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 |
| 5 | birth control, heavy/painful period | Possibly makes me feel more tired, may have gained a little weight but can't be certain that it's not my lack of will-power! Light/no periods. | Have been taking various forms of the pill since I was 16 (Microgynon/Celest) both made me gain weight and gave me mood swings and nausea. Loestrin does NOT make me depressed although I can get a little teary coming up to my period and it certainly doesn't make me ill. I have not experienced any hair loss. I have much milder & shorter periods with little/no pain. I have experienced NO period on occasion. I did also have a time where I had a continuous period for over 6 months - I continued taking Loestrin and don't attribute the issue with the pill. I would recommend it to reduce period pains. I've not had any experience to suggest that this pill is at all harmful to your health, however I have given myself a rest from it for a couple of months every year or so just in case. | F | 23 | 5 years | 1/3/2006 | 4 | Birth control and irregular periods | I experienced some slight hair loss, my moods became better, i was constantly happy and upbeat. I missed three periods when i began loestrin 20 and was extremely scared that i was pregnant! Severe cramps in the first week of pills. | Would recommend it as an anti-depressant and it's not great to control irregular periods as it can tend to stop periods all-together. | F | 15 | 6 months | 1/2/2006 | 2 | prevent pregnancy | slight breakthrough bleeding .dizziness, tired. not sleeping as normal, off my food , feel slighty sick, thick head .low in feelings. | going to finish the pack (5 more days)think i will try some thing else. | F | 37 | 16 days | 1/2/2006 | 3 | who has tried microgestrin fe 1/20? | F | 16 | | 12/15/2005 | 5 | birth control and migraines | very mild break through bleeding. Spotting for 1-2 days. Still have some mild headaches but not migraine-like. Ibuprofen works to relieve them. | My sex drive has increased dramatically since switching birth control pills!!!! Very, very happy about this. Can't believe by simply switching a pill could have such dramatic affects. | F | 31 | 2 months | 12/14/2005 | 2 | switched from Ortho lo | Iv been on these pills now for three months and Ihave to say a few things here. Not good for me. I have high aniexty,flushing,sweets and I notice I have been highly anioxus, annoyed and angry. I have been seeing spots and tightness in chest. Need to changed again. | Not for me, Im a 40 yr Women that looks like 30 and acts like a 20 yr old. | F | 40 | 3 months | 12/12/2005 | 3 | birth control | have not experienced many side effects-possible weight gain. have become quite tense and nervous. | I have heard that this is prescribed to older women, and once my doc suggested that this isn't as effective in regards to pregnancy. another doctor disagrees. im at a loss! | F | 20 | 6 months | 11/30/2005 | 1 | birth control | my hair has started to fall out like crazy. i don't think that this pill is for younger women. please don't take if you want to keep your beautiful locks of hair!!! | F | 20 | 8 months | 11/21/2005 | 3 | Severe cramps, birth control | Light periods, no cramps, vaginal dryness, extreme yest infection, sore breasts | At first I was extremely satisfied with this birth control. I have taken Ortho and it caused me to have massive mood swings. It was great (though a little scary the first time) to have a light period and little to no cramping, since I also have Intercystal Cystitus of the bladder and cramping makes that worse. However, into the second month of taking the pills, I started experiencing extremely dry and sensitive vaginal skin. About a day before my period started, I got the worst yest infection of my life and had to treat it for 4 days. I love that I have lighter cramps and periods, however I'm not sure if the other side effects are worth continueing to take this birth control. | F | 23 | 2 days | 11/14/2005 | 5 | ENDOMETRIOSIS | NONE REALLY. EXTREMELY SHORT PERIODS, MAX OF 2 TO 3 DAYS. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO NARROW MY PERIOD DAY DOWN TO ONE DAY LIKE I DID WITH ORTHO TRICYCLEN BUT I CAN NARROW IT DOWN TO 3 DAYS. NOT MUCH CRAMPING, WHICH IS GOOD. THE ENDOMETRIOSIS HAS NOT BOTHERED ME FOR ABOUT A YEAR, SO THAT IS GOOD. | F | 22 | 11 months | 11/9/2005 | 4 | endometriosis, birth control | missed period, some cramps | I haven't noticed any major side effects. The only negative is that a missed period is scary, even though common. My mood is great though. I was on Seasonale earlier this year and it made me extremely depressed. | F | 28 | 3 months | 10/4/2005 | 2 | birth control | I am 36 years old was taking Modicon 28 and decided to switch to Loestrin to see if it would improve my sex drive. The one bad side effect that I experienced was an increase in joint pain. Everywhere that I have arthritis the pain seemed to increase, particularly my left foot. I took Loestrin for 2 years and stopped to become pregnant. | Some positive side effects were less breast tenderness. I also felt less PMS. | F | 36 | 2 years | 9/27/2005 | 5 | BCP, Anemia, Von Willebrand's Disea | My period has all but disappeard, which is amazing because I have a bleeding disorder. I have required BTP to make the bleeding take a break ever since I was 13. I was on numerous other BCP's before I tried Loestrin Fe and the shortest period was 8-9 days and HEAVY. Now, I'm lucky if it shows at all. :> And brought my Iron levels to almost normal, without any extra iron pills. | Before I took this pill, I had to take Iron, DDAVP(clotting meds) and had to take BCP's that gave me moodiness, bad cramps, weight gain and still had incredibly long heavy periods. Not to mention constipation from the iron. Each pill effects everyone different, because we are all different. This one fits me perfectly. I'll never change. | F | 27 | 7 years | 9/26/2005 | 5 | to help with my mood swings | I was on Triphasil 28 then switched to ortho tricyln. And have recently been on microgestin fe 1.5 for a year. Switched due to mood swings. I no longer have mood swings and my periods are shorter and lighter. That's a + for me. | F | 35 | 1 days | 9/13/2005 | 5 | birth control | I had taken mycrogynon and experienced huge mood swings and depression, much better after i switched. Athough i often have no periods, which scared me at first. | F | 23 | 2 years | 9/5/2005 | 1 | HAIR LOSS!!!!!!!!!big ,about 4sq cm bald patch after 1 year!!! not sure if it will grow back. | F | 26 | 1 times | 8/8/2005 | 5 | contraceptive | No weight gain at all. I gained weight with other pills but not this one. | F | 36 | 5 years | 8/7/2005 | 5 | menstrual regulation | I only experienced GREAT side effects. This is the only pill that I have ever had positive side effects from. I feel like it stabilized my mood, my weight, NEVER bloated, my period was regular, had no cramps, no headaches. I won't even take the generic brand... even though they say that they are identical, my body knows differently. I tried it and it's not the same. Loestrin is a great bcp to take for this reason. | F | 32 | 8 years | 8/5/2005 | 2 | To help w/period having every 15 d. | Mood swings, No sex drive at all. Dont want to be touch or bothered with it. | I was put on this pill to help with having my period every 15 days and then i was bleeding every 10 of those days with my period. It did fix the period problem but made other problems arise. | F | 35 | 6 months | 8/5/2005 | 2 | birth control, headaches | headaches went away, breakthrough bleeding, little or no period for 3 months (thought I was pregnant)and definate decline in libido and hair loss. | Didn't know this BCP was prescribed to older women. I am off of it now but only by 2-3 days. I think having such a decline in libido is not worth staying on this pill. | F | 31 | 8 months | 7/18/2005 |