LOESTRIN FE 1.5/30 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.4 (711 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LOESTRIN FE 1.5/30 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LOESTRIN FE 1.5 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Contraceptive, Regulate periods | Severe depression, loss of ambition, CONSTANT anger, loss of sex drive, loss of rational thinking, breast pain, SEVERE mood swings, constant crying | Overall I'm healthy. Nothing else could be causing this. For the past seven months, I have been a raging bitch. I am very easily upset, I am always angry and depressed, I have HORRIBLE mood swings, every day. I am an absolute wreck. I never get good sleep anymore, and I am very irritable. This whole time I thought it was my fault and didn't want to blame the birth control but I've just felt like I'm not myself anymore. I used to be happy, confident, and bubbly. Now I am a psycho bitch, for NO reason. I looked up all of my journal entries and linked this behavior right back to when I started taking it. If you get these side effects, stop use immediately. Don't ruin seven months of your life like I did. I just want to be myself again. | F | 18 | 7 months 1X day | 3/15/2011 | 4 | Contraceptive | minimal breast enlargement, minimal spotting during transition (first two months or so), practically painless periods, possibly increased anxiety? | I'm rather mortified by the sheer quantity of bad reviews here for Loestrin. I've taken Loestrin 24 for about a year and Junel fe 1.5/30 (the generic version of Loestrin 1.5/30) for about a year as well. I think I MAY have gotten more moody/anxiety ridden while taking it. However, it's far too easy to blame something like that on a pill. Stop scapegoating this birth control. If you swear you're "more hormonal" or "just not yourself" when you take it, simply stop taking it and don't complain. Hormones DO NOT affect everyone the same way. Anyone coming to this site for guidance should be aware of this. It is very effective, in my experience, as birth control. I am still not pregnant. | F | 20 | 1 years 1X day | 3/12/2011 | 1 | to prevent pregnancy | anxiety and panic attacks, hair loss, fatigue, 2 weeks of bleeding per month. | Run, do not walk away from this drug. My first month I had dizziness and headaches, but figured it was my body adjusting. Second month severe headaches, bled (heavy- not spotting) two out of the four weeks, started getting anxious. My dr. told me to try it for 3 months. The third month has been the WORST. I randomly bleed heavily, I have not had a day this month without a headache, I started having panic attacks and irrational thoughts, I am losing a ton of hair. The fatigue is awful. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. I have taken other types of birth control pills and never experienced anything like this. I have one more week and I am starting something different.... | F | 29 | 90 days 1X day | 3/7/2011 | 2 | Birth Control | nauseau, up a cup size, weight gain, depression, extreme cramps - but clear skin | The only good thing about this medicine is that lately i have been getting many compliments on my skin. other than that i have been experiencing awful side effects: i can't stop eating, i get very nauseaus, i'm extremely cranky/depressed- even my boyfriend says i'm not acting the same, and my first period on the pill was AWFUL, the worst cramps i've ever had and i couldn't stop crying for no reason. I will probably stop taking this pill soon. | F | 18 | 6 weeks 1X day | 3/1/2011 | 1 | To prevent pregnancy | Four periods in two months, one of which lasted basically two weeks. Severe depression and crying for no reason, back pain, chronic fatigue. | It has been nearly three years since I got off the pill and in that time, I transformed from what doctors had labeled a manic-depressive to finding out that actually, I'm a happy, carefree, cheerful girl. My current boyfriend told me I'm the most stable girlfriend he's ever dated. My ability to deal with most problems is very good. He asked that I go on the pill when he moved in and I told him I would. Since I have had problems in the past I told my doctor about them. She assured me that this would be better since it was a low dose. Wrong. Within three days I had become massively paranoid about my boyfriend cheating on me, hugely jealous and next to impossible to live with. This weekend he made a comment that was only meant to be a joke and I cried about it for three days. Today I actually and literally cried for three hours. I am not the type of person who cries like that. I have literally entertained suicidal thoughts while at the same time rationalizing that I love where I am in my life. I love my boyfriend (although I hate him right now for asking me to take this!), I'm working hard in law-school, I live in San Diego which is awesome, I have a great apartment that I love to come home to and I live a healthy active lifestyle. I have zero reason to be depressed. ZERO. Yet since I've been taking the pill, I feel like I'm losing my mind. I can't wait to be back to my normal self. I feel bad for my boyfriend who had to experience this just as he moved in. Bottom line, if | F | 27 | 60 days 21 1X day | 2/23/2011 | 4 | birth control | I've never taken any kind of BC until I started the Loestrin. At first I found myself crying a lot for no reason whatsoever. Within a few weeks that faded and I feel back to normal psychologically. Physically, I have noticed that my breast get VERY tender, sometimes to the point where even a hug is painful. For the most part though it's tolerable. Other than that, I noticed a small break out of acne around my chin and mouth, which kind of disappointed me, but the pills seem to do their job, so over all I give them a 4/5 | F | 24 | 180 days 1X day | 2/21/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | Extreme depression, extreme anxiety, fatigue, irritability, lucidity of surroundings, weight gain, completely irregular bleeding, loss of sex drive, loss of rational thinking | Of course birth control affects each individual woman differently, but from my experience - Loestrin 24 will make you want to withdraw from the world to be alone with thoughts that are not your own. Depression, severe anxiety, lucid rationalization of the world around you, lack of sex drive, lack of creativity, digestive problems, incredibly strange dreams, finding fault with the loved ones around you as an excuse to be alone with your own depression, bloating to the point of appearing pregnant, and completely irregular bleeding are not worth it. | F | 25 | 7 months 1X day | 2/20/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | Migraines/Headaches every single day, weight gain (20 lbs), difficulty sleeping, no sex drive, depression, heart palpitations, always hungry, acne, numbness in arms, wheezing/coughing for no reason, constantly feel like I have the flu, no ambition, always tired, overly emotional, UTI/yeast infections, abnormal paps. | I've been on Loestrin for over a year now. As far as periods go, I like this pill because I've had heavy periods all my life and now they're really light and manageable, only lasting about 4 days instead of 6-7. My cramps were also decresed. Since I've been on the pill, my boyfriend of two years has noticed changes in me, that I didn't even think could be attributed to the pill until I read the side effects and realized I had nearly every single one. The worst being decreased sex drive. It's causing a lot of pain and frustration in our relationship as I never want to be touched and never want to have sex. I never used to be like that, and he was with me before I went on this pill. I just never think about sex. I also have headaches every day of my life and migraines about once every two weeks. I'm always exhausted, even if I just got 10 hours of sleep. I have no ambition. I just want to lay in bed. I have noticed heart palpitations, mostly when I go to bed at night, but now more frequently over the past week, occurring several times an hour. It's really scary, and makes me feel like I'm going to have a heart attack. I have tenderness in my breasts and can't stand to have them touched. I feel like I have the flu every day, It's really annoying to have this hacking cough for no reason. I have gained 20 pounds in the past year. Foods taste different, things I once loved now smell or taste rotten and sour. I'm getting off this pill today. | F | 24 | 1 years 24 1X day | 2/19/2011 | 2 | regulate periods | very sensitive breasts, some weight gain, decreased sex drive, and severe nausea. | I have not been taking Loestrin 24 fe all that long, but twice now I have experienced severe nausea. I was wondering about my decrease in sex drive then came across the side effects of this pill, then everything made sense. After vomitting all day, it has kind of turned me against this pill. But I was told by my doctor to continue taking it for this month and see what happens. | F | 18 | 40 days 1X day | 2/18/2011 | 1 | Yes | Depression, wt gain, contact problems, migraines | I had horrible experience on this medication. Weight gain, plus migraines, contact issues, major moodiness | F | 39 | 3 months 1 pill 1X day | 2/18/2011 | 1 | to regulate my period | crazy mood swings, weight gain, loss of sex drive | I looked up side effects of Loestrin to see if I was losing my mind, and stumbled upon this site. I am absolutely SHOCKED to see how many women are having teh same exact problems as me! I started Loestrin 6 months ago, to regulate my period before my wedding (which is only 5 months away now). Since starting the pill, I have gained 10 lbs, even though I work out 2 hours a day/5 days a week and I'm on a strict wedding diet!. But more importantly, I am SO depressed and moody, when I use to be an outgoing, care-free, fun girl. I frequently verbally attack my poor fiance about everything, and have told him more than once in a crying rage that I don't want to marry him! I am madly in love with him so that is far from the truth. After reading all these similar stories, I am going to stop the pill. I hope that I go back to "normal". Biggest mistake starting this pill. | F | 32 | 6 months 1X day | 2/16/2011 | 3 | Microgestin 1.5/30 | blurred vision, crying all the time, depression, hopelessness, loss of ambition | Started taking Microgestin because I was on Orthocyclin before and i never got any period so i freaked out. Microgestin was ok at first my periods were very short for the most part didn't feel any different mentally until a few months later. I became incredibly lazy fatigued. Depression became a problem I didn't want to do ANYTHING I cry at the drop of a hat I feel anxious constantly , Irritable , moody, just unhappy all around. As far is it preventing pregnancy it worked great. I just can't take feeling unhappy all the time my eyes are always puffy because i can't stop crying and whining I was never like this before. All i ever wanted to do was create and do what I love now I don't even care about the passion i once had. Honestly the only thing I want to do on this pill is have sex with my boyfriend everyday all day until i pass out. That is what this pill is for me I want my life's ambition back and my sanity. Once i was always being funny now i can't even make myself laugh. Today i am not taking this pill! | F | 27 | 7 months 1.5/30 1X day | 2/15/2011 | 1 | Contraceptive | severe dizziness | I just switched to this pill and I have had such severe side effects in the form of dizziness! I have only been on this pill for about 3 weeks and my dizzy spells started off small, maybe once every few days but quickly increased. I was feeling dizzy all day, and sometimes I would need to sit, close my eyes, etc or I would feel very close to passing out. I had to have someone pick me up and drive me home once because my vision wasn't good enough to drive. Definitely would NOT take this again, I am switching back to my old pill! | F | 25 | 20 days 30mg 1X day | 2/15/2011 | 1 | birth control, dr. recommended | weight gain, sore breasts, decreased sex drive, depression, mood swings | i started loestrin 24 in june of '09, it is now feb '11, and i have finally made the decision to stop taking it. i was not sure if it was the pill causing my problems before, but now i definitely know! i tried 3 other BCP's before i started loestrin, and loestrin gave me the shortest, least painful periods, but i have become crazy! the weirdest things make me cry, i noticed that i cry almost everyday about 2 hours after i take the pill. i have mood swings fairly often, headaches, dizziness, nausea. i gained about 10 pounds in the first few months of taking the pill and have stabilized since then. my sex drive is basically 0, and i have no desire to do anything sexual. my breasts are often sore for days at a time, and i cannot touch them at all. for a while i didn't think that the depression was caused by the pill because my husband and i moved and i've been in college and blah blah blah, but i also have experienced something that i saw in a few other posts, which is that in some of my mood swings, i get to the point where i'm not sure i can be with my husband anymore, and we've been together for over 5 years. i am on my last month of pills, and we are switching to condoms because i don't want to deal with hormones anymore. now i'm just hoping my natural hormones will make me more normal because i've been on BCP for 5 years now! | F | 23 | 19 months 1X day | 2/8/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks | My 19 yr old daughter started taking Loestrin 24 FE - she was to be married in 3 months time and she choose the pill as her BC. After only a few of weeks, she changed from a happy, excited bride-to-be (very much in love with her future husband) to an agitated mess - angry, depressed, anxious, crying and panicky - convinced that she was making a terrible mistake getting married. Very out of character she started talking everyday to some random guy she just met, calling him her best friend after just meeting him! She didn't want to be with her fiance and no longer wanted to get married (after being engaged for close to a year and planning the perfect little wedding). Her personality completely changed - we were all so scared - my husband and I, her friends and esp. her fiance! It occurred to me that it might be the Loestrin - after all - hormones are responsible for some pretty serious stuff - Postpartum Depression can cause a mother to not love her newborn baby for goodness sake!! Anyway, I called her doctor and the nurse agreed that she should come off the pill. 3 days after quitting she returned to normal and literally cannot believe what the pill had done! The wedding is back on!! She will be using the barrier method for a while and maybe try ANOTHER BCP sometime in the future. I'm writing this because I thought you should know what Loestrin is capable of doing in SOME people. This rating board was so helpful to us - I thought I should share our experience! :) | F | 19 | 30 days 1X day | 2/3/2011 | 1 | No more babies for me! | Extreme anxiety, Panic attacks, extreme fatigue | Please don't go on this BC. When I first started on this pill I was so elated. I finally was free from my anxiety and daily worry. Boy was I ever WRONG. 4 days before what was supposed to be the start of my first period while being on the pill I had an awful panic attack. I mean an attack so bad I was telling the Lord my prayers and to welcome me home. That's how bad it was! From that point on, I got more and more anxious just worse and worse. Finally, I couldn't take it anymore and I stopped. It's been 2 weeks since I stopped the pill and I am still so anxious I can't function, I'm having panic attacks just about everyday. I am so scared I don't know what to do. I'm even becoming agoraphobic! I just want to be normal again!! | F | 25 | 1.5 months 1X day | 2/2/2011 | 2 | to not get pregnant | shorter period, less acne, and depression | When first beginnning Junel I loved it. It did everything right for me. My period were shorter and lighter, and I didnt have cramps. Then after a month I realized that I felt different. Things that would only bother me a little befor taking the pill, bothered me 10 times more. Anything that happened who instantly make my eyes water and burst into tears! I feel alone all the time, and it seems like people will not understand! | F | 18 | 1X day | 1/31/2011 | 2 | Loestrin 24 Fe | Extremely sore breast! My nipples are not even touchable. I have gained so much weight and have increased a cup size. I am having symptoms as if my cycle is about to start again since 16 days ago. Bloated. Moody. Have headaches. Nauseous after I eat. I am dizzy when I stand up after sitting for an extended amount of time. My sex drive hasn't decrease. My head feels like its being squeezed everyday, often times during the day...usually that moment when I get up to walk somehere and that includes dagger like pangs in my head. | I don't recommend | F | 34 | 40 days 1.2 1X day | 1/31/2011 | 1 | birth control | depression, anxiety, decreased sex drive, weight gain | I had been off the pill for years when I had to switch gynochologists. The new doctor bullied me into taking the pill, even though I expressly told her that this made me very uncomfortable because I generally deal with mild to moderate depression and anxiety. She assured me that Loestrin would not exacerbate the problem, but I can assure all of you that it certainly did. Also, I have increased anxiety and my mind races at bedtime, making it difficult to sleep. Like many have said in previous posts, I also have an extremely decreased sex drive, with no interest in being touched whatsoever. The weight gain has also been annoying as it seems more difficult coming off than usual. In short, I'm going back to not taking the pill. | F | 33 | 1 years 1X day | 1/31/2011 | 2 | endometriosis | insomnia, weight gain, acne, exhaustion, night sweats | This medicine made me feel like a zombie - tired all the time and yet I could not get any sleep. When I did sleep, I had horrible nightmares and would wake up drenched. My skin was awful and I just felt depressed and anxious all the time. It did regulate my periods but to me it's just not worth the side effects. | F | 28 | 3 months 1X day | 1/28/2011 |