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 | MIGRAINS - terrible, nauseated, NO sex drive at all, always had a "white noise" in my head, could snap at any second - ready to fight, thought I was crazy. Terrible pains in my legs and swollen ankles. | The migraines just kept getting worse and worse each month. I thought I was seriously going out of my mind. I always had this sense of a "white noise" in my head - hard to explain - but as soon as I quit the pill, I have such a sense of peace in my head - MUCH calmer - no migraines either. With the migraines, I would lose my vision and feeling in my arms and hands. Also, my legs hurt so badly, I was always yelling at my husband and daughter (who is now 4) if they touched my legs or ankles. When I quit the pill, I was in the bathroom 1-to-2 time per hour for 2 days (not exaggerating either) because of the amount of water retention. This pill almost pushed me over the edge. Thank GOD I took myself off of it. I will NEVER go back on this pill again. Did I mention NO sex drive - none. Now. . . much better! | F | 34 | 4 years | 12/22/2008 | 5 | Birth Control | Light or no periods, overall great change! | I was on a full dose of estrongen (don't remember the brand) before this and for almost 3 years I had mysterious dizzy spells, finally my Dr. decided to change out my pill, and the dizzy spells went away, it was GREAT! I love this pill, my period is for the most part gone except for some light spotting, I feel great, and my sex drive has increased since the last awful pill I was on. | F | 23 | 1 years | 12/19/2008 | 4 | Lighten Periods/Birth Control | Fairly large amount of breakthrough bleeding, that's it. | F | 16 | 1 months | 12/16/2008 | 5 | Severe cramps from endometriosis | Very few side effects so far, I switched from Yaz, which completely ruined my life, but the severe cramps sent me to the doctor where they discovered stage 3 precancer which i had removed today. But since I've started taking loestrin, my cramps have disappeared, i have very few mood swings, and extremely light periods that last about 3 days. | | 12/8/2008 | 4 | prevent pregnancy, regulate period | Depression during period. Weight gain. Breast size increased. Extremely light periods. | I've been taking this pill for about 4 months now... the first month, i hated it. I gained 5 lbs and was angry all the time! My acne broke out all over my face. I thought that it was just a temporary thing, so I continued to take this pill. After 2 months of taking it, the acne went away, my weight gain was all lost, I was my usual happy self again. My periods were extremely light though. I always wore light tampons because it was so light! Kind of annoying. Other than that, I enjoy this pill. The first month was hell, but now I'm doing fine. The positives are brest enhancement, no cramps or depression during period, no weight gain, no acne, no nausea, period happens once a month and same day of the month. Overall, I like this pill, I just had to be patient with it. | F | 18 | 4 months | 12/8/2008 | 1 | prevent pregancy | Anxiety, crazy feelings of being overwhelmed, sad, crying,bit of libido change, mood swings, insomnia,WEIGHT GAIN! HUGE BREASTS! MIGRANES! | My Doctor prescribed this to get me "ready" for peri-menopause, what the heck is next? It is the WORSE BCP I have ever been on.Why would a doctor start this before menopause...I am freaking out! I just stopped this pill 7 days ago and am really hoping to get my life back! | F | 47 | 6 months | 12/8/2008 | 1 | birth control | emotional wreck, angry, totally paranoid and anxious, extreme weight gain, sleepless nights or crazy dreams, can't get up in the morning, no sex drive at all, blurred vision, HELP!! | Been on the pill on and off for years, suffer headaches and migraines so have to change between 6 months and 3 years intervals.Previously took Loestrin for about 6 months but headaches increased and my emotional state took a turn for the worse. Took Yasmin for 2 months, 3 day migraines on each month, with weight gain, came off it as I did not have a period on those 2 months, stayed off pill for 6 months and did not have a period in this time at all, was put on Loestrin 20 as going on holiday and didn't want any accidents, period was early first month with bad cramp and headaches, month 2, period was late and thought i was going to need an ambulance in the middle of the night, the cramp was so bad i was lying on the floor crying. My mood became low along with my sex drive, which is not going down well! I became increasingly angry, emotional and paranoid about everything, now on third month, as I don't want to just stop it without giving it a full 3months, but feel out of control, can ha | F | 32 | 3 months | 12/5/2008 | 4 | Birth control | Headaches light headed spotting/early period?? | I am taking the generic Microgestin fe 1/20 and although ive only been on it 9 days i've experienced headaches, nasea once,a little light headedness and am currently either spotting or started my period early which scares me because i am not one who has irregular periods. I will continue using this medicine and see how it works for me. | F | 21 | 9 days | 12/4/2008 | 3 | to prevent pregnancy | slight headaches in the first few months, complete loss of sex drive, recent moodiness, light periods, but spotting the week before and the week of. | Overall, the positives of this birth control pill are that it didn't make me depressed and angry, I don't want to eat excessively, my periods are lighter, my cramps aren't as intense, and it doesn't make me break out any worse than I already do. The main problem is that I have zero sex drive and it's putting a strain on my relationship. Also, I get my period twice, and it's not predictable like how I want it to be. | F | 20 | 5 months | 11/18/2008 | 1 | Birth control | LOSS OF SEX DRIVE!!!!!!! Depression, anxiousness, crying lots! I have also had lots of problems with bloating! | I hate it! After 1 year I have finally worked out that it must be what is making me so miserable and have no sex drive and I am much more hairy than I have ever been!!!! I have been eating well, getting enough sleep, stopped smoking and taking drugs and still feel rubbish. I am going to change it tomorrow as it seems everyone is having pretty much the same experience. No more Loestrin 20 - what is the point of a birth control when you don't want to have sex... and it is really hard to reach an orgasm as another person mentioned?? | F | 25 | 1 years | 11/17/2008 | 3 | prevent pregnancy | 1.cant sleep at night 2.wake up early for no reason 3.crazy dreams 4.nausea like hell! 5.moodswings 6.emotional, crying 7.high sex drive 8.severe cramps during period 9.always spotting 10.random headaches 11.loss of appetite, but want to eat at weird times | I'm 18. This is my first time using birth control. So far I hate it and am thinking about quitting because I hate all the changes my body is going through. I'd rather just have protected sex with my bf all the time than to go through this. | F | 18 | 1.5 months | 11/16/2008 | 4 | Prevent Pregnancy | Severe nausea to the point that I have lost almost 30 lbs and am still losing. My appetite has decreased dramatically. I have to take something to get to sleep evrey now and then. Have not yet had a normal period, and this is my fifth month on it. I am 35 now, and used to take it when I was 28, and back then, it worked great. This time, I am feeling more of the side effects. The cramping that comes with the intermittent spotting episodes is astronomical to the point I was prescribed Lortab with Codiene so I could get some sleep despite the horrible cramping. I don't understand how this could be happening, as nothing adverse happened the first time I took it. My libido has been pretty much wiped out, and it was raging like a steam locomotive before I started these. I don't know if this is a side effect or not, but even reaching orgasm takes concentration and a lot of work now. The b/c pills I was on beofre these (Ortho), caused me to bleed for two months straight with cramping. Hence, I | The loss of libido is the worst side effect. Defeats the purpose of why I am even taking it. | F | 35 | 6 days | 11/14/2008 | 1 | help regulate period | vaginal dryness, decreased to no sex drive [SO NOT COOL], tired, boring, hot flashes, cry more often, depressed, loss of appetite. | i absolutely hate what this pill is doing to me. i am going to get switched off this evil stuff at least in a few days. i am not at all happy with this pill. its made me cry so much more about nothing and my sex drive has completely diminished! someone on here said it should be banned from the country, and i have to agree. its brought nothing but misery to my life. | F | 19 | 4 months | 11/12/2008 | 1 | shorter periods, prevent pregnancy | I HATE THIS PILL. my insurance doesnt cover it have to pay 70$ per month. i am in a constant bad mood, wake up sad, go to bed sad, my period is still 5 days long, lack of libido in the first few months, I have been on an emotional downward spiral ever since I started this thing, lack of confidence and feeling so unstable, worst pill ever | F | 19 | 9 months | 11/6/2008 | 1 | birth control | intense anxiety, nausea, breast tenderness, dizziness, unexplained increases in heart rate. | it was so terrible that i stopped taking it mid-month...and all of the aforementioned things stopped happening. | F | 30 | 2.5 months | 11/4/2008 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | overly emotional, constant spotting, then an overly heavy period, constantly tired, | this is horrible should have stuck to trinessa. i am going off of this BC pill today b/c it is unbearable the spotting since day one and then having the heaviest period i have every had in my life and just not feeling like myself since i started it i want to feel like myself again | F | 23 | 3 weeks | 11/2/2008 | 5 | to not get pregnant | no period at all, no spotting, nothing, cleared up my skin | This med has worked great for me. No mood swings, no acne, no weight gain. The only thing is that I have no period whatsoever. I have asked my doc about this several times, wondering if it's bad, and she said it is just fine and that happens when you take it at the same exact time each day, reguarly, which I do. | F | 33 | 1.5 years | 10/31/2008 | 4 | birth control | scalp hair loss, weight loss | PROS: prevented pregnancy, extremely short and light periods, no cramping. I was very happy with this birth control. It did its job. I had no emotional side effects. I also lost 15 lbs from the moment I started this pill. I thought it might have been casued by something else but my blood tests all checked out. On the negative side, my hair noticeably thinned out at the top to the point where you could see the outline of my skull in my scalp. My gyno told me this side effect is very rare, but it may be due to the extremely low hormone levels. Honestly if it wasn't for the hair loss, I would have stayed with this pill. I have switched to Ortho-Tri. | F | 24 | 13 months | 10/31/2008 | 1 | Not to get pregnant | Heavy bleeding when i wasnt on my period, spotting, crazy mood swings, pimples i never had before, no weight gain though. | F | 21 | 1 years | 10/30/2008 | 5 | Trying not to get pregnant | None | This is the best pill ever. I have not had any side effect. I was on another kind of bc that made my stomach hurt daily. I have not gained any weight like others. I eat the same amount I have always eaten. Half of the issues with depression that people claim to have, I do not have. I have a very high sex drive. | F | 29 | 11 months | 10/27/2008 |