LOESTRIN 21 1/20 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 3.2 (75 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LOESTRIN 21 1/20 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LOESTRIN 21 1/2 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | To prevent pregnancy | Started taking this pill on the first day of my period and haven't stopped bleeding. For two weeks! My boobs are really sensitive to touch and I get headaches. My friend is also on this pill and her period sometimes skips. Would nbot recommend this pill to ANYONE! | F | 20 | 2 weeks 1X day | 2/21/2010 | 5 | irregular cycle | The only side effects I've noticed, are horrible indigestion and maybe slight nausea. These only seem to happen though when I don't eat enough before/after taking my pill;so it's totally fixable. (I hope!) Besides those 2, I can't complain about this pill at all. It's seemed to improve my moods a little and my periods have so far been totally fine,except more painful than usual. | F | 17 | 1X day | 2/13/2010 | 1 | Acne, birth control | Major side effect - in my case, my face broke out like crazy. I had so much acne, I never had anything of the kind before!! And it made me eat like a horse, so I quit it a soon as I can in order not to turn into an elephant! | F | 30 | 30 days | 12/1/2009 | 5 | good effects | No negative side effetcs, all positive and ive lost weight! | First off i would like to tell you my history with two other BC, First birth control i ever took was Yaz/Yasmin= mood swings, weight gain especially in breast. After taking that for a year i switched to the nuva ring, and i had no negative side effects except for low sex drive and dryness and was using that method for about 2 years. I recently have started taking Loestrin and let me tell you what i todl the doctor, i had told her how the nuva ring made me dry down there and not able to have a sex drive. and my doctor said i should try loestrin since it is suppose to have less symptoms than the rest, although it really depends on how your body chemicals react to loestrin's chemicals. So far, i havent had any bad side effects and ive only been on this method for 7 days, some good things is that i have lower appeotite and ive actually lost 2 1/2 pounds. i havent had any negative side effects so im super happy. I wonder if anyone else is in this position =) Also im curious is people who have had taken yaz/yasmin and experienced bad side effects like i did and if they switched to loestrin and notice no bad side effects. That would be interesting for all of us to know. I hope this helps!! | F | 20 | 7 days | 11/30/2009 | 5 | Depression/mood swings: perimenopau | Mild breakouts. More like red bumps than 'pimples'. Weight gain, but to be fair, I made the mistake of not watching my food intake. So if you go on it, DON'T OVEREAT! | It TOTALLY changed my mood balance within 2-3 weeks. I had been very sad and moody for 8 months (age 46). I now have very mild PMS, like I used to. And my periods are very mild. | F | 46 | 5 months | 10/31/2009 | 2 | birth control | cramping first 3 weeks, and bleeding for 2 weeks after I started. And worst of all, NO SEX DRIVE!! | F | 31 | 6 weeks | 9/17/2009 | 5 | pcos and birth control | some bloating at the 3rd week. | A 3 day heavy regular period(yay)abnormal hair growth slowed. massive moodswings and cramps dissapeard, one cramp just as flow starts then nothing. loss of hard fat deposits. | F | 45 | 15 years | 8/13/2009 | 4 | Regulation/prevent pregnancy | Breast Tenderness which doesn't bother me much and first month no period and second month first day still no period...ill see if i still get it i have three days to go...No spotting and kinda emotional...overall good so far gonna wait and see if i ever get my period tho.. | F | 18 | 2 months | 7/23/2009 | 3 | | 7/22/2009 | 2 | Low hormone birth control (High BP) | Ridiculous weight gain, horrible cramps, mood swings, break-through bleeding, no period yet :/ | My OB/GYN prescribed this for me after I had my daughter three months ago because I developed severe Post Gestational Hypertension. Regular birth control will aggravate my "condition" so I have to take something that is low dose. It was either this or Paraguard, uhhh no thank you! I do not like this pill though. I am planning on switching to Ortho Tri-Cycline Lo next month. | F | 19 | 1 months | 7/18/2009 | 2 | Birth control | Have been taking Loestrin for only a month but im hating it already! Very bad mood swings, very emotional, bad acne, migrane by the end of the pack....only advantage is that my period was very very light.. Considering taking Yaz now although i should probably stick to loestrin for a few months before switching...body takes a few months to adjust but i cant take all the side effects.. | F | 28 | 1 months | 7/9/2009 | 2 | bc, help lower bp | Had to get off of awesome ortho novum 1/35 because of high blood pressure. Did not have a period at end of first pack of loestrin 21 1/20, but did have what felt like early pregnancy cramping and nausea for about a week and a half. I'm now into the second week of my second pack and have just started to feel nauseous again. I'm more emotional than usual at the "wrong" time in my cycle (week 2 instead of end of week 3), and sex drive has gone from 10 to 2! Not cool! | F | 33 | 6 weeks | 5/17/2009 | 4 | Contraception, control period | Depression, crazy mood swings (sometimes i just feel like crying unprovoked) I notice i keep snapping on people or copping an unnecessary attitude. Break through bleeding/spotting. for the past almost month I notice i've had a sorta red-brown discharge (like you get when your about to start your period) loss of appetite, breast tenderness when i first started it but not so much now. | even with all the side effects i guess its the best birth control ive been on so i'll just keep on taking it | F | 20 | 5 months | 5/11/2009 | 3 | Cramps/Prevent Pregnancy | Breast tenderness and enlargement commencing the 2nd month (which I do not find positive in the least!), severe mood swings and loss of patience the week before my per. | My period was super short and light (HOORAY), I still had cramps but they were far more managable. No noticable change in sex drive. I am on the generic form "Microgestin 1/20" | F | 18 | 1.5 months | 4/19/2009 | 4 | Preventing Pregnancy | I have had barely any side effects. The only side effects I have had are breast tenderness and slightly more moody. | This medication has cleared up my acne, made my periods much lighter and no cramps! I tried Loestrin 24 Fe but it was HORRIBLE. I was always depressed and it gave me horrible acne. | F | 3 months | 3/9/2009 | 3 | Contraception | nausea, dizziness, water retention (around abdomen), acne, heavy breakthrough bleeding | Not sure how I feel about Loestrin after getting off the NuvaRing - which I do NOT recommend for anyone as I had crippling migraines...also led to increased pressure in my corneas causing a great deal of eye pain. The Loestrin has graciously given me about 10 pounds that refuse to go away regardless of exercise/diet intensity...don't know if I am truly happy with it or not... | F | 25 | 6 months | 2/18/2009 | 4 | Contraception | Spotting, Shorter periods, slightly tender but bigger boobs | Overall satisfied | F | 18 | 1 years | 12/12/2008 | 4 | ovarian cysts | Severe cramps during the second week. Bleeding during the second week, as well as during the fourth week. It's like having your period twice a month. Not pleasant. | F | 18 | 8 months | 12/9/2008 | 4 | Birth Control, Thin Out Flow, Cyst | Longer than normal periods, spotting, very moody at times, cramping, low sex drive, clotting is unbelievable. | My primary reason for taking it was to control cysts but I still am developing them. My skin is gorgeous. | F | 40 | 2 years | 11/4/2008 | 4 | birth control, hormone regulation | Breast Tenderness and occasional breakthrough bleeding/spotting (twice a year has been the average for me) | Out of many different birth control pills I've taken over the years, I like Loestrin the best. My period lasts a day and is so light I can just wear a panty liner. No cramps, No weight gain for me, No acne...although, I do experience breast tenderness, but I can live with that. About twice a year, I've experienced spotting/breakthrough bleeding...but again, I can live with that, especially since I barely get a period the rest of the time. | F | 30 | 3.5 years | 9/29/2008 |