, got a silent migraine (visual disturbance) that scared the crap out of me. Thought there was something horribly wrong; would obsess over any anxious thought and cry endlessly. Stopped pill; within days, totally back to normal! Went back on name brand Loestrin last month, and sure enough, anxious, crying constantly, bad back pain in one spot,weird silent migraine on day 17, and no period last month. HATE IT, and reading here only reminds me that I should have steered clear. So tired I can't move- not the usual me! | F | 35 | 3 months 1X day | 12/5/2010 | 2 | Regulate Periods, Birth Control | Extreme nausea and vomiting, paranoia, anxiety, panic attacks, borderline suicidal, no period, cramps, no appetite, no sex drive, weight loss (from all the vomiting), extreme mood swings | This is my third form of birth control that I have tried this year and thought the low estrogen would help with some of the side effects of other pills (weight gain, moodiness, etc.) but instead gave me more. I have been on it for three months knowing that birth control takes at least that long to begin to regulate and am glad to see everyone else's comments and know that I am not the only one. I also have never missed a period before and only got a little very light spotting when I should have had my last one which did not help my already anxious state. I also have been having paralyzing panic attacks which never happened before and especially for little to no reason. It is regulating my period and keeping me from bleeding all the time but the other extreme, never bleeding, is almost worse when all the other symptoms are added in. Everyone is different though I just wanted to share my experiences. | F | 19 | 3 months 1X day | 9/6/2011 | 1 | birth control | Dull headaches, extreme breast pain (grew a cup size within first month), bloating, cramps, depression, suicidal thoughts, lack of motivation, anger, annoyed all the time, skin breakouts. | F | 25 | 3 months | 11/21/2011 | 1 | PCOS/Period regulation | Suicidal thoughts, depression, tearfulness, anxiety, heavy but normal-length periods with painful cramping, breast tenderness. | Three months into taking this pill, I began to have suicidal mental images and suicidal impulses. Two days after discontinuing use, the images and impulses were completely gone and have not returned. | F | 19 | 3 months 1 mg 1X day | 11/2/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | Severe Depression, Anxiety, Paranoia, Hopelessness, Severe breast tenderness, Crying every day, Inability to be happy, Vision problems, Suicidal Thoughts. | I began taking Lo Loestrin FE when I first got engaged to my fiancé. I wanted to get on a schedule so that I would not be on my period for the Wedding/Honeymoon and also as a form of birth control. I have never been regular. I was only on it for 2 weeks. Within the few days I started taking it I had rapid heart beat and achy legs. The next week I was depressed and crying. They took me off of that pill and switched me to Loestrin FE 1/20 thinking that the higher dose would balance it all out. The rapid heart beat stopped and so did the achy legs...but I have never been so down and depressed in all my life. I am currently planning my wedding to the man of my dreams and love of my life and I have been unhappy the whole time and have cried ever since I have taken this pill. I have not been able to enjoy all the little things I have planned for my wedding because of the depression. A feeling of hopelessness that never ends. The depression is so deep that I have even had thoughts of suicide. I am currently 4 days off of the pill and am already feeling myself again. For the first time in 3 months I haven't cried. Praying that it gets out of my system quickly. The pill may work for you, but it definitely didn't work for me...Not worth sacrificing my happiness over. | F | 19 | 3 months 75 1X day | 6/22/2012 | 1 | Oral Contraceptive | I took Lo Loestrin Fe 1/20 for about 3 months. I had daily spotting, bloating, severe sugar cravings, migranes, depression, low low sex drive, and fatigue. It did not work out for me; I decided to stop all oral contraceptives because of the hormones. | F | 28 | 3 months 1X day | 2/8/2012 | 1 | Birth Control | This helped with heavy periods and cramping but gave me SEVERE headaches - I never used to get headaches. Also had lots of achy legs that impacted my ability to work out. But worst of all I had SUICIDAL thoughts daily. Light periods are not worth wanting to die all the time. | I was relieved to see this site and that many of you experienced the same things I did, particularly the anxiety and depression. This is a terrible drug- go with another pill or IUD. | F | 28 | 3 months 20 1X day | 1/27/2012 | 1 | Birth Control/Reduce menstrual flow | Much lighter menstrual flow, acne, headaches, irritability, depression, decrease in libido. | After 3 months I am going to be going to my ob/gyn to seek out alternative bc. I have experienced increased acne, headaches, after 2 months I started feeling listless. Not really happy, tired, moping about. I thought it would pass and it's getting worse. | F | 28 | 3 months 1X day | 1/5/2011 | 1 | Prevent Pregnancy | I am taking the generic microgestin. I thought I was going crazy until I read all of these side effects others were dealing with also. I was finding myself crying all the time, freaking out and being irratated by everyone. I remember being completely fine and telling my boyfriend I just felt like crying and continously apologizing for how I was acting and saying this just wasn't me. I am 20yr old and constantly feel anxiety and even thoughts of wanting to kill myself. I told my mom about this and how I was feeling. My moods would change like that and I would being yelling at anyone. I've never been this hateful to people and would always be apologizing. I plan on stopping these pills today and going to my GYN for another pack and brand of pills.. | Anxiety, depression, extreme anger and mood swings, irritability, frequently crying.. I started these pills 10/10-1/11 | F | 20 | 3 months 1X day | 1/16/2011 | 1 | PMDD, birth control and spotting | Severe anxiety, depression, fatigue, foggy feeling and mood swings | Switched to this med when previous BC pills had me spotting. Have talked to 2 friends that were on Loestrin and experienced similar side effects. I cannot wait for this stuff to be out of my system! | F | 29 | 3 months 1X day | 2/2/2011 | 1 | Lighter periods; less cramps | Insane mood swings, panic attacks and anxiety, freaking out over anything, psychotic episodes, irregular bleeding, complete personality change | I've never missed a day of taking these pills. I never got my periods on the brown pill days, only in the very middle of my pack. They WERE lighter... but the duration was still about 8 days. I would get terrible night cramps sometimes. This past week I was rewarded with unexplained psychotic breakdowns (and everything in my life is wonderful, honest), trying to explain myself but making no sense, having out of body experiences, taking everything way too seriously, and an overall complete personality change. I used to be mellow, and was able to roll with the punches. Now I can't handle anything the least bit bad. The worst part of this is, is that I'm conscious that I'm being crazy and irrational, but I really FEEL like I can't control my emotions. I was starting to think I was developing serious mental problems, and then I found this page. Thank God for that at least. | F | 20 | 3 months 1 mg 1X day | 10/27/2010 | 1 | birth control | Severe depression, loss of sex drive, dizziness, severe tiredness, very low blood pressure | Never will take Loestrin again. I was not myself. Tired, dizzy. Did not want to move and talk. Horrible experience. | F | 34 | 3 months 1X day | 3/18/2010 | 1 | Reduce Bleeding & Fibrod tumors | Severe Chest pain, inability to raise arm, headaches, constant bleeding throughout the month, mood swings & weight gain | Taking Loestrin off & on for the first 2 months (because I kept forgeting to take the pills)then during the thrid month I took daily for 22 days. During the this time is when I experienced the greatest severity of symptoms. Headaches, irritability and bloating were present initially. After 22 consistent days of taking the medication I began to get really bad chest pain and could not sleep. I had trouble breathing and felt like I had a huge weight sitting on my chest. I immediately stop taking the pills and noticed a change for the better. There is no medication worth risking a heart attack. | F | 44 | 3 months 1X day | 3/21/2010 | 1 | Birth Control | First 2 months were fine. Started 3rd month, bleeding daily. Mood swings, depressed, no sex drive at all, cramping. | Went on it to try and reduce length of periods. Absolutely regret doing so. This pill is awful and I am going to switch as soon as I possibly can!!!! | F | 24 | 3 months | 1/28/2007 | 1 | to avoid pregnancy | irritability, extreme anger, aggression, inability to concentrate, some headaches, feeling numb, inability to smile - overall this pill sucks - get off of it. I'm getting off of it tomorrow and will allow my body about 3-6 months before trying another more estrogen-heavy pill. | I was on Loestrin FE 24 for 3 months only when the dr. jekyl and mr hyde behavior started and it was starting to affect how I treated others and saw the world. I have been depressed - feeling just numb in general and have felt unable to smile and have had difficulty concentrating. This drug is horrible and mimics the effects of menopause - it has less estrogen so that is what causes the anger and aggression I think. OUr bodies can't handle these drops in hormones Sometimes it takes a while to show up, for others it happens in a few days. It was especially bad for me during the typical pms time (a week before my period). | F | 31 | 3 months | 1/30/2007 | 1 | birth control | can you count pregnancy as a side effect | Got pregnant on Loestrin after having to take antibiotics for a sinus infection. Doctor told me that my periods might even disappear on Loestrin, so I didn't know I was pregnant until I was 17 weeks along. Yikes. | F | 39 | 3 months | 9/25/2006 | 1 | Regular Birth Control reasons | Oh let's see where to begin... I HAVE NEVER HAD SYMPTOMS ON OTHER PILLS! WITH LOESTRIN 24 FE I HAVE HAD....3 months of CONSTANT AND CONTINUAL bleeding..yes, I have bled solid and heavy 11 of 12 weeks. IM SERIOUS! cramping, backaches, itchy scalp, weight gain, dizziness, anxiety attacks, sleeplesness, car/motion sickness, emotional turmoil, very angry, sad, nervous, over reactive, over sensitive, loss of balance, EXTREME fatigue, asleep by 7 pm! Loss of sex drive, mild hair loss, sensitive skin.. | DO NOT TAKE THIS PILL! I have used many pills over a 10 year span and NEVER EVER had a reaction like this! It was not mild symptoms, they were VERY strong, and in the 3 months Ive been taking this nightmare pill, they have not lessened or subsided. The SECOND I finish this pack, Im off it. Im going back to Yasmin, or marvelon, or Diane , or Triphasil, Or Ortho Tri Cyclen..ANYTHING is better than this! Feel free to email me if you have had same symptoms, or have questions. I am not new to the birth control pill, and I assure you ..This one is BAD news! | F | 29 | 3 months | 3/18/2007 |