JUNEL FE 1.5/30 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE)

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 1  Help with ovarian cysts Lowered sex drive, anxiety, mood swings, severe vaginal dryness, nausea I will NEVER recommend this birth control to anyone. The first month I didn't notice much of a change, second month my sex drive was way down, 3rd month I started having mood swings, 4th month I had severe vaginal dryness, irritation, inflammation at vaginal opening (even my cervix was inflamed) & started getting anxiety like I had never experienced before. I have been battling to find out what was going on with me for the last month with tests after tests coming back normal and finally realized it was this birth control. I also have a hard time eating and an even harder time when I'm nauseous (which is almost every day now) along with the anxiety. I wake up with anxiety and nausea now and have been for over a month. I'm down about 10 pounds and some days can hardly hold water down because of the nausea. It has impacted my life so severely I considered getting on anxiety medication because I felt like I was going crazy. No control over my mind or body. STAY AWAY FROM THIS BIRTH CONTROL. F 30 5 months
1.5/30 1X day
7/9/2022
 1  Pregnancy Prevention I have never experienced both depression and anxiety until I started taking this BC. Due to my anxiety and depression I have had troubling thoughts and struggle sleeping. Sometimes I do not have an appetite for any of my favorite foods. Moreover, I have lost 11 pounds within those 3 months. Lately, I have felt nauseous, angry, anxious, and have been breaking out like crazy. I do not recommend this dosage or brand to anyone. F 19 3 months
1X day
5/21/2022
 1  Regulate period and help withcramps I didn't really have any bad side effects to this birth control but I will say it did shorten my period cycle and I bled less I am currently 22 years old I've been off this birth control for a couple years now and I am having issues getting pregnant F 22 5 years
30mg 1X day
6/12/2021
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 1  regulate period cycle Became severely anxious and extremely moody. I did not even realize how badly this was affecting me until I finally stopped taking it. It was like magic and I felt like a brand new person. I absoloutely do not recommend this medication - only good thing about it is my periods became lighter and shorter. F 22 2 years
1X day
3/2/2021
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 1  Perimenopausal symptoms Palpitations, anxiety, mood swings. Totally not me, I stopped taking. F 48 8 days
30 1X day
10/13/2020
 1  Prevent pregnancy I've been having severe anxiety since I started taking this BC. At first I thought my anxiety and increase mood swings were related to stress due to COVID-19 since I'm an essential personnel however I'm now convinced it's due to this BC. I'm normally very bubbly and full of energy however I've found myself depressed, anxious, increased headaches, irritable, moody, decreased energy, sleeping problem, This should be taken off the market with as many bad reviews as it has. I will be discontinuing effective tomorrow... and will probably remain off for a while F 27 0 weeks
1.5/ 30mg 1X day
7/23/2020
 1  To regulate my period Bloating, cramping, severe anxiety, depression. Made me feel like I was going crazy. 35 4 days
7/26/2019
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 1  Prevent pregnancy Im usually a bubbly, happy person.. but after taking this pill Ive been depressed, moody, and have been experiencing a lot of anxiety. Im definitely not myself on this. Im done taking it. F 25 3 months
2/25/2019
 1   The WORST! I was on microgestion for 2 years and loved it. Pharmacy all of a sudden stopped carrying it so they started giving me this crap. Severe breast tenderness, i cannot seem to sleep anymore since ive been on this. Depression and severe anxiety! And got my very first yeast infection bc of this crap! Dont feel like myself at all. Please do not take this! Also have 2 other friends that are in the same boat as me all stopped taking their birth control due to the side effects of junel F 24 7 months
7/27/2018
 1  Birth control The only thing that could make this any worse was if I got pregnant. Heavier period, more cramping, borderline psychotic mood swings, anxiety, depression, no sex drive, no sleeping, shortness of breath. F 29 3 months
1.5/30
4/21/2017
 1  hormone regulation Started on Junel as substitution for Gildess and it was okay until I started bleeding again. The medication no longer has any effect on me. I currently have a heavy flow that has lasted for the past week and a half, and moderate cramping. Hoping to return to Gildess or Microgestin Fe very soon--at least they have worked consistently in the past. F 25 2 weeks
1X day
12/1/2015
 1  Yes I had really bad lower abdominal cramps, heavy bleeding & A LOT of clots. My period also has lasted a lot longer. I got this from a pharmacy and Junel was supposed to be the same as Microgestin 1/20. It was definitely not! I went back to the place where I got Microgestin and after a day of taking it, I already feel better after weeks feeling like crap. F 32 4 weeks
1/20
5/31/2014
 1  I've been on it 3 weeks with pains I started this only bc my doc told me told after having my period for 3 weeks. I've been on junel for 3 weeks now . Bad headaches vision problems pain in abominal area and now three days with severe pain behind my rib where my gull bladdr is. I've been to the er 2 times now did catscan and ultrasound and said nothing was wrong. I stopped taking the junel two days ago . I've been bleeding very heavy since I started it. Had anyone else had these problems ??? F 30 3 weeks
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5/29/2014
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 1  prevent pregnancy First month I started noticing some changes in me but ignored it, I just finished my second month pack & I notice I have no sex drive (no interest in sex at all), when I do have sex its quite painful, I'm constantly having terrible mood swings (I do suffer from depression but this is just crazy) & while I have my period, I'm in constant pain & the bleeding is very heavy... I'm contacting my doctor ASAP I do NOT recommend this contraceptive. F 21 2 months
4/1/2014
 1  Birth control I've been taking this pill for a couple of months and it is horrible I missed one day and I had breakthrough bleeding but it was heavy like my period all over again and I had just got off my period the week before now I'm don't see any blood but during intercourse my bf tells me I'm bleeding and he also mentions that it smells funny down there and I know it's this stupid pill bc I didn't have these problems before it's ruining my life and on too of all this I'm due for my period again in another week according to this pack of pills I'm ready to just stop taking them instead of waiting until the end I've already been bleeding all month almost anyway F 24 1 months
3/9/2014
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 1  Birth Control I would took this birth control for 3 months and had to stop. I went to the emergency room for the first time in my life because of it. I had severe pain and after several tests and a few ours of agonizing pain later they came to me and told me "we need to rush you into surgery" I was diagnosed with a severe case of gallstones. I had to get my gallbladder removed. I have tried to sue over it but every lawyer I talk to says there has to be a group case of this to be able to sue the company but I will not stop and I want all of you to no DONT TAKE IT!! I hope no one else goes through what I did. F 22 3 months
30
1/23/2014
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 1  Birth control Headache, vision problems, depressed, less period This pill makes you feel CRAZY! i started taking this about two years ago and i feel like a completly different person since ive been on it. I constantly get headaches and have extream vision problem. I decided to stop taking it starting today and see if anything changes. It has to be this drug because after reading other reviews i realized i was not alone with these problem. I hope to be back to normal. DO NOT TAKE THIS. F 21 2 years
1X day
12/4/2012
 2  Pregnancy prevention Hair falling out, increased anxiety, bouts of severe anger, mood swings My hair has been falling out like crazy for the past two months. I mean globs of my hair are hitting my feet in the shower when I wash my hair, it's constantly on my clothes, furniture, car floor ect. I had thought it was because of stress (my dog died and I went thru a breakup all within two months). However, after finally reading about the side effects of this drug I found out “hair falling out of scalp” is a side effect. My gyneo told me this was the generic for lo loestrin fe which I never had an issue with. I've also been extremely anxious within this past four months and I had never suspected it to be this Junel fe, but again after reading reviews it looks like other people are experiencing this as well. I already suffer from generalized anxiety and I take adderall 45mg daily so I thought it was prob the adderall. I've never been an angry person EVER, however I have a severe temper now! The littlest things will make me go thru the roof, I get overstimulated very easily, and I'm verbally and physically destructive. I would prob just start taking lo loestrin again if it wasn't $300. F 20 4 months
1mg 1X day
6/24/2021
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 2  Irregular periods Third night began having panic attacks. I already have pre existing depression and anxiety so I'm thinking the pill is making it worse. Also insomnia. I could not sleep. Stood up all night. I will try one more night and see how it goes. F 37 3 days
1X day
8/27/2020
 2  Regulate period The first 2 years I was on Junel were great. Then I started to have some vaginal dryness. Didn't know how bad it was until I went for a gyno visit and the exam was extremely uncomfortable due to how dry I was down there. I've been having on and off yeast infections since February 2020 and I've had enough of it. I also notice that my mood swings are rough the week before. This did help regulate my periods and made them lighter. I had very heavy periods and severe cramps before taking. I'm going to go off of it completely for now to see if I can reset my system and get back to normal levels before exploring a different BC option. F 27 4 years
5/28/2020

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