DESOGEN Reviews (DESOGESTREL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)

Average Rating: 2.6 (572 Ratings)

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 1  Contraception/Acne I was on Junel Fe for about a year and a half. My doctor changed my pill to apri, the generic of desogen because I complained about my acne. I was so excited to try this pill to get rid of the acne.. Around the 6th day I started to feel very weird, emotionally. I am ALWAYS an up beat person and never had problems with my emotions. It made me feel very weird, just negative thoughts and just in general not a great mood as I usually am .. I stopped taking this pill as soon as I noticed a change in my mood. I am going to go back on the Junel Fe. Birth control is different for everyone and this pill may not be perfect for everyone, it may work with others, but for me it didn't. F 19 7 days
30 mg
12/3/2012
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 3  Birth control I've been taking desogen for 3 months now and I can't wait to change it next month. I'm hungry all the time and I can't control my emotions. I have no sex drive what so ever to the point I'm confused on why im even taking birth control pills lol. Doesn't really help with acne but helps alot with cramping . Not a long term pill but I guess its good to start with F 22 3 months
35
12/1/2012
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 2  contraception omg this pill is horrible!!!! it made me gain like 20 pounds, and i swear at least 10 of those pounds when to my thighs... not cool. It did make my boobs bigger, but its really not worth it. it also helps a little with acne. It has made me crazy the whole time I've been taking it. Mood swings, anywhere from anger to just full blown rage over the smallest things. It made me very unhappy with life in general. It pretty much changed my whole personality. I'm sad for no reason at all and have absolutely no energy. That's just not me, I've always been happy and upbeat. I also think thats what has been making me feel sick and dizzy too. It does seem to help with cramps, but only because i take only the active pills for the most part, if i take the nonactive ones i get a week of hell and stomach pains. As for sex drive... what sex drive? Even kissing grosses me out since taking this pill! It has just turned me into a very cold person and i hate that! Seriously reconsider taking this pill!! for real this pill is horrible! F 23 1.5 years
1X day
11/13/2012
 5  Prevent Pregnancy Nothing bad F 17 4 months
10/25/2012
 1  Contraceptive - migraines at least twice per month - no sex drive - no noticeable clearing of skin - lethargy After one month of taking Reclipsen (the generic of Desogen), I began getting frequent migraine headaches - something I used to only ever get after a VERY strenuous workout. My sex-drive disappeared while I was on this pill. It took 3-4 months after stopping this pill before my sex drive began coming back. Having no sex-drive in a relationship is an unacceptable side effect for a pill that is supposed to enable sex! I felt tired and lethargic while on this pill. Before taking Desogen my boyfriend and I regularly enjoyed nights out with friends. Following1-2 months after beginning this pill, I felt lethargic all day. I no longer had the same disposition while going out which lead to not wanting to spend nights out. I would never recommend this oral contraceptive based on my experience and other women's experiences. F 22 5 months
1X day
10/22/2012
 1  Contraceptive I gained so much weight it isn't even funny. (I went from 135-160 lbs in less than 5months, and my weight had been 135 for almost 2 years) Not really even an increased appetite either. Infact I worked out more and ate healthier :( also It caused me to become incredibly irrational, argumentative and an over all negative person. I am exhausted all the time and have no desire to do anything on my days off. My body aches and this makes me so sad. I used to be a small, pretty, and over all happy person. This pill makes me hate my life in general. I need to find another pill or just get off this one! DO NOT TAKE THIS PILL! F 20 7 months
1X day
9/13/2012
 1  birth control complete lack of sex drive, extreme mood swings, irritability and anger I used to be on a tri-phasic pill but the genius *sarcasm* doctor at planned parenthood said that someone my age shouldnt be on that type of pill and switch me to this horrible pill. It completely killed my sex drive, I was very easily irritated and angered, and would have some pretty violent mood swings from being depressed one minute angry the next and then incredibly happy. Also, this pill did absolutely nothing to help with cramps/PMS which used to be helped by the other bc I was on. In short I would not recommend this pill to anyone. F 22 6 months
1X day
8/20/2012
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 3  Birth Control Sex drive so low that Ryan Gosling couldn't even turn me on, bad dizziness in the first 2 weeks, mood swings, extremely emotional, thoughts of suicide, and slight weight gain. I think the worst side effects of this pill are the lowered libido, and occasionally considering suicide (which isn't normal for me) but everything else is tolerable. F 19 1 months
1X day
7/19/2012
 1  prevent pregnacy I developed Deep Vein Thrombosis in my arm at age 34 back in 2009. I had to self administer injections of Lovenox into my stomach and be on Coumadin blood thinners for 9 months. I was on bed rest for a few weeks and I could not work the whole time. Desogen did clear my acne up. It did give me bad mood swings. I was tired a lot and had no energy. I would not recommend this pill to anyone. Too bad this pill wasn't Yaz or Orcella because I could be getting a big settlement. Nobody will help me with a Desogen case. F 36 6 months
1X day
7/19/2012
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 1  Birth control Horrible depression and rage. I have been on the pill for 15 years but recently was switched to Desogen because the clinic no longer carried my other BC. I have never experience this before. I was telling a friend about how crazy I had been and she asked what BC I was on. I never even thought about it being my BC since I have never had these problems with previous BC. I just want to be myself again! F 31 3 months
1/day
7/10/2012
 5  BC, Bad Cramps without it None noticed I have had a great time with Desogen. My skin cleared a bit, and my horrible cramps went away. I noticed no side affects at all. I used it to skip periods for three months straight and when I let myself have a period, my uteran lining came out in one piece which creeped me out, but that happens with lots of BC and was my own fault for skipping so many months. The generic, Apri was fine too, I took that back in college. F 28 5 months
1X day
7/9/2012
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 1  Birth control complete lack of sex drive, random mood swings, depression, anxiety, irritability, random weight gain... helped my acne though pretty quick.. for three years I have been on a tri-cyclin birth control and this is my first time being on a monocyclin.. I requested to be switched because my previous birth control was starting to make me break out rather than prevent my acne. within a week or so I was noticing a drastic change in my sex-drive and felt horrible for my boyfriend because I usually have a very high drive. I also found myself starting to despise my boyfriend who is one of the sweetest people I've ever known.. Everything he does makes me irritated and I feel like I'm constantly angry at him. Incredibly irritable - even small things would set me off.. Also getting very depressed where I don't feel like doing anything and my outlook of life is just bad.. Everything seems horrible. I didn't even think it could be my birth control until I read these reviews.. I'm so glad i looked it up.. gonna call my doctor right away and get switched. F 21 30 days
1X day
6/23/2012
 5   No side effects it is the best and all the other ones had awful side effects. Id just say take it at exacty the same time each day to be sure your 'side ' effects arent due to taking the pill at varied times! I would recommend it to women who spot or are an emotional reck on other ones because I was on everything else and nothing worked until this F 28 4 months
1X day
6/6/2012
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 1  Birth Control Vomiting, extreme mood swings, weight gain, low sex drive. I would never recommend it. F 34 3 months
1X day
6/3/2012
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 1  Pregnancy prevention Extreme mood swings, periods lasting at most two days, complete change of personality and out look of life, negative thoughts, angry outbursts, very severe headaches, fatigue, loss of breath. But mostly the extremely negative mood swings. I felt that it was a very good birth control for me because I felt normal for the whole month but when my period came around and passed and I began taking the pills after the seven days something in my head felt like it clicked and I had very severe headaches, fatigue, lack of breath, and the most outstanding part of the side affects was the mood swings. Every month for a whole one to two weeks I would not be the same person, and there was a lot of drama within my family because of my sudden changes and also with the relationship with my boyfriend. I would never recommend this pill to someone if they were to have the same results as I did. F 16 3 months
1X day
5/26/2012
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 1  avoid pregnancy depression, mood swings, feelings of isolation, suicidal thoughts, chest pains, shortness of breath, and lengthening my period. would NOT recommend this pill. F 21 5 days
1X day
5/6/2012
 1  Acne, endometriosis, birth control. After taking this pill for almost a year, I've realized how awful it affected me. It helped clear up my acne quickly, but oh man have I had the worst and craziest mood swings and anxiety!! I get super irritated easily, can't control my emotions, get depressed and very tired throughout the day. I also want to eat everything in sight. An awful thing as well is that I constantly bleed randomly throughout taking the pills when I should not be bleeding. I never stopped to consider that these symptoms were brought on from the birth control I was taking... But it definitely is. I would not recommend this pill to anyone! F 23 1 years
4/18/2012
 2  Clear up acne Acne didn't clear up. Breast tenderness, anxiety and panic attacks, breasts got a little bigger that was the only plus. Super bad cramps on my period!! Mood swings like you wouldn't believe..depression.. also one of the worst yeast infections. Tiredness and dizziness. This pill is horrible!!!!!! F 17 3 months
4/10/2012
 2  To prevent pregnancy Migranes, SEVER anxiety, nausea, vomiting, heart palpitations I tried this pill a year ago and didn't like it so I'm not really sure why my doctor put me on it again but oh well. I took it for a total of 2 days this time and the side effects were the same and just as horrible as before. I had a severe migrane yesterday with nausea and anxiety and today I woke up in a panic attack with nausea and vomiting. I called my doctor and I'm switching tomorrow. Thank goodness. Again, everyone is different so maybe it will work for you but it just didn't work for me. Estrogen really messes with me in the first place so this wasn't really a surprise that it failed. F 22 3 days
30MG 1X day
4/10/2012
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 2  Prevent pregnancy Suicidal ideation, lack of sex drive, continual cramping, excessive weight gain, depression I wish I'd never taken this pill. I was on Ortho-Tricyclen Lo for almost a year before I got pregnant and miscarried. My doctor decided Desogen was a better replacement for the Ortho, and it worked great for preventing pregnancy. However, it did so because I found my husband's touch revolting...we only had sex an average of once every two months. And that was after I got tired of him badgering me for it. I was constantly angry and depressed over nothing. I cried all the time over nothing. Every day I drove I wanted to drive my car off the bridges and cliffs I passed. I thought about shooting myself. I never think like that, ONLY when I was on this pill. It got so bad my husband told me to stop taking it because risking pregnancy was better than risking my sanity/life. I've been fine ever since I got off that pill, it's just taken awhile to work the weight off. My suggestion would be if you try, stop taking it as soon as you start to feel any of those side effects during times other than menstruation. Good luck! F 26 3 years
1X day
3/14/2012
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