DESOGEN Reviews (DESOGESTREL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)Average Rating: 2.6 (572 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DESOGEN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DESOGEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | birth control | Mood Swings,Vaginal Dryness, Loss of Sex Drive | I hate this pill. I finally realized this pill was making me sick after reading some of these comments and after 2 years decided to stop taking it and look for another birth control pill and am considering tying my tubes.I thought it was just me going crazy or feeling unsexy. With Desogen, before my periods I would have mood swings where I was so upset, mad, and sad for no reason. I would feel like a differrent person when I acted like this.My family had to suffer with this. My sex drive did go down and I had vaginal dryness even when I was turned on. This wasn't normal for me because I always had a great interest in sex. I have also gained weight and I think 's because of the pill. | F | 30 | 2 years | 3/25/2009 | 1 | late period | omg! i threw up twice in the middle of the night, i was so emotional i tought it wasnt true when other people told me but i had to experiece it myself | when i stopped taking the pill after 2 weeks, my period has been off and on for a months now with brown dischrage, i just told my dr i sick to condoms i dont want to hurt my body with pills anyway 1st and last time | F | 26 | 2 weeks | 3/15/2009 | 4 | Pre-op therapy for Fibroids | Breast tenderness. | Taking this pill therapy pre-op to reduce the amount of endometrium for fibroid surgery. No nausea, headaches, weight or water gain, no skin problems. | F | 40 | 5 days | 3/10/2009 | 4 | Prevent pregnancy | Low sex drive, random pimples, early period | Desogen changed nothing for me although the level of estrogen was increased. I still have bad cramps, I still get acne, I still have small breasts and my weight is the same. | F | 20 | 4 months | 3/9/2009 | 3 | birth control | headaches,increase in appetite,emotional,tenderness in breast,a little drcrease in sex drive,tired alot | going to continue taking the pills until the 3 month mark if things dont improve then ill stop taking them | F | 18 | 1 months | 2/25/2009 | 3 | Birth Control & REgulate periods. | Emotional, sensitive, & hard time falling asleep. Not as hungry as before :], when i wake up in the morning im fully awake. | I started taking desogen twp days ago. I didnt realize I had to start taking it the sunday after or the 1st day of your period....I havent had my period in months. This is one of the reasons i started the pill to regulate. Im wondering if i should stop takign the pill? or should i just continue since this would be my third day? Sorry guys buti would appreciate any answers. | F | 18 | 3 days | 2/12/2009 | 5 | prevention of pregency | nothing... maybe the first week or so I was alittle fatigued and had a few mild cramps but nothing out of the ordinary. I;ve had no weight gain if anything Ive lost weight. I haven't had any acne from this product. I love it it does the job without me having to have any side effects! | F | 19 | 10 months | 2/5/2009 | 1 | as a form of not getting pregnant | nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, headaches, mood swings, and pregnancy symptoms... | I really do think that this product may help women not get pregnant, but the side affects are too great to continue taking this medication. I really think that the FDA should remove this product and let women understand the side affects of this product more abundantly. | F | 23 | 2 months | 2/3/2009 | 5 | I didn't want to get knocked up! | other than the first week--none. | I only had symptoms the first week. Intense lower abdominal pain. But after I got through a few days, I was fine. I have no acne and my periods are like clockwork. | F | 19 | 11 months | 1/29/2009 | 2 | Cramping prevention of pregnancy | severe headaches, nausea, and voimting | The first month of taking this pill the only problem was nausea during the first two days of starting the pack. This second month has been bad. Im really tired normally finding myself napping in the middle of the day, every little thing upsets me and makes me cry, my headaches have been extreamly bad along the nausea. This pill isnt for everyone just isnt working too good for me. | F | 18 | 2 months | 1/24/2009 | 3 | contraceptive | yeast infections!!! cleared up mild acne. increased breast size. made me feel crazy. Ended my year and a half relationship with boyfriend because I was so insecure with myself and picked tons of fights with him. slight weight gain because it caused an increase in appetite. | Worked well for a few months and then it made me get yeast infections and mood swings. I am changing to ortho tri cylen... | F | 19 | 5 months | 1/22/2009 | 3 | Acne, cramps, pregnancy prevention | My acne has cleared up a little bit, but it could be just because I'm getting older *I'm now 18*. I started taking BC *tricylinlow* when I was 15, and have recently switched to Desogen because Tricylinlow wasn't cutting it for me for my acne. My periods are indeed lighter, and less intense, but my sex drive has decreased. When I'm off Desogen for about a month or so, my sex drive is pretty awesome, and my boyfriend is happy about that. But still, not having a safety net of BC makes things hard, and constantly worried about being pregnant. | So in short, my acne has cleared up a bit, slight increase in breast size, better periods, better thoughts about not being pregnant, but a decrease in sex drive. Ever girl is different, so therefore different results for everyone :D | F | 18 | 3 years | 1/18/2009 | 2 | Birth control | Horrible mood swings, depression, insomnia combined with severe lethargy, slight weight gain and increase in breast size. | Never tried any other brand of birth control, so I have nothing to compare it to. I'm hoping things will improve once my system reaches equilibrium with the hormones. | F | 18 | 2 months | 1/10/2009 | 3 | pregnancy prevention | bloating, cramping more than usual, morning stomach aches, tenderness in breast, increase in appetite (usually during night) | it has cleared up my face quite a bit | F | 19 | 21 days | 1/4/2009 | 3 | prevent pregnancy | weight gain, increased appetite, depression, irritability, anxiety, a general feeling of carelessness/"nothingness" towards life | i've been on apri (generic of desogen) for 13 months. although it has worked effectively at preventing pregnancy, i have gained at least 15 pounds within the past year. i also feel depressed and lethargic, unmotivated, etc. i see no results when going to the gym which makes me even more unmotivated. i cannot even explain the ridiculous cravings i have for junk food ALL THE TIME. it is so hard to fight against this pill. i didn't even realize it was the leading cause for my depression until right now, 13 months later. i want to get off this and maybe off BC altogether. | F | 20 | 13 months | 12/26/2008 | 1 | prevent pregnancy, abnormal period | vomiting, severe nausea, high blood pressure, emotional, easily tired, change in apetite, weight gain, symptoms of pregnancy, change in sex drive | i hated it, i was too emotional and i felt like i was pregnant even though i wasnt, i was too tired and my blood pressure skyrocketed and i was normal before i started taking this | F | 19 | 4 months | 12/26/2008 | 5 | severe cramps | decrease in cramping, increased breast size! decrease in acne. ever so slightly more emotional. weight loss. no loss in sex drive. | Because of severe cramping I've been on birth control since i was in the 7th grade. I started out with the patch which didn't last long and then switched to Seasonale. My doctor put me on Seasonale because all the pain killers (ie. motrin, vicodin, percocet) for the cramps every month could have potetially given me heart/ stomach problems so she thought it was safer to put me on a multi month pack. After taking seasonale for 5 years i had gained a ravinous apitite along with 25lbs., fatigue, and no decrease in cramping. My doctor then decided to put me on reclipsen (a generic for desogen) wich i now take on a two month basis and so far i've had tremendous luck with it. I lost the 25 lbs., feel much better and my cramps have decreased by about 80 percent. | F | 19 | 7 months | 12/21/2008 | 5 | birth control | NONE | I did not get even one side effect from Desogen. My period came like clockwork every month and was shorter, lighter and came with less cramps than it did before i went on them. I was on Desogen for 8 years and the only reason that i stopped is because my pharmacy and other pharmacies near me had stopped carrying them. I have been on Depo, Seasonale, Seasonique, Yasmin and Yaz, and i have had side effects with every single one. | F | 28 | 8 years | 12/17/2008 | 1 | regulate period, prevent pregnancy | feeling depressed, mood swings, heavy periods | I have taken desogen for three months and I would not recommend this to anyone. As soon as I can get into see a doctor, I am going to switch. This made me feel awful. For the last month, all I have done is cry on and off for no reason. My boyfriend is really getting tired of me being this way and I am tired of feeling like this. | F | 19 | 3 months | 12/16/2008 | 5 | Birth Control | Sore Breast/Increase in size of breast/ | I had very bad mood swings before taking the BC and since i have ben taking it i feel better and am loosing weight and have shorter periods Its great if you ask me I LOVE IT! Its cleard up my face and i really am happy with it! | F | 31 | 4 months | 12/15/2008 |