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 | Birth Control | Zero sex drive, moodiness, depression, two periods a month | This is the best birth control if you ask the people who perscribe it. I have no sex drive, bleed twice a month, and my relationship is on the rocks because of my moodiness. Can't get pregnant if you don't have sex, right? This | F | 20 | 5 months | 4/27/2005 | 1 | Birth Control | Acne, cramps, nosebleeds, eyes sensitive to bright lights, weight gain, loss of sex drive | I've been on Desogen for just over a month now and I HATE IT. I have always had super clear skin and I now have about ten pimples on my face/back. I've also never had cramps before and during my period while on Desogen, I was doubled over in bed the whole time. I've been getting small nosebleeds a few times a week (I hope I can associate them with the pill?). I've gained 5 pounds already and my breasts grew half a size (which is not a good thing if they're already large enough to your liking). I just made an appointment yesterday...I'm switching pills. | F | 20 | 1 months | 10/24/2007 | 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 | prevent pregnancy | bloating, irrational thinking, acne increased, i don't feel like myself, non-existent sex drive, break through bleeding, sleepy, body aches, trouble sleeping, i'm always upset | I'm not taking this pill anymore. STAY AWAY! | F | 20 | 3 weeks | 12/8/2009 | 1 | Oral Contraceptive | Dizziness, bloating, fatigue, no sex drive, cysts in breasts. When I started taking Desogen 3 years ago, I was fine and I felt no different besides some small mood swings. As time went on, I gained weight in the thighs and hips (normal), breasts got larger, and I developed IBS symptoms ( bloating and constipation). Just recently my breasts have been so painful... I can't do physical activities without feeling pain and it hurts when my boyfriend simply touches them... not fun. Found out I have cysts... clearly from the pill. I am so angry that it took 3 years for things to go wrong with this pill. Unbelievable. | F | 20 | 3 years .15 mg 1X day | 5/21/2014 | 1 | contraceptive | extreme cramps, hair thinning, severe mood swings, loss of appetite for no reason, and major loss of sex drive, shortness of breath for no reason, extra and chunky discharge, breast tenderness back pain. | I was on Ortho-Cyclen for a year which is essentially the same thing before I started Desogen and had all the same problems. A lot of my symptoms can also be STD related but I was thoroughly checked multiple times before deciding it was the pill and you should make sure you get checked too. Some of the symptoms aren't even known by most OB/GYNs such as the extra and chunky discharge, the shortness of breath and loss of appetite for no reason (this is common for the first month or two but it has continued for me.) The only thing good about this pill is that I didn't get pregnant. So glad to be off and feeling much better. | F | 20 | 1 years 1X day | 5/23/2014 | 1 | birth control/ acne | Severe blood clot from below my knee up into my heart. I was in the hospital for 6 days(3 of which were in CCU), had three surgeries to get rid of my massive clot, took a month to learn how to walk again, I had to get painful shots in my stomach and many other medicines. I now have to get my blood tested weekly to make sure that it is not too thick. I am on blood thinners which make periods unbearable. I almost died because of this medicine!!! I advise everyone who is interested in taking the pill, and everyone who is on it to be very careful and to know the symptoms of blood clots. I don't smoke and I still got a blood clot at the age of 20. | Be careful! | F | 20 | 5 months | 8/3/2009 | 1 | so I don't get pregnant | Lack of energy, always tired, increased irritability, LACK OF SEX DRIVE COMPLETELY!!!! depression, and lack of appetite. | I used to take ortho-tricyclin lo and I switched over because my gyno recommended it. I hate it! My boyfriend and I have been together 2 years and never ONCE have I had a lack of sex drive until I started this, and now I almost never want to have sex. I am constantly tired, whether I get 6 or 16 hrs of sleep a night.. I am never hungry now either.. I won't recommend this to anyone.. | F | 20 | 3 months | 5/23/2008 | 5 | birth control | NO SIDE EFFECTS!! | DESOGEN IS A-OKAY WITH ME!! I WAS SCARED TO TAKE BIRTH CONTROL AT FIRST BECAUSE I HAD NEVER TAKEN ANY BUT I'M VERY SATISFIED WITH DESOGEN!!! | F | 21 | 1 months | 11/8/2008 | 5 | Birth control. | Acne cleared up. occational random cramps, not bad though, | I was on Ortho Tri-Cyclen lo.. and it was horrible. i was very moody, bitchy depressed, it gave me acne and my cramos were worse.. Ive been on desogen for 3 months now and its great. I have no side effects at all except that it cleared up my acne. | F | 21 | 3 months | 8/4/2009 | 5 | Lighter period, prevent pregnancy | NONE | I've been on this pill about a month, and the ONLY side effect (if you can even call it that) was that my breasts grew bigger and became rounder. Sometimes I think side effects can be psychological or that people use "being on the pill" as an excuse to be bitchy and moody. After reading these reviews I was unsure of whether or not to even start this pill, but it has been great! I recommend it to everyone! | F | 21 | 1 months | 11/16/2007 | 5 | birth control | all side effects STOPPED after 1 month depressed feeeling, tired, lashed out at people, confusion, naseau | the first month was definitly not pleasent but it wasnt the desogen's fault...no matter which pill i was on it would have still taken my body atleast a month to adjust to these random hormones that were all of a sudden flooding my body. After my body finished 1 pack I felt so much better and now im finishing my third pack and have no complaints, im not pregnant and I have NO SIDE EFFECTS honestly, sometimes you have to think about it... some side effects are all psychological | F | 21 | 4 months | 8/14/2007 | 5 | Birth Control | eye sensitive to bright lights | i'm on my third pack of desogen and before that I was first on orth tricyclen, lutera, levlen, and now desogen. I hated lutera and levlen, and have had no problems with desogen. no wait gain, I actually feel reversed and less hungry on this pill. no loss of sex drive, no vaginal dryness, no migrains, no breast tenderness. I wrote light sensitivity as a side affect but I have had that side affect every sine lutera.... Birth Control pills effect every women differently and at every age. Therefore I won't recommend this pill and I won't NOT recommend it, you'll just have to find out for yourself! But It has been great for me! | F | 21 | 2.5 months | 4/30/2007 | 5 | menstrual problems/contraception | Gained 30lb in 6 months, but I was also a college freshman so it was a combination of factors.Since changing from the college lifestyle my weight is stable, but that 30lbs was a big change, especially on my 5'1" frame. | Despite the weight gain, I am very happy with desogen(I take the generic).I used to have debilitating cramps,nausea and dizziness with my heavy, long periods and now I only have mild cramping the first day, which is easily remedied by a single dose of ibuprofen (before I was taking 2400mg a day to deal with cramps and it barely helped).I now have the freedom to go to class and work on the first 2 days of my period, which is markedly shorter and lighter.I also back-to-back 3 packs of pills at a time, which helps as well. I don't have any spotting or breakthrough bleeding with it, and if anything have a heightened sex drive!I do get some breast tenderness during my period,but oh well. One thing I've noticed is once the hormones are out of my system my emotions get all out of control from the sudden drop,but again the blinding pain I used to experience is much worse than these other effects. I do wonder if I went off it if the weight would be shed.I had to buy all new clothes because I | F | 21 | 3 years | 9/30/2006 | 5 | birth control | breast pain first month thats it! | the first two months i had bad breast pain but i later realized that it was simply because they were growing from a B cup to a C cup! i usually gain weight on the pill but on this one i lost weight! so i lost weight and increased in boob size. it's amazing! no other side effects, i recommend this pill to all my friends because it is so great. go on it! | F | 21 | 1 years | 10/4/2006 | 5 | Birth Control | None | I switched to Desogen after having awful periods on Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo (bleeding for 10-14 days one month then 2-3 days the next even after 6 months of being on it). I absolutely love Desogen. I haven't had any side effects. My skin is just as clear as it's even been and my periods have much less cramping and they're shorter and lighter than with my previous pill. This birth control really worked for me. | F | 21 | 2 years 0.15/0.03 1X day | 5/3/2011 | 5 | pregnancy prevention | The second week of the first pack was rough - feeling fatigued, fuzzy-headed, and general wanting to murder someone. Then it went away and since then, I've felt good, normal, and NOT PREGNANT (yay!). | I didn't gain weight - in fact, I lost it, but that was more to do with regular sleep / exercise than pills. I did not suffer from worsened period symptoms, nausea, headaches, bone problems, or moodiness. In fact, I kind of mellowed out a little, but again, that was more from lifestyle changes than the chemicals in the pills...the fact that the pill affected me so little that I could function normally is a good sign. It's also allowed me to help regulate my daily routine and make my periods happen on time. (They used to always be really late.) | F | 21 | 3 months .15 mg 1X day | 9/5/2011 | 5 | Birth control | Immediatley cured the acne I got from taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen | This is the best birth control I've taken by far. I no longer suffer from headaches, acne, weight loss, or any other negative side effects I got from other pills. My period is light and only lasts about 4 days. It took me a long time to find a birth control I was happy with, but this is the one for me. My skin is clear and my moods are much more controlled than with other pills. A+ | F | 21 | 4 months 1X day | 1/14/2011 | 4 | Birth control | Mild headaches before menstruation (but I experienced that anyway), mild contact irritation (which again I experienced prior). Slight increase in cup size. | I was on Microgestin FE 1-20 (Loestrin) for almost a year and in the last few months I experienced spotting and breakthrough bleeding between periods. I have since been switched over to Reclipsen (the Desogen generic) which has taken care of the breakthrough bleeding. I haven't really experienced any noticeable side effects besides my breast size increasing slightly. Since I started any birth control my libido has been lowered, being on Reclipsen hasn't changed that. | F | 21 | 3 months 1X day | 3/1/2011 | 4 | Birth control, acne caused by Ortho | Cleared my skin...for 6 months. Never got pregnant! (most important) | Was a godsend at first. Cleared the cystic acne from Ortho Tri-Cyclen and Ortho Cyclen, improved my mood, and had NO side effects. Then 6 months in, my cystic acne came back and so did the crying fits. I'm switching to Zovia because its higher dose. Hope it works out. Overall, a great pill, just didn't take with my body chemistry. (Pay attention to the length of time people take this BC, ignore the stupid "5 days" reviews. Not nearly enough time to allow a birth control to adjust. | F | 21 | 6 months 1X day | 6/2/2011 |