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 | regulate periods, birth control | enlarged breasts, TERRIBLE mood swings, weight gain, lengthy periods(7 days) | This pill is terrible. do not take it. | F | 18 | 3 months | 8/8/2007 | 2 | Birth Control/ heavy bleeding/acne | Headaches, dizzy, horrible emotional breakdowns (after 6th month), leg aches within the first 3-4 months, stomach aches, tired, night sweat, missed 4 periods in 6 months. | I used to take Loestrin FE but they switched me to the microgestin and I have never been so crazy in all my life. My emotions are flying off the hook. I assumed a lot of my feeling sick was because of the flu I had in January or the staph infection I had last August, but now that I can see everyone else is in the same boat as me. Loestrin FE was pretty good to me, excluding a few head aches or stomach aches. My Microgestin has me climbing walls. I had to get off the pill because for 6 months I only got my period 4 times, and my body is usually on the clock and I had NEVER missed a period in all my life. Then I missed 2-3 in a row, so I got off it for a month, just to make sure. Sure enough my body was back on schedule. Then I got back on and I've been a mess. So much so I just stopped taking them after the begining of the first week. My boyfriend is getting sick of my irrate emotions and constant sickness. I am perpetually cold, until I go to sleep and I have night sweats. I'm crying o | F | 26 | 1 years | 8/6/2007 | 2 | birth control | hair loss, weight gain (30 pounds in 3 months), breast enlargement, breakthough bleeding, no sex drive, INTENSE HEADACHES! | Having just lost all of my baby weight, I was very upset to see the large amount of weight returning. I am now in a larger size than when I was pregnant! I had lost 30 pounds of baby weight and was very happy with my returned size until I started these pills. All of the wieght came back with more! My hair is falling out at an intense rate, my breasts have gone up a cup size, I have breakthrough bleeding-bleeding on week two and week four every month. I have absolutely NO sex drive. I know I just had a baby, but there is more to it than that. But the main side effect that I just cannot deal with is the INTENSE HEADACHES!!! I have to go home from work at least once a week because the headaches are so intense. They are like migraines, when light and sound are just too painful to be around. I was taking otho cyclen before and I will BEG my doctor to put me back on them. I don't care how good these pills are supposed to be, but these side effects are just too much to handle. I w | F | 27 | 4 months | 8/4/2007 | 3 | birth control, regulate bleeding | a few more blemishes than usual, moods swings, feel bloated all the time, very light spotting. | after having a baby my hormones have been all over the place, including making me bleed for about 2 weeks out of each month. however, this pill has made the bleeding much lighter, but i'm not sure it's worth the side effects. i'm going to see how i feel after a full three months though. | F | 22 | 1 months | 8/3/2007 | 2 | Prevent Pregnancy | Weight gain. Loss of Libido. Moodiness. Extreme Gas. Unpredictable periods. | I am so glad I found this website! Thank you all for this information, because I am never taking another one of these pills. One question - has anyone else had severe gas as a result of Loestrin FE? I am not making a joke. I fart constantly (for the first time in my life) and it just occurred to me that it might be these pills. I haven't seen anyone say this, but maybe it's not just me. I'm stopping either way - the 15 pounds I've gained in the last 4 months is reason enough. That and the very irregular periods (I used to be able to set a clock by my 4-day periods; now I never know when they'll stop or start). I also would like to start being interested in sex with my husband again and stop snapping his head off over every little thing (which I never did before). He'd like that, too. Going back to vaginal contraceptive film, which is cheap and effective, just not as spontaneous as I'd like us to be. | F | 38 | 5 months | 8/3/2007 | 3 | birth control | weight gain, leg swelling, slight mood swings, lack of sex drive. | I posted before on my experience on this pill for 1-2 month and thought this pill was good thus far. HOWEVER, my HAIR has THINNED considerably and it won't stop falling out!! For those who posted about hair thinning - did your hair grow back after you got off of this pill?? Weight gain and leg swelling is one thing - looking bald on top of my head is not! If someone has had the same effect, PLEASE post back and let me know if your hair grew back! I told my OBGYN and she claimed Loestrin will not have that side effect and advised me to stay on it but I'm getting concerned waking up with hair all over my pillow! | F | 28 | 3 months | 8/2/2007 | 2 | birth control/regulate heavy period | bloating/no period | For the past 4 years I had been on EstroStep due to heavy periods and painful cramps my doctor three months ago switched me to loestrin 24fe and I am not satisfied with it. I feel bloated most of the time which is hard for me to tolerate becaue I am a very active and athletic female. Along with bloating I haven't had a period which is very unsettling. I've been with my boyfriend for almost a year and not having a period is stressful and worriesome. I have gone to the doctor to have a pregnancy test which was negative. I do NOT recommend this pill and I will be going back on EstroStep next month. I would also like to thank all the women who have posted comments about this pill it has been very comforting and helpful. | F | 22 | 3 days | 8/1/2007 | 2 | Birth Control | Loss of appetite, weight gain, depression, long periods, missed periods (negative pregnancy tests) | It's stressful to be taking birth control and worrying about missed periods that are related to the pill and not pregnancy. Not worth it, I'm switching. | F | 21 | 8 months | 8/1/2007 | 2 | Birth Control | The first month had extreme fatigue. Loss of period, bloating, very active, eating less, working out hard, not losing a pound. Excessive hair loss didn't notice until month 3. Loss in sex drive, very aggrivated all the time. Loss in concentration....all day. | I thought this was great, my insurance company stopped covering my birth-control tri-levlen, so the dr switched me to the generic microgestin 1/20. I am 28,have no desire to have sex with my boyfriend or be touched at all. My hair is falling out, big time.......I am glad I came to this site, I am stopping this pill asap. I do notice that the side effects in this medication are higher in women my age and older. Especially with the lack of sex drive and the hair loss. | F | 28 | 4 days | 7/31/2007 | 2 | lighter periods/cramping | Change in appetite, weight gain, hair loss, decreased sex drive, increase in acne/breakouts | I've only been on this pill for a couple weeks and I'm already noticing the same side effects reported by everyone else. Since I've been on it, I've noticed a huge decrease in sex drive. Plus, I am hungry ALL the time and have already noticed a remarkable weight gain! :( My hair is already thin and falls out a lot, but now it's getting worse. Lastly, I have very acne-prone skin and I've noticed I am breaking out more now that I'm on the pill, when before I had it under control. I may stick with it just to see if my cramping/PMS improves. If it doesn't, there's no way I'm staying on it! | F | 25 | 3 weeks | 7/29/2007 | 1 | Regulate Period | extreme mood swings, crying at anything, high anxiety, worsened pain during cramps, constipation, unbearable headaches, slight weight gain, unable to lose weight, nausea, palpitations, tired all the time, insomnia, etc...etc.. this pill sucks | don't take it | F | 17 | 4 months | 7/27/2007 | 2 | Birth Control | Some nausea, and first period while on it was absurdly heavy. But my main concern were the weird flashes/bubbles of light I experienced vision-wise in week 3, followed by headache. My ohb/gyn has asked me to stop the pill immediately, but I wondered if anyone else had these vision issues. | 3 weeks | 7/26/2007 | 4 | Birth Control | Brief initial 2-5 day increase in appetite with first pack, breakthrough bleeding, slight increase in facial break-outs/acne. | I want to be completely honest in saying it KILLS me not to give this pill a 5 rating. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS PILL. I would recommend this pill to anyone, and I have. The ONE and ONLY reason I stopped taking this pill was due to breakthrough bleeding like clockwork the first pill of week 2 every month, then obviously on the placebo week 4. I suffered NO mood swings/depression, NO loss of sex drive, NO bloating. I felt completely "normal", as if I wasn't even taking the pill. My doctor decided to switch me after I informed her my bleeding got a bit worse the 3rd month instead of getting better. I will be starting Yaz after this pack. Ladies, this pill is worth a try in my opinion. | F | 22 | 3 months | 7/25/2007 | 4 | prevent pregnancy | occassional nausea, lower back pain, weight gain, and less sexual drive, but lighter periods(1 day), slightly bigger breasts, and clearer skin. | the negative side effects equal the positive side effects for me, but i do worry about missing my period since they are so light. the first few months, i felt every side effect moreso than i do now. now i get these side effects just every now and again, from month to month. | F | 22 | 1 days | 7/23/2007 | 2 | period regulation | weight gain, loss of period, some emotional instability | No one in my family has ever had problems keeping off weight, especially at my age (19). In fact, most of us have trouble putting weight on. Before I decided to start Loestrin, I weighed 117 lbs. Soon after starting this medication I went up to around 130 lbs. It has since been one year and I now weigh around 140 lbs. I should also mention that during this year on Loestrin, I have been a college cheerleader which requires me to work out daily and maintain a regular, healthy diet. In addition to my weight gain, I have lost my period completely. The only benefit that I can see, is bigger breasts. | F | 19 | 1 years | 7/21/2007 | 1 | bc | Weight gain,complete loss of libido,feelings of overwhelm,irregular appetite increase,irregular periods,massive bloating,highly emotional,highly erradic ups & downs,heart palpitations,leg cramps(feel they are blood clots-sometimes) | I am so grateful for all these women's comments; I have been up/down about getting off this pill since I have not felt myself since I took it from DAY 1!! I wanted to get off after a couple of months, but Dr said same thing wait till it evened out--it never did and I have made the decision this last week and took myself off after my sister said to me "Trust your instincts". This is not a good pill...I do not know how these companies can allow this stuff to be out there for the trusting public. Thanks so much for all of your comments...it has confirmed what I was feeling all along. We have to learn how to trust our own instincts about our own bodies!! Thanks again!! | F | 39 | 8 months | 7/21/2007 | 2 | Contraception | Depression, mood swings, fatigue, slight weight gain (5 lbs), slight hair loss, complete loss of libido, spotting. | I was on Microgestin, a generic. I'm not going to recommend/not recommend this to anyone because everyone reacts to the hormones differently, but I did not react well to this one. At first I thought the side effects were from stress and other illness I was experiencing when I started taking this drug, but when the symptoms continued for three months I knew what was causing them. I could handle everything but the lack of sex drive. I've been taking Ortho Cyclen for a week now and it's definitely back! | F | 19 | 3 months | 7/20/2007 | 3 | Birth Control | Weight gain - about 10lbs in 3mos. I run and exercise pretty much daily and i haven't been able to loose an ounce. I just keep gaining. My breast size has increased more than a full cupsize and they are very tender. My feet also feel swollen. My friends all swore I was pregnant. Sex drive hasn't been affected at all from what I can tell. Sensitive, not really sad or moody just kind of well, sensitive. and NIGHT SWEATS. | This is my last week on this pill and I am going back on Mircette which I have had much better experience on in the past. I had been on the pill for about 10years and never had weight gain or problems like this. | F | 28 | 3 months | 7/19/2007 | 2 | Birth Control | I have been on this pill for 7 months -- in those 7 months I have had my period 0 times!! In spite of my repeated monthly panicked phone calls to my doc, he doesn't seem to be worried. On top of this, I've been having major mood swings, laughing one minute, crying the next. Lately, I've even thought about the various ways I could end my life! I am normally a very level headed and happy woman! Today...just today, it occurred to me that it could be this damn pill! I am so happy to read all of your reviews...maybe I'm not nuts after all. My boyfriend HATES condems...any other birth control suggestions?? | F | 41 | 7 years | 7/19/2007 | 1 | BC/Heavy periods | loss of sleep, weight gain of 8 lbs over 1.5 months,acne, EXTREME MOODS | This is by far the worst BC I've been on. I've pretty much had a light period the ENTIRE time I've been on it. My mom actually sat me down and told me to call the doc to switch off because she was tired of me flipping out all the time. It's made me very depressed, I've often burst out crying for absolutely no reason whatsoever. Next week is my doc appt, cannot wait to get off this stuff. | F | 21 | 1.5 months | 7/18/2007 |