DESOGEN Reviews (DESOGESTREL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)Average Rating: 2.6 (572 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DESOGEN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DESOGEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Downregulation for IVF | I was hospitalized with stroke symptoms after taking this drug for 3 days. Dizziness, blurred vision, headache, etc. Spent 24 hours in the hospital with countless tests. I had a bad reaction. | I have taken other oral contraceptives in the past and never had these symptoms. | F | 30 | 3 days | 8/25/2004 | 2 | birth control | Sensitivity to sunlight, headaches, increased appearance of freckles, burning sensation on skin, bloating, increased hunger, insomnia when taken at night, dry eyes. | This pill really sucked. I felt | F | 25 | 2 days | 9/17/2004 | 2 | birth control | Sensitivity to sunlight, headaches, increased appearance of freckles, burning sensation on skin, bloating, increased hunger, insomnia when taken at night, dry eyes. | I felt | F | 25 | 2 days | 9/17/2004 | 2 | birth control | Sensitivity to sunlight, headaches, increased appearance of freckles, burning sensation on skin, bloating, increased hunger, insomnia when taken at night, dry eyes. | I felt | F | 25 | 2 days | 9/17/2004 | 1 | Prevent Pregnancy / Endometriosis | Major weight gain (NOT due to diet..that is BS), fatigue, major depression, cramps all the time, sickness, acne, bloating, etc. | The first month was fine. In the first 2 weeks of the second month, I gained 12 pounds!! I exercise all the time, and am very healthy in eating and watching my calories, so it has nothing to do with my diet; this crap is just unnatural. Also, I feel like crap when I exercise now! I have become extremely depressed, which is odd, as I am a very very positve person. I'm going to start Mircette, and hope that works...if not, I'm done...I'd rather be celibate than feel like shit, cause' this is not living. | F | 26 | 2 months | 10/10/2004 | 3 | F | 19 | | 10/14/2004 | 5 | Help regulate period & protection | I've been on this pill now for a month and a half and my period has come like clockwork. Pretty much nothing had changed, I feel fine, I'm actually happier, my appetite hasn't picked up or anything more than usual and I haven't gained any weight (Thank God!). I love it. | F | 18 | 6 weeks | 11/2/2004 | 3 | Birth Control | Loss of sexual urges, depression, weight gain, headaches, tiredness, sensitive to sunlight, dizziness, breathing problems | I have beeen on this pill for quite sometime and it seemms like i have absolutley no sexual urges an i am in the prime time for that!! It makes me dizzy often and I am super sensitive to the sun. I am going to try to get on something else because the depression is also a factor that i have just come to realize....when i am off it for the week of my period i am in a great mood i have sexual urges ,.... i think its the pill...what about you! | F | 26 | 3 years | 11/4/2004 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | I have experienced headaches, dizziness, and blurred vision - also a lack of nerve sensitivity on the right side of my face, neck and shoulder. Also, after having taken two pills in the same day by mistake, I broke out in a horrible rash on my back and arms. I don't recommend desogen. | F | 32 | 6 months | 11/19/2004 | 5 | birth control | Other than the first few months of adjustment I have never experienced any side effects as long as I didn't miss any pills. | I love knowing exactly when my period's coming and when it's going away. If you can make it through the first three or four months of spotting and mood adjustment(which happens with most pills anyway)....this pill is great. | F | 23 | 5 years | 12/10/2004 | 4 | Birth Control | I don't really have any side effects. | I switched from Mircette to Desogen since the Mircette gave me acne and low libido, and Desogen seems to help a little. I think finding the right birth control pills can be tricky, but I like Desogen so far. | F | 22 | 2 months | 12/14/2004 | 1 | constant headaches, dizziness, irritability , nausea | identical symptoms occurred both times i tried to take it...months apart. Warning--your doctors will not tell you but desogestrel is a very potent hormone and was listed in a book about the dangers of prescription drugs as being one of the top 100 that are most dangerous, so don't listen to those nazi doctors, chicas..Avoid desogen at all costs. | F | 34 | 3 days | 12/18/2004 | 4 | F | 18 | 2 months | 1/1/2005 | 2 | birth control | complete loss of sex drive, depression, bloating, breast tenderness | F | 27 | 6 months | 1/10/2005 | 2 | Remove/shrink ovarian cyst | Fatigue, dizziness, nausea every single day. Period stayed on only 1 day with Desogen. | I have taken birth control pills in the past. This is the only pill that made me sick every single day. I am TTC but my doctor told me to take Desogen to get rid of a cyst I have. | F | 30 | 21 days | 1/11/2005 | 2 | Birth Control | Weight gain of 10-15lbs after 10 months, Loss of sex drive | I switched to Desogen after being on Ortho-TriCyclen for 3 years because Ortho was giving me breakthrough bleeding. Desogen has left me with no Sexual urges after 3 months and weight gain after 7. I am very unhappy with it and just switched to Cyclessa. | F | 21 | 10 months | 1/11/2005 | 2 | birth control | moodiness and depression. vaginal and nasal dryness. boo to that. | switched to this because mircette was giving me btb.... I think that would be better than this. | F | 23 | 3 months | 2/2/2005 | 5 | birth control / regulate period | Switched to Desogen from Mircette (if I missed Mircette by over an hour I would start cramping due to low Pergestrone (spelling?) level) and am very pleased so far. No acne, weight gain, etc. Never had cramps before birth control but find that with any birth control I've taken (Desogen, Mircette, Ortho TriCyclen) I experience cramping. Been on Desogen now for over a year and don't have a reason to switch. | F | 22 | 1 years | 2/4/2005 | 2 | prevent pregnancy | headaches,weight gain,depression,no sexual drive, gallbladder problems, bladder infections, cramping, acne, bloating, breast tenderness, contact lens discomfort, hair loss, kidney problems, fluid retention, menstrual pattern changes, muscle/joint pain | I never really noticed a problem with this med until recently. I was researching the side effects of it because I haven't been feeling well. When I saw the list I was in awe, so many of my symptoms were right there. My doctor never told me about any of them. I recently had my gallbladder removed(when I was in pain all the doctors told me I was too young for gallbladder problems). I have been battling bladder infections on and off since I started taking Desogen, I had never had one before. Recently my cycle has been very unpredictable and short & I have gained about 10 pounds over the last couple months. I think it's time to try something else or go off birth control all together. | F | 25 | 5 years | 2/7/2005 | 3 | birth control | vaginal dryness, loss of sex drive, weight gain of 7 lbs, mood swings. | I have been on Desogen for about 3 months. For the first month I was extremely moody. However, my mood swings are starting to occur less often. I am still experiencing vaginal dryness and have absolutly no sex drive....which makes the pill close to worthless. The worste side effect was the weight gain. My stomach and thighs seem to have bloaded up...blah. | F | 19 | 3 months | 2/19/2005 |