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 |
| 3 | contraceptive | heavy spotting | everything is fine except for the heavy spotting in b/w. The day i started the pill i began spotting. My period was due today but after reading this.. i guess i wont be expecting it. Pill is fine except for the VERY annoying bleeding everyday!! | F | 20 | 1 months | 11/2/2006 | 3 | control heavy bleeding | Consatnt Headaches!!!My head feels like it will explode!!Will this last? | F | 28 | 1 months | 11/21/2006 | 2 | Prevent break-through bleeding | Heavy spotting and period-like symptoms the entire first month. Some breast tenderness and anxiety (though the anxiety may have been because I was bleeding all the time!) | I used to be on Yasmin, which was great, but I was beginning to have about a 12 day period because of break-through bleeding. My doctor said this happens when your body gets used to the hormone. She said I could stop taking pills for awhile, or go on a different one. So, we went with Loestrin. A few days into it, I started heavy period-like bleeding. It has lasted the entire month! It's driving me crazy! I am going to wait another month or two to see if it stops, but then I will take the other option and forget about the pill for awhile. | F | 24 | 1 months | 9/24/2006 | 2 | Birth Control | Nausea, Headache, Breast Tenderness, Body Aches, Fatigue, Moodiness, Low Sex Drive! | While, I know that all birth controls are different, depending on the person, I really did not like this pill. I have been on the pill for over 8 years now, and this is the first pill where I feel like I experienced "ALL" but a few of the side effects of it. I only took it for a month, but in that month I gained 10 pounds, my breats grew larger and HURT all the time, I was really moody and I NEVER wanted to be intimate. I am a newlywed and I never wanted to have sex..HELLO- NOT NORMAL! I can honestly say that this was the worst birth control pill I have ever been on! | F | 28 | 1 months | 11/23/2006 | 2 | Birth Control | Slight weight loss, had mild to moderate acne the 1st few weeks but it improved within a month, felt much more lethargic than usual, extreme moodiness...turned me into a monster & made me feel trapped inside my own body, quite significant hair loss...still continuing a month after going off it :( , breasts were a little bigger/swollen the entire month I took it, noticable decrease in sex drive starting just days after taking this pill | I have tried many different BC methods & was hoping this would be the one to work for me...it was not. If you have tried many BC pills & experienced side effects like the ones I listed DO NOT take this pill. You most likely will have side effects on this one. I don't recommend it, but everyone has a different reaction. I had to go to the IUD because I just can't take hormones at all.... | F | 22 | 1 months | 4/16/2007 | 2 | change in hormone levels | initial vomiting, daily nausea, bad skin irritations/bumps, some facial acne | I am just at the end of my first pack. I was on Lo/Ovral 28 since I was 18 (almost 9 years)to control my heavy & irregular bleeding, which it did. However, in the last year I started having wierd changes in moods that I could only identify as being hormonal. My OBGYN said I had grown a resistance to my old bc and switched me to this one. I am very concerned. I have hardly been able to eat; I get nauseous every time after I eat. There has been abdominal cramping; my varicose veins have been more prominent, and I have skin irritations (red bumps, not pimples) all over my chest and arms. the loss of appetite and nausea are what are most alarming, now even moreso, because I noticed a few posts on here of women having nausea as a side effect as well. | F | 26 | 1 months | 7/6/2007 | 2 | birth conttol purposes | No period, No sex drive, weight gain, no orgasm, moodiness, suicidal thoughts, extreme vaginal dryness - to the put it was painful to have sex. | I have tried many type of B.C. - the Nuvaring, ortho tri cycle, Implanon, Yaz, Yasmin - NOTHING has ever effected me as bad as this pill. I feel like I've lost my mind and a month and a half after stopping I STILL have no period! | F | 33 | 1 months 1X day | 10/5/2012 | 2 | PERIMENAPAUSAL, HEAVY BLEEDING | EXTREME UP AND DOWN MOOD SWINGS. FEELING OF WORTHLESSNESS. TIRED, BLOATED. | HAVE NOT FINISHED 1 MONTH AND STARTED BLEEDING BEFORE MY PLACEBO. SOME CRAMPING BUT NOT BREAST TENDERNESS. | F | 48 | 1 months | 9/25/2006 | 2 | I just finished one cycle of this medication and have decided to stop taking it. I have felt severe anxiety, bloating, break through bleeding, severe PMS type symtoms throughout the entire month. When my period finally came, it was more painful and heavier than ever. I have no desire to continue taking this pill to see if these symtoms improve! I believe that some peoples' bodies just do not tolerate the increase in hormone levels while others do just fine with it. | F | 43 | 1 months 30mg 1X day | 9/15/2011 | 2 | Period cramps | Nausea, cramps, energy loss, migraines, mood swings, | F | 15 | 1 months 30mg | 5/1/2012 | 2 | birth control | Migranes, severe cramping, bloating, weight gain due to constant hunger, depression, mood swings, vivid nightmares, suicidal thoughts | I am a normally happy person, and I was depressed and contemplating suicide 4 weeks into taking this medication. I was also having emotional outbursts and anger issues, which are not common for me. Perhaps a good pill for others, but my body did not respond well to it. | F | 27 | 1 months 1X day | 8/21/2012 | 2 | Prevent pregnancy | I stopped taking the pill back in August. I began having a discharge and irritation in my vagina, I had no idea why or what caused it. I went back to my doctor in march 2012 and he gave me the same pills and now after fishing the pack I have a brown discharge and irritation again. I'm definently not taking these pills again. I'm moody most of the time, anybody yelling at me makes me cry, road rage lol, nausea, hungry. You name it. | F | 22 | 1 months | 5/22/2012 | 2 | Birth Control | Major mood swings, vaginal dryness, no period which is nerve wrecking given why I'm taking it. Definitely more for woman who are near menopause. | F | 21 | 1 months | 1/8/2012 | 2 | Heavy Periods, Cramping | Extreme shortness of breath, chest pain and heaviness, dizzy and nausea | I went to the doctor concerned about the shortness of breath and chest pain. After an EKG, chest X-ray and pulmonary testing all showed nothing, the only thing we could figure were my new bcp. Then I got home and did research and am convinced it's the pill. I'll stop taking them immediately and probably won't ever need to use the rescue inhaler I paid over $40 for. | F | 46 | 1 months 20 1X day | 12/7/2011 | 2 | birth control | I had no sex drive,and my period is 7days late and I know I'm not pregnant. This pill has made my period irregular | F | 1 months 20 mg | 12/23/2011 | 2 | Strong periods and birth control | Headaches throughout day, severe post coital bleeding, irregular periods, loss of appetite, odd cravings, swollen breasts, severe mood swings, grinding of teeth | I am extremely worried about what this pill is doing to my body, I have had severe pcb for 3 days after intercourse now and headaches that can span an entire day. I am quitting this pill asap. | F | 21 | 1 months 1 1X day | 12/16/2010 | 2 | severe mood swings, depression, longer periods | i have been on loestrin for a month and i have had my period for 9 days..i randomly break down and cry constantly..i would not recommend this to anyone | F | 16 | 1 months | 2/5/2008 | 2 | Birth Control | Nausea, fatigue, breakthrough bleeding | I used to take this pill when I was about 17, I can remember switching due to not getting any periods and I didnt think that was right. Very recently I switched back to this pill and I have experienced heavy breakthrough bleeding for 2 weeks and I am now due my period, so it will be 3 weeks of heavy bleeding (thats if the bleeding actually goes away). | F | 24 | 1 months | 7/24/2008 | 2 | contraception, cramps | laziness, exhaustion, moodiness, anxiety, mild facial acne, mild depression, spotting | I am usually very active and could not even get up to go downstairs!! I also kept worrying about every little thing and dwelling on my problems excessively. I never have or have had any acne and got a little bit on my face. I also felt sad a lot of the time for no reason and felt a lack of control of my life. Also I was really horny all of the time (I know most people have the opposite, but it was a little frustrating!!) | F | 19 | 1 months | 10/31/2009 | 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 |