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 |
| 5 | Desogen seems great so far, I switched off Yazmin which may I say is crazy pill NEVER TAKE IT! Desogen has helped my mood swings and the only bothersome side effect was nausea and bloating. The nauses has gone away within 2 weeks and it seems to be smooth sailing | F | 18 | | 6/11/2009 | 4 | Birth Control | None really i have had maybe two nights where i sweated a little but i could have just been hot! | My boobs have gotten bigger. I have had no problem with emotional spells. I was on ortho tri lo before this and since switching i feel great. No dizziness, no tiredness, I think that many women just do not deal well with hormones in their body. Any birth control is going to make you feel different. You are adding something to your body that isn't normally there anybody will react. Life is great i don't feel sick or anxious! I do reccomend this BC pill compared to the others i have tried.(about 4 others) | F | 21 | | 12/4/2007 | 4 | Been on this pill for 2 years. This pill made me gain weight at first, but then I realized it was just my appetite increasing, so I had to use my own will power to lose that weight and now I'm doing fine!! I get cramps on my first and second day of my period, but it's definitely less than what I used to get when I wasn't on the pill. so I'm not worried about that. | Overall, this pill is quite a success for me. | F | 20 | | 3/29/2006 | 4 | | 3/22/2005 | 3 | F | 19 | | 10/14/2004 | 2 | decreased appetite, depression, mood swings, clears acne, insomnia | i've been on desogen 3 different times. each time was different. the first time was to regulate my period. the first 2 weeks i noticed decreased appetite and clear skin. however, i left my pack at home and went on vacation. stupid move. i started a new pack my next period, when i missed one pill and had to double up, i suffered from severe mood swings! 10x worse than pms which is rare for me. i stopped for a few months because i missed too many pills and didn't want to be all bitchy when i'd double up. this is my third time taking it. my body adjusted well the first time so i thought i'd give it another try. i've only been on it for 4 days now. the first few days were fine of course. but today i felt so bipolar. i became depressed and pessimistic (i still am!) and began to cry for no reason. i get tired easily when i get up from sitting. i can't sleep. my stomach feels tight like i can't breathe. and i feel bloated. my mental state is ridiculous. i'm giving it a few more days then i'm | F | 19 | | 10/14/2008 | 2 | birth control | breast growth and tenderness, weight gain | Within the first 2 weeks, I gained about 5lbs. and my breasts are extremely sore and heavy! This is the first birth control (out of about 6) that has given me such dramatic side effects. I don't care for it. | F | 24 | | 1/22/2006 | 2 | birth control/cycle regularity | Melasma or skin-darkeningWeight gain and loss/cleared up acne/migraines | I started taking Desogen at about age 20. I have been on it now for 10 years. The first 5-6 years, I loved it. My skin cleared. My periods were light and regular. I think I might have even LOST about 4 to 5 pounds of bloat-weight. Beginning about four years ago, however, my body began responding differently to Desogen. My sex drive plummeted out of nowhere. It had always been healthy before. Dark patches began appearing on my forehead, nose, and above my upper lip. My hair began thinning noticeably along my forehead-hairline. I do not do drugs, and I do not drink alcohol very much. I eat and sleep well and get exercise. My dr. says that a woman's body--and hormones--can change through the years. Hormone levels are not "static." Perhaps my own hormones responded well to those in Desogen in the beginning. But eventually, something changed. This was not my lifestyle or habits. But just perhaps my body's response to this pill. I would recommend Desogen to women for a period of no more than 5 years. I am beginning to think that perhaps any oral contraceptive should not be taken for more than 5 years. It seems too unnatural. Maybe this is my body's way of telling me that it misses my fertility. I will stop taking it at the end of this month. | F | 31 | | 6/29/2009 | 1 | Pregnancy Prevention | Vomiting, sleeplessness, severe mood swings | I read this whole page before taking Desogen, and decided to take it anyway. Even though there were so many complaints about the medicine, I figured people were more likely to leave feedback over bad experiences than good ones. I was sadly mistaken. I wasn't on Desogen long beofre the severe side effects occured. One night, I completely lost all comtrol over my emotions. I went from happy to crying, to angry, and back again, over and over. Also, the next morning, I dry heaved and vomited. Not too long after the vomiting and mood changes, I began to not be able to sleep. My whole body felt MISERABLE!! I quickly switch back to my old birth control | F | 20 | | 3/31/2008 | 1 | my girlfriend's pussy chewed off my penis after taking this | how's that for birth control? | M | | 9/20/2007 | 1 | my gf is a bitch on this stuff | dont ever take this (bf of girl taking this pill) | M | 21 | | 9/9/2007 | 1 | regulation and cramps | AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL HEADACHES!! within my first few months.. severly temperamental for NO reason.. i kept saying ill give it another month. DONT. you'll ruin your social life!!! | F | 23 | | 10/19/2007 | 1 | birth control | nausea, very moody/grouchy, i want to eat constantly | just switched from ortho-tri-lo which was making me break out very badly. gave me headaches and very moody. i think i'm about done with bcp's! | F | 25 | | 6/14/2005 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | EXTREME mood swings! I feel annoyed, sad and wanting to cry all the time for no reason. Also, the pill made me very anxious. When i stop taking it, everything goes away, so it's definitely what is causing all that! I'm still taking Desogen because i'm waiting for my doctors appointment to get a different one because i don't want to get pregnant, but i would NOT recommend this pill to anyone. | F | 20 | 1X day | 8/30/2011 | 1 | Regulate periods | Horrible headaches and late coming on period even after I started the white pill. I started the white pills on a Thursday. I spotted on Sunday and got my period on Monday and had heavy bleeding horrible cramps, took Tylenol, took midol nothing worked until I took Motrin and at that it felt so bad Motrin barely worked. I could still feel it a little bit. Horrible cramps I ever experienced. I called my doctor he told me I could start the new pack of pills. I started the new pack Wednesday night and did not stop bleeding til I went to the hospital on Monday and they swicthed me from apri to balziva. | Although I'm on balziva now and I had now problems so far. I want to eventually go natural. Take a natural birth control, I was doing my research and came across these two. I'm going to ask my doctor could she recommended one of these natural products. I just need something to regulate my cycles. I'm not worried about pregnancies. 1) Prohelp 2) Natural Progesterone Cream | F | 30 | 1 times .15mg | 9/6/2015 | 3 | pregnancy prevention | i am just starting desogen today and am excited to see the effects and will report back with what happens to me. | i just got off ortho-trcyclen which i had been on for a few months because of extreme moodiness/depression. i was also on mircette for awhile but started getting breakthrough bleeding | M | 20 | 0 days | 2/25/2008 | 5 | Prevent pregnancy | Increased sex drive, little vag dryness, small breakouts on chin | F | 33 | 1 days | 11/17/2014 | 5 | Prevent getting pregnet | None yet just started taking it today. | I was on Yaz for years and loved it however at 150.00 dollars for a two month supply, it got to be to much money. I hope that it works well and I dont get to many of the bad side effects. I will report back later. | F | 24 | 1 days | 9/6/2008 | 5 | switched from lo/ovral | none so far | was on lo/ovral-28 for four days, the WORST four days of my life. extreme bloatedness, mood swings, swelling, five pound weight gain and nausea. this is only day one of desogen and i already feel better. will have to wait and see though... | F | 19 | 1 days | 9/20/2007 | 4 | Prevent Pregnancy | weight gain, increased pimples on face | I have lighter periods than I did on Ortho-TriCyclen. | F | 28 | 1 days | 11/11/2005 |