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 | IRRITABLE! Bad anxiety, depresson, bad mood swings, crying all the time, weight gain, stomach cramps, shortened lighter periods | This has been the most horrible few months of my life!!! Some good days, but you never know when i'm going to break down!!! Totally unpredictable moods, irritable towards everyone (including my wonderful fiancee who is always there for me!!!). I fear for my relationship with my fiancee!!! I know I couldnt ever be with out him, but I'm no longer the happy care free gurl I used to be!!! I've been crying over the littlest things! I definitely don't reccomemnd desogen to anyone, I'm getting off this as soon as I can see my doctor! I've also gained almost 10 pounds, and even tough my periods are lighter its just not worth it! I hate putting my friends and family and fiancee, and even myself through this! i want myself back! | F | 21 | 5 months | 7/18/2007 | 2 | Birth Control | Where to begin?... CONS: severely depressed/mood swings, enlarged and very sore breasts, weight gain, long periods with cramps, many UTIs, charlie horses in the middle of the night PROS: never got pregnant, sex drive normal, cleared up acne | Before taking this pill I was a generally stable person emotionally. I was very happy, fun to be around and quite optimistic. Now, I really don't feel these things to be nearly as constant. At all. I'm rather sad all the time. I cry often, get irritable with the people I love, and I know now that I am not so fun to be around. I've just made the connection between this sudden depression and Desogen. Especially after reading all these reviews, it's severely evident. I'm not so sure this one is worth it, ladies. Be careful. | F | 20 | 3 days | 7/17/2007 | 5 | birth control | NONE | I would highly recomment Deosgen. I have been on it for 17 years (recently went off with no side effects) and i have had no side effects and no pregnancy scares. My period came like CLOCKWORK for this entire time! | F | 34 | 17 years | 7/16/2007 | 5 | birth control, menstrual cramps | nausea for the first few weeks | The only side effects have been nausea and headaches, but I don't know for sure if the headaches are caused by this pill. I never get nausea so it must be a side effect that I hope is just temporary. I don't understand people complaining about emotional issues and anxiety...usually I am fairly anxious but since taking this pill I actually find myself to be even more calm and generally happy and positive. I'm glad I didn't let previous comments about depression, anxiety and bad moods affect my decision to take this pill, because I feel fine emotionally and physically (except for the nausea). | F | 20 | 28 days | 7/15/2007 | 4 | pregnancy prevention | noticeable improved mood, decreased acne, minor abdominal pain here and there. Shocking because previous bcps i tried had only negative symptoms. | F | 25 | 40 days | 7/12/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | Extremely bad mood swings, irritation, anxiety | This pill has screwed up my life! I have been on an emotional roller coaster and horribly depressed. I'm normally a happy-perky kind of person but lately the only person who makes me smile is my boyfriend. A while ago, I had a complete mental break down and felt everything was completely out of control of my life and mind. At one point I started thinking something was wrong with my relationship with my boyfriend but I got lucky because he knows I've been depressed and won't take me seriously when I'm in one of those "moods" which makes me happy because once I'm off the pill for my period everything feels right again and I know I love him and would die if he wasn't in my life. I cry over being at home or for accidentally stepping on my cat in the middle of the night for goodness sake! All this happens when I'm on the pill. When I'm off it for my period (taking the blanks) I'm back to my old self for a week or two. I really don't recomend taking this pill, it's messed my life u | F | 17 | 1 years | 7/9/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | DEPRESSION TO THE MAX, mood swings, very emotional | This. Pill. Sucks. I'm a girl who has always hated crying and have always been the happy one in the room. When I started taking these pills all of that disappeared. I cry over my boyfriend not being with me even if i know he has other things he needs to do. I feel completely depressed and have been crying all the time. Sure, desogen keeps my period light and easy to manage, I haven't gained weight, and my skin is normal...my boobs i have no clue about...they're just there. All that is fine and dandy but I wont take that over my mental and emotional well-being. I can't handle something like this messing with my mind and life. I'm getting off it as soon as I can. | F | 17 | 1 years | 7/9/2007 | 1 | Pre IVF | Mood swings, "i don't care" attitude, sore boobs, acne | I have been on this for a week. I have no control over my mood. Everything annoys me and I seem to be yelling at everyone and not caring. If I didn't want a baby so bad, I would be off this in a heartbeat! I have never had these emotional side effects with any other BCP. | F | 32 | 7 days | 7/8/2007 | 4 | Birth control and period regulation | My pharmacy gave me Reclipsen as a generic. Here's the good: After taking this med for about a month, I noticed my breasts were a bit bigger. My period now comes on day 4 of week 4 and lasts about 5 days (which is better than the eight-plus days whenever it decided to show up) Unfortunatly, my husband complains that I no longer initiate sex (but he ticks me off-that's probobly why) and once a month I get a headache the day before I start my period. I get crampy for about an hour or so once during my mensus. | Overall I really liked this med. I just switched pharmacies and they gave me Apri- So now I get to see how that effects me.... | F | 30 | 6 months | 7/6/2007 | 3 | prevent pregnancy/regulate period | depression, mood swings (including crying and anger bouts), abdominal pains, bloating, slight nausea the first week of the month, breat enlargement (sadly, it was only my left one at first, my right slowly caught up - embaressing!) | I switched to Desogen after having horrible neasea while on the bc Yasmin. This is only my first month still - no break-through bleeding or loss os sex drive thankfully. But I do feel bloated after whatever size meal I eat. I also have abdominal pain in different areas, which are annoying. My doc says it could just be the Yasmin wearing off on the Desogen so I'm going to continue for a time longer... | F | 19 | 3 weeks | 6/30/2007 | 2 | Birth Control | I wouldn't recommend this pill for long term use. This is my third year on it, and I've had really bad breathrough bleeding for the past two months. | F | 29 | 3 years | 6/30/2007 | 5 | Birth Control | None, even helped my mood swings that I would get for a day before my period and at times on the first day. | F | 22 | 1 years | 6/28/2007 | 2 | prevent pregnancy | migraines, nausea | I had severe migraines (about 3 a week) and terrible nausea from Desogen. I tried it because it is the one birth control on the Tier 1 medications for my health insurance. I guess I'll have to go back to paying $25 a month for Estrostep. | F | 29 | 6 months | 6/25/2007 | 3 | Prevent Pregnancy | Major weight gain. Mood swings. Lack of sex drive | I noticed I get more yeast infections now. Also if I am 30 minutes late taking my pill I cramp. It is like my body is so immune to it and I need. I dont like that feeling at all. | F | 19 | 5 years | 6/21/2007 | 4 | birth control | slight weight gain, hair loss, enlarged breasts, irritated durring period | over all i really liked this pill. i was extreamly depressed before and lost alot of weight on my previous pill. since im already skinny this was bad. but since i started i am happy all the time, gained a little wieght, have a better sex drive, and a better social life. the only real problem im having is minor headaches and some hair loss. | F | 18 | 6 months | 6/17/2007 | 1 | Pre IVF | Dry mouth, headaches, depression, fog, hard to sleep, extreme nausea. | I called my Dr. and requested to be taken off it ASAP after 10 days. I couldn't deal with the symptoms anymore. I've never had this type of reaction to birth control ever. | F | 26 | 10 days | 6/16/2007 | 3 | birth control | cramping, excessive fluid retention, became emotional | I take it before I go to bed. After I taking it, I get cramps and I have to use the bathroom at least once in the middle of the night. My breasts did get larger, however.. which is great! I'm more emotional than usual. But I've always been the type of person to get mood swings often, and I am also pretty emotional. No complaints yet. | F | 20 | 3 weeks | 6/9/2007 | 1 | protection against pregnancy | DEPRESSION,BODY IMAGE ISSUES | The first month or two were fine but after that i started feeling DEPRESSED. I have always been happy and cheerful and just in these last months i have been crying almost every day. The people i love have noticed too that i seem down all the time. I almost went to a doctor to see if i had depression when i looked up this site. I AM NEVER TAKING ANOTHER DESOGEN PILL AGAIN! please, take it from me, there are much better ways to be protected that don't mess up your life. | F | 14 | 5 days | 6/7/2007 | 4 | birth control | slight stomach aches at first, clearer skin | i switched from ortho tri cyclen lo which was giving me terrible breakthrough bleeding and dryness. so far i have felt great, made me a little sick to my stomach the first couple days but if i take it with food i feel fine. my appetite hasn't increased but i have noticed my skin is getting clearer. i havent had any spotting so far and the moodswings that ortho gave me are gone. give this pill a try it might work. | F | 19 | 9 days | 6/4/2007 | 2 | cramping and as an o.c. | weight gain, depression, emotional rollercoaster | this is the third OC i have taken and i have been taking desogen for about 10 months and it was going pretty well the first couple of months but after about the 4th month everything just decided to go downhill. i am not an emotional person (i don't cry over anything) but since taking this pill i get weepy over the littlest things. i feel unstable and constantly down when i used to always be pretty peppy and out going. now i just feel like sitting alone and being a hermit because i am afraid of who i might snap at next. the weight gain hasn't been too bad mainly in my breasts which please if anyone wants extra!! i started at a 34 D and now i can't quite fit a DD but i am overfilling my bra... it's insanity... i look pretty top heavy because i don't have a very big frame | F | 22 | 10 months | 6/2/2007 |