There are 38 ratings for the drug: AYGESTIN in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for aygestin: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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2	endo	second attempt at trying this med last time i stopped because i thougt it made me crazy sad, moody no change in pain . have had 4 laps with no luck pain in left leg, knee, foot, back unbearable at times, taking again now for about a week or so feelings of sadness returning, pain still there, tryingot stick with it, have follow up next week and hopefully i will be taken off this med. do not like feeling this way.		F	38	14 days		12/7/2009 Email
5	endo	i have had no bad side effects. actually, my breast size increased.	Has helped me a great deal. I don't have a period or it is very very light. Has helped with the cramps.	F	31	6 months		11/30/2009
2	ENDO	lower abdomonial pain	I was put on this med to reduce the pain and stopped the heavy/frequent periods. Since being on the med it seems that the pain is worst and i have become meaner than normal. Have stopped talking to a v ery close friend bc of this med.	F	33	12 days		11/15/2009
1	endometriosis, bad cramps during cy	I cont. to have bad cramps so I stopped using Aygestin, upon stopping I bled heavily. I soaked thru 2-3 pads and hour and had to sleep in Depends. This happened for 2 days ( 2weeks after my first post Aygestin cycle), then stopped abruptly. While I bled I passed clots so large I thought I was having a miscarriage!!! Then bleeding returned 2wks later....while lovemaking. Heavy Heavy bleeding. my gyn advised me to start taking the Aygestin again to control the bleeding until I had an ultrasound to rule out fibroids. They were ruled out and I promptly stopped the Aygestin which was originally prescribed for endo pain NOT heavy periods. I have been off Aygestion for 3 days and have started a cycle. I am very scared. I don't know what this drug has done to my body and how long it takes to leave my system. I used to have very regular periods and now I just don't know when I'll bleed. I am scared, sad, angry, and dissatisfied. Has this happened to anyone else??		F	40	120 days		11/10/2009 Email
5	endometriosis/heavy bleeding	None...except when taking the meds at night I had alot of energy (2 hours worth)-so I cleaned. I slept well. and the key is to DRINK ALOT OF WATER ALL DAY and eat right. When I took the meds I drank alot of water with them and was advised to take the meds 12 hours apart..My dosage was strong. Plus I became anemic from the bleeding prior so I have been taking slow fe twice a day with no side effects.	This drug has stopped my vaginal bleeding instantly,(day 2 of meds). I was on provera prior and it didn't do the trick. I am currently on day 6 with no bleeding and my life is getting back to normal. yeah!	F	43	7 days		11/4/2009
4	endometriosis	none	I felt so much better the 2nd day I took aygestin. I was in so much pain, so tired and was becoming more and more depressed each day that my symptoms persisted. I'm 28, a hysterectomy was not an option - this is working!	F	28	7 days		11/3/2009
3	Endometriosis	Extreme anxiety and restlessness when I laid down to sleep. Kept getting the urge to want to tense and stretch all my muscles. Very strange, have never experienced that feeling before. Starting to drive me crazy.	Got put on Aygestin after my 3rd endo laparoscopy hopefully trying to prolong the next surgery & pain.	F	20	3 weeks		9/7/2009 Email
1	endometrial hyperplasia	acne, nausea, horrible headaches, asthma attacks, dizziness, irritability, blurry vision, numbness and tingling, swollen hands and feet, shortness of breath, pain in calves, period so bad I needed LOTS of vicodin	I never should have been prescribed this!!!!! History of blood clots, phlebitis, CHF, strokes, asthma.... My life has become a living hell. I am very disabled from taking this med. I'm quitting today!	F	53	2 months		8/30/2009
2	Endometriosis	weight gain 8 lbs, bloating, insomnia, bad dreams ,cholesterol increased 40 pts, high blood pressure, costochondritis (rib/breastbone pain),	Have been able to take a birth control pill for a few years to control endo. Started Aygestin when the symptoms got out of control again. But this med is now not able to hold back the pain either. It's like toothpicks holding back the Atlantic ocean. Not happy with side effects - especially wt gain and cholesterol increase! I am at the gym 3-5 days with no effect. Having a scope in two days and want a hysterectomy soon!! Can't wait to get off this med! Can't stop now b/c the endo pain would be too bad.	F	41	9 months		7/26/2009
4	no period/ no ovulation	EXTREME mood swings!!!! VERY irritable! EXTREME bloating! it looked like i was 5 months pregnant!	i have been trying to get pregnant for over 10 months now. all of a sudden i stopped having my period. so my doctor said to take the aygestin to make me have a period, then followed by fertility drugs. i have never been more miserable, bloated, irritable, and sensitive in my life. i actually used very fowl language to my coworkers and boss while on this medicine. i'm lucky i wasn't fired. the swelling and bloating is to the extreme. i don't fit into my clothes anymore because of my extended stomach. on the plus side.... i did finally start my period today... yay!! so that's in the right step to having a baby. i am very excited that by the doctor's instructions, i should be pregnant by this time next month!	F	23	10 days		6/25/2009 Email
5	adenomyosis; breakthrough bleeding	small cramps every now and then, nothing like what I experienced before. some trembling of my hands at the beginning but now that has subsided.	I started taking Aygestin 5mg bid March 2, 2009 and have been very pleased with the results. I have completely stopped bleeding and my severe, painful cramps have stopped. I am nearing the 6-month mark and my doc recommended titrating to 15mg/day to see if that stops the small cramping. I am just concerned about the long-term effects of this drug, especially anxious about the risk of blood clots. And, I am especially interested in knowing more about the "intolerable breakthrough bleeding" that is presumed to begin at some point after taking this drug for a while. Why does this happen and what do you do then?! Does it happen to everyone that takes this medicine?	F	28	3 months		5/28/2009 Email
2	uterine fibroids	weight gain, moodiness, bleeding for close to a month and counting, fatigue, palpitations.	I will ask my doctor for an alternative solution to my medical problem, or change doctors. Before taking this medication, I experienced severe cramping, heavy bleeding, and blood clots for the first day of my cycle. Now, the only difference is, I have no pain with my cycle, but my cycle doesn't seem to want to end!	F	51	1 months		5/6/2009
3	PROLONGER PERIODS	Bloating, weight gain, calf cramping, menstral cramping, increased blood pressure, palpitations, acne, headache, muscle pain	It stopped the bleeding with some break through, but I just do not feel well taking it. I want to stop it. Any side effects I told my gyn (nurse practioner) she ignored them and said that they were not side effects. I have since changed gyn's.	F	50	90 days		4/21/2009
5	Endometriosis & adhesions	None thus far... I feel alot more mellow and laid back, but this is only the 2nd day of taking the medication. So far,within the first day of dosing, my heavy excrutiating period went away!!	I'm very greatful for the medication as I'm not ready for a hysterectomy, time will tell, and the comments scare me to death, but I know that people are more likely to post the bad experiences than the good, I just pray it works as it's supposed to without all the awful side affects that some of you have experienced on this board. I pray that your pain and side affects subside, and you are granted peace & comfort!	F	39	2 days		3/19/2009 Email
2	Heavy period and bad cramps	none.	I have been on this for 2 months now. The frist month was great. I spotted a few days for my period in Jan. and now in Feb. I have been on my period for 11 days. Cramping like I use to and blood clots like before. I was given this after a DNC and Hysterscopy. I go back to the Dr. in April. Probably will be going before then if I dont stop my period.	F	36	2 months		2/22/2009 Email
5	Heavy constant bleeding	none	Stopped my bleeding withing 24 hours of taking it. Very happy with it.	F	50	21 days		2/21/2009
5	heavy periods	no side effects	it saved my life and cured my anemia	F	60	5 years		2/13/2009
4	heavy bleeding clots mood swings	none so far	it stopped my bleeding altogether and my moods swings have improved i don't have this intense rage inside me building up anymore. i am more able to let things roll.	F	39	1 months		2/11/2009
2	heavy bleeding,Pre-Ablation	bloating,weight gain,Insomnia,Starving oh yeah and did I mention starving!!Irritable,depressed, leg pains.		M	38	3 weeks		2/1/2009
3	Endometreosis extreme pain w/ cycle	Migrains, acne, irritability, insomnia, bleeding recently	I think that it has helped with the pain, although I am not supposed to have a period. I am bleeding now and it is just all different. I am a little weary though I dont need to gain weight and get the worst migraines... anyone that has ideas or experience with endometreosis and PCOS and extremem pain with cyecle feel free to give some advice... etc.	F	24	1 months		1/21/2009 Email
4	Ovarian cyst	None so far	I was prescribed Aygestin to get rid of a cyst on my right ovary before being started on Clomid. I've never had problems with heavy periods or endometriosis and my periods are always the same time each month. I take ONE 5mg pill a day (prescribed for 24 days) and I take it with food at dinner time. I haven't had any of the side effects others have mentioned. We will see if it gets rid of the cyst in a another week or so.	F	35	10 days		12/3/2008
2	heavy bleeding, irregular periods	Nausea every morning. Insomnia, depression, mood swings		F	45	12 days		11/12/2008
3	To relieve hot flashes	Exhaustion, weight gain, some depression and slight rise in blood pressure. Feeling bloated and some difficulty breathing.	This drug was prescribed to relieve hot flashes brought on by the Viadur implant placed in my arm after radioactive seed therapy(Brachytherapy)for prostate cancer. This drug did relieve the hot flashes but the side effects worse than the cure. I will contact my doctor to possibly change the dosage.	M	80	36 days		11/6/2008 Email
2	Endometriosis/heavy bleeding	fatigue, have to stop and catch my breath, pain, cramping, mood swings, breakthrough bleeding, fluid retention, insomnia, stomach tenderness	I was under the impression that the abd. pain and menstrual bleeding would be relieved but I am on my 3rd week of bleeding. I am extremely moody and get terrible pains in my side. It made my symptoms worse and added side affects! I do not suggest this med unless necessary. I have a follow-up scheduled and will be discussing alternative therapies.	F	30	1 months		10/15/2008
2	Endometriosis	Weight gain, breakthrough bleeding w/excessive pain, cramping irritability, mood swings, muscle pain.	This medicine has caused nothing but problems for me. The irritability and weight gain (upwards of 20 lbs in 3 months) are terrible. The breakthrough bleeding was more of a nuisance until it started happening with horrible cramps. I have to return to my doctor next week for a follow up regarding this medicine, and I am going to ask to be taken off of this.	F	29	3 months		9/30/2008
1	post ablation surgery	Gained 6 lbs in one week!!!!!! Extrememly bloated and heavy feeling		F	34	6 days		8/31/2008
5	control heavy bleeding	Some slight cramping the afternoon of the second day. A heating pad and a couple of Aleve helped.	My doctotr switched me to Aygestin after 5 days of Provera and a month of bleeding. After 2 days, this is the first morning with no bleeding. Current dosage: 2-5mg tabs in the morning and 2 at night for 5 days. More importantly, I slept great last night and I don't feel like curling up in a ball on the couch!	F	49	2 days		5/3/2008
3	hormonal imbal/excess, irreg bleedi	high blood pressure, depression, mood swings, change in sex drive	would not take it if the other drugs did not work I have had to double my BP meds and add another one to keep BP under control while taking Aygestin	F	42	6 weeks		3/20/2008
2	im taking as an added back theropy	i have had leg pain, weight change, i have lost over 15 pounds, i cry all the time for no reason, i have blured vision, and am crampy. my dr put me on this as an added back theropy to lupron, she never told me the side affects.		F	40	34 days		3/18/2008
5	Heavy and prolonged bleeding	No side effects so far.	I had a 5 weeks long heavy bleeding with lots horrible clots. I was on Provera for 7 days and the bleeding gets worse and constant. I took Aygestin two days ago right after the biopsy, the bleeding stopped after a few hours. I am taking 5mg three times a day for a week,then will take 2 times a day afterwards. I finally can restore my energy now. I guess my body didn't react well with Provera. What's the difference between these two medication any way? Aygestin works like a magic to me, I am aware of the possibel clots, so I guess I will eat more onions and natural blood thinner and watch for the signs.	F	52	2 days		2/29/2008 Email
5	heavy periods	I haven't had any problems with it and my periods have been much lighter and my PMS symptoms much less severe. One reason these type of feedback boards scare me is that often times people who have good outcomes with medications aren't as apt to contribute their experiences.		F	43	3 months		12/6/2007
2	to control heavy bleeding	Headache, light bleeding every day, extreme fatigue, high blood pressure, weakness, depression, abdominal pain, nausea.	I don't like this stuff, I hardly ever have side effects to medications but this one takes the cake! I called my surgeon who didn't seem concerned about all the side effects at this time and said to come see him in a month. I was placed on the meds after having a large fibroid removed and continued heavy peroids. I am going to ask to be taken off this horrible stuff as soon as possible.	F	37	15 days		9/12/2007
2	Control Endometreosis Pain	After 1.5 years on the pill, I developed Pulmonry Embolism (Blood Clots in my Lungs!) that nearly killed me. i was getting Lupron injections the last 6 months of this pill. Terrible combination. I regret taking the pill, and i strongly recommend that blood clots are way worse than the benefits of the pill.	My doctor never discussed risks of the pill til after i was in the hospital diagnosed with blood clots. she said the Progestin-Only bc pill was lower in risk for causing clots, but i got them still. the manufacturers state the risks, but my doc didn't think they applied to me. i wouldn't have either. i was healthy fit active. i strongly advise you look at other options. i have heard SO many women's blood clot/from pill stories since i got mine. I don't think my Endo pain was much reduced, altho i have to say my "mood" became more even on the pill.	F	44	1.5 years		7/7/2007 Email
3	prlolonged heavy bleeding	headache, dizzyness, mood swings, depression, insomnia even WITH taking my sleeping pills!	I absolutely HATE this stuff. I am only taking it to control the bleeding before my hysterectomy in four weeks. Work has been very stressful, and this medication is making it at least ten times worse, and it's really hard on me emotionally and physically. I forgot ONE pill on ONE day, and two days later I started bleeding again, it took 5 full days to stop again, even though I didn't miss anymore. If I had to take this forever, I would rather bleed to death, because I know I wouldn't be able to keep a job or friends if I kept taking it. It has changed my personality.	F	46	25 days		6/25/2007
1	heavy abnormal bleeding	Horrid! The second day I took Aygestin, within 30 minutes I experienced a 2 hour period of very frightening mental confusion. That is the best way I can describe it. To be specific, it felt like I was sedated, but trying to 'come out of it'. I didn't recognize phone numbers or calendar dates and couldn't recall names of individuals. It went away after about 2 hours, but it was very, very, scary. My dr. was surprised at the side effect, but I guess I have a hyper-sensitivity to this particular drug.		F	51	2 days		5/24/2007
4	heavy abnormal bleeding	Very depressed.....decreased appetite, high fatigue, insomnia, mood swings, very tearful...I cry almost every day....the holidays have been the pits...breast tenderness....very easily irritated...high rate of irritability.....	Aygestin has helped with the abnormal bleeding...I have been taking it for a while and the dosage had to be increased because bleeding and pelvic pain has returned.....I am taking it until my hysterectomy surgery in a couple of weeks...it certainly helps with abnormal bleeding but serious side effects are present....	F	41	3 months		12/28/2006 Email
4	heavy and prolonged bleeding	body shape change, insomnia and mood swings	stopped bleeding very quickly so that's the good news. the bad news is within a week, my breasts have shrunk, my waistline has almost disappeared and my thighs puffed up. it also gives me a burning feeling inside and makes it very difficult to fall asleep when i take the last tablet late at night. i am not sure if that's what one calls mood swing but i am more sensitive and cry more easily. i am thankful that the drug saved my life but i will be extremely hesitant about taking this long term because the thickening in the mid section will encourage me to eat less (when i really need the nutrients) and exercise more (when i am already feeling so tired). no matter what the pharmaceutical companies or the doctors say, unless it's a matter of life and death, this cannot be good for people long term. i would check out the more natural remedies such as acupuncture and herbs as a maintenance which gives me a better sense of well being and better for the body overall.	F	51	11 days		9/18/2006
1	Heavy Bleeding	Bled more		F	42	30 days		12/3/2005 Email

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