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 | BC | Horrible unable-to-function headache the day after starting and for 2 days following but not as severe. Broke out on my face,but not too terribly. I have nice skin normally,but prefer a few pimples to having a baby right now. the 2nd week I noticed breast tenderness and swelling. My appetite has changed at 1st No appetite or hunger pains which definately made the headaches worse to begin with and made me queezy. I started eating more frequent small meals and feel MUCH better. I have had a little weight gain, but it is only the 2nd week so I hope it will balance out and take the acne with it. I did well on Alesse for 3yrs and then had break through bleeding my Dr put me through hell switching brands for a year, always suffering from extreme side effects I quit for a yr and a half and after much research thought to try loestrin1/20. | While I was on break from taking the pill I had an ovarian cyst rupture(agonizingly painful experience)I am certain the cyst formed while I was switching brands repeatedly. While on the pills before, I gained weight and felt awful when I went off I broke out, my hair fell out in clumps for months, lost my sex drive-it was AWFUL! I was determined to get the weight off when I stopped taking the pill and it wouldn't budge until that cyst ruptured then 8lbs fell off in a wk. Hormones are SUPER powerful and our bodies rely on them to regulate everything, be kind and patient with your body when taking these little devil pills. They can be helpful to some people, but overall it is up tthe comsumer to learn as much as possible on your own and listen carefully to your body. | F | 29 | 9 days | 4/10/2007 | 1 | birth control | weight gain, breakthru bleeding, acne, moodiness, no sex drive | These pills didn't work for me. My period would start early. I still had cramps on the 14th day (ovulation). I will be switching to a different pill next week to try and fix this issue. | F | 33 | 6 months | 4/10/2007 | 2 | bc, acne | weight gain, breast tenderness, irregular bleeding, diarrhea, lower back pain, increased acne, depression | I have never experienced so many negative side effects with other forms of contraception. With other pills, I have gained weight and also dealt with depression, but not all this other stuff. I wonder if the company is paying my gynecologist. I also wonder if the symptoms will go away after a few months, but this page is making me doubt it. | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 4/9/2007 | 1 | birth control/regulate periods | ACNE. horrible acne-never in my life have I broken out so much. B/c of loestrin, I am now on ACCUTANE!!!! | avoid at all costs. please. | F | 22 | 2 months | 4/9/2007 | 1 | birth control | loss of appetite accompanied by weight GAIN (while trying to loose the baby weight - not very encouraging!!!); feeling like a zombie; lost interest in work, kids, all of my hobbies; not excited about anything anymore; coffee tastes bitter - cannot drink it in the morning (tried all brands); without coffee feel worse than before; loss of sleep, which is very bad since baby keeps me awake and when I can sleep, I can't; temperature sensitivity; smell sensitivity - all of these is not me. Birth control is not really necessary because I have no interest in having sex while on this pill; this must be the real Birth control mechanism. I would rather use condoms and have heavy periods. | For me it was the worst pill I ever took. It proved that humans are a function of their chemistry,and mine is out of wack. | F | 40 | 3 months | 4/9/2007 | 1 | SHORTER PERIOD | Headaches,Acne,Mood Swings and dizzy spells.I stopped taking the pill last Thursday and I am still bleeding!!!! The headaches were unbareable! My cycle is only 4 days NOT 12!!!! | I would never recommend this to anyone.. | F | 29 | 7 days | 4/9/2007 | 1 | birth control | depression, tenderness of breasts that make me not want to do a monthly self-exam (it hurts!) and I had 2 periods one right after the other. | This stuff just messes up your body. Besides that, I just cannot bear the feeling like I'm making a decision only God should make by controlling my body with a chemical. I'd rather have a baby than fight it in this way. | F | 19 | 33 days | 4/9/2007 | 2 | Perimenopause | Moody, depressed, devoid of emotion, anxiety On the positive--controlled food cravings | Will be going off it immediately. | F | 47 | 16 days | 4/8/2007 | 1 | PMS and birth control | High blood pressure! Nausea, stomach pain, headaches, pain in calves, insomnia, chest pain and palpitations. | My Dr. prescribed this for my PMS mainly. I am 45 years old. I do not smoke and am low risk for stroke but check out my side effects. I never have elevated B.P. but did on this med! I rather have PMS. I stayed on it for almost a full cycle. I am not pregnant but my period is of now a few days late. I am very bloated right now. Can't wait till later this month for my annual OB/GYN and to tell Dr. how messed up this pill made me! | F | 45 | 18 days | 4/8/2007 | 1 | Bloating, severe depression, tender swollen breasts, missed periods, severe mood swings, fatigue, you name it.... | ABSOLUTE WORST BIRTH CONTROL I'VE EVER BEEN ON!!!!! I feel like this birth control has really negatively affected my life. I keep missing periods and have typical pregnancy symptoms (but I'm not pregnant) like tender breasts and nausea, mixed with permanent PMS like mood swings and depression, fatigue and bloating! I wouldn't recommend this drug to anyone. I've read so many bad reviews, this drug should be taken off the market. | F | 22 | 2 days | 4/8/2007 | 1 | birth control | headaches, my face would break out, break through bleeding I would finish my period and a week later start again.. HATE IT ; no desire to have sex | all loestrin pills are awful; stay away. | F | 28 | 2 months | 4/6/2007 | 5 | increased libido, nervousness, decreased appetite, mild nausea | I had problems with birth control when I had just started taking the pill at 17yo. My obgyn had given me different ones but they all had adverse reactions(breakthough bleeding, mood swings, decreased libido, heavy periods, weight gain etc.) so I decided that I wouldn't take it again.I am guessing that I still had more horomonal developement to go through even at 17. Now at 23, I felt it was time to give it another go. Well, I started using loestrin 24 fe. I am really benefitting from the side effects at the moment. I've read other comments where others have had opposite side effects to mine. I guess everyone's body handles the pill differently. | F | 23 | 3 weeks | 4/5/2007 | 2 | birth control; low libido | weight gain (10 lbs); headaches; tired all the time/irregular energy bursts, food cravings for fatty foods; darker facial hair | I have taken this pill for about 2 1/2 months now, and I did not put together all these symptoms until I read this website about others' symptoms. I left Yazmin for this pill, and I'm seriously thinking of going back--my libido was way down on Yaz. I truly haven't noticed that much of a difference in that department, actually, and I feel like my facial hair is a little darker. It's rather unpleasant--I feel gross and bloated. Just didn't put 2 and 2 together that it could be this pill. | F | 26 | 2 months | 4/5/2007 | 1 | irregular menses/endometriosis | WEIGHT GAIN!!! Mood swings, headaches, dizziness, extremely tired but couldn't sleep, food cravings and then sometimes couldn't stand the sight of food. | My doctor put me on this after I had surgery. Since then, I have gained almost 10 pounds while working out and dieting. The mood swings have been the worst. I might like you one minute and hate you the next. I have had 2 periods a month since January. This has to be the worst pill out there. I am so glad to see others say they have experienced the same because I was beginning to think I was some sort of freak!! | F | 25 | 5 months | 4/5/2007 | 2 | cramps, birth control | stomach pain, almost everyday at least 5 times through out the day. skipped periods, sometimes 2 periods in a month, cant sleep, depressed, mood swings, emotional 24/7, my heart pounds, twitching in my muscles, headaches- this pill sucks | well i've been on this pill for about 9 or 10 months now starting in july 06. the entire month of july i thought i was dying- cramps, nausea, sweating, etc.. no period. it just sucked but i figured my body is just getting used to it so try it a little longer, it got better after that for about three months until november when i didnt get my period so of course i took a prego test and it was negative, then this month i didnt get my period so its been almost 2 months (since feb) that i haven't gotten it. but its just a pain in the ass, one month i get my perioe, another i get it twice, another i don't get it which makes me have anxiety because then i have to take a prego test, its just a pain. i have stomach pains often, i haven't slept well in months, i'm always tired, and my muscles constantly twitch, i even have my left side of my face twitching, and my right side of my body getting numb sometimes, i also get depressed on this pill and feel like im getting hairy? and my mood swings ar | F | 20 | 10 months | 4/4/2007 | 2 | birth control mainly | weight gain, unable to sleep well, periods of extreme energy and felt like i was on a sugar rush, never feeling tired after being awake for over 17hours. hungry all the time some days, other days not interested in food at all. Tightening and pain in chest. Extremely tender breats, rash on my chest and stomach. mood swings. Bleeding when i'm not supposed to be and feeling sick but unable to vomit.feeling very bloated. | Cleared some of my spots. I have only taken it for a short time so i will ocntinue until the end of this packet and then thats it for me. i tried Overanette, and that was twice as bad- i was at high suicide risk according to my doctor. I wouldn't recommend that anyone takes this pill or any other to be honest they mess up your body, they aren't natural. | F | 17 | 12 days | 4/4/2007 | 1 | To help regulate my periods. | Absent period, severe weight gain, severe breast tenderness, unable to sleep, headaches, I feel tired all the time, | WOW! To read all of these comments and see that I have the same exact or similar symptoms is alarming. I have not had a period in about 5 months and it scares me, I have gained so much weight, on the 1/20 {I never gained this much on the 1.5/30 which I stayed on for about a year}. I stay bloated all the time and I look puffy, I shed hair more often, and there are the highs and lows of energy, and sadness. If anyone would like to email me I would like to hear from you. And what the outcome may have been for you if you stopped taking this medication. | F | 25 | 5 months | 4/4/2007 | 3 | regulate periods | weight gain, + cup size, moodiness, depression/helplessness. i've been on a diet/exercise plan since i started and am still gaining. i could still be adjusting but at this point i feel like it's hardly even worth it; my weight was already an issue before i started this pill. definitely never felt this low in my life. | so far, it has helped with my periods. my first one started a few days early and lasted roughly 7 days. it was slightly heavy, but it's a HUGE improvement for me. i haven't felt any intense nausea on loestrin, unlike with other pills; also a plus. i'm still trying to decide if regular periods are worth the overwhelming side effects. | F | 18 | 6 weeks | 4/3/2007 | 2 | I switched from the minipill | Nausea, headaches, weight gain (5 pounds), lack of period, irritability, just a general feeling of blah. | This will be my 4th month taking this pill. I haven't been very happy so far. I just feel sick all the time. I have taken a pregnancy test and it was negative. I want to try another pill, but there are so many negative comments about the other ones too. | F | 37 | 3 months | 4/3/2007 | 1 | Avoiding Pregnancy | Basically it has all been said numerous times before on this site, but it began with acne on my jaw and chin (I usually do not have break outs) that would not heal, then the headaches ( I had never experienced migraines before - horriable), severe mood swings (mostly anger particularly the week before my scheduled period, then the wierd spotting - felt like I had to wear a pad all the time just in case, I became very lethargic and unmotivated, incrediably strong cravings for unhealthy foods, my breast were extremely tender and enlarged the entire 8 months that I took this, I also experienced weight gain and more interesting by the 8th month I actually appeared as if I was pregnant - weight gain in the lower abdomen and nowhere else, no period, nausea, etc. But due to the physical changes in my body my feelings toward myself had become very dangerous as my body image created depression for me. | Please be careful - I have seen these side effects repeated several times in this site with very few exceptions. The depression alone is the single most dangerous aspect and weither triggered directly by the pill or due to the side effects from the pill it is a concern. I have been off of the Loestrin FE 1/20 for a little over two weeks and I still have not had a period but I have seen a stop to my weight gain but I won't feel any relief until I have my first period. I wish I had seen this earlier. I would have been off of it much earlier and not experienced such confusion, concern and depression. | F | 36 | 8 months | 4/3/2007 |