LOESTRIN FE 1.5/30 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.4 (711 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LOESTRIN FE 1.5/30 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LOESTRIN FE 1.5 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Unhappy with previous Pill | Later then normal periods but unlike my previous contraceptive pill there seems to be less blood. I appear to be a little more prone to headaches and stomach aches but this does not impact on my day to day life at all. | Ive tried one other pill and Loestrin is by far the better of the two. The other one caused mood swings,heavy bleeding and violent stomach aches around the time of my period but no such symtoms with this one and compared to the other I can handle the odd occasional head or stomach ache. | F | 27 | 4 years | 1/23/2007 | 4 | Menstrual Suppression | i have am just about to start this med, any advice, is there anyone using it for menstrual suppression. I have tried other pills and have had no luck. Please help. | F | 29 | 1 days | 1/23/2007 | 3 | Lost alot of wieght after pregnancy | I am wondering if anyone knows the different varieties of loestrin. I saw one rating that said 1.5/30(?) :( helps with moodiness and depression? I was perscribed FE 24 but there is no generic I have had extremly eratic periods since I stopped nursing and I need something to regulate them, but if I don't have a period at all I will drive myself crazy thinking I am pregnant every month. Any advice??? | F | 24 | 0 days | 1/23/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | Depression, anxiety, alternating long and short periods. I will have a short period (2-3 days) one month and a long period (8-12 days) the following month. My PMS seems to be getting worse the longer I'm on it. The back pain is severe. I have a history of Post Partum Depression and have recently started to have similar feelings (even though my kids are 18 months and older), which I can see that other women are having similar depression problems. The fatige is horrible. I never feel rested. Again, I never attributed the fatigue to the Loestrin until I read some of the other comments here. | Overall, I'm not satisfied with the side effects of Loestrin. To be fair though, I do have a hard time finding a pill that I don't have side effects from. I don't know if it's because of my body chemistry or because of the pills I have tried. I'm due to go back to the doctor next month and plan to change prescriptions. | F | 28 | 7 months | 1/22/2007 | 3 | Birth control | Really bad headaches. I also feel tired most of the time. No mood swings, no decrease in sex drive, no weight gain, however my period started during the 3rd brown pill. Today I'm on the 5th white pill and I'm still spotting. Heavy period the second day, though. I've also been having really sharp cramps in my abdomen. Honestly, I thought something else was wrong since I was having headaches and feeling tired, but after reading side effects here I can see it's more than likely the pill. Also, REALLY expensive for a birth control! In my opinion anyways. | F | 23 | 1.5 months | 1/18/2007 | 5 | I went from a light period to no period at all. | I was nervous about not having a basically non-existent period for the last couple of months, but I'm so glad I found this website. I didn't know that that side effect was common with this birth control, but I feel a lot better now that I know I'm not the only one whos experienced this. | F | 17 | 4 months | 1/10/2007 | 2 | painful periods, contraception | occasional depression, increase in breast size, and possibly eczema and constipation | I was bumped up to the higher loestrin because that one failed to stop my period cramps. This one has never made my periods any better. I experienced some depression at the start and whenever I go on or off my pill break. During the 3 pill weeks I am chronically constipated and on the break I get diarrhea (I have IBS so that won't be this specific pill's fault) I've also mysteriously developed eczema on my breasts and fingers. At least I'm not pregnant though. | F | 20 | 3 months | 1/9/2007 | 2 | Birth Control | No periods, Nausea, Dizziness, cramping, no sex drive, anxiety, weight gain, bloating, increased appetite | I am so glad I found this website, i haven't been feeling very well for the last 4 months. I had no idea that it may be the Loestrin, now after reading this I am pretty sure that it is. | F | 29 | 6 months | 1/8/2007 | 5 | i'm debating on if i should go on this pill or not, how many have experienced hair loss? | | 1/7/2007 | 4 | Birth Control | No periods, slight weight gain initially | I have not tried many different pills, but I am generally happy with this one. I was surprised with the many comments made about depression and lack of sex drive as I haven't really experienced those effects. I did put on a couple of kg's in the first few months but my weight has remained the same over the years I have been taking it since then. I haven't had a single period in 5 years, which worried me at first, but my GP said this was normal so no longer think about it. I live in the UK, and so don't pay for my birth control, so I cannot comment on the cost. | F | 25 | 5 years | 1/4/2007 | 4 | birth control | gradually lighter and less frequent to no periods | THANK GOD i found this website! i have been on this pill for about 6 months, it is my first birth control pill. since taking it my periods have become very irregular, very light, and much less frequent. then for the last month and a half i have not had any. i also use back up birth control JUST IN CASE everytime, and i take the pill every day. i have been freaking out for the last week, wondering why i havent gotten my period. i will be calling my doctor anyway, but i am so glad i found this site and found that other women have been experiencing the same things! | F | 19 | 6 months | 1/4/2007 | 2 | Breakthru bleeding | Nausea, bloating, irritability, depression. Anger in general. | I switched to this pill to stop the breakthru bleeding and it worked for about 2 months but for the last 4 months I have been bleeding every two weeks. I get moody and don't want to even move some days. I have no sex drive and don't want to be touched. I am quitting this and getting an IUD. After 10 years no more hormones for me. I did like the patch but that lead to breakthru bleeding as well. | F | 29 | 6 months | 1/2/2007 | 2 | Birth Control/ Manage PMS symptoms | SEVERE NAUSEA, headaches (both problems I had as symptoms of PMS but I now have them ALL the time). | I have only been taking these pills for about 2 weeks. I started taking them because my doctor said it would help alleviate some the nausea I was having prior to my period, but I would rather have it for a couple of days than all month long. | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 12/31/2006 | 5 | birth control, regulate periods | None | I love this pill!!! It totally made my heavy awful period into 1 day light flows, no weight gain, no more awful moody PMS, I stay emotionally stable now! Also, unlike other pills I've tried (ortho tri cyclin low, ovcon 35) my sex drive didn't go down...the BF likes that! | F | 24 | 2 months | 12/30/2006 | 2 | Birth control | 2nd month bled for a month straight. Extreme depression | During this time my mild depression worsed horribly. | F | 36 | 2 months | 12/30/2006 | 1 | VERY Painful Periods | lost interest in sex, felt depressed, bled a LOT more than before(literally, 3 out of 4 weeks), nausea, sickness, aches... the list goes on... | all seemed well and good at first, period not as painful... but then started to feel sick all the time, was actually sick on one occassion...just made me feel terrible! I prefer the painful periods... be careful with this! | F | 19 | 2 months | 12/29/2006 | 1 | severe mid-cycle cramps, long perio | Bloating, nausea, anxiety attacks | Although it helped the ovulation cramps, the nausea was severe and I would wake up feeling jittery. I stopped it after 20 days and 3 weeks later I'm still experiencing nausea, the jitters, and anxiety. | F | 37 | 20 days | 12/23/2006 | 2 | Endometriosis | Breast Tenderness, bloating, pelvic pain, cramping, NO SEX DRIVE, depression | Hate it, Hate it, Hate it. I'm only on it until I get health insurance, (I'm between jobs) and history of ectopic pregnancy. | F | 28 | 11 months | 12/19/2006 | 2 | Birth Control, Regulate Periods | hair loss, anxiety | This is the first birth control I've taken. It did shorten my periods to about three days but the hair loss was awful. Definitely not worth the the short periods. I also had several panic attacks that I think are also related to the birth control. | F | 18 | 2 days | 12/11/2006 | 3 | Birth Control | Missed periods. | I have been on the pill for 2 months and haven't had my period since. This has definitely stressed me out considering on my last pill (Yasmin), or Ortho-lo, I would get my period like clock work. I cannot get used to the fact that every month I don't know what's going to happen. | F | 25 | 2 days | 12/8/2006 |