LOESTRIN FE 1/20 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.4 (1356 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LOESTRIN FE 1/20 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LOESTRIN FE 1/2 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Regulate period, prevent PMS | SEVERE mood swings, depression, nausea, suicidal thoughts, memory loss, irritability | I am SO RELIEVED after reading other ladies comments. I literally thought I was going crazy. I changed as a person after taking this pill... for the worst. I went from a generally happy, even-tempered young lady to a raging bitch for no reason. At first I just thought I was going insane... I even thought I was falling out of love with my wonderful boyfriend but slowly I am realizing it was this DAMN PILL! I am happier not taking it and will definitely NEVER take it again. I strongly advise against taking this horrible, horrible pill. | F | 20 | 1 years 30 MG 1X day | 11/28/2011 | 1 | birth control | The very first week or two I took loestrin I had some side effects. Random cramps and really long periods. I also felt really tired all of the time but I blamed it on my very active and stressful lifestyle. I knew there would probably be side effects for the first 2-3 weeks just because my body needed to get used to it. The cramping stopped after 2 weeks but I noticed that all of the sudden my view on life was very negative. I've always been known for my bubbly and happy personlaity. I am an optimist by nature. Over the past 2 months, I began to hate my job, my school, the people I hung out with and on top of that felt extremely depressed all of the time. I once again blamed it on stress. Maybe I had finally hit the breaking point of what I could handle mentally and physically. I work 40 hrs a wk plus full time job and other activities. Well, let's just say the last 2 months have been close to the worst ever in my life. Everyone I've talked to swears that bc should not have such a toll on you. Whether or not it should. I have no idea. But I do know that the very next day after I stopped taking the loestrin. I was able to function again. I would never reccomend this to anyone. | F | 22 | 2 months | 11/28/2011 | 1 | to help with ovarian cysts | from the very first pill, I had gotten horrible migraines, became extremely irritable, depression became so bad I missed Thanksgiving with my family!!!! Suicidal thoughts were unimaginable! I was on the depo shot for over five years and never experienced such EVIL!!!! I'd rather go thru the pain of another ruptured cyst than EVER put my family and myself through that pill again!!!! I stopped taking it myself and will be calling my doc Monday morning! | F | 29 | 3 weeks | 11/27/2011 | 5 | Birth Control | No side effects whatsoever.! Literally same person as before I took the pills. Great birth control. | F | 16 | 3 months 1x day | 11/26/2011 | 1 | birth control | Dull headaches, extreme breast pain (grew a cup size within first month), bloating, cramps, depression, suicidal thoughts, lack of motivation, anger, annoyed all the time, skin breakouts. | F | 25 | 3 months | 11/21/2011 | 1 | To stop menstrual pains | Severe depression!!! | suicidal thoughts every day, cant take on any extra stress cause it drives me to the edge. I am on Mirena right now but some serious abdominal pain started out of the blue so my OB put me on Loestrin and now 2 months later, I want to die. I cant take it anymore and am getting myself off it, I will tell the doc tomorrow so he can put me on another one. I cant believe such a tiny pill can do so much damage in a short time. | F | 28 | 2 months 1/20 1X day | 11/14/2011 | 1 | TO REGULATE MY PERIOD | Bacterial Infections, Yeast Infections, Extreme Mood Swings, Acne (when I never had Before), abdominal Pains, Depression, Constant Unhappiness | I have been taking this pill now for 2 months and a half, to regulate my period. it worked well for me because i had uncontrollable bleeding. But then the bleeding was under control, i then had daily Vaginal irritation and strange discharge would occur ( haven't been sexually active since pills). then i thought my new job could have caused my depression and unhappiness but it wasn't that at all, because i love what i do. Im SOOO happy i found this site to let me know that i wasn't going insane. THIS LOESTRIN CONTRACEPTIVE IS NOT WORTH IT AT ALL. This is Living in a Unhappy State, NO one Needs to Experience. I have an appointment with my doctor in a few days, but until then i will be diagnosing myself, and Removing myself From this Devilish Drug | F | 20 | 2.5 months 1X O | 11/12/2011 | 2 | Birth Control | extremely lethargic, weight gain, higher blood pressure, continuous bleeding, tightness/sharp pain in chest, breast tenderness, loss of sexual desire, inattentiveness. | F | 31 | 6 months 20MG 1X day | 11/8/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | Swollen and sore breasts, lethargy, water retention, mod swings, depression, diarrhea, loss of sex drive, insomnia... | I felt too lethargic to go running, something I normally do 3 times a week. I was depressed and emotional by week 2 and the feelings lingered for 2 weeks...no sex drive, no motivation. I literally gained 10 pounds from water retention. Totally miserable. | F | 26 | 30 days 20 1X day | 11/7/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | Severe headaches, extreme depression, constant crying, major mood swings | I switched to Loestrin after taking Ortho Tri Cyclin Lo for 10 years. I was told it was better for me - less hormones. HUGE mistake! I never had a single issue with Ortho. The first week of Loestrin I had a headache but didn't think much of it. As the days went by I had horrible headaches daily, felt like I was waking up with a hangover (would try to vomit and couldn't, felt so sick), extreme depression - crying, anger, very bad thoughts, mood swings (snapping at some of the nicest people in my life for no reason; very easily annoyed over things that would never annoy me normally), bad cramps (never had cramps on ortho). Was it worth it for a 3 day instead of 5 day period? DEFINITELY, POSITIVELY, ABSOLUTELY NOT. I agree with the women who say this drug should be taken off the market. | F | 30 | 30 days 1X day | 11/6/2011 | 1 | PCOS/Period regulation | Suicidal thoughts, depression, tearfulness, anxiety, heavy but normal-length periods with painful cramping, breast tenderness. | Three months into taking this pill, I began to have suicidal mental images and suicidal impulses. Two days after discontinuing use, the images and impulses were completely gone and have not returned. | F | 19 | 3 months 1 mg 1X day | 11/2/2011 | 2 | Heavy periods | moodiness, irritibility, crying, depression, obsessive feelings | I have been taking Loestrin FE for 7 years now... my doctor prescribed to me when I started having heavy periods around 31. Dream come true!! NO periods, even keel, love love loved! Fast forward to about 10 months ago... got engaged and since married and it has taken me a awhile to figure out that all my crazy mood swings, crying jags, anxiety attacks, and mild paranoia are not because I regret my decision to marry my best friend! We NEVER fought before married, I was happy and carefree...ITS the BC! I started plotting on a calendar when we fought and when I was blue and when I cried and sure enough, theres a monthly ongoing pattern. Maybe my hormones have changed now that Im close to 39 and its just no longer useful.. but I sit here at work, unable to concentrate, crying about nothing and obsessing over my relationship. Maybe having a periods not as bad as I thought. This isHELL!! | F | 38 | 7 years 1X day | 10/28/2011 | 1 | As a contraceptive. | I started taking this drug in Sep of 2009. I recently stopped on Oct 16, 2011. This pill created abdominal pain that has come and gone over the past two years. I did no think that the birth control could be a cause of the pain, but after reading the comments I believe it was definitely a contributing factor. I had yeast infections an UTIs that were very painful. I have now switched to another birth control. | I would not recommend this birth control. With many women having similar side serious effects it should send up red flags that this pill has major issues that need to be reviewed by the FDA. | F | 27 | 2 years 1X day | 10/20/2011 | 2 | Birth Control | DVT and Pulmonary embolism, heart problems | I liked it until i had a DVT and a pulmonary embolism. I had to spend over a week in the hospital, and now have to take blood thinners and go to the doctor almost every week. I have no genetic factor that would give me blood clots, so the birth control was the only cause! | F | 20 | 1 years 1X day | 10/18/2011 | 1 | birth control | severe anxiety and panic attacks; depression; lack of focus; almost instantaneous skin break out. | This is my first time taking birth control pills. The first week I felt fine; what I thought was a normal level of anxiety based on everything I have going on right now. However, my partner suggested that I seemed more irritable than usual. Over the last several days I have completely unraveled. I drive to and from work/school every day crying; wake up in a panic; extreme anxiety throughout the day to the point where I had to leave work in the middle of the day today and just curled up in my bed, unable to function. I'm afraid of the stress this is imposing on my partner. I want to stop IMMEDIATELY. | F | 22 | 10 days 1X day | 10/18/2011 | 1 | Contraception | EXTREME depression, bladder infections very often, UTI’s, Fatigue, Anxiety, very needy and emotional, inability to feel joy, crying about things that would normally not effect me, inability to pay attention and focus and constant unhappiness. | I am 29 years old, non-smoker. I have been taking this pill for two months and one week. I was giving this pill by my Dr. for the sole purpose of contraception/birth control. I have taken other birth control pills in the past that have given me extremely depressed, but this one was supposed to be different because of the low hormones….and it is NOT different! THIS PILL IS RUINING MY LIFE!!! It has made me EXTREMLY depressed. It has given me the inability to feel joy or happy, It has given me anxiety, constant bladder infections, headaches, mood swings, makes me cry over dumb stuff, I can’t focus, It has made me feel very needy and just constant unhappiness. My Dr. told me to give it 3 months but I don't know if I can make it another 3 weeks feeling like this. I can't function! I am SO depressed! I may have to just stop taking it before I go crazy! | F | 29 | 65 days 10 MG 1X day | 10/12/2011 | 1 | Help regulate my cycles | For the past 2 weeks I've been feeling so irritated by everybody and that's not like me. The last three days I've been extremely depressed and have out bursts of crying uncontrollably for no reason. couldn't even make it to work today. I'm stopping this pill NOW and calling my doctor after reading that this could be this pill. This had controlled my cycles but it's not worth it if I'm going to feel like this! I'm so glad I found this site. | F | 42 | 3.5 months 1mg 1X day | 9/26/2011 | 1 | Regulate period, contraception | EXTREME depression, suicidal thoughts, inability to feel joy, crying all the time at NOTHING, inability to pay attention to anything, feeling isolated, constant unhappiness, huge zits; it felt like my soul was gone. | I get irregular periods, sometimes only 3x yearly, so on my first meeting with OBGYN, she put me on medroxyprogestrone to force me to menstruate. Then, after my period happened, she instructed me to take Loestrin. I asked her about depression side effects of the medroxypr, because I had just started college and was feeling especially lonely and isolated. She said that depression side effects don't happen on it, so I thought it was just me. I started taking the Loestrin, and my depression worsened. I would wake up crying for no reason, break down and cry during the day for no reason, feel isolated and alone, had suicidal thoughts, especially in the morning. I could not concentrate on any of my schoolwork and all of the things that made me happy did nothing for me. It was just a blur of constant sadness and perpetual incurable boredom; I constantly had thoughts about hurting myself or killing myself. Complete loss of appetite as well. I have been off this demon pill for 3 days now and am starting to feel like myself again, thank God! | F | 20 | 10 days 1X day | 9/24/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | suicidal thoughts (severe), urinary tract infections (everytime I had sex), no libido, migrains, moodiness, anxiety, scalp hair loss, melasma | This pill was evil. I realize that everyones body reacts differently to medications, but it was a complete nightmare for me. I quit taking it about a month ago or so & have had no symptoms. I feel like a completely different person. No depression, no UTIs, my libido is back & have not had the hair loss. My coloring in my face has even returned to normal. Its like this pill sucked the life right out of me. Honestly I have had issues with a lot of pills, but this one was the worst. I really believe that I would have been better off getting pregnant or using condoms! Suicidal thoughts, my mental & physical health are more important to me. Im sure a lot of perscription drugs cause more problems that they do good. You shouldnt have to take something to counter act something else you are taking. Very sad. Right now I feel awesome though without anything in my system. I regret the last 10years I forced myself to take the pill. | F | 33 | 1 years 1X day | 9/23/2011 | 3 | Bc, cramps, acne | No period at all! No spotting, just nausea all the time | is it normal not to have a period at all while on this pill? | F | 17 | 2 months 1X day | 9/21/2011 |