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 |
| 2 | Birth Control | Mood swings, depression, anxiety, spotting, irregular periods. | I was on microgestin, the generic form of this drug and it made me miserable. My mood swings were so bad I had to see a therapist because I thought I was either severly depressed or had bipolar disorder. No underlying psychosis - it was all the pill! My periods became increasingly irregular, with spotting over the week before my period. Usually they'd start anywhere from a few days early to a few days late, with light-moderate bleeding for 2-3 days, nothing for 2-3 days then start bleeding again for another 2-3 days. In total I'd have spotting/bleeding for 2 weeks out of 4. Switched from Ortho Tri-Cyclen because of the weight gain, this pill made me gain only 5lbs as opposed to 15 gained on Ortho. But I'd take getting fat over going crazy any day! Switched to another pill (seasonale)and after only a month all of my mood symptoms have cleared up and I've lost the 5lbs I put on w/Loestrin. | F | 25 | 11 months | 7/8/2006 | 2 | To regulate my period | Severe acne, bloating, and nausea. My skin was the absolute worse. Breaking out all over my face and neck. I only took it for 2 weeks and I gave up. I will try to find another pill that will work for me. | M | 30 | 14 days | 7/7/2006 | 2 | To regulate my period | Severe acne, bloating, and nausea. My skin was the absolute worse. Breaking out all over my face and neck. I only took it for 2 weeks and I gave up. I will try to find another pill that will work for me. | F | 30 | 14 days | 7/7/2006 | 2 | severe cramps | I started off on Loestrin 1/20 but this did not help with my cramps. I experienced major breakout/acne. Then I switched to the 1.5/30--experienced hair loss and weight gain. So I stopped this too, mainly because it did absolutely nothing for my cramps. Except for regulating my period so I would know when to expect my monster cramps. | I was each for 2 months at a time. | F | 27 | 4 months | 6/30/2006 | 4 | Birth control and period regulation | extemely light to non-existent periods | i am so glad i have found this page, my periods have become non-existant with this pill and as others have experienced on months when there is nothing your nerves are wrecked! dont like the lack of periods, doctor says this can be common so glad to know its not just me experiencing this | F | 20 | 2 years | 6/21/2006 | 4 | Birth control and period regulation | extemely light to non-existent periods | i am so glad i have found this page, my periods have become non-existant with this pill and as others have experienced on months when there is nothing your nerves are wrecked! dont like the lack of periods, doctor says this can be common so glad to know its not just me experiencing this | F | 20 | 2 days | 6/21/2006 | 3 | Birth Control | I have tried 6 different pills and this is the only one that made me gain weight. Also, I had increased cramping & bloating. I plan on switching to a new pill next cycle! | Helped a little with spotting which is why I switched to it in the first place; however, the additional side effects are not worth it. | F | 25 | 4 days | 6/15/2006 | 2 | contraceptive | I switched to Loestrin from Marvelon as I had developed chloasma (dark pigmentation) on my forehead & it was bothering me. As this was due to Oestrogen my doctor prescribed Loeastrin. The side effects were awful from it though so I came off it entirely. As much as my periods were lighter, shorter & regular. I experienced a complete loss of libido (combined with vaginal dryness) mood swings, acne all over my chin & also on my back. A slight advantage (sort of) was that my breasts got considerably bigger (a cup size!) but the downside of that was that they were so tender & painful that I had almost no pleasurable sensitivity in them at all. | F | 34 | 6 months | 6/12/2006 | 1 | birth control & period control | headaches, tiredness, lack of sleep, mood swings,abdoninal paind and back pain | was fine for the first month then after that it became hard for me to take it, althought i did not want to take it i still did to give it time to work after taking the pill for 3 months i have now become pregnant whilst taking it this is a pill i would not reccomend to anyone | F | 21 | 3 months | 5/29/2006 | 1 | regulate periods | I guess that the birthcontrol pill method works for some girls and not for them all. I have tried many different types of the pill and i have found that i was getting pretty much all of the different side effects. THis pill though was pretty rough on my body. Abnormal depression, swollen and tender breast, lack of a sex drive, anxiety,weight gain.. sensitive skin to the sun light. After going going through all of these abnormalties that i am experiencing I beilve that it is time to get off this pill and all of them for that matter and find another plan of BC that will work better for me.. I tell you what it sure is not fun when you do not feel good! | helped with my periods to be regulated but the side effects really are no worth all of the pain. | F | 23 | 3 months | 5/21/2006 | 1 | regulate periods | I guess that the birthcontrol pill method works for some girls and not for them all. I have tried many different types of the pill and i have found that i was getting pretty much all of the different side effects. THis pill though was pretty rough on my body. Abnormal depression, swollen and tender breast, lack of a sex drive, anxiety,weight gain.. sensitive skin to the sun light. After going going through all of these abnormalties that i am experiencing I beilve that it is time to get off this pill and all of them for that matter and find another plan of BC that will work better for me.. I tell you what it sure is not fun when you do not feel good! | helped with my periods to be regulated but the side effects really are no worth all of the pain. | F | 23 | 3 days | 5/21/2006 | 5 | Birth control | Decreased sex drive while taking the active pills. | Improved periods, light and about 2-3 days long. No weight gain or other side effects. My sex drive comes back after being on the placebo pills so I'm going to try out another pill to see about improving the sex drive. | F | 27 | 1 days | 5/12/2006 | 3 | severe cramping & irregularity | marked decrease in libido, dryness, light periods to no period (kind of scary), melasma (hyperpigmentation of the skin). Generic for this (MICROGESTIN) did NOT work well for me at all - severe depression & overwhelm with anything took hold of me - be aware! | skin (although discolored in spots from melasma) is clear & bust is fuller. | F | 30 | 4 years | 5/4/2006 | 4 | Birth Control/Regulate Periods | No Side effects except I don't get my period. Scared me at first until I read the the side effects of others who take the pill. | No weight gain, no mood swings, no cramping, just no period....Ive only been on it 3 months. Debating weather or not to stay on it because I don't get my period. Not sure if that's good for you or not. | F | 23 | 3 months | 4/12/2006 | 2 | birth control and to regulate per. | Break thru bleeding, spotting, and now no period at all! | I hate the no periods...its nervewracking and got me upset | F | 34 | 2 months | 4/7/2006 | 3 | birth control | Although I had no weight gain as with other pills in the past, I began to experience serious depression and mood swings. I had to discontinue this pill. | F | 35 | 2 days | 3/24/2006 | 3 | birth control | Although I had no weight gain as with other pills in the past, I began to experience serious depression and mood swings. I had to discontinue this pill. | F | 35 | 2 months | 3/24/2006 | 5 | Regulate | Very minor spotting during the first four days of usage. After that, ZERO side effects. | I had horrible side effects when I tried Desogen, weeks of bleeding, bloating, and worst of all, very bad moods. I have none of those problems with this pill, I feel like I haven't felt in years, and my period is on-time now. I highly recommend this pill if you have had problems with contraceptive pills in the past. I had pretty much given up before I found this one. Oh, and I use the generic version, called "Microgestin". You don't have to have the "FE" either, that's just an iron supplement during the placebo week, which you can do yourself. I'm generally sensitive to any medication and of course, hormones, and I have had no problems using the generic version of Loestrin 1.5/30, so I'd also recommend that if you can't afford the brand name. | F | 24 | 44 days | 3/6/2006 | 3 | Heavy Bleeding...pre-menopausal | low sex drive, seemed to have gained weight...but not sure if that is just my age | I plan to discontinue this and use Natural Progesterone Cream instead to balance the estrogen and hopefully control the bleeding. Restoring my sex drive wouldn't be a bad thing either! | M | 41 | 4 years | 2/8/2006 | 2 | Quit spotting | Severe cramps and back pain | F | 22 | 2 months | 1/16/2006 |