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 | Prevent pregnancy | Headaches, nausea, loss of appetite, mood swings, COMPLETE loss of sex drive, fatigue | DON'T TAKE IT | F | 18 | 3 months | 7/16/2008 | 1 | birth control | weight gain (6lbs. in almost 3 weeks!), headaches, nausea, cramps everyday, depressed mood, and ive even noticed bad mood swings that i didnt have before taking the pills | my periods are shorter and less painful, my skin has cleared up alot, and my breasts have increased a whole cup size.... | F | 18 | 2 months | 6/19/2006 | 1 | Birth Control | Severe depression, Almost ended my relationship with my boyfriend. Headaches, weight gain, severe fatigue...i didn't leave my house for 2 weeks | I would strongly not recommend | F | 18 | 1 months | 4/1/2007 | 1 | Acne | Nausea, Weight Gain, Mild Acne, Irritability, Decreased Sexual Drive | - My complexion was clear prior to taking Desogen. On the sixth day, I discovered several miniature sized pimples. They seem apparently simple to terminate, but it angered me because Desogen is designed to do the opposite - I noticed a sudden weight gain after taking Desogen. I frequently exercise and have not in any way altered my diet. I have experienced an increase in hunger as well. Moreover, I have low energy, thus making it difficult to exercise as often and as thoroughly as I'd like. - Nausea! In fact, I feel nauseous at this very moment. I've felt bloated and nauseous for the past few days. I've been absent from school multiple time during the past week I've been taking Desogen because of this frequent nausea. - None of my friends or family are able to explain why I've been so irritable during the past week. I've reprimanded my boyfriend within the past 7 days, snapped at him, cried, and thrown a temper tantrum over the most trivial matters. - This is what I am most fearful of: pregnancy after the third day of taking Desogen. Of course, I read the fine print that stated I should use a back up contraceptive until the seventh day on the pill. That would've been a nice tip to give a girl before taking her first birth control pill. So, I have no idea what is causing these symptoms: the pill or pregnancy? -I have experienced a major decrease in sexual drive. The third day after taking Desogen was one of the first moments I didn't feel sexual pleasure | F | 18 | 7 days 0.15 mg 1X day | 5/25/2010 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | SEVERE hair loss. slaughtered sex drive, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, breast tenderness, general moodiness and lack of concern for everything and anything. | I was forced to switch from yaz to this medicine when I got to college as my university pharmacy does not provide yaz. One of the worst experiences I've had in a long while. Every time I shower my hair comes out in handfuls. | F | 18 | 4 months 1X day | 1/17/2011 | 1 | birth control | I had cramps, I was soooooooo cranky all the time it made me so emotional I would cry at the drop of a hat | F | 18 | 1 months | 11/2/2005 | 5 | Birth Control | Nausea, mood swings (but only extreme during the first week taking them and the first day or so of each new cycle) | This is offered very cheap through my university, so $10 a month is definitely a plus! I didn't gain weight; I feel like regulated hormones cleared up my skin. My periods are lighter and my breasts, though tender, are fuller. | F | 19 | 3 months | 1/13/2006 | 5 | BC, period regulation | My period was regulated and I had experianced less cramps. The amount of time that I had my period remained the same, which was 3-ish days. My period was lighter also. My breasts grew a bit, but they hurt for abuot a month. It was uncomfortable but bearable. My skin condition remained the same as it had been previously. Overall I am happy with Desogen. | F | 19 | 4 months | 8/28/2006 | 5 | BC, Acne, Cramps, period regulation | None at all!! | I have super short periods, a few days long 3-4. My acne has improved only slightly. My cramps are almost non-existant, not nearly as bad as they were before! I would reccomend this, it does the job for all of the reasons i am taking it!! I would definitely would reccomend it!! | F | 19 | 1 years | 3/22/2006 | 5 | prevent pregnancy | the very first week i had about 2 days of spotting, and for the first 2 packs i had cramps almost everyday, but they werent bad (just a bit annoying). by the third pack, the cramps had ceased, but my breasts hurt. ive also noticed an increased appetite, but there was very little weight gain. i havent really noticed a deacreased sex drive, but i have been a little moodier right before my period. | my skin has become much clearer, and my period came right when it was expected to, even right when i first started using it. | F | 19 | 3 months | 2/28/2006 | 5 | prevent pregnancy | the very first week i had about 2 days of spotting, and for the first 2 packs i had cramps almost everyday, but they werent bad (just a bit annoying). by the third pack, the cramps had ceased, but my breasts hurt. ive also noticed an increased appetite, but there was very little weight gain. i havent really noticed a deacreased sex drive, but i have been a little moodier right before my period. | my skin has become much clearer, and my period came right when it was expected to, even right when i first started using it. lighter periods and decreased pms symptoms, too. | F | 19 | 3 months | 2/28/2006 | 5 | prevention of pregency | nothing... maybe the first week or so I was alittle fatigued and had a few mild cramps but nothing out of the ordinary. I;ve had no weight gain if anything Ive lost weight. I haven't had any acne from this product. I love it it does the job without me having to have any side effects! | F | 19 | 10 months | 2/5/2009 | 5 | birth control | Barely ever have a zit, did not gain a pound, periods are EXTREMELY light and only last a few days now. | F | 19 | 8 months | 6/8/2008 | 5 | I didn't want to get knocked up! | other than the first week--none. | I only had symptoms the first week. Intense lower abdominal pain. But after I got through a few days, I was fine. I have no acne and my periods are like clockwork. | F | 19 | 11 months | 1/29/2009 | 5 | severe cramps | decrease in cramping, increased breast size! decrease in acne. ever so slightly more emotional. weight loss. no loss in sex drive. | Because of severe cramping I've been on birth control since i was in the 7th grade. I started out with the patch which didn't last long and then switched to Seasonale. My doctor put me on Seasonale because all the pain killers (ie. motrin, vicodin, percocet) for the cramps every month could have potetially given me heart/ stomach problems so she thought it was safer to put me on a multi month pack. After taking seasonale for 5 years i had gained a ravinous apitite along with 25lbs., fatigue, and no decrease in cramping. My doctor then decided to put me on reclipsen (a generic for desogen) wich i now take on a two month basis and so far i've had tremendous luck with it. I lost the 25 lbs., feel much better and my cramps have decreased by about 80 percent. | F | 19 | 7 months | 12/21/2008 | 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 | 5 | birth control | the only time desogen really had an affect on me was right before i got my period (but i have always been irritable around that time, even without the pill. i didn't experience any severe weight gain. the only place that got bigger was my chest. however, every women is different and this could be great for one women and horrible for another, but this is still a great starting out pill and i would recommend it to any one. | F | 19 | 6 months | 8/12/2007 | 4 | Birth Control | Lack of sex drive. Breast tenderness. Slight weight loss. | My doctor started me on desogen after I was having serious break through bleeding on my last pill. Since starting Desogen I have had no break through bleeding, and my period comes regularly on the third day of the fourth week and only last three days. While that's a nice thing to have I have had a serious decrease in my sex drive. My doctor said that's a common side effect of desogen though and has given me a new pill to try next month. | F | 19 | 4 months | 11/7/2007 | 4 | birth control | slight stomach aches at first, clearer skin | i switched from ortho tri cyclen lo which was giving me terrible breakthrough bleeding and dryness. so far i have felt great, made me a little sick to my stomach the first couple days but if i take it with food i feel fine. my appetite hasn't increased but i have noticed my skin is getting clearer. i havent had any spotting so far and the moodswings that ortho gave me are gone. give this pill a try it might work. | F | 19 | 9 days | 6/4/2007 | 4 | BC,Acne,PCOS | Cramping, Breakthrough bleeding | I really enjoy this pill, only bad things were the cramping and spotting. I would reccomend to anyone who wants a good BC Method as well as a regulator for their period | F | 19 | 3 months | 10/4/2006 |