LOESTRIN FE 1/20 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE)

Average Rating: 2.4 (1356 Ratings)

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 5  acne, birth control, painful cramps Slight nausea a day or two before getting my period. I tried ortho tri cyclin low for my acne first, however it seemed to make it worse. I'm using microgestin 1/20 which is the generic version of loestrin 1/20. My acne is all gone now, however wait at least 2 months before you see results. Microgestin is great because my period only lasts 3 days on average. I rarely have paiful cramps. F 22 2 years
10/27/2006
 1  Birth control Increased sex drive, good mood swings, however strong fishy discharge :( F 25 13 days
10/27/2006
 1  Irregular periods, Pain w/ period naseua--vomitted one morning, BLEEDING EVERY DAY after first week!! Feel exaughsted all the time naseua--vomitted one morning, BLEEDING EVERY DAY after first week!! Feel exaughsted all the time i hate this pill i'm gettin off it asap, please dont take this! F 21 1 months
10/26/2006
 1   Severe anxiety, depression, loss of appetite, enlarged breasts (not saying I didnt need an enlargement), insane cravings for sweets, complete loss of my sex drive. This birth control was so awful for me I cant even tell you. I have started having anxiety attacks for no apparent reason, which set me off crying uncontrollably for literally hours. I never want to eat anything, but find myself craving candy and other kinds of sweets. I have barely had sex since I started taking these pills, because I just have absolutely no desire. Its been an awful month, and I would just be careful and watch for any of these side effects if you start taking these pills. F 22 1 months
10/26/2006
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 4  birth control, acne headaches, short, light periods, tiredness F 17 5 months
10/25/2006
 2  birth control constant spotting and break-through bleeding, hair loss, SEVERE acne Triphasil and Ortho Tri-Cyclen worked well for me for 10 years. Switching to Loestrin was a mistake. I gave it four months, hoping side effects would subside, but the spotting and acne actually got worse. I've gone back to Ortho Tri-Cyclen. F 31 4 months
10/25/2006
 4  regulate period breast enlargement :), occasional headaches and fatigue (not sure if they are related to the pill), acne at first was worse, however now it seems to be better, and slight weight gain. Overall i like this pill. I'm hoping the slight weight gain ive experianced will go away after i've been on the pill for long enough. I have also experianced moodiness the week before the brown pills, nothing thats too bad tho. At first my breasts constantly hurt, however now they only hurt the week before my period (as they did when I was off the pill) I'm not sure if the fatigue and headaches are due to the pill, if they are im hoping time will erase these side effects as well. I going to allow my body to adjust to the pill before taking these side effects seriously. F 18 3 months
10/24/2006
 3  regulate hormones Increased app. craving for sugar, tired all the time I am so scared to keep taking this med. I already suffer from hair loss...with the reports of others, I'm convinced it's just gonna get worse. I will be stopping this med. tomorrow. F 28 30 days
10/24/2006
 2  heavy blood flow and awful cramping daily migraines, constant cramping and stabbing uterine pains i have been on loestrin for a month and a half in order to slow down the bleeding and keep my cramps to a minimum so i didn't have to call out of work. for the first two weeks i went crazy with mood swings. no one wanted to be around me, including myself. for the whole week before i was to take the sugar/iron pills, i bleed on and off especially after intercourse. when period time came around, it was especially bad. i believe the cramps actually were WORSE than normal. a week after the period ended, here i am bleedng again. this is awful. i've never had any problems like this with any other bc. is this normal? F 22 45 days
10/21/2006
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 5  perimenopausal none that I notice. This pill has been so helpful! My night sweats, flushing, irregular periods have stopped. I'm on my second cycle of this bc pill and I believe it has just the right amount of estrogen my body needs at this time. I'm able to sleep thru the night again. F 48 2 months
10/19/2006
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 3  break thru bleeding forgetful, foggy mind, bit depressed, possible weight gain, bloated. Have no more break thru bleeding, as a matter of fact, hardly bleed at all now when I get my period. I did at first when started taking Loestrin FE but on it now for 4 months and periods are hardly there anymore. I am taking it for the fibroid tumors I have and the break thru bleeding but not sure I want to continue on it. F 39 4 months
10/19/2006
 1  premature menopause Weight gain, extream fatigue, moodiness, very emotional The first couple of weeks I felt great. Then all of a sudden I was so tired that I could hardly get out of be for a WEEK. It was the wierdest thing...I was just sooooo tired. My muscles were so tired I couldn't keep my arms up to brush my hair! I stopped taking it about seven days ago and I am feeling much better. Besides the fatigue I was depressed, and crying like every day for no reason. I would laugh one minute and cry the next. It wasn't worth it to me. I started taking vitamins and suppliments to help my premature menopause symptoms and it seems to be working:) F 32 21 days
10/19/2006
 2  Stop Pregnancy Horrible mood swings and depression. Cramping and no periods (should be good but who wants to worry if the pills worked or not) F 24 2 months
10/18/2006
 1  birth control Tried Loestrin 24 twice, but had to quit after a week or so each time. Nausea, unbelievable fatigue, moodiness & outbursts, low libido, low mood, headache; before taking it, none of this - some moodiness, but due to circumstance, not the low mood you get on this. F 32 10 days
10/18/2006
 1  contraception mood swings! breakthrough bleeding for a month, spotting, cramping, headache everyday F 21 2 months
10/18/2006
 2  Prevent pregnancy reduce crampscyle I have been on this pill approximately 6 months. My skin broke out terrible the first few months but has started to clear somewhat. My periods used to be extremely heavy but as I continue these pills, they have lessened to almost nothing other than cramping. Recently, I have experienced TERRIBLE mood swings. I am not an emotional person at all but I have found myself crying for no reason whatsoever. I feel depressed with no desire to do anything. I thought it was just me but now I see that these side effects are common. I wanted to give my body adjustment time to get used to these pills but I can not get used to these side effects. I think I would rather have heavy, 7 day periods than deal with all of this. These pills work great for making your period less heavy and much shorter, HOWEVER, they cause extreme mood swings, lower sex drive, and acne. F 27 6 months
10/17/2006
 2  birth control major spotting in between periods, breasts got bigger, weight gain, mood swings this birth control causes A LOT of spotting, i felt like i was on my period all month long. my breasts did get bigger which was nice but gained 7 pounds also. My mood swings were crazy a felt like i was schizophrenic...dont take this pill F 19 3 months
10/16/2006
 2  contraception depression, agitation, mood swings, hair loss, increased appetite. I had been on Femodette for three years and then started to have very long irregular periods. This has stopped that, but I am just coming to the end of my third month and feel totally irrational, down, aggitated, fat, and so pleased I know why my hair has been coming out in handfuls. No one pill is right for everyone but it would have been nice to see these side affects in the leaflet I got. F 27 3 months
10/15/2006
 2  contraception depression, agitation, mood swings, hair loss, increased appetite. I had been on Femodette for three years and then started to have very long irregular periods. This has stopped that, but I am just coming to the end of my third month and feel totally irrational, down, aggitated, fat, and so pleased I know why my hair has been coming out in handfuls. No one pill is right for everyone but it would have been nice to see these side affects in the leaflet I got. F 27 3 months
10/15/2006
 3   possible breast tenderness possible migraine headaches, however, not sure if from pill as I had them prior to taking it I was relieved at reading this page as I am in my second month of taking these pills and had no period. I was very concerned, but now realize that it is normal. I had previously been on LoOvral for several years and hadn't experienced anything like this. Other than the price, I think I will like Loestrin F 27 2 months
10/12/2006

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