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LO LOESTRIN FE  (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE):  This combination hormone medication is used to prevent pregnancy. It contains 2 hormones: norethindrone (a progestin) and ethinyl estradiol (an estrogen). It works mainly by preventing the release of an egg (ovulation) during your menstrual cycle. It also makes vaginal fluid thicker to help prevent sperm from reaching an egg (fertilization) and changes the lining of the uterus (womb) to prevent attachment of a fertilized egg. This product also contains a small amount of iron (ferrous fumarate) in inactive tablets taken during the fourth week. The inactive pills do not contain any hormones. These tablets are meant to keep you in the habit of taking 1 tablet each day and do not have enough iron to treat iron deficiency. Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills may make your periods more regular, decrease blood loss and painful periods, decrease the risk of ovarian cysts, and also treat acne. Using this medication does not protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia).   FDA Approval Date: 2010-10-21 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR LO LOESTRIN FECOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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DATE ADDED
 
 1  Prevent pregnancy Uncontrollable crying. No appetite. Depression. Anger. F 35 2 days
Unsure 1X day
11/2/2023
 1  Prevent Pregnancy I should have stopped this birth control from the beginning. First of all, I was nauseous for a whole year before it went away first red sign! my boobs would constantly hurt and feel like bricks. I gained 15lbs on this birth control. just recently I've had the worst depression feeling and dissociation EVER. I could hardly function at work because i felt so empty with bad anxiety. while this was all happening I started to spot when it wasn't even time yet, So that's when it clicked that this birth control is messing with me and now reading all these comments I feel less crazy because this pill is NOT GOOD. stopping it immediately and hope to feel better soon. F 30 2 years
1X day
6/19/2023
 5  Period cramps Mood swings, severe depression and anxiety, painful bleeding every 2 weeks, weight gain +14 pounds, uncontrollable cravings, insomnia. F 25 6 months
10mg 1X day
2/26/2023
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 1  Pari- menopausal Anxiety and depression. Trouble sleeping and staying asleep. Muscle fatigue and calve cramps sever. Really deep rolling mood swings. Breakthrough bleeding every two weeks. Did not help hair loss and acne at all. The early menopause is a fair trade off to feeling like jumping off a bridge all the time or trouble working. F 39 4 months
1X day
2/12/2023
 1  Prevent pregnancy Extreme depression. Crying non stop. Uncontrollable mood. Suicidal thoughts. Extreme weight gain and bloating. Don't take. F 41 90 days
1X day
12/20/2022
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 1  Prevent pregnancy Severe depression and dissociation F 27 90 days
1X day
11/29/2022
 1  prevent pregnancy I'm on day 4 and I want to commit suicide really bad I have to stop taking this this isn't right. please dont ever take this. I don't know how I'm going to prevent pregnancy but this isn't gonna work for me. I think it has helped with cramps and lighter flow but it's been making me bloated and feel ugly. if you have an eating disorder or depression do not take this. I feel fat and want to die. F 22 4 days
1 1X day
11/15/2022
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 1  Pmdd symptoms Severe depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, no appetite, serious weight loss, crying all the time every day for 30 days, not able to complete tasks, loss of motivation, fear, guilt, insomnia, anger Started taking this for pmdd when I was happy. Since I started taking it I've lost my relationship because of my actions while taking this. I've acted irrationally. I've fallen into the deepest depression I've ever been in. I cry all day from the time I wake up until the time I got to bed. I don't even know what to do. I just wanna die to end feeling this way. I had to drop out of school because I'm so depressed that I can't do anything. I've had to work less because I'm so depressed I can't stop crying at my job. It's embarrassing that I've gone this whole month thinking that I was mourning a relationship but in reality it's probably the BC. I hope no one else has to go through this deep of depression I can't even fake happy. I've never not been able to mask my sadness. F 27 1 months
10mg 1X day
11/6/2022
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 2  Prevent pregnancy Depression, random crying, breast tenderness, vaginal dryness, facial blemishes. I was surprised at how quickly I experienced side effects. I'm really at a loss for an efficient form of birth control that doesn't have negative side effects. F 29 4 weeks
1X day
11/1/2021
 1  Switched from yaz Had breakthrough bleeding switching and felt like I was getting yeast infection and BV. Developed a lump on the top wall of my vagina behind my pelvic bone at the opening. Painful to sit and eventually went down enough in size sitting wasn't uncomfortable anymore but sex could be uncomfortable. Week before second pack placebos severe mood swings, depression, crying spells, feelings of hopelessness, suicidal ideation and anxiety. Panic attacks and constant feelings of unease. I would like to find a better birth control pill F 32 50 days
1X day
7/15/2021
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 1  Prevent pregnancy Non stop bleeding, depression, anxiety, feeling suicidal, headaches I've tried this birth control in the past, and I took it after coming off a different pill, I didn't have breakthrough bleeding then and it worked well for me. After 2 years of being birth control free, I started it again thinking I'd have the same experience and 1 week in, im wanting to rip my uterus out and call it a day. Started it on day 1 of my period and my period usually lasts 5 or 6 days. I'm on day 8 of period now and we are talking full blown period. Blood clots and changing my pad every two hours. I'm sooo over it. Just bleeding this much has caused me to feel so depressed and I have a headache today from crying all night. Also yesterday I had really bad bloat. I looked 7 months pregnant even though I barely ate all day! On day 4 of the pill I found myself wondering if I died would anyone care about me and was convinced my family didn't really love me as much as I thought. I knew bc messes with you, but for my mental and physical sanity, I'm going to be stopping this pill starting today. F 25 7 days
1X day
4/7/2021
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 1  Prevent pregnancy Depression, anxiety , gain weight, cry out of no where, zero sex drive, insomnia, panic attacks, back pain, I haven't have my period It's horrible, it makes me so irritable and can't control emotions F 26 2 months
1X day
2/14/2021
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 1  acne, heavy bleeding, cramping, PMS major weight gain, emotional train wreck, anxiety, depression I started Lo Loestrin Fe when I was 15 (my freshman year of high school) because I had terrible acne and agonizing periods. I'm not kidding when I say Lo Loestrin Fe is the worst thing to ever happen to me. I gained 45 pounds over the time span of my high school career. My freshman year of high school I weighed 130 pounds and I have been a twig my whole life and have always ate as much as I desired. While taking this birth control I gained so much weight (very quickly) that there are stretch marks all over my body! There were no changes to cause this except my birth control, but I stayed on it because it was helping my skin and my periods. By the time I was a senior in high school, I weighed 175 pounds (heaviest I've ever been in my life!) This made me so upset, that I was like “screw it” and I finally quit the dang birth control. It has been about 9 months since I quit the birth control and I am now in my spring semester of my freshman year of college, and I weigh 135 pounds! I know for a fact that it was the birth control that made me gain all of that weight! After being off of it now, my acne is still very manageable and my periods are not as bad. Please, I beg of you, if you don't need birth control DO NOT TAKE IT! Especially not Lo Loestrin Fe. Do not make the same mistake as me. I feel better than ever off of birth control and I truly wish I never would have taken it. After losi F 19 4 years
1X day
2/4/2021
 2  Pregnancy prevention I just started this pill literally a few days ago, Im engaged so wedding planning is already stressful but today I cried 4 times and my poor fiancee is so concerned. I have spotted a ton the whole time and it's not stopping. Im not sure if I'll keep taking it, I want to be able to not have kids for a while but so far this is not worth it. I deal with bad anxiety and depression so if tomorrow is just as bad I will probably stop. F 23 5 days
1 1X day
1/13/2021
 2  To prevent cysts/prevent pregnancy Depression, mood swings, hormonal acne, WEIGHT GAIN 15 lbs. F 30 3 years
1-10-10 1X day
1/8/2021
 1  Pregnancy prevention Depression, lethargic, constant headaches, loss of motivation and joy for life. Often times just feeling “numb” or very easily irritated by seemingly nothing. I await my joy for life back. I want my drive back. I want my life back. I am so thankful I found these reviews because I truly thought I was going crazy. I will discontinue taking this pill immediately! F 34 9 months
1X day
1/6/2021
 1  Pregnancy prevention Breast tenderness. Lack of motivation, anxiety, depression, irritability. First time ever being on birth control. I'm lucky enough to say I've never struggled with my mental health before taking this pill. While taking this pill I was easily irritable. I would blow up situations in my head and make them a bigger deal. I thought I was turning into someone different. I came to read reviews and found out everyone is also experiencing mental health issues. Will stop pill tomorrow. F 25 14 days
1X day
12/21/2020
 1  Lighter Periods for my anemia I started taking BC when I was 18, they put me on another low dose pill called Blisovi. I loved it and had no issues until I was 22 and started on antidepressants. I didn't realize it gave me anxiety and depression. I also developed UTI/vaginal irritation symptoms for no apparent reason. My doctor then put me on Lo Loestrin and I swear it made me crazy. I went off the antidepressants thinking it was those making me crazy but it was Lo Loestrin. My vaginal symptoms are still there, I have tension headaches almost every day, spotting every month, no periods, fatigue, nausea, and a general brain fog that makes me have zero joy. I am planning on coming off of the pill but I'm afraid of how my body would react. I think the low dose pill in combination with the depressant messed up my hormones and gave me vaginal dryness at 24 (which no doctor believes to be true). Please if you want to talk to me, I would love to go back and forth about your symptoms on the pill and make you not feel so alone like I did for so long. F 24 2 years
10 mg 1X day
11/19/2020
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 1  Pregnancy prevention Extreme anxiety and panic attacks. Racing and illogical thoughts of impending catastrophic results to the simplest situations. Depression and lack of interest in anything. Lack of sex drive. Absolutely stopping immediately. F 38 2 months
1X day
11/15/2020
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 2  Prevent pregnancy Extremely fatigued, lack of motivation, acne, bloating, and depression. Switched to this pill after having my kyleena iud removed. I guess hormones don't sit well with my body. F 25 6 months
1X day
11/12/2020
  

LO LOESTRIN FE  (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE):  This combination hormone medication is used to prevent pregnancy. It contains 2 hormones: norethindrone (a progestin) and ethinyl estradiol (an estrogen). It works mainly by preventing the release of an egg (ovulation) during your menstrual cycle. It also makes vaginal fluid thicker to help prevent sperm from reaching an egg (fertilization) and changes the lining of the uterus (womb) to prevent attachment of a fertilized egg. This product also contains a small amount of iron (ferrous fumarate) in inactive tablets taken during the fourth week. The inactive pills do not contain any hormones. These tablets are meant to keep you in the habit of taking 1 tablet each day and do not have enough iron to treat iron deficiency. Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills may make your periods more regular, decrease blood loss and painful periods, decrease the risk of ovarian cysts, and also treat acne. Using this medication does not protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia).   FDA Approval Date: 2010-10-21 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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