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 | regulate periods | Major breast soreness, swollen breasts, depressed, fatigue, headaches, weight gain | The breast soreness is almost unbearable. I have at least doubled in cup-size (ouch!), gained about 8 lbs in 6 weeks, sore all over, tired all the time - in my opinion this pill is terrible! I have never had such terrible side effects from BCP's. | F | 29 | 7 weeks | 4/26/2007 | 1 | Hormone Replacement for Estrogen | Unexplained itching. To wear I have sores on my legs. Unexplained anger and depression. I am on depression and anxiety medication and I feel like I am taking them for no reason. I've been on depression medication for a year and a half and I feel like it is not working. I am such a negative person on this birth control and I feel absolutely crazy. | F | 28 | 7 weeks | 3/2/2017 | 1 | Heavy Periods, Hormonal Imbalance | Anxiety, Depression, Paranoia, Insomnia, Sadness, Empty, Lethargic, Hair Loss, Problems with Vision and Wearing Contacts, Foggy Thinking, Trouble Concentrating, Anger, Lack of Sex Drive, Can’t Orgasm, Heavy Feeling and Pain in Legs Occasionally, Fatigued, Hungry All the Time, Sudden Headaches, | A complete nightmare! This pill is the absolute worst. It has made me a completely different person mentally, emotionally and physically. It made me feel horrible. I tried to give it a chance but has kept getting worse. My husband, mom and stepdad told me I didn’t seem like myself at all and noticed bad anxiety. I’ve had really low depressed feelings like everyone doesn’t want to be around me, Feeling like something’s wrong with me, feeling unloved and alone/empty, like no one cares. I’ve also had really bad insomnia and waking up each night this past week every night like clockwork around 2-3am wide awake for hours. Paranoid about situations and easily angered. I am normally happy, fun loving and confident friendly person but this made me want to be away from everyone and overwhelmed at the thought of meeting up with friends or family. I highly recommend you stay away from this birth control. My acne cleared but I can do other things to combat this and not have to go through hell for it. Thankfully my family was informed Iwas trying something new and felt the need to tell me I seemed like a different person. Getting off immediately!! Afraid of what to do next...Praying that God gives me wisdom and strength in my future health decisions. | F | 36 | 7 weeks | 10/30/2017 | 4 | acne | moodiness and emotional, spotting, breast enlargement and tenderness, lighter periods, hungry all the time | i love the pill so far i havent seen any difference in the acne but the periods are so light and short and i keep thinking im pregnant with all the symptoms but its great | F | 16 | 6 weeks | 6/1/2009 | 3 | Endometriosis | extreme breast tenderness, complete loss of libido | I started taking this because I have horribly painful, heavy periods due to endometriosis. I am skipping over the placebos (the brown pills) for three months and in the fourth month I will take them. The goal is for me to eventually have only three periods a year. I have had some mild spotting. Within two weeks of beginning this pill my breast size increased significantly, which I love, but they are very sore all the time. The only big problem I am experiencing is that I have NO sex drive. At all. I have struggled with depression in the past and was very nervous when I started reading up on side effects - many women reported suicidal depression. I have not noticed any feelings of sadness - I'm just ANNOYED because my boyfriend and I used to have a very healthy sex life and now I have no desire to have sex! | F | 30 | 6 weeks | 5/26/2009 | 3 | Extreme heavy period | Tired and very sleepy (First two weeks of pill, a little emotional (Cried for first 2 weeks of pill), bloated, swollen breasts | Taking Loestrin FE 24, Started pill on day one of cycle and had a 10 day period. During iron pills started cycle very light with some cramping. No longer get sleepy as I take pill before bedtime to sleep through site effects. On second pack now, no longer bloated, now have increased breast size with some slight tenderness and no more feelings to cry for just anything. Will stick this out in hopes of seeing improvements with cycle. | F | 41 | 6 weeks | 5/31/2007 | 3 | regulate periods | weight gain, + cup size, moodiness, depression/helplessness. i've been on a diet/exercise plan since i started and am still gaining. i could still be adjusting but at this point i feel like it's hardly even worth it; my weight was already an issue before i started this pill. definitely never felt this low in my life. | so far, it has helped with my periods. my first one started a few days early and lasted roughly 7 days. it was slightly heavy, but it's a HUGE improvement for me. i haven't felt any intense nausea on loestrin, unlike with other pills; also a plus. i'm still trying to decide if regular periods are worth the overwhelming side effects. | F | 18 | 6 weeks | 4/3/2007 | 3 | birth control | Breakthrough bleeding, cramping, nausea, hunger, weight gain, moodiness, anxiety | Mainly experiencing physical as opposed to emotional side effects. Some days it will be like nothing, but others I feel VERY hungry, but when I eat I feel nauseous afterwards. During the first month I had a lot of cramping and bleeding (went through whole box of 24 tampons that month alone!) I gained about five pounds. I feel anxious and moody sometimes as well. I've tried four different pills in the last five years, so I suppose I'd rather experience physical than mental effects from them. I'm really sensitive to hormones I guess. Can't find one that's perfect though, which is a bummer! | F | 22 | 6 weeks | 12/23/2006 | 3 | To prevent pregnancy | some side effects i experienced were the fact that i gained weight, roughly about 10 pounds. I also began to breakout on my face and i began to experience that my whole body was itching. Itching to the point where i left scratches on myself. | F | 19 | 6 weeks 1X day | 6/15/2010 | 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 | 1 | Birth control, Acne, Lessen Cramps | Constipation, Fatigue, Mood Swings, Lowered Sex Drive, Lowered ambition for daily activities, Weight gain (6 lbs=1 month), High anxiety, No periods, Severe increase in appetite, Anger, Extreme breast tenderness, Bad dreams, Bloating, and Sadness. | I took this pill for 1 month & 2 weeks. After realizing that I have gained 6 lbs and am moody & tired all the time, I have taken myself off of it. I do NOT recommend this birth control to anyone!! All of these women have had very similiar side effects and most have stop taking it. I stopped taking 2 days ago and I no longer have bloating, constipation, mood swings, and the breast tenderness has decreased significantly. THROW THIS PILL IN THE GARBAGE! | F | 25 | 6 weeks | 4/26/2009 | 1 | prevent ovarian cysts | Weight Gain--I gained 6 pounds in 5 weeks!!!! and moodiness--I'm a happy person and now I am biting off everyone's heads. I feel like crying and I am irritable. | don't take it if you don't have to. | F | 40 | 6 weeks | 6/27/2007 | 1 | peri-menapause symptoms | My doctor thought this would help with regulating my periods during this peri-menapausal stage, however the experience was horrible! Once I started this medication I bled for six-weeks straight, with continuous and intense cramping 24/7. I gained weight and was very depressed and emotional, feeling that I had little control of my life. My doctor encouraged me to give it a try a little longer, but I stopped it and am so glad I did, I will take the peri-menapausal symptoms any day over the side effects of this drug! | M | 49 | 6 weeks | 6/1/2007 | 4 | contraceptive | just finished 1st pack - NO period. breast tenderness. | its going to get expensive if i take pregnancy tests every month for missed periods. been having mood swings, and lots of anger - not sure if its the pill or the things going on in my life... | F | 26 | 5 weeks | 4/14/2006 | 2 | Birth Control | Breast tenderness, foggy mind, nausea and EXTREME fatigue. After just a few days of taking this pill I started to feel very low energy, I could stay in bed all day. I am on my 2nd month and only just made the connection between the fatigue and the start of this pill. | I saw a physician today, she said I should stop taking this pill right away and should get my energy back within a week!!!! Can't wait , I feel like an old lady in a young body. | F | 32 | 5 weeks | 9/8/2006 | 2 | Birth control | Bloating, INSANE mood swings, overly emotional, fatigue, cravings leading to weight gain, minor acne | I'm so relieved to read these other reviews and know I'm not just going insane! I have been on this pill for just over a month, so I've been trying to stick it out to see if the side effects go away, but my boyfriend and I are about to break up because of my insane behavior (and I can't blame him). Within a couple days of starting this pill I started overreacting to and getting very emotional about the stupidest little things. Soon I started having the strongest and most random food cravings I've ever had (everything from brownies to tuna melts to onion rings, and I don't even like onion rings). I actually thought I might be pregnant. I've gained 5 pounds because of the cravings and because I've been paralyzingly tired almost constantly. Then I started breaking out. Not badly, just a couple of zits, but I usually have completely clear skin. I've never had these kind of symptoms with other pills. I watch my behavior and know I'm acting crazy and not like myself but still feel irritable, | F | 21 | 5 weeks | 5/5/2007 | 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 | 4 | Birth Control + Regular Periods | Breast Englargement. Brest Tenderness. Mood swings. Weight loss in first week followed by weight gain. Acne improved. | I also faced spotting + breakthrough bleeding which occured in the 3rd week. | F | 16 | 4 weeks | 8/22/2006 | 4 | contraception, regulate period | headaches, increased nicotine cravings, increased sex drive, weight gain, acne, stabilized mood swings, fatigue, and since this is my first month taking it, I haven't gotten my period yet as most of the previous posts said happened to them on their first month. | I've only had a few minor headaches since I started Loestrin Fe about a month ago, but I can't exactly say it's from the pill just yet. I'm also taking Lamictal for bipolar disorder, and this pill has been working well with it. My friends and family say my mood swings have lessened dramatically. I've gained about five pounds as well, and my acne has gotten worse, but it's nothing unmanageable. I've always felt tired and fatigued, even before the pill, but for the past month, it seems to have gone up a little. I don't really have a problem with these things though. I've been on several medications in my life, and I know that every one comes with side effects. I'm just happy that these are only minor. I'm a little worried though. I started taking the pill to regulate my flow. Just before I started Loestrin Fe, I was getting heavy periods every 5 to 6 weeks. I haven't gotten my period since I started taking the placebos, and I'm afraid I'll get it before my next set of placebos, meaning the pill is doing nothing at all! But for now, I'm just enjoying the fact that I'm not spotting between periods like I was on every other birth control pill. | F | 18 | 4 weeks 1X day | 3/4/2011 | 3 | anemia from heavy periods | 10 days breakthrough bleeding. Occasional headaches. Waking up in the middle of night hungry. Some moodiness. No sex drive. | I am going to give it the 3 month try as my anemia was getting pretty bad. I am nervous about weight gain as I have definitely been eating more. Also worried about the mood thing, feeling pretty hostile towards husband but it's not like that's never happened before! | F | 45 | 4 weeks | 3/5/2009 |