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 |
| 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 | treat mittelschmerz, contraception | MIGRAINES, did not treat mittelschmerz (severe ovulation pain), sharp pain in breast, tingling in left hand | I switched from Levlen, which had worked great for nine months until I was hit by mittelschmerz. My gyno changed me to Ortho-Cyclen, which gave me hysterical mood swings for three months until she switched me to Desogen. Five days after I started taking it, I had a dizzy spell and lost part of my vision, followed by a splitting headache. My doctor said I was having ocular migraines and referred me to a neurologist. I had more migraines in the two weeks before I could get into him. He took one look at my medical list and pointed to Desogen and said, "This is your problem." I'm switching again today. On the bright side, Desogen did leave me completely emotionally stable, which was great. I felt like a person again on Desogen, in sharp contrast to how I felt on Ortho-Cyclen. It didn't cut the mid-cycle pain as well as Ortho-Cyclen, but it did do better than Levlen on that matter. | F | 19 | 1 months | 4/25/2007 | 2 | Birth Control/Regulate Period/Acne | Weight gain, less acne | I was put on this pill because Ortho gave me really bad breast pain and I experienced break through bleeding. HOwever, the 2nd month of taking Desogen, I had breakthrough bleeding after taking my pill that I missed just 8 hours after the normal time I take it. I work out a fair amount but never had any problems with my weight. I have gained about 10 lbs since the start of this pill. I feel like this pill makes me hungry all the time, even after I just ate. I hate it. I don't have as much acne as I did before but the weight gain isn't worth it. | F | 19 | 5 days | 5/4/2005 | 2 | prevent pregnancy | terrible headaches, sore neck and shoulders, terrible nausea, a couple days of being depressed, very tired | i've had headaches pretty much constantly for about two weeks. i usually wake up with a very sore neck and shoulders, so bad that it hurts to look over my shoulder when i'm driving. Such terrible nausea. one night i ended up just passing out on my bed in my clothes because my head and stomach hurt so bad. Also, have been sleeping so much, partly to control the headaches which don't respond to medicine, and partly because I get tired from almost anything. :[ i took desogen about 2 years ago for a year and it was fine, just having problems now | F | 19 | 3 weeks | 4/8/2009 | 2 | Regulate periods | Weight gain, IBS symptoms, mood swings, tired all the time. | At first I thought these side effects were a result of being a freshman in college ("freshman 15" was more like freshman 30) and stress, etc. Now that I've been taking it for a year, I'm becoming suspicious that it's behind my weight gain and constant bloating/digestive issues. I haven't changed my diet very much, so there's no valid explanation as to why NONE of my pants fit anymore, except for the birth control. I'll be ending this prescription next time I see my doctor. | F | 19 | 1 years | 11/16/2014 | 1 | acne | It caused a pulmonary embolisum - the massive blood clot almost killed me. I spent a month in an ICU and then 7 months in rehab. I coded multiple times in the ER. I am lucky to be alive. | Do not take it. | F | 19 | 2 years | 10/23/2009 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | extreme nausea, headaches, extreme fatigue, bad mood swings- very emotional, these symptoms happened fairly quickly right after i started taking desogen | it's my first time taking BC pills, and this was probably the worst prescribed pill that i have ever taken. i was afraid that i was pregnant and ended up taking a pregnancy test due to the symptoms that i was getting from this pill. i became extremely fatigue and lacked a sense of self confidence. headaches were often and really bad and i was very sensitive to and smells. i would not recommend this BC pill. | F | 19 | 1 months | 7/16/2009 | 1 | prevent pregnancy, abnormal period | vomiting, severe nausea, high blood pressure, emotional, easily tired, change in apetite, weight gain, symptoms of pregnancy, change in sex drive | i hated it, i was too emotional and i felt like i was pregnant even though i wasnt, i was too tired and my blood pressure skyrocketed and i was normal before i started taking this | F | 19 | 4 months | 12/26/2008 | 1 | regulate period, prevent pregnancy | feeling depressed, mood swings, heavy periods | I have taken desogen for three months and I would not recommend this to anyone. As soon as I can get into see a doctor, I am going to switch. This made me feel awful. For the last month, all I have done is cry on and off for no reason. My boyfriend is really getting tired of me being this way and I am tired of feeling like this. | F | 19 | 3 months | 12/16/2008 | 1 | birth control | SEVER MOOD SWINGS, depression, painful chest pains, spotting | I was on desogen for 8 months before i got any symptoms. I became over emotional, i got extremley annoyed for no reason. I turned into a completley different person. I had horrible chest pains for two months, it was awful. I took myself off of Desogen three weeks ago and i am slowly getting back to normal. I still have some mood swings, but Im happier and the chest pain has been decreasing. | F | 19 | 8 months | 11/12/2008 | 1 | Birth Control | DEPRESSION!! Mood swings! 13 days on period! Zero sex drive! | I would not reccomend this to anyone. This is the 2nd birth control i have tried and its messed me up horribly. I've been on my period 13 days now! Its nearly ending my relationship with my boyfriend, i hate everything right now and im usualy a very very happy person! Im ending to very soon. But hey my boobs did get bigger. lol. | F | 19 | 13 days | 5/2/2007 | 1 | Birth control | Weight gain, depression, emotional instability, pregnancy and stroke symptoms | Since I've been taking desogen, I've gained weight,(eaten like a pregnant woman), I've been on an emotional roller coaster ride, I often times feel very depressed, and I've had several other strange side effects. I wasn't warned about any side effects that this pill may have so I've been on it for a little over a year. When a friend of mine pointed out that my weight gain and depression may be a side effect of the pill, I decided to look it up online and found this site. I'm incredibly upset with my doctor at this point... this pill messed me up severly.I almost broke up with my fiance, over NOTHING! I've gained weight and I'm never happy. I'm off it this weekend and I'm finding something else! | F | 19 | 1 years | 5/26/2007 | 1 | for safety | headache, diziness and nervouseness. I feel like I gotta get everything done in seconds. Really impatient. Mood swings. Im stopping it before it gets worse | M | 19 | 5 days | 5/18/2007 | 1 | Clear up acne, prevent pregnancy | Depression, moody, emotional | Desogen was my second kind of B.C. I didn't realize how bad it effected me and my relationship until now. I haven't wanted to do anything. All I have wanted to do is stay home by myself. I would cry for absolutely no reason. My boyfriend broke up with me over the dramatic changes I was experiencing. I lost all my self confidence and self worth. Right when I got off I felt 100% times better. I could even stop taking my anti-depressants I got on to counter act the way this pill made me feel. Don't use it. I am so mad that my gynecologist recommended this pill to me. Trust me, find something better! | F | 19 | 7 months | 11/2/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | Headaches, little to no sex drive, not normal mood swings, tender breasts, upset boyfriend. | I really dislike Desigen. I thought it was going to be just like all the other B.C. but noooo. just yesterday, i had a huge headache and i was just lying on the floor and i would try to get up slowly and the headache would get worse. Then when ever me and my boyfriend would be playing around one minute then all of a sudden he says one small thing and i start crying. He already saying that my moods are really really changing and that i dont have a sex drive any more. I do believe it! That why im going to stop taking them. DON'T USE DESOGEN!!! | F | 19 | 2 weeks | 11/30/2007 | 1 | to prevent painful cycles | Depression, Moodiness, Extream headaches,irragular bleeding, caused more painful cramps, diseainess, felt angery, sad, and missed period which never happens b/c I have always been regular, gain 13 pounds, sore breats, loss of sex drive, no energy, and worst of all I have not felt like me I feel like I am a totaly different person. | I would not recommend it. I stopped taking it as soon as my missed period. Its been 18 days and still no sign of my period. I am still getting painful headaches, nusiated, gain another six pounds, tired, my breasts are still sore, and tho I am begining to feel like me I still feel different. Took two prego tests both negative. I have never had this many problems or had any sign of symptoms entil desogen. | F | 19 | 2 months low dose 1X day | 3/21/2010 | 1 | Contraception/Acne | I was on Junel Fe for about a year and a half. My doctor changed my pill to apri, the generic of desogen because I complained about my acne. I was so excited to try this pill to get rid of the acne.. Around the 6th day I started to feel very weird, emotionally. I am ALWAYS an up beat person and never had problems with my emotions. It made me feel very weird, just negative thoughts and just in general not a great mood as I usually am .. I stopped taking this pill as soon as I noticed a change in my mood. I am going to go back on the Junel Fe. Birth control is different for everyone and this pill may not be perfect for everyone, it may work with others, but for me it didn't. | F | 19 | 7 days 30 mg | 12/3/2012 | 5 | birth control, menstrual cramps | nausea for the first few weeks | The only side effects have been nausea and headaches, but I don't know for sure if the headaches are caused by this pill. I never get nausea so it must be a side effect that I hope is just temporary. I don't understand people complaining about emotional issues and anxiety...usually I am fairly anxious but since taking this pill I actually find myself to be even more calm and generally happy and positive. I'm glad I didn't let previous comments about depression, anxiety and bad moods affect my decision to take this pill, because I feel fine emotionally and physically (except for the nausea). | F | 20 | 28 days | 7/15/2007 | 5 | birth control | upset stomach about an hour after i eat every time, but might not be from birth control | (this is the third birth control pill I've tired) going into my 6th week of this pill, after reading all these reviews I was hoping to have increased breast size since I'm only a 34A, but nothing yet, not even breast tenderness. Although they usually say it takes about 3 months to get used to a birth control pill, so I still have hope for that!! Other than that, pill has been great. I've always had a few pimples here and there, this pill hasn't cleared them up but hasn't made them worse so I have no complaints there. So far no breast tenderness, no loss of sex-drive. No sickness. I haven't had a period yet though while on these pills, its my second pack and I was going on vacation and didn't want to have my period so I took it straight through, just hoping to have increased breast size after reading through this site!! Other than that, great pill, no complaints! | F | 20 | 5 weeks | 4/7/2007 | 5 | birth control | works great! Slight weight gain, but also started the pill my first year in college where my meals were pretty much buffets every single day... | I've been on Desogen for almost 3 years now and I've never had any problems with it. I never had a real problem with my skin, but what little problems I did have went away after starting the pill.. my face is pretty much always clear.. I manipulated my pills so that I would get my period on a Monday to be off by the weekend.. and so far I've gotten it on the exact Monday I expect it to.. no big problems with cramps.. no depression.. no fatigue.. no decrease in sex drive (for those of you who have experienced a decrease in sex drive, maybe your partner(s) just suck) ..My breasts did seem to get a bit bigger (from B to full C) but hey I'm not complaining.. the only "bad" side effect I experienced was that I gained about 10 lbs.. but then again, I started the pill my first year in college where I had "all you can eat" meals in the dorms.. and I hardly exercise anymore or maintain a healthy diet.. and I'm still at around 115.. but the most important thing is i haven't g | F | 20 | 3 years | 3/30/2007 |