DEMULEN 1/35-28 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; ETHYNODIOL DIACETATE)Average Rating: 3.3 (57 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DEMULEN 1/35-28 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DEMULEN 1/35-28 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | birth control | I have been on Demulen for 17 years and have no complaints. One added benefit other than birth control is the fact that you can pretty much know the time and day your period is going to start, length is shorter and flow is lighter. I have recently been told that they have discontinued Demulen and I am somewhat disappointed to have to change from something that has worked so well. | F | 38 | 17 years | 4/27/2007 | 1 | sister taking it for birth control | She died (age 35) of multiple pulmunary embolism in 1989 after taking this for many years. Only possible cause of death found by the coroner was long term use of birth control pills. She had a healthy married life. | I just found the brand she used while sorting through some old boxes of stuff & thought I would look it up on the web. Perhaps this will help others not take this RX. | F | 15 years | 1/26/2009 | 4 | Birth Control | Worst - heat rash, sensitive skin, extra hair. Some bloating and possibly mood swings :), sore nipples. Some periods missed consecutively, screw up on the pills at all and get spotting. | I just recently discovered that this is probably what has been giving me sun sensitive skin, easily getting heat rash and burning quicker. I just now read that it can increase hair growth and am pretty sure that has happened too, my arm hair is LONG and everywhere, and I get lots of mutant long hairs on my back, face and arms frequently. Plus I have hairy hands and feet. But no kids, so it worked that way, and I had tried many other kinds in a couple years with always bleeding through. Demulen did give me 3 day barely there periods which was nice, but worrysome when it didnt come for 3 months. Stopping because I want to see if I notice any difference in myself not on it, hoping for no more heat rash, its itchy and ugly. | F | 29 | 12 years 30 1X day | 6/28/2012 | 4 | BC - Demulin 30 | Lack of sex drive, sore boobs about 1 week before | Made it so my periods were extremly light and short and sometimes nothing at all had horrible times before where I couldn't get out of bed. Sex drive in kinda lacking but still good. | F | 28 | 11 years | 7/15/2008 | 5 | birth control, acne, lighter period | Some breast tenderness a week or two before period. | I tried 6-7 other pills and had a lot of side effects before my Dr. prescribed Zovia. It works the best for me - I lost weight, lighter periods, better mood, less acne! I went off the pill after my husband had a vasectomy 6 mths. ago, but I'm getting back on it b/c I've been miserable since I stopped taking it. | F | 41 | 10 years | 6/27/2008 | 5 | heavy periods, fibroids | none | Be prepared,it may be regional, but Demulen is no longer available in my area. Zovia helped me to gain weight, about 14lbs.So am looking for the next best thing to Demulen. Help! | F | 52 | 10 years | 10/26/2007 | 5 | Heavy bleeding, cramping | decreased sex drive, nausea first 3 days | Been on a lot of different ones, seems to have the least side effects, others caused fatigue, periods for 5-7 days, acne. | F | 27 | 10 years | 3/19/2007 | 5 | birth control | No noticeable side effects, may get moody around period time, lighter periods(1-3 days), can miss periods up to 3 months in a row. | I started taking Demulen 9 years ago. I never had any side effects, except noticing that a few days before my periods, I may get moody, depresss, but it only last about 2-3 days. No weight gain, clearer skin, don't feel any different, no babies! | F | 30 | 9 years 1X day | 6/30/2012 | 5 | Cramps/Contraception | Nausea the first few days of taking it. | Excellent pill. Only one that agreed with me 100% & I've tried them all! Been on Demulen 30 on and off for 8 years. It would be my first choice of birth control pill. | F | 25 | 8 years | 2/28/2005 | 4 | Contraception and Cramps | Weight gain (especially around the belly area - "love handles"), flattened affect, decreased sex drive, severe mood swings in week before period. | Initially started taking Demulen for control of heavy periods and debilitating cramps (3+ days in bed per month!). Now I bleed lightly for only 2-3 days a month, no cramps. Light spotting for a month when I first started at age 17. I will say that Demulen's effectiveness is worth the weight gain (from ~100 lbs to 120), the flattened affect (I just don't feel emotions as strongly as before), decreased sex drive (from ~ 4-5x per week to maybe once per month), and severe mood swings (feeling unprovoked anger with bf, crying for no reason/inconsequential things - only for last week of pill). My sister tried Alesse and became a moody crazy woman who tried to kill her bf, so I'll stick to Demulen! No reason to change! | F | 24 | 7 years | 5/3/2006 | 5 | birth control | No side effects ever in 6 years!! | This was great for 6 years. It did take me about a year and a half to get pregnant after stopping this pill. I took the name brand, not the generic. Then after the birth of my son, I tried this again, however they had stopped making the name brand so I had to take the generic, zovia the second time around. It was horrible. It was not the same. I had to stop taking it after 2 weeks. | F | 32 | 6 years | 11/23/2009 | 3 | Excessive Bleeding | Weight Gain, decreased sex drive, increased vaginal secretions, | Went from excessive flow to heavy, no real change. | F | 34 | 6 years | 2/5/2005 | 5 | Pregnancy prevention | moodiness around time of period, reduced sex drive, sore breasts around time of period, some nauseousness at the beginning of a new pack...on the positive side: no children, the ability to predict my period to the day and time, little to no cramps, clear skin | I have been on bc for 8 years and was put on Zovia after a pill I was taking put me (and everyone I was around) on an emotional roller coaster. My moods leveled out, and out of all the pills I've been on throughout the years this one had the least amount of side effects. | F | 26 | 3 years | 8/12/2008 | 3 | BC | No side effects other than loss of sex drive. | This pill caused me no trouble at all, but it killed my libido | F | 32 | 3 years | 11/15/2006 | 5 | birth control | None. If you miss a pill and have to double up it may cause nausea. | F | 19 | 2 years | 2/24/2005 | 5 | contraceptive, acne, cramps | weight loss(+), lighter periods(+) | I was on this pill for 2 years and it was great, i lost weight, had little appetite, short 3-day light periods, was happy (took tri-cyclen and it made me so emotional), no more cramps, and my skin looked beautiful. I've been off for almost 2 years and am going back on it again - I seemed to have gained a bit of weight since being off of it. | F | 21 | 2 years | 3/27/2009 | 4 | PCOS/endometreosis | spotting between periods but very rarely | i have tried everyother BCP known to man and this one works for me | F | 29 | 2 years | 12/26/2007 | 4 | birth control | Taking Demulen 30. Experiencing fatigue that may be cause by the drug. Weightloss also suspect caused by the drug. | Does the job, lessend cramps and light menstral flow. | F | 28 | 2 years | 1/23/2005 | 4 | Abnormal Uterine Bleeding | Majorly increased sex drive, severe depression around menstrual, increased bloating and acne week before period. | Seems to help the bleeding, going to try to find something else, this seems to be affecting my day to day life | F | 26 | 2 years | 4/9/2007 | 3 | ACNE | FREQUENT SPOTTING AFTER THE FIRST YEAR I BEGAN BLEEDING TWICE A MONTH | F | 20 | 2 years | 4/22/2005 |