ESTROSTEP 21 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.7 (211 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ESTROSTEP 21 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ESTROSTEP 21 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Acne | Extreme vaginal dryness, increased appetite. Breast tenderness. Spotting | F | 31 | 2.5 weeks 1X day | 5/8/2013 | 1 | Endometriosis | Wanted to put a gun to my head and blow my brians out. Cried over everything and nothing. Became evil towards family and friends. | My GYN had switched me because I had been on the same pill since my endometriosis surgery two years prior and she wanted to make sure my system was maintaining. I finally realized, after having such a horrendous argument with my mother that I blacked out I was so angry, that it had to be this pill. It was like being possessed! I have never had such erratic mood swings and crying jags. It was a horrible, horrible month, especially the week before my period. Went directly back on previous pill and have been too frightened to try anything else. | F | 43 | 30 days FE 1X day | 9/25/2011 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | Crippling anxiety! This BC messed up so much, and I've tried several brands of hormonal BC. The anxiety and panic attacks stopped me from going about my life and eventually gave me IBS that I still have 5 years later. The month after I stopped taking the pills my anxiety levels went back to normal (but my stomach never did) | Wish I had never tried it!! | F | 26 | 3 months 1X day | 1/31/2011 | 1 | Birth control | No sex drive Weight Gain, 20 lbs in the last 2 years. I worked my ass off the first 3 years in order to maintain my weight. Cry over anything (I hated moody women and promised I would never be moody). I am in bad shape today. I cry, get angry, don't want to leave the house, I do not like the person I have become, even though I am very successful at my job and my relationship is wonderful, but I fight with my emotions everyday. | F | 27 | 5 years | 12/30/2009 | 1 | birth control | Extreme depression, moodiness, crying often, Very hungry, anxiety, tired all the time, can't sleep, caused acne (when I didn't have any to begin with), have hot flashes where my skin gets red then goes away. | I have never had such bad side effects. Since this is the completion of my first month, I will try a second month to see if there are any changes, but will be seriously changing to a different medicine if things don't improve. | F | 30 | 28 days | 1/8/2008 | 1 | Prevent Pregnancy | Extreme moodiness, highly emotional, inability to cope with stressful situations, cramping, low sex drive | This was the first birth control I tried. It was prescribed by my GYN and I didn't question the prescription. The extreme moodiness has caused problems at work and at home. Before starting on the pill, I never had PMS type symptoms and now it is like clockwork. The one advantage has been timing as my periods were never regular before. I would very cautious if I were prescribed this pill. | F | 24 | 3 years | 10/21/2007 | 1 | Regulate perioods | Horrible side effects! Bled for a whole month, didn't get my period for 7 months after that, gained 15 lbs, vomiting, horrible depression/mood swings, NO sex drive whatsoever. Bad acne flair ups. It's been 6 years and I'm horrified to try another pill because my 1st experience was so bad. | M | 20 | 8 months | 9/17/2007 | 1 | acne /pregancy prevention | I totaly despise this product !!!!!!!!!! I just had a baby 3 months ago I had started to lose the baby weight immediatly I felt great all smooth sailing . Started taking this about two months now, I stopped losing weight immediatly and have gained 7 lbs already all on the abdomen area. I also started to take this as a acne prevention thanks to estrostep you can now play connect the dots on my face due to the acne breakout I also experienced really bad leg cramps and arm cramps as if poor circulation. I really would not recommend anyone to use this product worse thing that I have ever tried. Thanks to this I feel and look horrible. | F | 29 | 2 months | 3/29/2007 | 1 | so I won't get pregnant | severe cramping, extreme fatigue, excessive hunger, loss of sex drive, weight gain, mild psychosis..lol | I hate it!!!!!! I'm switching today!!!!!!!! this is the worst pill ever. I was put on it after the birth of my son and I was already experiencing mild post-partom depression and it just made it worse. Plus I can't seem to lose any weight whatsoever and I'm a maniac all the time. I have zero energy to even play with my son when I get home. I HATE IT!!!!! | F | 22 | 1 years | 3/21/2007 | 1 | birth control | Acne, depression, and unwanted excess hair as well as breast reduction. | F | 20 | 4 months | 3/20/2007 | 1 | birth control | I thought that something was really wrong with me the way sex was really hurting so bad but it was my birth control making me have no sex drive. I'm very disappointed now after I went thru the weight gain and all the factors that you normally go thru with birth control. | F | 27 | 2 years | 3/13/2007 | 1 | Birth control | Depression, Lethargy, Weight gain | in 10 days, I've gone from 110 to 120lb and I can't stop eatting. I was going to the gym 3 times a week, now I have no energy to do anything, and can hardly stay awake past 8pm. I feel severely depressed and unstable. Also constant discharge since I've been on the pill. I will not take it again. | F | 25 | 10 days | 11/27/2006 | 1 | Birth Control | Increased Facial Acne, irregular menstrual cycle | F | 22 | 96 days | 11/17/2006 | 1 | Birth Control | Acne like crazy. And little brwon patches on my face! I will never ever take birth control again. If my boyfriend doesnt like condoms he can leave! I wish i decided never to have sex until i was married or Wanted kids. I hate being the girl. This is ridiculous that i have to get all these acne scars n now brown spots on ym face juss to have sex that he prolly enjoys way more then me. Why can't they invent something to stop the stupid sperm from swimming? | F | 7 times | 10/19/2006 | 1 | birth control | I was actually taking Estrostep FE. I will definitely never touch this type of birth control ever again. Taking it at first every thing was fine, then 1 year later, I started suffering from severe vomiting every 2 months. Missed days off from work, couldn't function on a daily basis, missed time spent with my kids, etc. In and out of emergency rooms and no one could figure out what was wrong with me, numerous tests after tests, and everything came up negative, even blood tests. It was a terrible feeling thinkig that I was allergic to foods I use to eat everyday. This went on for 2 years, until finally this past July, my new OB/GYN took me off just to see what will happen. Found out that it was the Estrostep that was making me sick. This is the first month I have been myself and feeling much better. I feel like a new person. | F | 40 | 2 years | 10/9/2006 | 1 | Birth Control | WEIGHT GAIN, moodiness,BAD ACNE!!! | This is the worst birth control, I weighed 110 lbs. less than two weeks ago and now weigh 116. I have NEVER had a weight problem and have weighed the same since I was 16!!! Not to mention the acne is TERRIBLE! Something i have also never had to deal with!!! I have bad circulation as well and am always cold and breaking out into chills!! Dont take this pill!!! I am so glad I found this website!! | F | 20 | 2 weeks | 9/23/2006 | 1 | reg. period, increase sex drive | nausea, major headaches most of the time,temper out of control, no sex drive at all, bleeding for 14 days straight,major bloating | nurse said that bleeding for that long isn't unusual when first starting out, to continue the pill, never had this reaction from other pills... | F | 47 | 30 days | 7/31/2006 | 1 | birth control | Made me crazy. Wanted to divorce my husband for no reason at least once a month. Extreme breast tenderness. Spotted for two weeks out of the 21 days. Weight gain and severe bloating. Would not recommend. Am changing pills at the end of the pack that I am currently on. | F | 29 | 5 months | 7/26/2006 | 1 | PCOS and birth control | I have had a headache off and on for the past 2 months. I am also experiencing severe anxiety, depression and I feel like I am going crazy. I flip out for any little episode and I am handling situations very irrationally. I have bled lightly for 2 days of this cycle which is rare and I feel so bloated that I can't even fit in pants that I wore last week. My main problem is that I can't handle the rages and irratical behavior. | I was fine on this pill up until 2 months ago and started feeling really bad side effects. | F | 28 | 5 months | 7/20/2006 | 1 | regulate my periods | severe headaches, nausea, i have severe mood swings, my boyfriend thinks that I am a raging lunatic. I have no patience and i am snapping for no reason at all. I am definitely stopping taking this pill | my bleeding is stil abnormal, and i have gained weight, before and during my period I have no control over my eating. | F | 27 | 6 months | 7/20/2006 |