DESOGEN Reviews (DESOGESTREL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)

Average Rating: 2.6 (572 Ratings)

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 4  treat endometriosis, contraception spotting in the first month, breast tenderness, breast growth, clearer skin, FAR less painful periods, nausea, vomiting, occasional mood swings, recently a serious lack of sex drive. I took Desogen for 20 months. I've only stopped because my local Planned Parenthood stopped carrying it and put me on Ortho Cept. Desogen has prevented pregnancy and stopped my horrific monthly pain from endometriosis. At first I had very little adverse side effects; it worked well. Over the last few months though my sex drive has absolutely plummeted and I've had lots of nausea. My relationship with my boyfriend is suffering because I am NEVER in the mood anymore, and this upsets me too because I miss being a sexual person. Also, after the first pill of every new pack I would get extreme nausea and sometimes vomit. This past pill pack I had slight nausea almost every day (no vomiting, though) which was irregular. Hopefully Ortho Cept will be better. F 19 20 months
 12/13/2008
 5   I just wanted to say that while the Desogen and generic Apri are the same hormone amounts, the inactive ingredients are different! Apri has Red Lake #40 which is a dangerous dye, as well as indigo dye which is used for jeans, etc. There are also some other differences as well. I live in Maine, where your doctor (until recently) had to request on the prescription to give you the name brand. I just went from Apri back to Desogen. I was on the UK version Marvelon when I lived in London for a few years. There is a major difference in the way my body reacts to the difference in inactive ingredients between the two. Keep this in mind when "shopping" around for BC! F 26 2 years
 12/5/2008
 2  birth control, to help pms symptoms depressed mood, breast size increase, cleared up acne My breast size did increase slightly, and my acne did clear up, but I have cried every single day since starting on desogen, usually multiple times a day, over nothing. I cried the entire day of my birthday last week, for no reason. I was going to give it the 3 months to see if the emotional side effects decreased, but I dont know if I can mentally handle it, so I'm not sure what to do. F 25 1 months
 12/5/2008
 4  To prevent pregnancy Intense stomache pain. Slightly worse acne than before I took this birth control. Besides the occasional (intense)stomache pain Desogen has been working great for me! I have lost almost 10 lbs on it. It has kind of made me less hungry all the time, but then I only eat when I am actually hungry! So I do not think that is a bad thing. One thing though, it did not help my acne and I wish it did. My breasts did get a bit bigger. F 21 4 months
 12/4/2008
 5  Heavy/long periods,aches,cramping. None so far! I've had horrible periods every month and it would get so bad, I couldn't do anything. I decided to get this and I've been on it for 3 months and I've had shorter and absolutely painless periods from that point on. It's a wonderful experience to not have to worry about missing school and what not. F 17 3 months
 11/30/2008
 1  birth control I think I experienced every side effect: entire body aches, extreme moodiness, panic attacks, anxiety, irrational and inexplicable crying, suicidal depression, holy ACNE breakouts! This was the first birth control I have ever taken, and I am 22 years old. I knew I'd probably experience a few side effects because my natural hormones are so accustomed to doing it themselves--they wouldn't want to be told what to do. This pill made me miserable. My acne immediately flared up, I had anxious panic attacks in the middle of class, dizziness, extreme appetite. I couldn't work out at the gym without feeling like I was going to absolutely die of fatigue afterwards. I couldn't function normally as a student or a person. As a result, my boyfriend thinks I'm halfway crazy and my grades have suffered severely. Be careful. F 22 28 days
 11/28/2008
 4  Birth Control Breasts larger within 2 weeks of beginning to take it, increased emotions and aniety, no apparent loss of sex drive when in the moment...but less desire during normal times of the day when I would have otherwise maybe had sexual urges. I like that it's monophasic... skip the placebo pills and you can skip your period. I plan on skipping my period most of the time. There is no evidence that this is dangerous at all. My anxiety could be attribted to other things going on in my life, though. Overall, this is MUCH MUCH better than any of the Ortho tricyclin pills!! Trust me! F 25 1 months
 11/21/2008
 2   Servere Moodiness, very emotional. Waking up in the middle of the night thinking about really stupid things and craying about them. I've probably cried 3 times in the last 3 years and since on this pill, I cry like every week, about really dumb stuff. I feel like someone totally different. F 24 3 months
 11/21/2008
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 1  birth control SEVER MOOD SWINGS, depression, painful chest pains, spotting I was on desogen for 8 months before i got any symptoms. I became over emotional, i got extremley annoyed for no reason. I turned into a completley different person. I had horrible chest pains for two months, it was awful. I took myself off of Desogen three weeks ago and i am slowly getting back to normal. I still have some mood swings, but Im happier and the chest pain has been decreasing. F 19 8 months
 11/12/2008
 5  birth control NO SIDE EFFECTS!! DESOGEN IS A-OKAY WITH ME!! I WAS SCARED TO TAKE BIRTH CONTROL AT FIRST BECAUSE I HAD NEVER TAKEN ANY BUT I'M VERY SATISFIED WITH DESOGEN!!! F 21 1 months
 11/8/2008
 5  BC, acne, lack of estrogen I'm the one who did the review back in 5/29/2008. I just like to update my progress on it. Side effects now experienced are low libido (but that comes with every bc), and thats it I guess eevryone's different and I was able to find a bc that worked for me. I've tried so many in the past, became such a monster on some, but this is the only one that keeps me feeling "normal" and provides the right amount of estrogen & prog. for me. I wanted to use bc for clearing up my acne too, which has been cleared 95% of the time since on this. I get the occasional zit during periods. I cant be happier on this pill. My face has never been clear since I was 17, and now i'm 27. Thats about 10 yrs! So i'm really taking advantage of this by using the best skincare for my acne-free face now. I also only take the brand Desogen, not Apri. Tried Apri, doesnt work as well for me, my acne seemed to come back on it. My moods are the same as when i'm not on bc, so this is good, no unusual emotional breakdowns etc. Taking bc has also made my skin more resilent and younger looking, maybe b/c I lack estrogen production on my own due to my hormonal imbalance. Only th F 27 6 months
 11/7/2008
 3  To prevent pregnancy horrible moodswings! I finally figured out that Desogen might be the reason for my severe depression bc I wasn't depressed before I took it. Horrible cramps and my whole body hurts when I have my period which rarely ever happened. It didn't break me out like other birth control pills and very light periods! F 20 5 months
 10/30/2008
 5  Birth control and Cramping increase in breast size, weight loss, acne gone, light peroid but still cramping. Increase in sex drive. I highly recommend this product. it costs ten dollars and prevents pregnancy for sure. F 22 3 months
 10/21/2008
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 1  Birth Control Confusion, chest pain, SEVERE mood swings, uncontrolable crying, widespead pain throughout my body, weight gain This medication is horrible!!! I have always been a very happy person, but I have been on it for 3 months now, and have never felt worse in my life! I cry all of the time, usually over nothing at all. I've gained 10 pounds, my skin is all broken out, I am depressed and grouchy all the time. It has now started to effect me in other ways, I have severe chest pain, and am confused all of the time! I'm going to the doctor to get swiched ASAP! Do NOT Take the stuff!!! F 21 3 months
 10/21/2008
 2  Birth Control weight gain, nausia, breasts tender and got bigger, mood swings I recently switched over to this birth conrtol because my doctor said they stopped carrying my other one which was lo ovral. Since being on this, Ive gained about 5-10 lbs, my breats feel and look HUGE and their already a 34D! My boyfriend thinks i act bi polar and have horrible mood swings! Im going to finish this packet and switch to something else!!!!! F 23 1 months
 10/19/2008
 3  Birth Control Lack of sex drive...gone!!! Moodiness. Emotional. I've been taking Desogen for 5 months. Gives me very regular periods and very light periods. But my sex drive is completely gone. I snap at my husband over anything. I feel like I'm withdrawn from people. Husband and I fight constantly which we never did. Planning on d/c this pill as soon as I'm done with the pack. Was on ortho tri cyclen and had no problems like this.!!! F 27 5 months
 10/15/2008
 2  birth control Acne, sever mood swings, crying a lot no reason why, sleeplessness, restlessness, and general not feeling myself at all. i am only 5 days into the pills and I hate it already. F 30 5 days
 10/15/2008
 2   decreased appetite, depression, mood swings, clears acne, insomnia i've been on desogen 3 different times. each time was different. the first time was to regulate my period. the first 2 weeks i noticed decreased appetite and clear skin. however, i left my pack at home and went on vacation. stupid move. i started a new pack my next period, when i missed one pill and had to double up, i suffered from severe mood swings! 10x worse than pms which is rare for me. i stopped for a few months because i missed too many pills and didn't want to be all bitchy when i'd double up. this is my third time taking it. my body adjusted well the first time so i thought i'd give it another try. i've only been on it for 4 days now. the first few days were fine of course. but today i felt so bipolar. i became depressed and pessimistic (i still am!) and began to cry for no reason. i get tired easily when i get up from sitting. i can't sleep. my stomach feels tight like i can't breathe. and i feel bloated. my mental state is ridiculous. i'm giving it a few more days then i'm F 19
10/14/2008
 1  Birth Control Migraines, Severe Mood Swings, Extreme Nausea, Loss of Appetite I am barely on my first pack and automatically noticed that I was extremely nauseous ALL DAY. I've already lost 8lbs in 2 weeks! It's horrible. I can't even think about food. I am so nauseous and disgusted. I'm horribly moody and have had spontaneous bouts of crying. The first few days I had horrible migraines. They were so bad that I couldn't even get out of bed. I'm not sure about loss of sex drive but that's the last thing I want to think about because all I want to do is throw up. I switched from Depo because my Dr. recommended it since the Depo made me break out so much. I think I might go back to Depo since I never had any bad side effects besides the acne. F 25 15 days
 10/13/2008
 1   severe mood swings, lack of sex drive, breast tenderness When I went to pick up my regular birth control pills, the lady informed me that they stopped providing that particular brand and handed me Desogen and said to switch to it. So far it has been 3 weeks and I'm a wreck. Usually, with my former birth control I was more balanced and rarely had mood swings, however in the past few weeks my mood swings have been pretty severe. I go from happy and euphoric to crazy and angry in a matter of moments. I can't stand feeling like this so I plan on throwing away the other packets I purchased and finding a doctor who actually consults with me before prescribing an entirely new birth control. F 20 3 weeks
 10/3/2008

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