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 |
| 3 | Controlled Periods | Talk about light periods. I haven't had one in 3 months. Most women think that is a good thing, but YOU ARE SUPPPOSE to have them. | F | 25 | 3 months | 8/30/2007 | 3 | Birth Control | I experienced some headaches during my week break, then when i took my pill at night i felt a little sick, breast enlargement (a good side effect in my book!) but quiet tender when period due. Missed periods and very light. | I started taking LOESTRIN FE 1/20 when i was 18, apart from the few side effects i can actually say i think it works.I feel at bit at ease when reading all the other comments about missed periods as i did start to wonder(frantically!) what was happening but sounds quiet common really. | F | 21 | 3 years | 8/30/2007 | 1 | birth control | constant daily spotting, became very emotional: crying over anything, angry, anxiety, and acne | I started this med. as a birth control method and was told that it would shorten my periods (as a benefit). Instead, I had daily spotting. I need to stop it after 3 weeks because of the side effects. Think twice about taking this med. | F | 38 | 21 days | 8/30/2007 | 2 | Loestrin FE | Hair loss, balding, moodiness, no sex drive, bloating, missed periods, highly irritable, migraines, daily headaches.. craving food all the time, extremely tired | Im questioning whether or not lestrin has caused my balding on my head.. and my lack for sex.. | F | 23 | 3 months | 8/28/2007 | 4 | Birth control | Much lighter periods, vaginal dryness (not as bad as with other pills), cry more easily at sad and happy things. | I've been on much worse pills! My periods are rarely painful now and I pretty much forget I'm on it. The crying thing is a bit annoying though. | F | 23 | 8 months | 8/23/2007 | 2 | birth control | weight gain, food cravings, inability to cope, pms like symptoms, crying, irritable, headaches, swollen breasts, vaginal dryness, cramps but no periods. no amount of running is helping me lose weight | Thank you everyone who commented, I didnt realize it was the pill making me crazy, I thought I had lost my mind so I increased my Wellbutrin. I'm clinging to my boyfriend and I am so not a cling - on! He must think I've totally lost it. Cant wait to get off these! | F | 43 | 7 months | 8/23/2007 | 4 | Cramping/Birth Control | I experienced a decrease in appetite and dizziness/faintness or feeling quite tired or sleepy throughout the day, headaches, insomnia, mood swings/worsened PMS, painful bowel movements, and really bad food cravings. Also some backaches. | I think this pill helped clear up my skin, it really did help shorten my period & take away the bad cramping and heavy bleeding. It also helped with my appetite &, in turn, helped with my weight which was nice. This pill was fairly pleasant to be on up until i started getting dizzy or feeling tired. It just makes going about my day pretty hard. I also HAD to take it during the day otherwise if i took it at night i'd get NO sleep. | F | 15 | 6 months | 8/21/2007 | 4 | Birth Control | The only side effects which I experianced was really bad acne breakout the week before my period and crankiness. | I switched to Loestrin Fe from Estrostep Fe (which I was on for almost 3 years), I have really bad experience with Estrostep. The only good thing I could say about it was that it cleared up my acne for 2 years and then it just stopped working all of a sudden. Also, my LIBIDO DISAPPEARED and I was pissed off all of the time and so I needed a change. My doctor put me on Loestrin, However, I was a bit skeptical after reading all of the horror stories on this blog about Loestrin, especially the weight gain. However, after a month of being on this pill I feel much better and although I have some acne present I DIDNT HAVE ANY WEIGHT GAIN! Im not as cranky and depressed, and as for my Libido, lets just say much better:). So, I came to the conclusion that each pill reacts differently with every women. All my girlfriends on the pill complained of weight, but me nothing. And for that I am grateful. So as of right now I have no complaints about this pill. | F | 22 | 30 days | 8/20/2007 | 1 | Prevention | missed period, bloating, had a lower abdominal pain the entire month due that felt like heaviness in my bladder. Never experienced this prior to taking the pill. | F | 24 | 30 days | 8/20/2007 | 1 | birth control | horrific anxiety/panic episodes, uncontrollable crying fits, almost constant spotting, sleepiness | I am stopping this pill as of today, after crying uncontrollably over nothing at work and feeling completely out of control. Have become extremely unpredictable in my emotional reactions; feels like the worst possible PMS x 1000 - bloating, fatigue, unbelievable mood swings, irritability, hypersensitive to real or imagined criticism. This has been a horrible experience, but I have a history of anxiety/depression for which I take Zoloft 50 mg., so that may have something to do with it. | F | 36 | 12 days | 8/20/2007 | 2 | BC after repeated miscarriages | Slight nausea, Headaches and pressure starting in 2nd week,Crying-happy and sad, Fatigue/lethargy, Spotting in 2nd and 3rd week, cravings, acne. (Read comments to see possible thyroid connection.) | I started about a month after an early miscarriage. I was feeling very normal physically and emotionally when I started taking L-FE. But nearly constant headaches and nausea, as well as many comments here have me thinking I will just finish up with the four brown pills from my first month and then call it quits. I have 2 beautiful children and would like to have more, but I have had 4 early miscarriages four years in a row, and am getting tired of going through the beginning extremely sick part of the pregnancy without any results. I'll be looking into more natural methods of birth control. HEADS-UP for those with hair loss, unexplained weight gain, fatigue, sleepiness, dry skin, bloating, feeling cold, irritability, and irregular periods, . These can all be symptoms of LOW THYROID HORMONE LEVELS. I know this because I had thyroid cancer and a thyroidectomy five years ago and have had to have my thyroid meds. dosage changed a few times. Could it be that LoestrinFE 1/20 influenc | F | 36 | 24 days | 8/16/2007 | 1 | To regulate my cycle | I had major mood swings, Felt like throwing up, Felt depressed. My hair started to think out. Now that I have left this medicine my hairs are falling out in Clumps since the last 3 months. | Dont take it. Its not worth loosing your hair. That is more painful. I am undergoing it. I know | F | 26 | 14 weeks | 8/16/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | Violent Moods Swings, Severe Anxiety, Severe Depression, Suicidal Thoughts, Became Needy and Insecure, Lost all Self Esteem, Became Angry and Irritable, Tearful, Lost all Interest in Hobbies, Lost the ability to function like a human... | I would not recommend ANYONE to take this drug. I was on it for about 18 months. After 2/3 months my mood had completely changed and I thought I had depression (I had it before and had recently come off Anti-D's) so went to the doc. I questioned whether it could be the pill and was assured Loestrin 20 was the mildest dose of pill you could take and that he didn't think it could be that, so I stayed on it because I needed birth control and stupidly believed the doctor. So on I went from September to February until I couldn't take it any more. I could not function, I was always crying, getting upset, irrationaly angry, I was completly insecure in my relationship and myself and thought I was going insane. I came off the pill. Within days I was feelings slightly better, a week much better, a month feeling great, two months - could not believe the person I had been such a short while ago and now heading on 6 months I can't believe the effect this pill had on my life. I went to the d | F | 26 | 18 days | 8/16/2007 | 1 | Doctor switched me from OrthoTri. | Bloating, weight gain, increased appetite, TERRIBLE mood swings. | I had been on Ortho Tricyclen for 12 years and my doc switched me to this thinking it would help with recent cramping/bleeding. Although it did both of those things, it certainly wasnt worth the additional side effects of weight gain, larger breasts (they were big enough!) and awful mood swings that made me wondering what the hell was going on. I am SO glad I've read the comments on this site, now I dont feel like its just me since my doc raved about Loestrin. I've got a doc appt. next month and am switching back, I'll deal with the cramps and with any luck, will loose the weight and not feel like I'm loosing my mind every month. | F | 34 | 4 months | 8/16/2007 | 4 | To control ovarion cysts | At the beginning of the monthly packet, I experience some bloating, nothing major though. No extreme weight gain, no breast tenderness, no hair loss, no mood swings, an increase in sex drive, which my boyfriend appreciates! | I am fortunate in that I haven't experienced the awful side effects that some other women have. I appreciate the lighter/to none periods! Due to my age I also appreciate having a birth control option that is milder then the others. | F | 45 | 3 months | 8/15/2007 | 1 | hormones | depression sickness,stomach ache strange taste in my mouth panic,felt so low | doctor said its good cause hormone level in it yes if you want to be a nervous wreck | F | 36 | 10 days | 8/15/2007 | 2 | cyst and irregular heavy periods | cramps,vaginal dryness, spotting some months no problems other months period starts last week of pills is very heavy and lasts for 2 weeks plus spotting afterwards. The one benefit, my sex drive is through the roof! | I was on loestrin fe 1.5/30 for 12 years to control a cyst that made my periods heavy and irregular. My doctor retired and my new OB thought at 43 and because I take 5m norvasc for hereditary HBP I should switch to the low dose loestrin 1/20. I had my doubts as my other OB said the loestrin 1.5 would be consistant with keeping the cyst away my periods regulated and he said that the lower dose often doesn't help cysts and that I might have spotting issues too. Well 9 months later I still have spotting and now pain I suspect the cyst is back. This dose makes me crave sweets which I don't eat I am vegan so I control my weight just fine. I'm very moody and thank god my family has been understanding. I was never moody on the higher dose so I will be switching back to loestrin fe 1.5 | F | 43 | 9 months | 8/14/2007 | 2 | Contraception | ZERO sex drive, outbreaks of anger and depression, acne worsened, hair loss, no breast enlargement but they are EXTREMELY sore for some reason. Also break through bleeding in the 3rd week of pills. | The only good thing about this pill is the shorter and lighter periods it gives you. Also, my appetite has gone way down which I think is unusual for any bcp. | F | 21 | 3 months | 8/12/2007 | 2 | birth control, endo | severe mood swings. did not affect my period at all. slight breast tenderness the entire first cycle. Gone by second | When I say severe, I mean severe mood swings. And I regularly have mood swings during PMS but these were bad. Clinical depression need prozac bad. If I wasn't wanting to kill my husband, I was crying all over him. My dog went out of the yard and once I got her back in, I cried for 20 minutes. She was only on the sidewalk!! I actually thought I had some idea that that kind of emotion was why people kill themselves. I have NEVER had those thoughts before. Hopefully, it works better for someone else. | F | 40 | 44 days | 8/8/2007 | 1 | birth control | BLOOD CLOTS. LARGE ONES. That's right gals. I have no history of any blood clotting ever before, but after 2 months of taking the drugs for two months I found a superficial one in a vein on my arm. Went in for a checkup, the doctors found another one deep down. Spent the weekend in the hospital with IVs sticking out everywhere. Best part is I have to self-inject bloodthinners into my stomach twice a day. I am squeemish about needles so you can imagine how fun that is. Now I'm artificially hemophelic for 6 months, so the smallest bruise or cut is dangerous. My advice is stick to condoms. | F | 22 | 2 months | 8/8/2007 |