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  I was perimenopause. I have had no side effects. this is the dance to and I don't know what to do for so long to find help. I am so happy with it. I am so glad my doctor prescribe me this for me it took about 2 months to get my period regular but now I am so happy and so pleased. I feel normal again my parents were rather seem like the whole month before going on the medication. before I acted like nothing I didn't know what the details about the bank it was painful and now I am so happy with this medication thank you God. F 55 3 months
30
11/27/2014
 1  Birth control Deep cystic acne began to develop, entire left side of face became swollen, including lymph nodes and loss of motion. Also extreme anxiety and depression. Was taken off after a week by doctor because of intense reactions and put on antibiotics for a month to counter the facial infection. Then the panc attacks started, up to three a day. Had never had any of these symptoms before in my life. F 24 7 days
11/9/2014
 1  for dysmenorrhea Almost immediately after taking lo estrin, my libido started to decline, after about a year and a half, I completely lost my libido and ability to orgasm. A few months later I switched to lo loestrin and stayed on that for 3 months. I saw no difference in my sex drive or ability to orgasm so I decided to stop birth control pulls altogether. It's been 10 months since I stopped, and I still have no libido and anorgasmia. I have a super healthy relationship with my husband - we are crazy about each other and he is very supportive and understanding. I have no unusual stresses in my life, I eat healthy and get enough sleep. I also want to note that I have not been hard on myself for this, I've really tried to stay positive and tell myself that it will take time to come back. I know stressing over my lack of sex drive will do no good! I spoke to my gyn and she said it is not from loestrin and recommended I see a sex therapist to find out what's going on. I am extremely frustrated that she would write off birth control's responsibility for this so quickly. I will take her advice and see the therapist because I will do anything at this point to fix it, however I have a hard time believing loestrin did not cause the problem. To say I regret taking loestrin is an understatement. I would take the worst cases of dysmenorrhea any day over a long term anorgasmia & loss of libido. Before loestrin, I used to be able to orgasm doing sit-ups! Please think twice about taking loestrin F 26 2 years
10/25/2014
 1  regulate period Constant bleeding.. No sex drive.. F 32 4 months
10/20/2014
 2  pms and contraceptive Have been on it for 3 months, i experience a period every other week with mild cramps. And have also gained weight by taking it. F 21 3 months
1X day
9/2/2014
 1  Cyst Control Extreme itching from head to toe that has not been controlled with Benadryl in the past 12 hours. Do not plan to take another one. F 43 1 days
1 MG 1X day
8/25/2014
 1  Birth Control I HATE this birth control. I've lost so much weight and broke out in acne all over my forehead and I normally have really good skin. My sex drive is no longer there and I can't orgasm. My boyfriend thought I was cheating on him or something was wrong with him because I didn't want to have sex THAT RARELY. I have an appointment with my doctor this week and I can't wait to have her get me off of this drug. From reading the other reviews, it all makes complete sense to me. No wonder I could barely eat and have tons of anxiety. The only good this is that in the beginning, it did make my boobs bigger, but that didn't last long. F 22 2 years
20 1X day
8/20/2014
 1  Irregular periods extreme anxiety, panic attacks, extreme mood swings, depression, weight gain, crying a lot, suicidal, angry all the time When I originally started this pill I was fine, but over the last month or so I have felt like I am going crazy. I cry for no reason at all and snap at people because I am angry all the time. I feel sad all the time and not at all myself. I have thought about suicide with this pill. This pill gives me massive panic attacks where I shake and end up not being able to breathe. After reading what everyone else has been through I now know I am not going crazy! I am getting off of this pill immediately. F 17 4 months
1X day
7/19/2014
 1  Prevent pregnancy Mood swings, felt easily agitated and fatigued. Nausea was unbearable with vaginal dryness not able to have an orgasm. F 34 10 days
6/11/2014
 2  Pregnancy Prevention Long frequent periods, emotional issues, bloating. Although I feel as though different birth control works different for different woman, I strongly discourage anyone to take Loestrin FE 1/20 or the generic, which I was on, microgestin fe 1/20. I started at 17, it was the first birth control that I was put on and for an entire year it was the worst experience ever. The worst thing was the fact that my period was on 20/30 days of the month. It would come on the second week of the pills and last all the way to the end of the brown pills. I was moody, depressed, anxious and bloated A LOT. I don't know if the emotional issues was due to the birth control or PMS since I was bleeding all the time due to the pills. The period's were very painful too, and heavy. The only thing that it helped with was acne. Now I'm on Trinessa (generic for ortho tri cyclen-lo) and I'm hoping it'll be better. F 18 1 years
1X day
5/22/2014
 1  Acne, hormone control Omg, I've only been taking this for a month but I've already gained weight, my breasts are so tender I cannot sleep on my stomach, acne hasn't cleared up at all, cramps are worse than ever, insomnia, headaches. Hate this drug, quitting as of this moment! F 27 1 months
5/21/2014
 1  Pregnancy I was taking this for a year and it was horrible. For an entire year, my period came on every two weeks, the cramps were horrible, and I was always very bloated and tired. I was always angry or upset and tired and lost my sex drive. The only good thing was that it was the only thing to help with my acne. F 18 1 years
5/21/2014
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 1  Contraceptive Nausea every single day, absolutely no sex drive, acne breakouts on normally clear skin, awful mood swings/anger. When I was on this pill I didn't feel like myself, I've been off of it for a few days now and I feel 100% like myself again. F 20 1 months
5/10/2014
 1  Contraception Extreme anger. Weight gain. Constantly hungry F 41 2 weeks
4/29/2014
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 2  Birth controll Anger, Weight changes (unable to lose OR gain), no interest in sex whatsoever, tired all the time, depression, anxiety, lots of anger, dull headaches that last for several days, did I mention that I was angry ALL THE TIME? I was switched to this after the loestrin in my area was discontinued. I loved the loestrin! this is NOT loestrin, or even close to it! my dr said it was the generic version and i wouldn't have any problems, not the case. Worst birth control experience so far. My poor husband is all I can say. Giving up and looking into tubal litigation now. F 29 6 months
1X day
4/14/2014
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 1  Period pains, irregular periods Severe anxiety, panic attacks, severe thrush, bladder infection, acne breakout, weight loss, dry skin, this drug is dangerous!!!! F 40 8 days
20
4/12/2014
 5  Prevent pregnancy I actually love this pill. I had not been on birth control for a year prior to starting this. Before starting the pill I had was experiencing fatigue that made it hard to get through the days, and crazy PMS. After the first week on the pill my energy levels increased significantly! No more mood swings either :)- no sure if this means I had low levels of estrogen to account for lack of energy? F 31 1 days
2/21/2014
 5  pregnancy prevention honestly none- I was so worried and read all of these exact horror reviews. first pill I've ever taken and I love it. I haven't gained any weight, my skin is clear, and moods seem to be normal. my boobs did get bigger but no weight gain. also, my acne got a little worse when I first started but disappeared after like 2 months. F 19 1 days
2/18/2014
 3  Birth control I was taking it for 6 months without having side effects then all of a sudden I got my period out of no where, my boobs started hurting everyday & I got a cyst the worst part is I always felt like I was pregeant F 6 months
1/16/2014
 1  birth control breast growth, severe acne, vaginal dryness, dry mouth, lethargy, 15 lb weight gain Honestly, the WORST thing that could have happened to me. The first side effect I noticed was the vaginal dryness. Sex became uncomfortable immediately. This worsened until sometimes it was just unprovoked pain. Then…the boobs. As a B cup I though "oh wow nice." I went up to a full C in weeks and they look super perky. Unfortunately this was accompanied by a 15 lb increase in weight and a huge belly. I did not change my diet or fitness routine and yet my body completely changed. I honestly look like I AM pregnant. On month three I went from having perfect skin to having the worst acne imaginable. The cystic acne is flakey and persistant. ALL OVER MY CHIN. All of those symptoms made me miserable. 1 week afar stopping everything started to go back to normal. Crazy. F 3 months
1X day
1/14/2014

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