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 | to regulate perimenopausal symptoms | bad PMS, NEVER a period, very annoying mild ongoing yeast infection | I felt better on Loestrin for the most part, because my perimenipause has been brutal most likely due to the fact that I am hypothyroid. I hated having to go on the pill at my age. so risky, and I am a very 'natural' person. I think I have to get off Loestrin because I have this lingering vaginal problem, like a mild yeast infection that caused discharge and vaginal tears that hurt like hell. Its messing with my normal PH or something. I have tried to combat it with probiotics to no avail. i am going to try to go off this pill. Here goes nuthin. Good luck everyone and thanks for the comments! | F | 45 | 1 years 1X day | 1/24/2011 | 2 | Contraception | Missed periods, extreme hunger, weight gain, constipation, night sweats, moodiness, insomnia, bloating, water retention | F | 39 | 1 years 25 mg 1X day | 10/18/2010 | 2 | Birth Control | Switched from Tri Levlin to Loestrin24FE due to always feeling nauseated. I even take my pill before bed. Thought it was great for the first 6 months although I had spotting 2 weeks prior to menstrual cycle, which I never had before, but now I'm having some side effects that are concerning me. This month didn't even have a cycle, irritability, no sex drive lately, moodiness!!! I'm glad I found this site to see that I'm not the only one experiencing these side effects. I am going to stop the Loestrin24FE today and switch back to Tri Levlin. I rather put up w/ being a little nauseated than having the moodiness and no cycle!!! Not to mention I have experienced major weight gain and I'm a VERY active person and eat right!!! | F | 38 | 1 years Loestrin24 1X day | 2/9/2010 | 2 | Birth Control | Significant Hair loss, mood swings, acne breakouts (which I had never had trouble with before starting this pill). | This pill did not cause any weight gain and I didn't get pregnant so those are the only pluses about this. | F | 25 | 1 years | 2/28/2007 | 2 | Birth Control, PMS | Mood swings, Angry, Wanting to cry, loss of sex drive, either a heavy period lasting over a week to no period at all at times, breast soreness. | I used loestrin fe for one year and it was a mistake, I stayed with it because I have a hard time taking birth control due to side effects but this one was the worst. I was either moody or wanting to cry, no sex drive and I have never been that way so I knew it was the pill. Now that I have been off it for two weeks I feel like myself again. I also either had a long period or no period at all, who needs the scare of wondering if your pregnate every other month. | F | 31 | 1 years | 3/13/2008 | 2 | Birth Control | Early periods - about 3/4 days before scheduled. Otherwise, no side effects really other than the fact I ended up PREGNANT while taking it. | I'm thinking something with the word "LO" in it shouldn't be given to very fertile women. | F | 39 | 1 years | 4/12/2007 | 2 | Birth Control/ heavy bleeding/acne | Headaches, dizzy, horrible emotional breakdowns (after 6th month), leg aches within the first 3-4 months, stomach aches, tired, night sweat, missed 4 periods in 6 months. | I used to take Loestrin FE but they switched me to the microgestin and I have never been so crazy in all my life. My emotions are flying off the hook. I assumed a lot of my feeling sick was because of the flu I had in January or the staph infection I had last August, but now that I can see everyone else is in the same boat as me. Loestrin FE was pretty good to me, excluding a few head aches or stomach aches. My Microgestin has me climbing walls. I had to get off the pill because for 6 months I only got my period 4 times, and my body is usually on the clock and I had NEVER missed a period in all my life. Then I missed 2-3 in a row, so I got off it for a month, just to make sure. Sure enough my body was back on schedule. Then I got back on and I've been a mess. So much so I just stopped taking them after the begining of the first week. My boyfriend is getting sick of my irrate emotions and constant sickness. I am perpetually cold, until I go to sleep and I have night sweats. I'm crying o | F | 26 | 1 years | 8/6/2007 | 2 | period regulation | weight gain, loss of period, some emotional instability | No one in my family has ever had problems keeping off weight, especially at my age (19). In fact, most of us have trouble putting weight on. Before I decided to start Loestrin, I weighed 117 lbs. Soon after starting this medication I went up to around 130 lbs. It has since been one year and I now weigh around 140 lbs. I should also mention that during this year on Loestrin, I have been a college cheerleader which requires me to work out daily and maintain a regular, healthy diet. In addition to my weight gain, I have lost my period completely. The only benefit that I can see, is bigger breasts. | F | 19 | 1 years | 7/21/2007 | 2 | birth control, acne | insomnia, mood swings, slight depression, weight gain- awful the first month, then it got better, but after a few months it's slowly gotten worse again. | At first I loved it. The very first month I was very emotional, but after the 2nd month it got a little better. My acne started to clear up. I loved the short periods. However lately my acne has come back, I'm more easily stressed out, and I can't sleep anymore. I've also gained weight even though I'm eating more healthy than ever. I started doing a lot of reading about side effects and talked to some friends who had discontinued using the pill and were much happier. I honestly had never known about the potential side effects except for weight gain. My husband and I just recently decided to stop using hormonal contraceptives altogether. | F | 22 | 1 years | 3/15/2007 | 2 | ovarian cysts | MOOD SWINGS. I always have my break through bleeding the week before my period, along with extreme weight gain, skin breakouts, nausea, and fatigue. I've tried to ride it out but it's just not worth it. | F | 20 | 1 years | 5/3/2007 | 1 | painful ovulation | Major nausea, irritable stomach, some depression, nightmares, bad palpitations, insomnia. | The only time I felt good on this pill is when I was off it. I would take it at bedtime, and almost always got a lousy night's sleep. The nausea could last all day and I would need to use the bathroom numerous times a day. Very cranky, short-tempered...just miserable. I'm in the middle of the pack, but will not be taking it any longer. Reading the comments has opened my eyes. | F | 41 | 1 years | 2/22/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | severe weight gain, depression, low libido, severe anxiety, tired, fatigued, shorter periods! | My periods are short, but that's the only benefit to taking this pill. I'm very athletic and have always been relatively slender until this pill. Within the first three months, I gained 10 lbs, then three months after, I gained 12 lbs (22 lbs total) until I figured out the Loestrin Fe is to blame. I always had an active sex drive before, but now I only want to have sex once every few months. Since this pill, I've also had severe anxiety (borderline panic attacks) and depression. Steer clear of Loestrin Fe! | F | 28 | 1 years | 6/5/2007 | 1 | over 40 | weight gain, breast tenderness, tired, very tired | I have taken many birth control pills, but by far this was the worst. I gained about 20 pounds in the year that i was on them, and was tired all the time!!!! and second week of pills i could not take my bra off, my breast hurt so bad. do not take these pills!!! only plus was my sex life got better!! | F | 42 | 1 years | 6/6/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | Bloating, Depression, ALWAYS exhausted | I thought I was depressed Im am so thankful for this site! All I ever do is sleep Im glad its not me! Not only that but if I even took the pill 2 hours late with in the next 24 hours I would be bleeding. | F | 29 | 1 years | 4/1/2008 | 1 | Birth control | LOSS OF SEX DRIVE!!!!!!! Depression, anxiousness, crying lots! I have also had lots of problems with bloating! | I hate it! After 1 year I have finally worked out that it must be what is making me so miserable and have no sex drive and I am much more hairy than I have ever been!!!! I have been eating well, getting enough sleep, stopped smoking and taking drugs and still feel rubbish. I am going to change it tomorrow as it seems everyone is having pretty much the same experience. No more Loestrin 20 - what is the point of a birth control when you don't want to have sex... and it is really hard to reach an orgasm as another person mentioned?? | F | 25 | 1 years | 11/17/2008 | 1 | irregular periods | MOOD SWINGS, depression, headaches, nightmares, unable to sleep, dry skin, acne, nausea | It took me a year to finally realize I'm not nuts. I am close to losing my boyfriend, I find no enjoyment in things I used to love, I have become paranoid and angry and totally resentful of people and things that I shouldn't feel that way towards. THANK GOD I FOUND THIS SITE because I thought I had lost myself somewhere and turned into this person I hate. I don't know whether to quit taking this now or wait until the end of the cyle. | F | 25 | 1 years | 5/5/2008 | 1 | For painful, irregular periods | Weight gain, crying, tearful, depressed, anger, always pissed off, absent sex drive, brain fog. | Weight gain of about 5lbs, not too bad, but uncomfortable. Irritable, ready to rip someone's head off at any time. No sex drive. Feel miserable with no joy in any of my former interests. Hate work. Hate family. Hate everything. Has gotten worse every time I start a new pack. I used this med for about 1 year after my first son was born, then restarted after having a second child, and it did not work the same. First time was great. Apparently you should change pills when your body changes from having kids. I'll be changing very soon, cannot tolerate feeling so horrible. | F | 31 | 1 years | 2/16/2009 | 1 | Not to get pregnant | Heavy bleeding when i wasnt on my period, spotting, crazy mood swings, pimples i never had before, no weight gain though. | F | 21 | 1 years | 10/30/2008 | 1 | Birth Control | Major weight gain, Major depression, Inconsistent Periods | After running many many tests & being proked & proded, the doctors finally agreed that my 30+ weight gain in 6 months & major depression could be the birth control. I have switched to another birth control the last 4 months & have not lost any weight & am working on losing the excess pounds that seem to have been from this birth control. | F | 24 | 1 years | 10/17/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | Mood swings, depressed, tired, bloated, decrease in libido. | I had been taking this pill for over a year now. I am stopping now b/c I can' afford it and also because I am tired of missing my periods. I had to take te pill every day at the same time to make sure I'll have a period, or at least "a small period". I haven't had a period in more than 3 months and been taking pregnancy tests almost every 2 weeks thinking that I could be pregnant and the pregnancy tests had been very negative. It is just too much of a stress!!!! I am changing pills or just use a condom from now on.... | F | 28 | 1 years | 1/15/2008 |