LOESTRIN 24 FE Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.3 (109 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LOESTRIN 24 FE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LOESTRIN 24 FE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | I am sexually active. | I gained some weight but it was not terrible.I was underweight before I was taking the birth control. | It was not so bad as I thought it would be. I love that I have shorter periods. | F | 20 | 24 days 20 mcg 1X day | 2/4/2012 | 1 | Birth Control | Moodiness, Depression and Anxiety don't even begin to cover what thsi drug did to me mentally!! Horrible past 3 months... | I would never recommend this birth control bc of the emotional side effects. | F | 29 | 3 months 1X day | 1/17/2012 | 5 | Painful periods | None | F | 19 | 3 years 1 tablet | 1/16/2012 | 2 | Avoid Conception | 3 months on Loestrin 24 FE - Cramps, moody, breakthrough and heavy bleeding early but no period during iron pills, bloated, acne breakouts, swollen breasts, exhausted all the time, lack of desire for relations | Tried Loestrin 24 FE about 8 weeks after a miscarriage because bf and I didn't want another unplanned pregnancy, first week was fine. I noticed I was bloated and breasts were swollen and I was getting PMS-y...Then two weeks in the break through bleeding started and it lasted for about 6 days then I had a full on period soaking SUPER tampons. That lasted about 3 days and tapered off. When my period was supposed to start there was nothing. I continued taking it thinking my body was just adjusting to the hormones, and a week and a half later the break through bleeding starts again for about 6 days again, then a full period for 4 days complete with cramping and bloating and clots. This happened again the following month. I was also napping like I was prego again, that was enough to scare the BF and he wanted me to take a pg test after the first month. I gave the pill 3 months but with the crazy bleeding, bloating, cramping, and being exhausted all the time I'd rather go back to condoms and counting days (we've been together for 8 yrs with this method and only 1 pregnancy). Along with the pill I take Adderall XR for adhd, this BC has me exhausted while on the adderall. That's a little frightening to know this medication takes that much out of a person that even with prescription "uppers" all I wanted to do was nap. I've stopped taking them and am in the process of waiting for my cycle to return to it's normal "predictable" self. | F | 31 | 1X day | 12/29/2011 | 3 | contraception | tender breasts (slightly larger), just a little bit more emotional at times. Get a very slight headache most days. Always tired. Some acne breakout. | F | 30 | 6 days 1 1X day | 12/24/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | Intense stomach pain (nauseous/ vomiting/ bloating), irritable, depressed, chest tightness, insomnia and lethargy | I have been going to my primary dr trying to figure out my EXTREMELY INTENSE stomach pain. I am currently on Nexium, but still take tums and Pepto almost daily to deal with my pain. I am either over eating or completely nauseous all the time. My dr was referred me to a GI specialist to have a scope test completed. I am so glad I came across this site because in reading others reviews it made me think about when i started having stomach symptoms among all of the other side effects.In addition I have been irritable beyond any explanation. I started reading self help books because I have a great life but never feel happy. I have been using a rescue inhaler due to trouble breathing. My heart will race and I will get hot out of nowhere. I cant sleep at night. | F | 28 | 9 months 20mcg 1X day | 12/8/2011 | 2 | Cyst | Depression, constipation & weight gain | F | 39 | 2 months ? | 11/27/2011 | 4 | PCOS | Growth in breast and butt, breast tenderness, extreme increase in apeitite, slight weight gain | At first I didn't like it because I would have severe cramping but after a month of taking the pill things got better, I actually love this pill its helped out a lot.. don't give up on it if your just starting out, buy also remember that everyones body is not gonna react the same way to the pill you just have to find the one that works best for you because I was once before on Ortho tri cyclin and I HATED IT!!! so just keep trying if this one doesn't work out for you. | F | 21 | 4 months 1X day | 11/17/2011 | 3 | PMDD | terrible rash, chronic watery diarrhea, terrible mood swings, bloating , headache. horrible cramping on lower left abdomen. chronic itching, diabetes, nausea, hot flashes, night sweats, no sex drive, lack of concentration, migraines, | I writing about LO LOESTRIN FE - there wasn't another place to put this information. I started taking LO LOESTRIN FE in 2/11...It is now 10/11... I started this prescription in 2/11 when I went to see a new OB/GYN after having my period for 6 weeks. They found fibroids and removed them and prescribed LO LOESTRIN for my PMS ( horrible) My period stopped almost immediately - YEA! And for the first 2 months everything was going well. Then the rash started. This was not a normal rash. My skin was bright red across my upper torso - everyone thought I had sunburn. Then came the lesions. They would start off as small pimples almost and they would ITCH horribly. They burst with just a touch and drained clear fluid. For the longest time I thought it was an allergic reaction to a body wash. No one, not even the doctors knew what it was. If that wasn't bad enough, when I scratched, they scarred. I currently have bright, round purple scars all over my body. Then of course came the mood swings - crying for no reason, depressed ,tired, voracious appetite... MY OB/GYN said it was my meds for depression, My shrink said it was my inability to cope. I can't begin to tell you how many days I missed at work because of it, I had to get FMLA because I would have lost my job without it. As it was, I fell so far behind on my bills that I get constant shut off notices and my bank is threatening foreclosure. Added to all this was the chronic watery diarrhea. You name it, | F | 44 | 8 months 1X day | 10/25/2011 | 2 | Acne, menstrual pain | Hair loss, dehabilitating mouth ulcers, boil-like lesions on body (specifically by buttocks/abdomen region), breast tenderness, appetite increase | As soon as I started taking this, I developed awful mouth ulcers. For months, it literally felt as if I was walking around with Lemonheads clamped in my jaws constantly. I couldn't eat any food that was the slightest bit spicy or acidic without being in pain. I also developed painful boil-like sores on my body, particularly on my buttocks/abdominal regions. I typical have thick, strong hair, but it came out by the handful every time I would shower on this BC. I also skipped a period for the first time since I was 12, and my skin broke out worse than before (I was previously on oral antibiotics for my skin that helped immensely but unfortunately also gave me oral thrush). I quit on the last row of my second pack because it was affecting my body too negatively. | F | 21 | 2 months 1X day | 10/25/2011 | 3 | Birth Control | period every 2 weeks, spotting, mild acne flare ups, weight gain, high blood pressure, yeast infection | The best thing about this BCP is I had no changes in mood or depression and felt overall pretty good while on it. I'm not pregnant, so that good as well. The WORST thing is the non-stop bleeding. I'm lucky if I can get through a whole week without spotting or starting a period. I went to see my doctor today and she decided to take me off Loestrin because it has caused me to have high blood pressure and gain weight in a short period of time. She's switching me to Safyral (a new variation of Yasmin). I tolerated Yasmin well in the past, so we'll see how it goes. | F | 26 | 1.5 months 1X day | 10/15/2011 | 2 | Birth control | Terrible mood swings, Depression, No sex drive what so ever | I was in Zovia 1/35E for a year and then switched to Loestrin 24 fe because I gained weight on Zovia but that was a terrible mistake. I want to switch back to Zovia or try something new. But no sex drive, and being in a relationship a year & a half of that 2 years was the worst feeling. | F | 19 | 2 years 1/20 1X day | 10/12/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | Bloating, headache, weight gain, hair loss, appetite increase. | I have been on Ocella since 2006 and I was starting to get melasma from it. My OBGYN told me that a lower estrogen pill may fix it so I went to this. A week into lolo, I had bleeding and severe headaches. I continued to spot and I just now finished the first pack. My hair is a little bit more oily but not bad and no acne. I am 26 years old and I have always weighed around 116. I am now 120 and I have extreme bloating during my first period timeframe on this pill. I feel very self concious about it and my work clothes are pulling to make me look like I'm pregnant. I will give the pill a month or two more and if the symptoms don't improve I will get off birth control completely. It is not worth the symptoms you have to experience in my opinion. | F | 26 | 1 months 10 1X day | 10/12/2011 | 5 | pregnancy prevention | no changes on my personality, feel normal, healthy, energetic, not hormonal. no weight gain except for breasts. i lost some hair at the beginning but it grew back. | F | 20 | 10 days 1X day | 10/9/2011 | 3 | endometriosis | I am taking the new LO LOESTRIN FE 1-10 tablet- I experienced anxiety for the 1st month that has gone away, weight loss, decreased appetite, breakthrough bleeding. | (on the new LO LOESTRIN)- I have tried everything for endometriosis.. most of which had bad side effects due to the high level of hormones. This is the lowest hormone pill on the market currently and has less estrogen. If high estrogen birth control does not work well for you I highly recommend this one. I have been able to lose weight unlike on any other birth control. I take a pill every day so it stops my cycles for treatment of endometriosis and it has worked pretty well with occasional breakthrough bleeding and cramps. | F | 22 | 5 months 1-10 1X day | 10/9/2011 | 1 | To avoid pregnancy | Headaches, Dizziness, Just feeling lost, Heart Palpitations, SEVERE ANXIETY, Depression, Feeling worthless, Hungry all the time, weight gain, Always tired | F | 23 | 10 months 1X day | 10/2/2011 | 2 | heavy bleeding | this pill has turned me into a crazy bitch. i used to be very light hearted and chill and don't let anything get to me. now i have insane moodswings, everything gets to me, i randomly get upset over something meaningless and can't stop crying, i say mean things and then feel overcome with remorse about it later and apologize over and over, i'm overcome with fear, sometimes don't feel like living.. then i snap out of it and i'm fine. this is miserable and i can't believe it took me this long to figure out it was this pill. definitely not for everyone. | F | 18 | 4 months 1X day | 9/28/2011 | 1 | Acne | Severe depression, cramps, tiredness, couldn't eat | On the third day of taking this pill the side effects reared their ugly head and I tried to "tough it out" but when I couldn't eat and was losing 2 pounds a day, I decided to stop taking the pill. The side effects were awful while I was on the pill but a couple of weeks later most of the side effects disappeared. However, it is two months later and the depression still looms over my head everyday. Since I have always been happy, the girl that always saw the glass half-full, this has been a disturbing change and has forced me to seek therapy to elevate the dark cloud. I wouldn't recommend this pill to anyone, unless they are willing to spend more money on correcting the side effects that occur when taking this pill. | F | 20 | 5 days 1X day | 9/21/2011 | 1 | hormone balancing | Severe headache and depression starting day 2 and lasting til I stopped on day 5 | This medicene was not a good fit for me. I have never felt so sad and the headache was terrible. It was the worst 5 days ever! Finally ended up on Quasense, a generic for Seasonale and it's worked out fine for me. | F | 35 | 5 days 1X day | 9/9/2011 | 1 | Ovarian cysts | Nausea, headaches, calf pain (right leg) so bad I could not walk | F | 51 | 3 weeks 1X day | 9/6/2011 |