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

Average Rating: 2.4 (1356 Ratings)

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR LOESTRIN FE 1/2COMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 5  Acne and Cramping, First week head aches, light headed. None anymore. Take it at night and has been great. Seem to have more energy, in a better mood. Still weigh 115, but has only been a month. So we'll see. F 34 1 months
3/27/2008
 2  Birth Control Complete loss of sex drive, lighter and more regular periods, weight loss. F 22 2 years
3/26/2008
 4  birth control/ period regulation weight loss, decreased sex drive, gas, irritability, fatigue, yeast infections I have absolutely no appetite since I switched from Othro Tri Cyclen Lo to Loestrin. The first month I switched pills I had heavy bleeding, fatigue, cramps and bloating. After that I was fine. I do get a yeast infection every month as a side effect of the pill and take over the counter oral herbs (AZO Yeast) to prevent them from being bad. I am still tired and irritable, and have lost 10 pounds since I switched pills. I also have absolutely no sexual desire anymore, except for like 4 days before I'm going to get my period. F 23 4 months
3/22/2008
 2  heavy periods headaches and mood swings I used to take Femcon and my hair started falling out so my doctor switched me to Loestrin 20..big mistake! The first couple of packs were a success, but afterwards I started getting headaches and experienced mood swings. I cry all the time, I'm depressed and feel like I'm going insane. I'm totally not myself. I'm glad I found this site because I thought something was wrong with me, but after reading the other's comments I can see that I'm experiencing the same side effects they have. The only plus with Loestrin is my periods were light and only lasted 3 days, but the other side effects is not worth it. F 35 5 days
3/22/2008
 4  Period Regulation Some nausea and lightheadedness in the first 2-3 weeks, but that went away. It has really helped to shorten and lighten my periods. It did take a month or two to get adjusted to the pill. However, I recently took one pill about 15 hours later than I should have, which resulted in breakthrough bleeding that lasted until my period ended. The pill I missed was at the end of the first week, so I've had three weeks now of bleeding. Aside from this one incident, I like this pill. I will have to be more vigilant when it comes to taking them. F 26 5 months
3/21/2008
 1  Ovarian Cysts Horribly headaches, bloating, weight gain, Unbelievable Mood changes, spotting. I stopped mid pack because I could not take anymore of the side affects. I took it for a total of 1.25 packs & I have yet to get another period yet, so who knows. F 29 38 days
3/20/2008
 3  birth control larger appetite at first (gone now), nausea, hardly any kind of period, clear skin, less migraines, very emotional but not depressed, just moody at times, irritable, TENDER AND SORE BREASTS i was loving this pill after the first couple of months because my skin was clear and i had hardly any kind of period. however, its been over a year and im constantly nauseous now, almost 24/7, ive almost learned to ignore it by now. my breasts are extremely sore as well, which i would live to ignore if they were growing but they arent. it's so bad that it hurts when my boyfriend hugs me or rests his head on me. im going to the gyno monday to inquire and see what else is out there. ive been on birth control since 14 and would recommend not using seasonale either unless you want to gain about 20 pounds. ortho is good. F 21 1.5 years
3/13/2008
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 3  Birth Control, Regulate Period Some moodiness (although for me, not as much as Yasmin), less bloating, PREGNANCY!! I had been on Yasmin for years with no problems, except heavy periods and severe moodiness. Since I was 38, and needed to be on less estrogen, my DR recommended Loestrin. I was on Loestrin since May and then got pregnant in November. Took my pill faithfully at the same time every day. When I didn't get my period, I just thought it was the side effect of this pill as I heard and read alot. However, I was wrong. Nothing is 100%- and I was just one of the few that got pregnant...but do be careful as this is a low dosage pill. Happy to be pregnant now but at almost 40...it is a bit scary :0) F 39 7 months
3/13/2008
 2  Birth Control, PMS Mood swings, Angry, Wanting to cry, loss of sex drive, either a heavy period lasting over a week to no period at all at times, breast soreness. I used loestrin fe for one year and it was a mistake, I stayed with it because I have a hard time taking birth control due to side effects but this one was the worst. I was either moody or wanting to cry, no sex drive and I have never been that way so I knew it was the pill. Now that I have been off it for two weeks I feel like myself again. I also either had a long period or no period at all, who needs the scare of wondering if your pregnate every other month. F 31 1 years
3/13/2008
 4   none F 20
3/12/2008
 1  ovarian cysts weight gain/increased appetite for junk food, fatigue, acne break out, bloating, cramps, headache, moody, major nausea in morning - I take it at night, spotting midcycle. During the spotting, I felt period pains. I stopped taking YAZ since it made me very emotionally unstable, so I started taking Loestrin. Even though this is less strong, it made me very nauseated the first week. It lessened, but it was still there an pretty annoying. I will be coming off of it and wondering if any others out there did bad on YAZ and Loestrin and found something that worked better? F 29 3 weeks
3/11/2008
 2   F 34 10 days
3/6/2008
 1  premature menopause Headaches, hair loss, weight gain, extreme breast tenderness, low libido, depression and crying spells. Had spotting if I did not take the pill at the same time every day. My breasts were so tender it hurt to put a bra on and this occurred the majority of the time I was taking this pill. Lost a lot of hair which was depressing. I have never been so depressed or cried so much. I went back to my old birth control pill as the side effects from this one were just not worth it. I thought I was going crazy until I found this website and saw that other women were experiencing the same side effects. F 38 4 months
3/6/2008
 1  birth control severe mood swings, cravings that could never be satisfied, headaches, depression, change in personality i am normally a happy easy going person with no history of depression, after the first 2 weeks of taking this i started to feel like i wasn't myself but i figured it was probably just my body getting used to the pill, then after that, everything annoyed me, i became VERY irritable, storming out on my boyfriend constantly, absolutely no control over my emotions, constant anger and crying, i felt like i lost myself and couldn't pull it together, no motivation to do anything, tired all the time... HORRIBLE! DO NOT TAKE THIS! i can't believe i put up with this for a month! F 23 1 months
3/5/2008
 2  Birth Control I switched from Depo to Loestrin. The first few months were OK, no real side effects except for breast tenderness. Then, in month four, I started getting headaches and two periods/month. I have a full-blown period (cramps, heavy bleeding, etc.) in week two of the active pills and then a smaller, one- or two-day light period at the end of the active pills. I have an appointment scheduled with the doctor's office for next week. They didn't sound surprised at my symptoms. F 30 5 months
3/4/2008
 2  Hormone Regulation It did not regulate my periods, I was having my normal period from before getting on the pill and then another period on the placebo pills. This was totaling about 14 days on my period each month. I became very irritable and felt tired all the time, and I am not even taking them for birth control as I am not sexually active Though periods were lighter, 14 days a month on your period is not worth it. F 19 8 months
3/4/2008
 1  birth control EXTREME MOOD SWINGS. made me incredibly moody and emotion, cried a lot. got angered easily. do not recommend. F 21 5 days
3/2/2008
 2  birth control weight gain, moodiness, very emotional, hungry, breat tenderness F 35 15 months
2/26/2008
 3  birth control depression, and i felt like crying at any random time of the day. I had some reasons but they were exaggerated. This made me very emotional. I always feel like crying and can not control my emotions. My boyfriend tries to cope with it but at times I do not feel like myself, and feel like nothing matters anymore. I do like this pill at times but feel it brings me down to a very low point at times. F 17 29 days
2/25/2008
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 1  Endometriosis I have been on loestrin 1/20 for 8 months I was doing good for awhile, I didnt get a period because Im supposed to take loestrin continuesly for endo, but I started getting horrible symptoms such as, severe anxiety I felt like I couldnt go out without getting a panic attack,dizzniness,tiredness,depression I wanted to end my life. So I stopped taking loestrin because I cant work or go to college under these conditions. Im going to be switiching to mircette hopefully this will be better. I dont know what to do after that because I'm sensitive to medication and I have a severe case of endometriosis. F 24 8 months
2/24/2008

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