JUNEL FE 1/20 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 1.8 (281 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare JUNEL FE 1/20 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR JUNEL FE 1/20 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | This pill literally makes me want to die all the time. I do not recommend to be honest. I'd rather get pregnant than ever take this. | 0 days 1X day | 4/20/2022 | 1 | Birth Control | extreme heart palpitations, vaginal dryness, weird discharge | 10/10 do not recommend. Have never felt like this before | F | 26 | 3 days 1X day | 4/17/2022 | 1 | Heavy period | Hair loss! Lasted 6 months | F | 41 | 30 days 1X day | 4/16/2022 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy, regulate periods | Weird ovary pain, no period, extreme mood swings, anxiety. I'm on my last week of my 3rd month and I'm not even going to finish it out. I had my period after the first month/pack but didn't get it after the second month. I have extreme anxiety already about being pregnant so this made it way worse. 3 negative tests and I'm still freaking out even though I am very safe. I recently started having frequent urination and I'm not sure if that's due to the anxiety or what | I wish my gyno would have warned me about missed periods and the anxiety that comes with this pill | F | 21 days 1/20 1X day | 4/16/2022 | 1 | No period, acne , prevent pregnancy | Heart palpitations, night sweats, anxiety, depression, fatigue, stomach pains, mood swings | I've been taking this medication off and on for the past 4 years. Recently in the last few months I've been having all of these symptoms. I thought maybe I was having symptoms of an autoimmune disorder since it runs heavily in my family. I recently watched the Ricki Lake Documentary The Business Of Birth Control. That opened my eyes to research my birth control. My symptoms match up with so many others on here. I feel horrible and on edge because of this medication. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow and I'll be stopping this medication and staying AWAY from birth control period. I'm hoping for better days because these past few months have been miserable. | F | 34 | 4 years 1X day | 4/11/2022 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | I was diagnosed with Bell's palsy within 6 months of taking this medication. I was told I had no known cause for it. I didn't realize that it could have been from the Junel fe birth control. I started it in 2/2019 and stopped 5/2021. I didn't see improvement with the Bell's palsy until after I stopped the birth control. I was able to smile more symmetrical and started to look a little more normal. Being that this birth control can cause strokes and heart attacks I believe this was the cause of my unresolved Bell's palsy. | F | 41 | 2 years 1 mg 1X day | 3/22/2022 | 1 | Acne, regulate periods | I'm not a mentally unstable person. I can worry and I can get anxious etc but I usually am able to get out of it. The first month of using Junel I didn't really experience a lot. No awful side effects or anything. I did notice some anxiety but I just chalked it up to being under some stress and pressure. The week of the brown pills came and after a day or two on those, I felt like I had come up for air. I was happy and had a positive outlook. But then I started the second pack and I just finished the first week. The last couple days I have felt extreme anxiety, heavy chest, depressing thoughts, mind not stopping, pulse racing and so so negative to the point that I had to call my therapist during an anxiety attack. I've never had one of those. I'm going to to go off of this birth control and see if my mood changes. I'm really hoping this is the cause because I haven't ever had severe mental health issues and I feel like I do right now. Plus I still have acne. | My OB said that it takes 3 months for my body to adjust so maybe my acne would get better but it's not worth the wait for the sake of my mental health. I'll try something else. | F | 38 | 37 days 20 1X day | 2/28/2022 | 5 | Contraception, skin | Spotting on first month since switching from Ocella (high estrogen pill than Junel) | I had mild weight loss (1-2#), no mood changes, improved blood pressure (vs Ocella - generic for Yasmin), and it improved the feeling of being hot that I had on Ocella. I did have spotting the first month when transitioning. Note: I have no existing mental health issues and generally tolerate most birth control pills well. | F | 43 | 30 days 1X day | 10/21/2021 | 1 | Periods | Weight gain, depression, | F | 45 | 5 months 1X day | 7/26/2021 | 1 | Birth control | I just had my baby 3 months ago and was suffering bad postpartum depression/anxiety shortly after he was born. Once I got that settled down a little I got on birth control because I couldn't get the IUD at that time, well now I'm getting the IUD again. Intrusive thoughts occured again, thinking everyone dying, panic attacks, anxiety. Not fun! I stopped the pill yesterday. | F | 35 | 1 months 1X day | 7/24/2021 | 1 | ESI stopped covering my LoEstrin Fe | Taking for HRT. Previously on LoEstrin Fe and I was not menstruating. ESI doesn't give a F- about women and stopped covering LoEstrin and suggested this. My OB said it was NOT the same, and she was right - I have a full-fledged bleed with cramps throughout the iron pills, and now I have 5 yellow pills left in the pack and am bleeding and cramping and going through pads - but the men who run ESI must have gotten a better discount for this junk and don't care about patients. My OB wants me to stick to HRT for at least one more year, but I don't know if I can make it another week on this crap. | It SUCKS!!!!!!!!!! If you have other options, use them. | F | 54 | 125 days 1MG-20MCG 1X day | 7/20/2021 | 1 | Normal cycle | NEVER have I had bad anxiety and depression as such. I notice lately I was very sad and no energy to do anything. I feared driving and doing things. It's like a huge pressure on your chest and non stop bad thoughts. This birth control is not good at all. I really thought it was just a mind thing but I see now it's the birth control. My heart rate is the scariest I notice it goes from 90-125 through out the day. I will no longer take this crap. I advise you ladies to research and be mindful | F | 31 | 5 months 1X day | 6/3/2021 | 1 | To regulate period | Lack of appetite , anxiety , depression , constant panic attacks . Breast tenderness | The short time i was on this pill has caused 2 severe public panic attacks , and almost a mild one everyday .. just pulled myself off .. i am slated to start another pack this Sunday 5-30-21 and i won't ever look at another bc again .. i hope and pray i return back to normal.. i strongly advise against this pill and it needs to be pulled off the market | F | 31 | 3 months 1X day | 5/28/2021 | 2 | Prevent pregnancy | First month was ok. Started period as soon as it was time for the brown pills. Bled the entire 7 days, ended on a monday but felt pressure like feeling in my abdomen. By Saturday I was having extreme abdominal pain and sweating and started bleeding again. Bled another 7 1/2 days... ended this past Sunday but still have continuous cramping/abdominal pain and unusual sweating/hot flashes. Moods are blah. Acne is not any better. Just want to stay in bed all day. | I was on Mirena 10 years (2 IUDs), then Depo for 2 years and never had a problem with them. Junel has to be one of, if not THE WORST, birth control I have ever taken. I will advise anyone I know against it. | F | 33 | 2 months 1X day | 5/11/2021 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | I was taking this bc I had random bleeding and my ob/gyn knew I had ptsd. I was fine for a few months. I had one month of no blood. One with 1 week. Then this past month TWO weeks of bleeding. I became anemic and my doctor was unsure why. I'm bloated. My boobs hurt. I was cramping when the blood came back again. . To say Im angry is an understatement. I have bene snapping and hate everyone. I'm feeling paranoid and depressed. I haven't had to deal with my depression in YEARS. And I can't eat but I have no interest. I have felt suicidal and the anemia isn't helping. | This needs to be taken off the market | F | 30 | 5 months Lowest 1X day | 5/5/2021 | 1 | Pregnancy prevention | Loss of appetite, anxiety, depression, loss of interest, panic attacks, paranoia, vaginal dryness | Never have I had history of mental illness of any kind. Nothing has change in my life recently to cause depression, and yet I've been bawling my eyes out, having panic attacks over a feeling of impending doom. It was so bad I lost my appetite and was having stomach problems. Everybody is different, but please take caution. This pill made me hate life and I'm a very happy person on a normal basis. Threw away the pills three days ago, already feeling 50% better. Hopefully back to normal soon... | F | 21 | 3 months 1X day | 4/20/2021 | 1 | Birth control | HORRIBLE! This was my first time being on a birth control pill as I was on the mirena for 7 years. The daily headaches are insane I have never had anxiety but this pill has given me extreme Anxiety. I've also noticed I have had nightmares and showing signs of depression. | F | 31 | 1 months 1.5/30 1X day | 3/25/2021 | 1 | Ovarian cyst Prevention | Nausea, and daily headaches. After a few weeks, I noticed my anxiety levels rising (I have generalized anxiety), not associating it with the pill- I continued taking it. | My anxiety rose to a point where coping and therapy no longer helps. I had to contact my dr to be put on anxiety medication. | F | 37 | 49 days 1X day | 3/7/2021 | 1 | to lighten my periods | Horrible lower back pain Dizziness Nausea HORRIBLE ANXIETY Weight gain Water retention | I started taking this pill to "control " my period. What a mistake. I just stopped it because not only did I feel like I've had a hangover for over a month, but my anxiety has gone through the roof. Definitely think twice about taking this. I never had such a horrible experience with a drug. | F | 41 | 47 days 30mg 1X day | 3/2/2021 | 2 | Prevent pregnancy and heavy period | I feel like I am the only one that has had weight gain with this pill but I have gained almost 30 pounds. I have a low sex drive, can't get wet as usual, always tired . | When I first started taking it I bled for 2 weeks straight. | F | 19 | 6 months 2 1X day | 2/4/2021 |