LOESTRIN 24 FE Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.3 (109 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LOESTRIN 24 FE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LOESTRIN 24 FE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | prevent pregnancy | Suicidal thoughts, anxiety, depression all the lovely mental health side effects which also went along with cystic acne and migraines. I'm a very happy to the point of being bubbly person, I can't believe it took me this long to realize it was the birth control that was doing this to me. Horrible! it's also effected my relationship since I have anxiety and freak out on him for no reason. I'm trying the non hormonal IUD I'm so done with the hormones. | F | 24 | 1 years | 8/19/2013 | 1 | to control irregular periods | Depression,terrible weight gain, increase in sex drive(too much), acne, breast tenderness, and irritablity just to name a few. | F | 24 | 6 months | 2/12/2012 | 1 | To avoid pregnancy | Headaches, Dizziness, Just feeling lost, Heart Palpitations, SEVERE ANXIETY, Depression, Feeling worthless, Hungry all the time, weight gain, Always tired | F | 23 | 10 months 1X day | 10/2/2011 | 1 | Birth control | Chest pain, leg cramps, irritable, constant tired feeling, abdominal cramps, and they just got worse the longer I took them. | F | 23 | 17 days 1X day | 12/23/2010 | 4 | ? | F | 22 | 9 months 20 1X day | 7/14/2010 | 3 | Birth Control | Extreme mood swings, acne, constantly spotting | I have been taking Loestrin for about 3 months and these symptoms are killing me. During the first 2 months everything . I had light periods which would last about 4 days with no spotting. However, my mood would change drastically from being happy to sad in a second. I was crying for everything and I felt depressed. I am usually a very happy and outgoing person. During the third month I bled for 12 days straight. | F | 22 | 3 months 20 mcg 1X day | 9/20/2010 | 3 | endometriosis | I am taking the new LO LOESTRIN FE 1-10 tablet- I experienced anxiety for the 1st month that has gone away, weight loss, decreased appetite, breakthrough bleeding. | (on the new LO LOESTRIN)- I have tried everything for endometriosis.. most of which had bad side effects due to the high level of hormones. This is the lowest hormone pill on the market currently and has less estrogen. If high estrogen birth control does not work well for you I highly recommend this one. I have been able to lose weight unlike on any other birth control. I take a pill every day so it stops my cycles for treatment of endometriosis and it has worked pretty well with occasional breakthrough bleeding and cramps. | F | 22 | 5 months 1-10 1X day | 10/9/2011 | 3 | for birth control | pretty bad mood swings/recent heart flutters or palpitations/ no period whatsoever the entire time I have been on any brand of loestrin | I was extremely against taking birth control, i think it is completely unnatural, and I was very scared about it. However, even though my boyfriend and I try not to have sex, we sometimes mess up and because I didn't want to get pregnant, I decided maybe I should do this. I took Loestrin 24 FE for a full year, and not once did I get my period which made me skeptical because I believe every woman should have one, it's only natural. The only other side effect I had was occasionally, usually by myself, and in the car for some reason, i would have these EXTREME anger issues. I don't cuss, but when this happened, I would scream, cuss, you name it. Then after me screaming and crying because I was so pissed for the stupidest reasons, I would be fine. (That is not me!) I discussed changing it with my doctor and she recommended Lo Loestrin because it has a lower dosage of hormones and since I didn't like the foreign not real hormones in me in the first place she said i may like this option. I was on it for about 5 months and didn't have any issues except still no period. I went to go pick up more from my doctor, and they were out. she gave me a pack of loestrin 24 fe again saying that it wouldn't be a problem, but after not even 2 weeks of taking it I am experiencing heart flutters. My OBGYN said that it couldn't be from the Loestrin, but I think it is. My main doctor told me stop taking it immediately. I am nervous about how my body will react to me stopping in the middle of a pack. | F | 22 | 18 months 1X day | 5/31/2012 | 3 | Contraception | Anxiety, Leg Tightness, Problems Sleeping | I started taking LoEstrin 24 Fe as a birth control almost a week ago. I was pleased the first couple day and then I started noticing that I have been very anxious. I thought it was from too much coffee on an empty stomach or from wedding planning. I then noticed today that my legs felt heavy, tight when bent, almost as if they were swollen. I was very skeptical about taking birth control. I guess I read the manual that came with it every day for a month until starting it. I was satisfied with it until I noticed my legs and realized how anxious I have been. I am going to contact my doctor and see what he thinks. When he prescribed this BC to me he said that everyone loved it and that it would be the best option for me. I have no medical problems, am not over weight, and do not smoke. The only reason I am taking this is because I will be getting married in a week and want to use BC as my form of contraception. One other side effect is less discharge, which is a plus for me. I have always suffered from alot of discharge and I noticed that it is gotten so much better. I no longer have to wear panty liners everyday. If you have ever had this problem, I know you understand how that feels. | F | 22 | 5 days 1X day | 7/12/2012 | 3 | Regulate period/Prevent Pregnancy | Nipple sensitivity, minor spotting. | I've been on it for three months now. I had gotten a period two weeks ago. Still heavy but shorter than before. I haven't experienced anything unusual while being on it. I do like it. For my periods I'm giving it another month until I visit my doctor, and if there's no change I may switch. | F | 22 | 3 months | 5/10/2015 | 2 | BAD Cramps- possibly endometriosis | breakthrough bleeding. TERRIBLE cramps. | my Gyno started me on BC to treat for endometriosis. To calm down my insides. i get HORRIBLE cramps usually about 4 days before i start my period & the 5-6 days i'm on it. She told me to skip the placebo pills- so i wouldnt have a period at all. End of 1st week on BC- spotting starts. end of 2nd week on BC- CRAMPS start & bleeding continues. i've got about 5 more days til i skip the placebo pills & start on the new pack. but i think i'm gonna call my gyno and see why i'm having such horrible cramps- since she said i wouldnt have any. i HATE THIS. | F | 22 | 3 weeks 1X day | 7/31/2010 | 4 | PCOS | Growth in breast and butt, breast tenderness, extreme increase in apeitite, slight weight gain | At first I didn't like it because I would have severe cramping but after a month of taking the pill things got better, I actually love this pill its helped out a lot.. don't give up on it if your just starting out, buy also remember that everyones body is not gonna react the same way to the pill you just have to find the one that works best for you because I was once before on Ortho tri cyclin and I HATED IT!!! so just keep trying if this one doesn't work out for you. | F | 21 | 4 months 1X day | 11/17/2011 | 3 | birth control/ cysts | dry mouth,depression,mood swings,anxiety, shorter periods, tired all the time, no energy, always feel like throwing up. | this is the first birth control i've taken ever. at first i was nervous to stick with a birth control option due to side effects but after having my second child i knew i didn't want anymore babies. i was very hormonal after my second pregnancy and didn't really give my body time to adjust to getting my hormones back to normal. i was very pleased to have expected periods, my periods only last about 4 days very light, and i did not see any weight gain or loss although i eat anything i want. i also didnt notice an increase in breast size either. although now im having extreme saddness, anxiety, and even though i have a happy life i can't seem to feel happy. its affecting me and my relationship with my babies father because everything he says i get offended, i constantly feel like he does not love me even though he is always home after work and buys me everything. i even got a prescription for depression but the side affects are way worse and the reviews for depression medicine ruined peoples lives. im thinking of getting off loestrin because i think this is where my problem is beginning. its just sad because i love knowing im not pregnant! but i feel pregnant everyday anyways so ill decide what to do. i might switch to para guard even though its painful to insert hormones are not for me... :( | F | 21 | 1.6 years 1mg/20mpg 1X day | 2/22/2012 | 3 | Can't afford any kids yet! | Gradual onset: moodiness, headaches, low sex drive, sore vagina, fatigue, weight gain, no period | F | 21 | 1 years | 7/4/2012 | 3 | birth control/ cysts | i reviewed right below and found out why i had all of those symptoms!!!! | i just reviewed a couple days ago and the doctor called me to say i had an abnormal tsh level. meaning thyroid problem it was too high. the symptoms of thyroid is depression, mood swings, intolerable to cold, anxiety, brittle nails, rough hair/skin, hard time waking up, fatique, memory loss, and gaining weight/ hard time losing weight. i thought this was my loestrin 24 symptoms but it is actually something more serious. girls i am warning you if you feel these symptoms and they are taking over your life. like extreme emotion and you realize your not thinking the same get a blood test and tell your OBGYN to check your thyroid levels. im glad i found a diagnosis, and im not actually crazy. i am going to stop taking my loestrin though because i really want to just get back to my old self. thank you for your time ladies! | F | 21 | 1.6 years 1X day | 2/24/2012 | 2 | Acne, menstrual pain | Hair loss, dehabilitating mouth ulcers, boil-like lesions on body (specifically by buttocks/abdomen region), breast tenderness, appetite increase | As soon as I started taking this, I developed awful mouth ulcers. For months, it literally felt as if I was walking around with Lemonheads clamped in my jaws constantly. I couldn't eat any food that was the slightest bit spicy or acidic without being in pain. I also developed painful boil-like sores on my body, particularly on my buttocks/abdominal regions. I typical have thick, strong hair, but it came out by the handful every time I would shower on this BC. I also skipped a period for the first time since I was 12, and my skin broke out worse than before (I was previously on oral antibiotics for my skin that helped immensely but unfortunately also gave me oral thrush). I quit on the last row of my second pack because it was affecting my body too negatively. | F | 21 | 2 months 1X day | 10/25/2011 | 2 | Birth Control | HAIR LOSS | Ok, I need to know, because I can't find any answers. Has anyone's hair grown back after stopping or switching to another birth control? I used to have really really thick, CURLY hair. Today, it falls out like crazy, it's limp and thin, and now it is actually straight from my roots down to about my ears. PLEASE, I need to know, Will it come back? I'm only 21 years old, I can't do this! Obviously, I do not recommend this drug. Unless you want to lose all your hair. | F | 21 | 1 years 1X day | 7/5/2011 | 2 | to regulate my period | I felt apathetic, slightly depressed, and unable to think clearly. for 2 1/2 years. I felt like there was some barrier between me communicating effectively with other people. Once I stopped taking Loestrin, I felt like myself again. | F | 21 | 30 months 30 mg 1X day | 3/6/2011 | 1 | extremely sore breasts, no appetite, headaches, hot flashes, very anxious, moody and crying all the time, upset by EVERYTHING, terrible cramps before my period, abnormally heavy period, dizziness, nausea | I was on Ortho-Tricyclen for a year before this. I had a few side effects with Ortho but they were nothing major. With Loestrin 24 Fe, the first week was fine. As soon as I got to the second week though, I was in a lot of pain. My breasts were so incredibly sore from the medicine that I couldn't wear a bra and I would cry if they even got brushed up against something. I have always been a happy person, but on this medicine I literally cried multiple times every day and was anxious constantly.. I felt paranoid and scared. My sex drive was increased a little, but it turned out to be horrible.. since I cried after sex with my fiancee due to me being so emotional from the medicine! Talk about embarrassing! I have had zero appetite and lost 15 lbs already on this. I was put on this medicine to help my painful periods.. my period this month was 4x as bad as usual, heavy, and very painful. I'm going back on Ortho today. I would NOT recommend this! My worst enemy doesn't deserve it! | F | 21 | 28 days 1X day | 7/7/2010 | 1 | Pregnancy Prevention | stabbing abdominal pain, weight gain, acne, discoloration of skin on face, extreme nausea for first 2 months, extreme depression after discontinuing use | I was satisfied with it at first, even with a little bit of nausea. But over time I got really bad abdominal cramps on the sides (think ovaries, not uterus) - all the time, not just during my lighter than normal periods. I also noticed darker patches of skin showing up on my face, and I always had really nice skin before taking this. After I stopped taking it I was really weepy for about 2 months and would cry for no reason for hours at a time. | F | 21 | 5 months 1X day | 8/4/2011 |