LO LOESTRIN FE Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 1.9 (257 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LO LOESTRIN FE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LO LOESTRIN FE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Pain Control | I have been with my husband 15 years, Never had a 0 sex drive until two months on this pill. I cry alot. I worked in oncology for a few years didn't cry this much. Headaches, nausea. The 1st month I had 3 menstrual cycles, one lasting 10 days. It totally messed up my brain. I called a person by the wrong name, ordered a pizza with no toppings, made several mistakes at work. Made my brain not work as it normally does. I usually have a great memory. I have never had children, butI wonder if it is the same thing as pregnancy brain? I stopped it 2 days ago. It was like a brain fog. I researched that some BC can suppress parts of your brain including sex drive and memory. No one else listed that here, but it affected me in a big way! I will rough through the pain. The 2nd month the pain was better, the first month and three cycles were still painful. Not worth it for me! | F | 33 | 60 days 10 1X day | 5/16/2015 | 3 | birth control | I've noticed once a month right before I'm supposed to get my period I have severe gas pains in my stomach, back and neck. I think it may be related to these pills. | F | 45 | 5 months | 5/1/2015 | 1 | To prevent pregnancy | Extreme irritability, irrational thoughts, crying for no reason. | I know I have a sensitivity to birth control. I've tried many. This will my last birth control. I won't be taking anymore starting today. In the last 3 days(so since day 5 on Lo Loestrin fe) I have had extreme irritability, since yesterday I have been experiencing irrational thoughts and feeling impulsive. I do not have anything going on in my life to make me feel or act this way beside taking this birth control. I would not recommend taking it for the chance of someone feeling this way. | F | 25 | 8 days 1 a day | 4/28/2015 | 1 | To prevent pregnancy | Breast tenderness, nausea, emotional wreck, irrational thoughts, no libido | I had high hopes for this low dose pill. I've been an absolute emotional train wreck since I started this. I cry for no apparent reason. No interest in sex at all. I just do not feel like myself at all. Bummed. | F | 33 | 3 days 10 mcg | 4/18/2015 | 4 | Infrequent Periods | Very heavy breakthrough bleeding the first 2 months, more emotional but not too much, breast growth, tender breasts. | I'm actually having a good experience with Lo Loestrin Fe. I was really concerned about weight gain & decreased sex drive but I haven't experience either of these over the last 3 months that I've been on the pill. I workout regularly & eat healthy and haven't noticed a change in my physical appearance/weight with the exception of breast growth. Always struggled with acne, the pill hasn't increased or decreased this. I do feel more emotional but not too much. I have days where I just feel really off or tired but they have been few & far between. My periods are regular now, however the first 2 months I had very very heavy breakthrough bleeding. I'm currently in the middle of my 3rd month and am experiencing light breakthrough bleeding. | F | 29 | 3 months 1X day | 4/14/2015 | 1 | long periods/perimenopause | Terrifying nightmares every night, exaustated,stomach pains totally nauseous, I will deal with the long periods. | F | 49 | 10 days 10 | 4/10/2015 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | Panic, irrational thoughts,constant worrying about everything, extreme mood swings, anger quickly, no period but PMS symptoms every 2 weeks that last a week, hair loss,very emotional | I just thought it was the stress of having a 3rd child but i never felt like this with any other BC pill. I started to research and feel so much better after finding this site/thread. I literally felt normal after reading these comments. 99% of these women described exactly how i've been feeling over the past YEAR!!!! I honestly thought i was losing it!!! I'm stopping the pill with full support from my husband and letting my body re-adjust itself before trying a new BC. | F | 36 | 1 years 1 MG | 3/24/2015 | 1 | Heavy painful periods- endo | Extreme weight gain, breakthrough bleeding for almost 3 months straight. Heavy painful periods | Gained almost 40 lbs in 6 months and blood pressure elevated (never had high blood pressure in my life). Had consistent, painful breakthrough bleeding for almost 90 days without a break. Periods are still heavy in month 6 and terribly painful. Do not recommend. Hoped this was a solution and so far it has only made things much worse for me. | F | 41 | 6 months | 3/23/2015 | 2 | pregnancy prevention, heavy period | Horrible stomach pains, bloat, nausea, NO sex drive, irregular period (first week one month, last week the next, sometimes none at all), vivid nightmares, insomnia, mood swings, slight depression, just overall horrible. | This pill has been a roller coaster for me. The first month was fine for me besides occasionally really bad stomach aches so I started taking it at night instead and my problems ceased. Got my next month of dosage and I went completely downhill. All the side effects I listed above were completely constant. Made me think I didn't want to be with my boyfriend of two years simply just because I was literally nauseous while sex due to no libido AT ALL. Just overall would not recommend this to anyone I know. Made my days hell. | F | 17 | 4 months | 2/16/2015 | 3 | Avoid Pregnancy | extreme anxiety, weight gain, anger, no periods, paranoia, random sex drive | Has done a great job at keeping me not pregnant, but destroyed my mental health. I have always been well-balanced, confident, and happy. The first two months of the pill were hell- I was a paranoid, angry, depressed psycho! After the first few months I felt better, but I have recently developed severe anxiety problems that I have never experienced before. | F | 20 | 7 months 1X day | 2/12/2015 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | Extreme: weight gain, low sex drive, no periods. Mild: Anxiety, nausea, mood swings, cystic acne. | I think the most difficult side effect is the weight gain. I've not really struggled with this much in the past but despite doing crossfit, having a trainer and being a very careful vegetarian I've slowly gained 40 pounds over 2 years. This and my concern over not having a period and no sex drive are my main reasons for getting off lo loestrin fe. This is the only birth control I've ever tried. I thought my symptoms were normal until my friend tried it also. She gained 25 pounds in four months and said she felt the same as when pregnant. | F | 28 | 2 years | 2/9/2015 | 3 | to prevent pregnancy | Gained 15-20lbs without change of diet or exercise, super tired all of the time, emotional, insomnia, anxiety | I'm still taking it but am thinking about switching. I wasn't sure why I gained so much weight, so a few months ago, I started riding my bike to school (4 mi round trip each day) and watched my caloric intake. Since then, I haven't lost a single pound, but actually gained weight! I am having such difficulty losing weight. A year beore going on the pill, I changed my eating habits and exercise schedule and lost 30 lbs. Ive gained most of that weight back, even though I stuck to working out and eating healthy! The only thing there is to blame is this birth control. It definitely did its job at not getting me pregnant, but I did not enjoy the side effects at all. | F | 20 | 9 months | 1/26/2015 | 1 | Mid-cycle ovulation pain. | Migraine, nausea, abdominal pain, cramping, constant spotting, insomnia, extreme anger and irritability. | I wish I had never started taking this pill. I have never felt so miserable in my life, not to mention the fact that it caused me feel like I'm going crazy. The nausea I expected, but the migraines, fatigue, and out of control anger are not worth it. I'm done! | F | 32 | 7 days | 1/25/2015 | 5 | Pregnancy Prevention | When I first went on the Pill, I was a little crazy. Emotional. And some mild cramping and side effects. | This was my only experience with hormonal birth control but it was great for me. I started it when the doc told me to (on the first day of my period) and took the pill every evening around dinner time. I had NO period while on the pill (which the doctor assured me was a good thing) and felt like everything regulated quickly. No other side effects except for dryness during sex. The price is frustrating (on various insurance policies it's been anywhere from $30 to $115) but I didn't want to mess with something that was working. I recently stopped taking it to start a family but have overall been happy with my experience. | F | 33 | 3 years 1X day | 1/22/2015 | 2 | To not get pregnant | Weight gain like no other, no periods, low sex drive | I'm quitting today | F | 29 | 3 months | 1/16/2015 | 3 | Irregular periods | First three months were kinda shitty. Breakthough bleeding all over the place, nausea, and car sickness which I never get. | I'm thinking about switching for lo loestrin to a little bit of a higher dosage because I have very light periods on this pill, but it doesn't come when it's supposed to and it lasts for DAYS.. sometimes even multiple weeks.This being my 9th month on lo loestrin I thought maybe my body just needed time to adjust but it just got worse- I'm only a week into the newest pill pack and have really bad cramps and the heaviest bleeding that I've had in a while. Not supposed to happen on BC. | F | 19 | 9 months 10MG 1X day | 12/4/2014 | 4 | BC/periods | I may have experienced slight weight gain after first starting the pill but not more that 5 lbs. it makes it a little harder to lose weight I think but not terrible. The biggest thing though... I have absolutely zero sex drive. When I do have sex, I'm always very dry. | I really do love this pill. I had like 8 day super heavy periods before I started taking it and it went down to 4 days of average on the pill. Still I felt groggy, crampy and just sore so I took a friends advice and started skipping the "period pills" at the end of each pack. That was a year ago and I've never looked back. | F | 20 | 2 years 30 mg | 11/17/2014 | 3 | Birth control, heavy periods | WEIGHT GAIN is serious on this one, even though low dose! Insomnia, anxiety, depression. NO period whatsoever. Significant hair loss. | F | 33 | 1/10 1X day | 10/28/2014 Patient History | 1 | hormone imbalance | insomnia, anxiety-almost to the extent of having panic attack, increased breast size (which was the ONLY side effect I didn't mine), basically ruined my life for at least a month | I have a beef with my NP for just handing me a sample of this horrible medication. This OC basically ruined my life for almost a month. Waking up like clockwork like another user wrote at 2-3 AM and having to take sleep medication and feeling miserable ALL DAY LONG. Who the heck actually tested this medication before FDA approved and gave to women and ruined their lives??!! If there becomes a lawsuit on this medication-I want IN. Healthcare providers need to be VERY careful before just handing out samples of this horrible drug. Does healthcare even care about women anymore or just men and is the main agenda behind womens' healthcare money??! I am beginning to think so. Pathetic. | F | 35 | 17 days 1X day | 10/27/2014 | 1 | weight lost extremelyyyy | Weight lost extremelyyyy in a period of 3 months I've lost over 20 pounds I used to be in 160 and now I'm in 135 had to stop have gain 3 pound since I stop using it,abdominal pain breast tenderness I even got a little nuddle in my breast and had to do a breast sonogram don't recommend dizziness extreme nausea fatigue, anxiety. Worst EXPIERENCE ever. And only drinking it to prevent pregnancy. | 31 | 1 days | 10/25/2014 |