ESTROSTEP 21 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.7 (211 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ESTROSTEP 21 with similar:
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RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ESTROSTEP 21 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
3 | birth control | I have gained about 10 pounds on Estrostep and have had very low sex drive from it . It has given me slight headachs and bothered my stomach some . | i was on the pill for 2 years before i started to get any real major side effects , but none the less they did eventualy come . | F | 26 | 2 times | 5/23/2005 | 4 | BC | nausia | F | 18 | 3 weeks | 5/1/2005 | 2 | birth control | low sex drive!!!! sore breasts, too | F | 26 | 2 months | 4/27/2005 | 1 | birth control | Major weight gain - I went from 118 to 127 in 3 weeks !!!! Mood swings - horrible. | F | 42 | 1 months | 4/26/2005 | 2 | birth control | weight gain acne | Immediatly i notice a little weight gain, and i broke out completly. My acne become very bad for the little while that i was on Estrostep. | F | 23 | 1 months | 4/20/2005 | 2 | regulate period/birth control | It cleared my skin. But I experienced slight water weight gain and some months my period did not come at all (only extreme bloating and cramping)! | F | 30 | 6 months | 4/9/2005 | 1 | to regulate my period | SERIOUS mood swings, uncontrolable rage/agression | I have to stop taking it because it increase my bad | F | 19 | 2 weeks | 4/7/2005 | 1 | to regulate my cycle | Aside from moderate weight gain, I experienced significantly more and more serious mood swings than on my previous prescription. After three months, this only worsened so I am on my way back to the old one. | I also experienced breakthrough bleeding during the middle of my cycle. | F | 24 | 3 months | 4/4/2005 | 4 | regulate period/birth control | After the first 9 months I experienced spotting every month that would last about 2 days. | This pill was fine, but the spotting became a bother, so I switched pills and am waiting to see how that turns out! | F | 25 | 1 years | 2/24/2005 | 5 | birth control | no side effects..some slight weight gain, about a pound. no mood swings, some slight breast tenderness. that's about it. | i was on estrostep for a year, and then switched to trinessa. DON'T TAKE TRINESSA! that was the worst time period in my life. now that i am back on estrostep i am elated. | F | 19 | 1 years | 12/11/2004 | 5 | Birth control | Lethargy within first month of starting medication. After that, no side effects. | My periods were light to begin with, but the pill has made them lighter and my PMS symptoms have decreased noticeably. I don't have problem skin but the pill has made the occasional breakout a lot less frequent. | F | 23 | 3 years | 3/29/2004 |