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 |
| 4 | To Prevent Pregnancy | Missed period!!! | I have had pretty good experiences. I've had lighter periods and no cramps at all. My period went from 5 days to 2 days which is great. The only thing that is worrying me is that I have missed my period, which is very scary because I recently had a set of twins, but I've read other stories and found out that I am not the only one and that makes me feel better!!! | F | 23 | 1 years | 6/7/2007 | 1 | Birth control | This is the worst pill that I have ever taken. When I wasn't yelling at people I was crying, I had my period for pretty much the month, I think it made me anemic, my legs hurt all the time, i was brusing easily, i had headaches. I don't know how this pill was approved. | F | 27 | 2 months | 6/7/2007 | 4 | Birth Control | Slightly more emotional, no periods, increase in cup size | So far on Loestrin 24 Fe I've noticed that I do cry easier, but I was that way on Ortho Tri. I think no matter what birth control I'm on, my emotions will be more sensitive. This is my fourth birth control & so far it has been the best. My past birth control pills made me hungry all the time, so I gained 20 pds, some of it is water weight. My gyno put me on Loestrin as it helps keep weight off & even loose it. I have to say, I finally do feel like I can control my eating. I'm actually loosing weight now, so I'm very happy to be on my way to my "normal" weight. I have had no periods so far, which is a scare, but my sister is on it & she has the same thing. I'm just going to have to get comfortable that I may not have a period. I take it at the same time every day b/c it is such a low dose pill. I feel slightly bloated before my inactive pills, & that is it. I have no cramps which is wonderful, b/c I never had them before I went on the pill & all my previou | F | 26 | 2 months | 6/6/2007 | 4 | Birth control | Breast enlargement (B to a C, definitely positive!), cystic acne, slight nausea and occasional mood swings. | All other birth control pills I've tried have made me violently ill after 1-6 days. This one is the only one that I have been able to take thus far. I take it at noon every day and usually for a few hours after I tend to feel more moody so I have to try and control myself, it's very minor thank God. I've noticed minor nausea but nothing major to interfere with my day. I don't get food cravings like others seem to experience and the best of all, I went from a B to a C. Oh and I used to have cystic acne that I got rid of with medication 2 years ago and Loestrin brought it back which sucks because I'm getting married in 4 weeks. Hopefully it's nothing that antibiotics and facials can't fix (antibiotics got rid of it last time)...I'm staying on it! :D | F | 20 | 11 days | 6/6/2007 | 1 | over 40 | weight gain, breast tenderness, tired, very tired | I have taken many birth control pills, but by far this was the worst. I gained about 20 pounds in the year that i was on them, and was tired all the time!!!! and second week of pills i could not take my bra off, my breast hurt so bad. do not take these pills!!! only plus was my sex life got better!! | F | 42 | 1 years | 6/6/2007 | 3 | birth control | Took pill first day of period - my period usually lasts 3 days but the pill made it last longer 7-10 days with continuous cramps. Also, a bit moody and depressed. But second week things were fine in terms of mood and period stopping. Third week slight cramps and spotting here and there. | I am actually taking Loestrin 1/24. I used to be on Yasmin but after 3 months I became extremely irritable, moody and depressed - the boyfriend at that time thought I was a different person! Switched immediately after I realized it was because of Yasmin and felt much normal afterwords. Overall Loestrin is fine for me because it doesn't alter my mood as much as Yasmin did. The random spotting/bleeding here and there are tad annoying but again, I would prefer that then severe mood swings that scare my loved ones away! | F | 28 | 3 weeks | 6/5/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | severe weight gain, depression, low libido, severe anxiety, tired, fatigued, shorter periods! | My periods are short, but that's the only benefit to taking this pill. I'm very athletic and have always been relatively slender until this pill. Within the first three months, I gained 10 lbs, then three months after, I gained 12 lbs (22 lbs total) until I figured out the Loestrin Fe is to blame. I always had an active sex drive before, but now I only want to have sex once every few months. Since this pill, I've also had severe anxiety (borderline panic attacks) and depression. Steer clear of Loestrin Fe! | F | 28 | 1 years | 6/5/2007 | 3 | Prevention & painful cramps, nausea | Lighter periods that last only 2-3 days. Tired and emotional. A couple of late periods as well as a missed period. | I feel a little relieved reading this website. I have been freaked out about missing my period even after taking 3 pregnancy tests that came back negative. The shorter periods aren't worth the scare of being pregnant.Plus it's not cheap stuff. I'm switching asap! | F | 22 | 7 months | 6/3/2007 | 2 | To avoid pregnancy | bloating, mood swings, HIGHLY INCREASED APPITITE!!!!!!!! | lets just say im not the biggest fan of loestrin.... | F | 18 | 2 weeks | 6/3/2007 | 4 | hormone issues | none | i have only been on it for two days but i havent had one side effect. | F | 16 | 2 days | 6/2/2007 | 1 | peri-menapause symptoms | My doctor thought this would help with regulating my periods during this peri-menapausal stage, however the experience was horrible! Once I started this medication I bled for six-weeks straight, with continuous and intense cramping 24/7. I gained weight and was very depressed and emotional, feeling that I had little control of my life. My doctor encouraged me to give it a try a little longer, but I stopped it and am so glad I did, I will take the peri-menapausal symptoms any day over the side effects of this drug! | M | 49 | 6 weeks | 6/1/2007 | 4 | endometriosis X 7 years/ 4 surgerie | I am experiencing a high degree of nausea. I do not usually have this, but I am willing to deal with it due to the decrease in my pain levels. I have gone from a pain level of 10+ to a 5/6. | I have tried numerous birth control pills, an IUD, even depo-lupron which sends you in to temporary menopause. I am only 30 so this is not something I wanted to do but was willing to do what ever the doctor mentioned. I am only a month into the pill, but am keeping my fingers crossed for at least temporary success. | F | 30 | 1 months | 5/31/2007 | 3 | Extreme heavy period | Tired and very sleepy (First two weeks of pill, a little emotional (Cried for first 2 weeks of pill), bloated, swollen breasts | Taking Loestrin FE 24, Started pill on day one of cycle and had a 10 day period. During iron pills started cycle very light with some cramping. No longer get sleepy as I take pill before bedtime to sleep through site effects. On second pack now, no longer bloated, now have increased breast size with some slight tenderness and no more feelings to cry for just anything. Will stick this out in hopes of seeing improvements with cycle. | F | 41 | 6 weeks | 5/31/2007 | 1 | Heavy bleeding | Terrible depression | Thank goodness I found this site I thought I was going crazy. My job requires me to deal with a lot of emotional things and normally I am able to not get emotionally attached. Not anymore!! All I do is sit around and think about bad thing happening to the ones I love. I am scared to let my children out of my site. If I watch the news and see something bad I immediatley think that it is going to happen to someone I love. I can't take this anymore. I have taken off work for three days. I went to the doctor and was prescribed Celexa (lets hope it helps soon) because I am having panic attacks daily. I am stopping this pill today. If anyone knows how long it will take to get out of my system please email me. Thanks | F | 38 | 21 days | 5/31/2007 | 2 | for birth control | This pill is definately not great for me. The first two months started off fine but then i experienced a lot of missed periods and EXTREMELY light periods (didnt even have to use a tampon or pad) it was very frustrating and scary wondering if i was pregnant or not (took 3 tests so far) i was glad to hear that others felt the same way and had similar experiences, i think im gonna switc asap. | F | 23 | 8 months | 5/30/2007 | 2 | Birth control | Frequent break through bleeding and weight gain. | I had periods every 24 days and they lasted about 1 week and sometimes longer. I took this to help regulate my periods so that I did not have them as often and they weren't for as long. It hasn't helped much. I have spotting to actual bleeding every other week. So far I haven't become pregnant which is the point I guess but I still have abnormal periods and weight gain. I keep hoping after time my periods will lighten up & only have them for about 3 days as suggested by the company. | F | 38 | 7 months | 5/29/2007 | 5 | Birth Control | I have had some nausea especially when I take the iron pills and I did have the missed period scare that some of the other patients had, but over all I have been very satisfied. | I like the short periods and it has helped with PMS quite a bit. | F | 38 | 5 months | 5/27/2007 | 4 | Birth control | No bad side effects so far. No break through bleeding this month and I usually have that with each pill. Haven't started my period with this pill yet. | F | 36 | 24 days | 5/25/2007 | 1 | Very heavy periods before | Weight Gain, terrible bloating | I was on loestrin 24 for 2 months and stopped it because I was training for a half marathon so I was exercising like a maniac and I still gained 8 pounds! Since I stopped it 5 weeks ago, I have lost the weight, but I have yet to have had my time of the month and it's been 36 days since I stopped it. I did a pregnancy test and it came back negative, so maybe I am not going to have a period again this month even though I am not on it anymore. The 2 months I was on it, I barely had it at all but now that I am off, I am surprised I haven't had one yet. Anyone else had problems with it taking a while to start having a period again? Light periods are nice, but it's stressful thinking each month you might be pregnant when you barely have one or don't have one at all. | F | 36 | 2 months | 5/25/2007 | 3 | contraceptive | many missed periods, extremely light periods, early periods, cramps more often | ive been on this pill for about 10 months and im a little frustrated with it because (like many other women on this website) it seems liike i rarely get my period, sometimes it wont come for 2 or 3 months and when it does its barely there. now i'm starting to get my period 2 weeks early. and i feel like i get cramps more often and at very strange times now. if you dont mind not getting your period this could be for you, but i am not okay with missing a period and being paranoid for an entire month. | F | 18 | 10 months | 5/22/2007 |