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

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 3  Birth Control Missed Periods, Headaches, no Pre-menstrual Symptoms I don't reccomend this to anyone sexually active and not in a committed relationship for fear of constant pregnancy. Spend more money on pregnancy tests than i do on the birth control itself. Good if you don't want a period every month. Bad if you don't like being an emotional wreck because you think you're pregnant. It works great when taken corretly, ultimately i'm never pregnant, but i like re-assurance every month of a cyle. F 26 10 months
3/11/2009
 2  Lessen side effects from other pill My first month on it I had a little break through bleeding and a one day period. I'm now on my second month and should have had a period last week but didn't. For the past 3 days now I'm experiencing very low abdominal pain (just above the pubic bone region) and pain in the same area during sex. My sex drive is nonexistant but it was that way before when I was on Trivora. My face is breaking out horribly. I breakout at ovulation time and at period time. I still broke out last week even though I didn't get my period. And breakouts last for weeks, the zits just won't go away. I'm very moody the week before my cycle is due as well. I also have palpitations and a heavy feeling in my chest when I lay down. Do not like this pill and will be getting off of it. I'd rather not take anything. F 38 2 months
3/11/2009
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 1  birth control Rapid heartbeat & heart beating way too hard, especially at night. Heart palpitations, feeling of chest being compressed when laying down, waking up a lot throughout the night, swollen/painful toes, some pain in calves, no sex drive, mild nausea, some break-through bleeding. Also experienced severely itchy scalp. Had to stop taking this pill as it's making me fear for my life. F 39 6 months
3/7/2009
 3  anemia from heavy periods 10 days breakthrough bleeding. Occasional headaches. Waking up in the middle of night hungry. Some moodiness. No sex drive. I am going to give it the 3 month try as my anemia was getting pretty bad. I am nervous about weight gain as I have definitely been eating more. Also worried about the mood thing, feeling pretty hostile towards husband but it's not like that's never happened before! F 45 4 weeks
3/5/2009
 2  Regulate heavy period Well I started taking this pill in the second week of february, the first sunday after my period began. No side effects thus far but my period just started the Sunday that just passed and it's very heavy now, heavier than usual and it's making me miserable. I have to take off of work b/c of this. I know i just started this pill so I need to give it more time but I just wanted to ask the rest of the ladies that's taking the pill if you have experienced heavy bleeding the first month and if so how long does it last? F 27 30 days
3/3/2009
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 2  birth control/mild acne nauseous everyday since starting Loestrin, very irritable and lacking energy, sex drive is a little better compared to Depo shot (my previous bc) hasn't helped my acne at all (a little disappointed with that) would recommend only to someone who is desperate for shorter periods, otherwise it's not worth the horrible nauseous feeling F 26 25 days
3/2/2009
 5  continuous perimenopausal bleeding Breakthrough bleeding the first month, NO OTHER negative side effects Except for the (very common) breakthrough bleeding in the first month(since I'm taking the pills back to back with no placebos), I'm really happy with this. I've experienced NO significant negative side effects. Also, realize that most people commenting are experiencing problems--those with no issues related to the pill are happily checking their email and not posting about the problems! Keep that in mind as you do your research... F 51 3 months
3/1/2009
 2  reduce cramps, headaches, moods EXTREME DEPRESSION I have been on Microgestin for less than a week, but I'm already about to stop taking it. I read these reviews before I started taking it, and it freaked me out so much I e-mailed my doctor and told her my concerns: that a lot of people said they got depressed, and everything got worse. She told me she thought my body would do well and to try it anyways. So I did. In this past week I feel like my world has come CRASHING down on me. I have had no side effects except for EXTREME depression and sadness. I cry at everything. My boyfriend thinks I am crazy and my best friends can't figure out what the hell is wrong with me. No one wants to be around me now because I freak out so easily, i feel like I have no one to talk to. Basically, I feel like a crazy person. I hope this will pass, as I'm going to try to stick it out for at least another week. But another week of this bullshit and im going to stop taking these pills. AHHHHHH F 19 1 weeks
2/28/2009
 4  heavy and long menstrual cycle some nausea at first but stopped after about 3-4 days of first taking it. I get some cramping in my feet and charley horse spasms in my calves at night seem more frequent than they were before. anyone else have this problem?? This has been a great pill for me. I resisted being on the pill for a long time but it has helped tremendously. The Dr. said I was perfect candidate for this pill as I am not overweight and have no other health issues to contraindicate taking it. I love it! I have a sex drive again and my breasts have "revived". I was amemic from bleeding so much and now my period is 2 days long. I feel much better. F 50 3 months
2/25/2009
 1  Birth control Like I was pregnant all over again. Nausea, diahrea, low engergy too the point I couldn't get out of bed for 2 days, migrane, heart palpatations, irritability. Heavy period as soon as I got off it. This is not the first time I had tried this pill. Before it made me bleed if I missed taking it by 2 hours. I re-tried it and I kid not... I thought somehow I got pregnant again! I was constanlty nauseated, had diahrea, was incrediuble irratable. All I wanted to do was lay in bed and I stayed in my pj's for 2 solid days! I felt sick and tired. Then came the heart palpatations and migrane that came from the base of my head over the top. I tried to get onto Orthocept but the residuals from the loestrine were so strong that it gave me the monster period from hell even though I was on Orthocept. This is the worst pill EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! M 35 9 days
2/22/2009
 4  Birth control & heavy period Started on First day of period and It was very heavy. I was a bit moody. Breast size increase and sex drive increase. Gained a little water weight maybe 2lbs. I would recommend this birth control F 22 27 days
2/19/2009
 4  Heavy Flow, Lots of Cramping Mild Nausea and headaches. This pill is working okay for me and unless it starts giving me terrible side effects, I do plan to keep using it. I started taking this pill because I can't handle higher dose birth control pills. Also, I have a period that lasts 7-10 days that is heavy and that normally comes with a lot of cramping and migraine headaches.I have tried YAZ and Femcon FE which were complete nightmares for me. I do take Loestrin 24Fe.I was put on this by my doctor after he and I became fully aware that the lower does of estrogen make my body feel terrible. This pill has 20 mcg which is the lowest amount of estrogen allowed by the FDA for safe contraception. So, I am certainly okay with this pill having such a low dose of estrogen. As, I find that with this ultra-low dose pill I have much fewer side effects than before. F 33 2 weeks
2/19/2009
 3  birth control & period reduction It seems like it takes me longer to reach orgasm now. I get to "the edge" and stay there for what seems like an eternity. VERY frustrating. I also have a moderate-light period (more than just spotting) for the entire 2nd week of the cycle, then a very light period in the last few days when I should be having it. F 49 80 days
2/18/2009
 2  because i had to change pills bleeding/spotting. mood swings. ANGRY all the time for no reason. and everything bad hell can give you. yes. It is the most HORRIBLE thing i have ever taken. I have all the bad side effects like what the others are describing. I took yasmin and then switched to this because my doctor said it was a lower dose of hormones or something. BIG MISTAKE. I thought i was pregnant. i have never had spotting/ bleeding while i was on yasmin. ( I was on that for a year) and it's just been two weeks taking this thing. and i've had horrible cramps. IVE BEEN A MOODY LITTLE BRAT. i never know why im angry. im going to the dr.'s tomorrow to switch these crazy pills back to yasmin I HATE LOESTRIN FE. it is by god the DEVIL. never take it in your life. i want to die while im on it. F 19 2 weeks
2/18/2009
 1  prevent periods for wedding I noticed an abrupt change in my mood within days of starting this pill. I am getting married in 5 months and spoke with my OB/GYN about preventing periods prior and during my honeymoon. I was extremely irritable, depressed and hostile. It was affecting my relationships with fiance and kids. After 10 days of feeling this way, I stopped, contacted my doctor, who advised me to stop it also, and she will prescribe something else in a couple of months. I am very disappointed, but also relieved to know that this was the cause of my change in mood. I am so appreciative of all the women who shared their experience with this BCP. My mood went from happy and stable to irritability, hopelessness, depression and ANGER! Just awful. My poor fiance and kids! I was scared that it was due to something else, but I had to think that it must be related to this new BCP that I had started 10 days ago. I have been on various BCP's over the years, and never had a problem with moods. I was hoping that this BCP would even make me feel better and help my skin, etc... NOT! Thank you for sharing and I hope my words help someone else as yours has helped me! F 48 10 days
2/17/2009
 1  For painful, irregular periods Weight gain, crying, tearful, depressed, anger, always pissed off, absent sex drive, brain fog. Weight gain of about 5lbs, not too bad, but uncomfortable. Irritable, ready to rip someone's head off at any time. No sex drive. Feel miserable with no joy in any of my former interests. Hate work. Hate family. Hate everything. Has gotten worse every time I start a new pack. I used this med for about 1 year after my first son was born, then restarted after having a second child, and it did not work the same. First time was great. Apparently you should change pills when your body changes from having kids. I'll be changing very soon, cannot tolerate feeling so horrible. F 31 1 years
2/16/2009
 3  to prevent pregnancy skipped first period I was on Ortho-lo for 6 years and never had any side effects that I noticed. In fact I think it made me much less moody overall. It got too pricey and I switched to Loestrin fe, and am just one month in now. So far I have not gotten a period. It's a little scary...but it seems like this happens to other people. I'll take a pregnancy test still, just to be sure... I know my doctor says we don't really need to bleed monthly but I will feel weird if this is a normal thing with this pill! I haven't noticed any other side effects (no spot bleeding or moodiness like so many others describe), and hope that none of them start. F 25 30 days
2/12/2009
 5  Birth Control Some nausea the first week, but nothing after. I've been on this pill for 6 months, and I LOVE it. I was reading some of the comments below before I got the pill from my Dr, and they almost scared me away from taking it. I am so glad I gave it a chance, its by far the best pill out there.. my Dr even said its the one she gives her two teenage daughters. I have had no side effects, besides some nausea the first week. (Just drink some sprite, always works for me) No decrease in sex drive what so ever, no weight gain, my periods last 3 days and I know exactly when I'm going to get it. (my boyfriend loves that) I definitely recommend it, its made me stop worrying! Feel free Email me with any questions! F 20 6 months
2/11/2009
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 2  Pregnancy prevention Headaches, pain in my calves, weakness in legs, tightness in my chest, breast soreness, memory loss My symptoms didn't start until month 3. I have had similar symptoms with other pills (Yasmin, Nordette) and recently got off Nuva Ring because of yeast inf and vaginal dryness. I am going to the doctor tomorrow because the tightness in my chest will not subside and my legs ache. I wake up feeling fatigued and feel like I am in a "fog" all day. Yesterday I went to Target for half an hour and left my car running, keys in ignition and music playing...I am not careless and I think the pill is to blame for being so "off-kilter." F 25 4 months
2/11/2009
 2  ovarian cysts and pms I have been on pill for one week and have been itching like crazy on my stomache, back and scalp. I have been depressed and have had very bad and scary thoughts. Not sure if its the pill or whether i should go off it. Your comments helped me realize that women just go through so much unnecessary emotional and physical feeligs and its just not fair. F 46 7 days
2/7/2009

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