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 |
4 | contraception | long term user experienced no noticeable affects while using, but when stopped using, mood seemed improved | reduced period flow and cramps | F | 27 | | 12/27/2000 | 2 | Birth Control | Bleeding twice a month | F | 20 | 1 years | 6/24/2004 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 3 | ACNE | FREQUENT SPOTTING AFTER THE FIRST YEAR I BEGAN BLEEDING TWICE A MONTH | F | 20 | 2 years | 4/22/2005 | 1 | BC | Severe depression, anxiety, hallucinations | Being on this pill was the scariest time in my life. I was severely depressed and crying constantly. I would greatly overreact to any stressful situation. Additionally, I was terrified of my husband who has never given me anything to fear. I was sure he was going to kill me. I have little recollection of this time, but have been told about it. I felt as if I were watching myself from outside my body and couldn't control my outrageous emotions. Scary. | F | 30 | 4 months | 8/3/2005 | 3 | Endometriosis | Weight gain, moodiness, depression. | Worked great as a contraceptive, worked to stop my periods, however I find myself extremly sensative, moody and depressed. I've put on 15 lbs since I've started this pill 6 months ago. Want to find a better one that won't make me gain weight. | F | 26 | 6 months | 9/20/2005 | 3 | birth control/cramps | weight gain, lots of acne | Switched from Cyclen to Demulen, gained weight (breast size increased) and got very bad acne (I have never had skin problems before). Stopped the spotting experienced with Cyclen, short periods. | F | 20 | 6 months | 11/13/2005 | 3 | to decrease pms | Moodiness -- although this is nothing compared to the anger that Yasmin gave me; incredible fatigue, although that may be because I've been swtiching between different bc pills; increased vaginal discharge. Overall better than other pills that I've tried. | F | 21 | 1 years | 3/12/2006 | 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 | 4 | birth control/ pms | water retention!! | I have had mood swings and depression on every other pill I've tried. On Demulen, I felt great (emotionally). I simply could not deal with the water retention. I had to stop taking it. | F | 21 | 1 months | 5/3/2006 | 1 | Contraception/Cramps | Extremely low sex drive, did not take away cramps or breast tenderness. | This is the third pill I have been on in the last several years. I started on this pill because my cramps and breast tenderness were so extreme on the other pills I had tried. Unfortunately, since I began taking this pill, I have absolutely no sex drive. | F | 23 | 1 years | 5/14/2006 | 3 | headaches, leg cramps, emotional | 30 | 2 months | 7/20/2006 | 4 | cramps | Weight gain, sex drive is low.More than normal acne a week before my period. | wish i did not not gain the weight. (10 pounds) Do not like the lower sex drive. However my period is 2 days long with very little cramping and so are my mood swings. | F | 27 | 1 years | 8/11/2006 | 4 | birth control | few headaches and moodiness | I had headaches from Marvelon so I switched to Demulen. Demulen was a lot better. Didn't gain weight and helped decrease acne. Overall, good BC. | F | 24 | 6 months | 9/5/2006 | 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 | 4 | 35 | I hate everyone | It made me poop my pants | M | 86 | 87 days | 12/9/2006 | 1 | BC | bloating, fatigue, anxiety, jitters, shakes, depression, spotting | i'm not on demulen, but rather zovia 1/35. my doctor switched me from trisprintec (generic ortho tricyclen) to this bcp because it has a higher progestin level, and i was spotting late in the cycle on trisprintec. anyway... about day 11 on zovia, i started spotting. within the next few days, i became so anxious that i've been physically shaking and jittery. i've been depressed, and i've cried more in the past few days than the past few months. i feel bloated and disgusting.. i've had no appetite, and despite the bloating, i've lost 7 lbs in the 2 weeks i've been on zovia. i hate this pill... i'd rather deal with the stupid spotting on trisprintec instead of these psycho side effects. | F | 22 | 15 days | 2/25/2007 |