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 |
| 2 | Birth Control/Regulate Period/Acne | Weight gain, less acne | I was put on this pill because Ortho gave me really bad breast pain and I experienced break through bleeding. HOwever, the 2nd month of taking Desogen, I had breakthrough bleeding after taking my pill that I missed just 8 hours after the normal time I take it. I work out a fair amount but never had any problems with my weight. I have gained about 10 lbs since the start of this pill. I feel like this pill makes me hungry all the time, even after I just ate. I hate it. I don't have as much acne as I did before but the weight gain isn't worth it. | F | 19 | 5 days | 5/4/2005 | 1 | birth control | I have noticed a huge weight gain, I have worse acne than I ever did going through puberty. I also have noticed numbness in my feet and chest pain. | I would not take this at all!! | F | 21 | 4 months | 5/4/2005 | 3 | birth control | Moodiness,acne, bloating | The pill has definitely aided in my change of moods. I workout three to four times a week and am fit but I have noticed bloated stomach and bloated arms. Also, my skin was pretty clear and I only got one pimple right before my period. Now I'm constantly breaking out. Also, when I first started taking it I noticed a decrease in my sex drive, but it has increased a little now. The good thing about the pill is it does prevent pregnancy and you do know exactly when you're going to get your period, but is it worth the bloating moodiness and acne? | F | 22 | 6 days | 5/3/2005 | 3 | birth control | Moodiness,acne, bloating | The pill has definitely aided in my change of moods. I workout three to four times a week and am fit but I have noticed bloated stomach and bloated arms. Also, my skin was pretty clear and I only got one pimple right before my period. Now I'm constantly breaking out. Also, when I first started taking it I noticed a decrease in my sex drive, but it has increased a little now. The good thing about the pill is it does prevent pregnancy and you do know exactly when you're going to get your period, but is it worth the bloating moodiness and acne? | F | 22 | 6 weeks | 5/3/2005 | 2 | Prevent Pregnancy | slight weight gain, headache, NO sex drive, vaginal dryness, yeast infection, breast tenderness, depression, bloating, minor hair loss, dizzy | The only positive thing I can say about Desogen is that I never got pregnant while taking it. The side effects aren't worth it... My relationship went down hill while I was taking Desogen, I became very depressed & moody until I stopped taking the pill. | F | 23 | 4 years | 5/3/2005 | 5 | Birth Control | None | I had to switch from Orthcyclen (after 12 years of use) to Desogen and I was afraid because it contains more of the hormones. I went online to research opinions and heard so many horror stories that I considered not even trying it. People said it was the worst pill they tried, they mentioned incredible depressions and weight gains and a lack of a sex drive and migraines (which I am prone to). Thank goodness I sent an email to every girl I know and asked about this personal issue. One girl, who happens to be my best friend, I quickly learned was taking Desogen and never had a problem and recommended it. I am now on my third month with it and love it. No side effects, none. And my body is usually very responsive is chemicals in weight gain and my mood has always had fragile issues, but I have felt sane, my body hasn't changed and my sex drive is still up and I haven't had a migraine. I highly recommend Desogen. Also, I highly recommend against seeking opinions online. It is usually the people who had a problem with something who seek to tell us others. I suggest you talk to every girl you know... say it's a personal question and they don't have to answer it but that you may have to make a pill change and are a little scared and would like to know if they have any experience with it. If I didn't do that I may never have tried Desogen which really seems to be the perfect pill for me. | F | 28 | 2 months | 5/2/2005 | 1 | Birth Control | Zero sex drive, moodiness, depression, two periods a month | This is the best birth control if you ask the people who perscribe it. I have no sex drive, bleed twice a month, and my relationship is on the rocks because of my moodiness. Can't get pregnant if you don't have sex, right? This | F | 20 | 5 months | 4/27/2005 | 2 | Birth control/ endometriosis | Depression/Mood swings, lowered sex drive, nausea, headaches on 'off week' | No/less cramping, no weight gain, no break through bleeding, but the depression was profound. On my 'off week', I finally felt good and upbeat, but within 8 hours of starting the new pack, dark thoughts crept in and got more and more emotional. I'm on day 3 of the second pack and all the side effects have returned. | F | 30 | 31 days | 4/26/2005 | 1 | birth control/PCOS | How about a weight gain of over 60 pounds?? that enough for ya? Mood swings, etc etc etc. | Now on Mircette, which is the same thing, essentially. Going to change. Desogestrel is a sucky progesterone and should be removed from the market! I'm going back to Yasmin! | F | 30 | 5 years | 4/12/2005 | 2 | Birth Control | I know I haven't been taking it long so take my review with a grain of salt. In three weeks I have had constant headaches, breast soreness, breakthrough bleeding that has lasted all 3 weeks, nausea, heart palpitations and am always tired. I'm going to give it another month and see if things improve. | So far I haven't seen any benefits to taking it, my period was pretty regular to begin with so I didn't need it to regulate that. If I have to go through all this just to not get pregnant, I'll go back to using condoms. | F | 30 | 21 days | 4/1/2005 | 3 | birth control | Decreased libido but Desogen was not as bad as Alesse for causing decreased libido, my boyfriend says I am more moody on Desogen, Desogen made my breasts a bit sore and swollen and caused mild feeling of nausea, had lighter periods on Desogen but still always had a period | Loestrin 1/20 is the best for libido but now I don't have a period and I have acne for the first time in a decade. Still searching for the perfect pill... | F | 30 | 1 years | 3/24/2005 | 4 | | 3/22/2005 | 3 | birth control | vaginal dryness, loss of sex drive, weight gain of 7 lbs, mood swings. | I have been on Desogen for about 3 months. For the first month I was extremely moody. However, my mood swings are starting to occur less often. I am still experiencing vaginal dryness and have absolutly no sex drive....which makes the pill close to worthless. The worste side effect was the weight gain. My stomach and thighs seem to have bloaded up...blah. | F | 19 | 3 months | 2/19/2005 | 2 | prevent pregnancy | headaches,weight gain,depression,no sexual drive, gallbladder problems, bladder infections, cramping, acne, bloating, breast tenderness, contact lens discomfort, hair loss, kidney problems, fluid retention, menstrual pattern changes, muscle/joint pain | I never really noticed a problem with this med until recently. I was researching the side effects of it because I haven't been feeling well. When I saw the list I was in awe, so many of my symptoms were right there. My doctor never told me about any of them. I recently had my gallbladder removed(when I was in pain all the doctors told me I was too young for gallbladder problems). I have been battling bladder infections on and off since I started taking Desogen, I had never had one before. Recently my cycle has been very unpredictable and short & I have gained about 10 pounds over the last couple months. I think it's time to try something else or go off birth control all together. | F | 25 | 5 years | 2/7/2005 | 5 | birth control / regulate period | Switched to Desogen from Mircette (if I missed Mircette by over an hour I would start cramping due to low Pergestrone (spelling?) level) and am very pleased so far. No acne, weight gain, etc. Never had cramps before birth control but find that with any birth control I've taken (Desogen, Mircette, Ortho TriCyclen) I experience cramping. Been on Desogen now for over a year and don't have a reason to switch. | F | 22 | 1 years | 2/4/2005 | 2 | birth control | moodiness and depression. vaginal and nasal dryness. boo to that. | switched to this because mircette was giving me btb.... I think that would be better than this. | F | 23 | 3 months | 2/2/2005 | 2 | Remove/shrink ovarian cyst | Fatigue, dizziness, nausea every single day. Period stayed on only 1 day with Desogen. | I have taken birth control pills in the past. This is the only pill that made me sick every single day. I am TTC but my doctor told me to take Desogen to get rid of a cyst I have. | F | 30 | 21 days | 1/11/2005 | 2 | Birth Control | Weight gain of 10-15lbs after 10 months, Loss of sex drive | I switched to Desogen after being on Ortho-TriCyclen for 3 years because Ortho was giving me breakthrough bleeding. Desogen has left me with no Sexual urges after 3 months and weight gain after 7. I am very unhappy with it and just switched to Cyclessa. | F | 21 | 10 months | 1/11/2005 | 2 | birth control | complete loss of sex drive, depression, bloating, breast tenderness | F | 27 | 6 months | 1/10/2005 | 4 | F | 18 | 2 months | 1/1/2005 |