LOESTRIN FE 1/20 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE)

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 1  bc acne depression, anxiety, crying and irrational thinking TAKE THE TIME TO ENTER YOUR EXPERIENCE... PLEASE. This drug needs to be recalled. After trying to help my, usually happy well adjusted, daughter through the same severe side effects other patients have listed on this site, I wondered how many other women have visited this site and not shared their experience. PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASE! If you have suffered, and I know this is REAL suffering, the same side effects, BLOW THIS SITE UP with your comments. Then maybe someone like the FDA will take notice. If you know anyone who has committed suicide or thought about it, see if they were or are on this drug. This drug IS that bad. F 20 2 months
1X day
9/17/2011
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 5  heavy periods, getting married a little moodiness, spotting, slight insomnia This drug is a life saver. Before starting to take this I nearly bled to death on my period, with fist-sized blood clots and changing my overnight pads 3 times and hour. It has made it shorter and instead instead of suffering for a month or more on one period....it lasted a week and a half. I have lost a significant amount of weight in the 2 months on the BC without trying!(more than 30 lbs!) I think its a great drug, despite the slight mood swings every once in awhile. :) I hope others have success like I have! I can't wait to get married in 2 weeks to the love of my life and be sure that I am ok with this medication! F 26 2 months
30 mg 1X day
9/16/2011
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 2   I just finished one cycle of this medication and have decided to stop taking it. I have felt severe anxiety, bloating, break through bleeding, severe PMS type symtoms throughout the entire month. When my period finally came, it was more painful and heavier than ever. I have no desire to continue taking this pill to see if these symtoms improve! I believe that some peoples' bodies just do not tolerate the increase in hormone levels while others do just fine with it. F 43 1 months
30mg 1X day
9/15/2011
 2  Regulate Periods, Birth Control Extreme nausea and vomiting, paranoia, anxiety, panic attacks, borderline suicidal, no period, cramps, no appetite, no sex drive, weight loss (from all the vomiting), extreme mood swings This is my third form of birth control that I have tried this year and thought the low estrogen would help with some of the side effects of other pills (weight gain, moodiness, etc.) but instead gave me more. I have been on it for three months knowing that birth control takes at least that long to begin to regulate and am glad to see everyone else's comments and know that I am not the only one. I also have never missed a period before and only got a little very light spotting when I should have had my last one which did not help my already anxious state. I also have been having paralyzing panic attacks which never happened before and especially for little to no reason. It is regulating my period and keeping me from bleeding all the time but the other extreme, never bleeding, is almost worse when all the other symptoms are added in. Everyone is different though I just wanted to share my experiences. F 19 3 months
1X day
9/6/2011
 2  pms, pregnancy prevention Acne, weight gain, abdominal pain, severe anxiety, depression, body aches, severe mood swings, loss of sleep, Constant hunger. First off the only good thing about this is i used to have severe cramps an heavy period but i only have a 2 day cycle with no cramps. Now for the bad stuff..ive never had bad acne 1 or 2 pimples every so often thats it..now im starting to have horrible acne. I have also gained some weight..i have always maintained my weight. I have been having some sharp pains in my abdomin area. My back, shoulders an legs have been killing me. I feel like a completly different person!!! I cry at the drop of a hat wich is unusual for me i have had constant anxiety an my mood swings are terrible...i literally feel bi-polor an im not kidding. i havent been sleepin latley i try to go to sleep an then i just lay there for hours. Also im always hungry like every few hours i want to eat something an that is also very unusual for me. Over all i hate this pill an im having my doctor change it this week. F 19 2 months
1X day
9/6/2011
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 2  Pregnancy Prevention LOTS OF ACNE, Migraine headaches, weight gain, increased appetite, fatigue, nausea, cramps in my stomach and legs around menstration times, yeast infections. This did work for me as far as a preventing pregnancy but the side effects are horrible. I have acne all over my face, always tired unless i take energy pills, body aches like crazy like a few days before period, light-headed and horrible Migraines throughout my peroid, and random yeast infections when i never got them before. F 23 9 months
1X day
8/22/2011
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 1  birth control Dramatic weight gain, edema, depression/anger, swollen breasts, hair loss, loss of sex drive, breakthrough bleeding After 10 years with no side effects on Ortho Tri cyclen I stopped to have another baby. After she was born I attempted to go back on the pill and tried about three before giving up; all made me angry, even my old reliable Ortho Tri. But now it's been four years, of condoms, and I thought I'd try the pill once more. I'm so glad I found all of your comments because it definitely confirmed that I need to stop taking this pill. My doctor recommended it because of my age, but it really seems much more detrimental than a higher estrogen variety. The weight gain alone is incredibly discouraging. I'm usually very careful about what I eat and not often hungry, but I've been ravenous and unable to talk myself out of eating everything in sight. I've (no lie) gained 12 pounds in 3 weeks. I think much of this is water, but I blame the pill for that too. I'm also irritated by every thing my husband and kids say or do. I'm shedding hair everywhere and my skin is breaking out. All in all I have absolutely nothing positive to say about this pill except that having larger breasts is nice and at least I'm not pregnant (although I've also not had sex since I started on the pill because I have zero sex drive and frequent breakthrough bleeding). Condoms really aren't so bad after all. F 39 3 weeks
1X day
8/16/2011
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 3  prevent pregnancy No side effects initially. Light periods most months...was even continuing to lose weight. I have been on birth control on and off for about 18 yrs....but recently... my hair started falling out....after research i found it can be related to this pill....so i am going to stop taking it...regretfully.... F 49 10 months
1X day
8/9/2011
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 5  PMS No periods. At all! Fabulous!!!! F 29 1 years
1X day
8/3/2011
 1  prevent pregnancy very emotional, depressed, no sex drive, waking up multiple times a night, water retention I have always hated taking the pill due to side effects but this is the worst so far. I feel as though I am crying all the time! I feel distant from my Husband with often no desire to have sex. I am exhausted from lack of sleep and despite dragging my butt to the gym I have a few pounds that will not budge! I don't understand my Dr telling me the pill doesnt cause these problems when clearly it is not just me! Thank you Ladies for making me feel sane! I do not recommend this pill to anyone who wants to be normal. F 28 1 years
20 1X day
7/29/2011
 1  Thickened endometrium, PCOS Extreme depression and anxiety, uncontrollable weeping, severe panic attacks, paranoia I've never been able to tolerate birth control pills, as they literally make me borderline suicidal after only a few days. My doctor, concerned about my thickened endometrial lining, suggested I try this low-dosage BCP. I was able to tolerate the drug for about 5 days, but then stopped them immediately when I became inconsolable. It's almost like my body went into a physical state of grief: I was crying uncontrollably (sobbing), I had numerous panic attacks and severe paranoia. Friends and family noticed and were very concerned. I even went to get emergency psychiatric help. My body just does not react well to BCP's. Took me about a full month to feel "normal" again. F 30 5 days
1X day
7/28/2011
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 3  Prevention of Pregnancy headaches, severe anxiety and panic attacks I liked this bc when I first started taking it. I went 2 months with no problems. I then went another 2 months skipping my periods, which I had never done before. These past couple weeks I have been having severe panic ttacks where I think I am going crazy. I am so glad i found out its this pill and that im not the only one who had this problem.. def. switching asap!! F 19 6 months
20 mg 1X day
7/20/2011
 1  cramps/period Migraines, extreme dizziness, fatigue, nausea, worse cramps, terrible moods, breathing issues, vaginal dryness and itch I got all of these side effects after taking the first pill. At first it was just a little headache, just a little dizziness, little of this little of that. I thought maybe I ate something bad, but as I continued taking the pill it progressively got worse. By the end of the first week I called my Dr to complain, he said my symptoms were normal and would go away after 2weeks. Bull. The dizziness got so bad it was if I was permanently drunk, it was difficult standing, walking, pretty much any movement was difficult. I was very faint, in pain, couldn't breathe, and overall just very ill. Not to mention the psychotic mood swings. After 2months I said stuff it. I'd rather have 1/4weeks in agony rather than 24/7/365, this pill is not worth it. F 20 2 months
20mg 1X day
7/15/2011
 4  Birth control Clear skin Weight loss Light periods I notice the negtative comments, and that's okay because our bodies will react differently to different Hormones. I had the Mirena IUD for 9 months and developed cysts, pelvic pain. Other women had the same problem. I switched to Ortho-tri cyclen , and experienced head aches and heavy bleeding. Before getting pregnant (10/2010) I was on Lo estrin fe, and had no negative symptoms. I just switched from Ortho-tri cyclen to Lo estrin Fe and will start the pill Sunday. Hopefully my body still reacts positively to the hormone Norethindrone. F 21 1 years
1X day
7/8/2011
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 2  horrible cramps, headache Weight gain, dizzy (light headed), headache, break through bleeding, leg pain and chest pain. Not a fan at all! I am NOT starting a new pack once I am done with my current one. My biggest complaint is the dizziness its horrible. and I am very sensitive to the Sun and burn ( I NEVER burn ) F 28 4 months
1X day
6/19/2011
 2  BC I am 31/non-smoker. Third day on pill I felt chest heaviness/difficulty breathing and fatigue, fourth day I was fine, fifth day it felt like something was stuck in my chest. I stopped the pill the next day and started my period which is a normal reaction apparently. It's been 2 days, and I still feel chest discomfort. It's a combination of a burning sensation and it still feels like something is stuck. I'm still very tired. F 31 5 days
1X day
6/18/2011
 2  Birth control Depression, unexplainable mood swings, horrible yeast infectiOns I have been taking this BC for 2 months and I feel like I am going crazy. J was kn orthotrilo for 3 years And I never had any problems. I decided to go all natural for 2 years and started this 2 months ago. Since then I have been abnormally depressed, unexplicably grumpy and have 2 severe yeast infections out of no where. Also I have had constant headaches and NO sex drive...totally nOt me but I didn't even think to blame the BC for that till now. Makes u feel icky...I'm gonna stop it asap. Thanks everyone for not making me feel like I'm going crazy!!!!! F 21 2 months
1X day
6/11/2011
 4  Lower hormone levels Migraine for about a week when I started, nothing else I spoke to my Dr about a lower hormone dose meds due to my age and he suggested this one. He gave me two months of samples to try and see if it worked, as well as a prescription for my old BC. After two months, I was sold on Loestrin. I hardly had a period, no weight gain, and no side effects other than a migraine that I'm still not sure wasn't caused by me job. However, when I filled the script at the pharmacy, they gave me Microgestrin as a substitution and I had nothing but trouble. Within 1-1/2 weeks, I had terrible edema in my feet and legs, causing much pain...gained 10 pounds...kidney pain. I called the Dr and explained that I would need a no substitute script and everything went back to normal within 2 days. I would recommend Loestrin, but not Microgestin. Although they are close, they are definitely not the same. F 40 60 days
20 1X day
5/9/2011
 4  Reduce Cramps and clear acne Chest sensitivity, strong moods for the first 2 weeks. It's a great pill, but be patient. Patience is key with any medication. It has done a great job clearing up my skin and preventing harsh menstrual cramps. During my period, I was always that person in the fetal position. After the first 2 months of taking this pill, my cramps are very minimal. F 18 4 months
1X day
5/2/2011
 1  Contraception Continual breakthrough bleeding, headaches, bladder infection, stomach pains, breast growth, tiredness, anxiety. Would not recommend this pill. I didn't realise that all these effects could be due to it! After reading everyone elses comments I will definately get changed. F 19 2 months
20 1X day
4/28/2011
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