JUNEL FE 1.5/30 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.5 (51 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare JUNEL FE 1.5/30 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR JUNEL FE 1.5/30 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 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 | 5 | PPMD, painful periods, depression | N/A | This pill has been wonderful. I used to dread my periods, not anymore. I no longer have painful cramps. I used to get severely depressed, super hungry, and couldn't sleep two weeks before my period. All of these symptoms have been reduced to maybe three days now. I know meds work differently for everyone. I've had a very positive experience with these pills. I feel like they saved my life! | 38 | 2 years 1.5/30 1X day | 8/12/2014 | 2 | Birth Control | Breakthrough Bleeding. Yeast infections. Bacterial Vaginitis. Depression. Problems with Contact Lenses. | When I first started Junel, I had mild breakthrough bleeding. I got over that in about three months. Everything went well until about six months ago. I started feeling depressed all the time, just a meh kind of feeling. Then the yeast infections and BV started, alternating every few weeks. I've also had really bad issues with my contacts drying out. I'm thinking of going off the pill after this month to see if it clears everything up. | F | 20 | 2 years 1X day | 1/23/2014 | 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 | 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 | 3 | Stop bleeding from ovarian cyst | Bad acne on my back, very stable mood, thinning hair, and my bleeding and period completely stopped the entire time I was on this. Also helped me stay thin. | Wish there was an in between formula of 1/25. I think the 1.5 of the norethindone is too much for me but I dont want to go as low as 20mcg of the estradiol. Too bad. | F | 23 | 1 years | 4/28/2020 | 3 | To control symptoms of endometriosis | Weight gain | F | 23 | 1 years 1X day | 5/19/2010 | 3 | regulate period | weight gain, mood swings, always hungry, very low sex drive | I started takin junel to regulate my period. I took it for a year and had no problems with it regulating my period but while taking it I gained weight. had terrible mood swings (I used to always be in a good mood), felt tired all the time, had very low sex drive and felt hungry all the time.. I am going to stop taking it and hope that all of these symptoms go away.. tired of feeling like this! | F | 23 | 1 years 1.5 | 2/21/2015 | 3 | Heavy periods | Weight gain, cramping, acne, vaginal dryness, low sex drive | My dosage was changed due to breakthrough bleeding on the 20mg. Since the change I have noticed despite whatever I do I gain weight and cannot lose it, a change in my mood, after 3 months I've hand no period but still have severe cramping, I thought I was loosing it until I found this feed! | F | 44 | 9 months 1.5/30 1X day | 9/27/2022 | 5 | long, painful periods | slight weight loss | This works great, my periods are much shorter, more predictable, and I no longer get cramps! | F | 23 | 8 months 1.5/30 1X day | 8/9/2015 | 4 | prev pregnancy+regulate cycle | slightly increased hair loss, low libido, vaginal dryness. | I love this medicine! I had bad nausea, headaches, and even vomiting with another hormone BC. This one has given me no severe side effects! I do notice a slight increase in hair loss, but it's not significant. I have almost zero sex drive though, and when I had sex for the first time in 3 months I was extremely dry (combo of low libido causing dryness and this drug directly affecting it) | F | 20 | 8 months 1X day | 11/8/2021 | 4 | prev pregnancy+regulate cycle | slightly increased hair loss, low libido, vaginal dryness. | I love this medicine! I had bad nausea, headaches, and even vomiting with another hormone BC. This one has given me no severe side effects! I do notice a slight increase in hair loss, but it's not significant. I have almost zero sex drive though, and when I had sex for the first time in 3 months I was extremely dry (combo of low libido causing dryness and this drug directly affecting it) | F | 20 | 8 months 1X day | 11/8/2021 | 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 | 5 | Irregular Periods | Cramping and or diarrhea. Heavy clotting in the beginning, almost my entire cycle but has now lightened dramatically. | I have always suffered from irregular periods. Always! I have tried everything you can think of and nothing had ever worked. When I started this it immediately regulated my cycle. I did suffer from heavy clotting in the beginning but it has since subsided. I would rather deal with that for a couple of days then have my period for weeks at a time all the time. I'm thankful I found something that works for me. I wish I had found this earlier. I would definitely recommend this from my experiences. | F | 42 | 6 months 1.5/30 | 12/31/2019 | 3 | Heavy Periods | Mood swings, tender breast, spotting, weight gain | They switched me from Gildess to this one around 5 months ago the only thing I noticed Right away was mood swings they are horrible! But now I'm noticing tender breast and spotting this has just been happening recently tho. It's making me think I need To run and get a pregnancy test cause this is weird for me. Anyone else done this?? | F | 30 | 5 months 30 MG | 6/19/2020 | 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 | 5 | painful periods, prevent pregnancy | little nausea at first but that went away after a couple months. | I used to have very very painful periods and I would have cramps for at least 3 weeks out of the month. Sore breasts for usually at least 2-3 weeks. Bleeding was also very very heavy and terrible. After taking junel all of that has stopped and now I only get cramps a few days before and during my period and they are very manageable. It also helped with my acne. | F | 17 | 4 months 1X day | 11/28/2020 | 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 | 4 | Prevent Pregnancy & | Breast Tenderness. No other side effects. Didn't make me gain weight like I had anticipated it would, always a plus. | F | 23 | 3 months | 2/22/2012 |