DESOGEN Reviews (DESOGESTREL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)

Average Rating: 2.6 (572 Ratings)

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 1  Birth Control Headaches, little to no sex drive, not normal mood swings, tender breasts, upset boyfriend. I really dislike Desigen. I thought it was going to be just like all the other B.C. but noooo. just yesterday, i had a huge headache and i was just lying on the floor and i would try to get up slowly and the headache would get worse. Then when ever me and my boyfriend would be playing around one minute then all of a sudden he says one small thing and i start crying. He already saying that my moods are really really changing and that i dont have a sex drive any more. I do believe it! That why im going to stop taking them. DON'T USE DESOGEN!!! F 19 2 weeks
11/30/2007
 5  prevent pregnancy Weight gain in breasts only, clear skin NO acne whatsoever, very regular periods, mood swings, bad PMS Desogen definetly has its pros and cons. Pros- I went from a 32B to a 32 DD :), I didn't gain any stomach weight. I have flawless skin and I havent had a pimple for 2 years (the whole time i've been on it). No decrease in sex drive. Very Regular periods. Cons: I have bad mood swings and can be very emmotional. The week before my period I am a wreck! I should be locked in a cage because it makes me a crazy person. F 18 2 years
11/21/2007
 1  Prev. Preg./ Cramps Nausea, extreme irrational mood swings, depression, lethargic, sudden crying CONS: I have been on this pill for 2 months now (I was forewarned by my doctor about the severe mood swings it would cause in the first few months) I haven't felt like myself in 2 months, which is a horrible feeling. I should have switched after the first few days of starting Desogen. I wanted to stick it out. My relationships w/ my boyfriend, family and friends are suffering severely from my new emotional side. Don't wait it out if you are feeling this way. I should have stopped much sooner. I wish Desogen didn’t produce such horrible mood swings. PROS: I like this pill otherwise. My extremely brutal cramps are non-existent and my very heavy 5-day flow is now a very light 4-day flow. I had no decrease in my sex drive, no weight gain and no skin changes such as acne. F 30 2 months
11/19/2007
 5  Lighter period, prevent pregnancy NONE I've been on this pill about a month, and the ONLY side effect (if you can even call it that) was that my breasts grew bigger and became rounder. Sometimes I think side effects can be psychological or that people use "being on the pill" as an excuse to be bitchy and moody. After reading these reviews I was unsure of whether or not to even start this pill, but it has been great! I recommend it to everyone! F 21 1 months
11/16/2007
 5  prevent pregnancy none that I know of, possibly made me more emotional but it's hard to tell because I was a little emotional and anxious prior to going on desogen. I switched to desogen from mircette because it was cheaper for me. On mircette, I was pretty much crying constantly for the first 4 months over everything and nothing. Once I switched to desogen, I was still a little overemotional but it was SIGNIFICANTLY less, but I'm normally a little moody so it's hard to tell whether it was desogen's fault or not. No acne. No sex drive changes. No cramps or bloating or headache patterns that were different from before, but I also never had problems with these before going on the pill. F 22 2 years
11/16/2007
 4  Birth Control Lack of sex drive. Breast tenderness. Slight weight loss. My doctor started me on desogen after I was having serious break through bleeding on my last pill. Since starting Desogen I have had no break through bleeding, and my period comes regularly on the third day of the fourth week and only last three days. While that's a nice thing to have I have had a serious decrease in my sex drive. My doctor said that's a common side effect of desogen though and has given me a new pill to try next month. F 19 4 months
11/7/2007
 3  Birth control Constant fatigue, depression, increased appetite. I switched from Ortho Tricyclen Lo because I was having breakthrough bleeding. I've only been on Desogen for one week, but after reading about others with similar symptoms, I'm having second thoughts about it. F 22 1 weeks
11/4/2007
 2  prevent pregnancy nausea after taking the pills, moodiness, crying spells i just started my 11th pack of pills for this brand, and like the girl who reviewed this a few below me, i'm having the same problems she's now having. a few months ago i never had a single side effect with this pill... i wasn't moody at all, no weight gain, no loss in sex drive. the past 2 months i find myself freaking out about simple things with my boyfriend of 6 years, we're suffering because of my crying and freaking out. the side effects are slowly peaking their way through to me on this pill and i cry about once a week now for no aparent reason. i have had NO weight gain on this pill, no loss of sex drive, i actually have had an INCREASE of sex drive, has no cleared up acne but has not made it worse, and my stomach does feel sick about 30-60 mins after taking the pill. this is my 4th brand of pill i hate switching to another one i just cannot stand crying and getting mad at my boyfriend for nothing. i get irritated and annoyed rather quickly now and cannot hold my temper. this p F 21 10 months
11/4/2007
 1  Clear up acne, prevent pregnancy Depression, moody, emotional Desogen was my second kind of B.C. I didn't realize how bad it effected me and my relationship until now. I haven't wanted to do anything. All I have wanted to do is stay home by myself. I would cry for absolutely no reason. My boyfriend broke up with me over the dramatic changes I was experiencing. I lost all my self confidence and self worth. Right when I got off I felt 100% times better. I could even stop taking my anti-depressants I got on to counter act the way this pill made me feel. Don't use it. I am so mad that my gynecologist recommended this pill to me. Trust me, find something better! F 19 7 months
11/2/2007
 2  PMS depression, tired ALL THE TIME, headache, anxiety I have been on multiple birth control from the shot, pills, IUD. I had emotional side effects from all of them leading me to give up on all birth control with hormones. This is the first year in about 10 years I have been on no hormonal birth control, once my period regulated I started noticing real bad PMS...I researched and found the problem being PMDD(severe PMS) and I heard that this type of birth control can help with the symptoms from my doctor. I have had pyschological/emotional issues in the past and always thought that birth control was a cause. I am not sure if I'm crazy and the birth control makes me more crazy (still on the search for the answer) but my doctor told me because of the lose dosage, I should be fine with this birth control. I just started and expected some changes...this weekend I slept more than I have in a long time, continuous headache, depressed, and out of it feeling...I came to work and found this website and think that this pill is the cause AGAIN. At th F 27 6 days
10/29/2007
 3  PCOS - So, it made my ovaries cyst free - and my cycles were great - but my mood was depressed and I became one of those people that nEEDS a nap every day. I am so tired all of the time and I am lazy. This is not me. I tried yaz before this and i was more depressed, so this was sort of a relief but now I am starting to think this is all a bunch of BS. Does anyone know of a good pcos bcp that will not cause anxiety or depression? Also, I have the OLYIEST skin ever on this. I can't stand it. One shower a day is not enough!!! 39 5 months
10/25/2007
 1  Birth Control Acne, cramps, nosebleeds, eyes sensitive to bright lights, weight gain, loss of sex drive I've been on Desogen for just over a month now and I HATE IT. I have always had super clear skin and I now have about ten pimples on my face/back. I've also never had cramps before and during my period while on Desogen, I was doubled over in bed the whole time. I've been getting small nosebleeds a few times a week (I hope I can associate them with the pill?). I've gained 5 pounds already and my breasts grew half a size (which is not a good thing if they're already large enough to your liking). I just made an appointment yesterday...I'm switching pills. F 20 1 months
10/24/2007
 1  Birth Control Horrible mood swings. I was on this for 8 years and didn't relize how bad it made me until I went off. My husband couldn't believe how different I was. (I was on Desogen before we started dating). I am a happy person again. I don't get mad about small things any more, it's great! F 26 8 years
10/22/2007
 1  regulation and cramps AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL HEADACHES!! within my first few months.. severly temperamental for NO reason.. i kept saying ill give it another month. DONT. you'll ruin your social life!!! F 23
10/19/2007
 5  avoiding pregnancy none, unless i try to skip over a period...then the next month is rough. I've been on this pill for a few years now and of the ones i've tried in the past... this one has the least hormonal side effects. F 30 3 years
10/18/2007
 5  Prevent Pregnancy Slight breast tenderness, more acne in the beginning Overall I have had no problem with Desogen. It has increased my breast size which isn't a bad thing, and my sex drive is still way up. I would recommend this pill to anyone looking for a better method of BC. I would personally ask someone you know about their side effects on this pill because most of the people posting on this site are people that disapprove of this pill. TAKE DESOGEN! F 16 1 months
10/16/2007
 3  pregnancy prevention sick to my stomache on day 2. Somewhat moody. I just started this pill and was very nervous based on all the of comments from this page. But so far, it's not that bad. I take my pill at night. I have to take it with some food or else I get a sick stomache. Otherwise, my body is just getting used to the new hormones. This is the first pill i have ever been on. 27 3 days
10/10/2007
 4  Prevent preg & reduce severe cramps A little emotional, some queasiness/nausea, tiredness/spacey. Nothing too abnormal when starting any birth control pill. (I am a healthy, non-smoker and within ideal weight-height proportion.) I am on week 1 of DESOGEN. I am feeling a bit more emotional and tired (spacey out-of-it feeling) than my usual. I have been a little nauseous. All of which my doctor told me would happen the first few months of taking this pill. I was also informed I would more than likely be on an emotional roller coaster for the first 2-3 months and to warn my boyfriend, so that he could be supportive and understanding. I came on this site and read most of the comments and got a bit freaked. I am now realizing that DESOGEN, which is also the same as ORTHO-CEPT (after doing research on the net). I was on ORTHO-CEPT a few years ago and encountered no major troubles, except for little to no period flow. I am not going to worry about DESOGEN and am going to stick out the first 3 months. I will report back. --km F 29 4 days
10/9/2007
 2  Control PMS (breast tenderness) Terrible rage 1-2 days before period affecting work and personal relationships-very damaging. Never had this PMS symptom before! Period went from 4 days to spotting 1-2 days. Helped breast tenderness. No weight gain. F 30 5 months
10/6/2007
 3  clear up acne, prevent pregnancy nausea about a half-hour of taking the pills, moddiness I am going into my 8th pack of this pill and i really liked it but it seems as though the side affects are slowly showing through, i was fine the first couple months of taking this pill and today i have cried all day uncontrollably, people ask me whats wrong and i really have no idea. i started to become like this a few weeks ago, just start crying for no reason. i have suddenly started to be become extremely moody. about a half hour after i take the pill, whether i take it with food or not, it still makes me feel sick, like i could throw up (never have though). I was hoping that i would finally find a pill that i am comfortable with because this is my 3rd brand of pill, but i think i will be switching yet again because i cannot stand all this crying, my boyfriend cannot either.other than that, thats the only problem i have had. no loss of sex drive and no weight gain. F 21 8 months
9/29/2007

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