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 |
| 5 | Birth Control | Due to having low iron, I was placed on this birth control. I've had to issues what so ever. When going through a health cleanse-ridding myself of all pills and vitamins, I experienced no harmful side effects. After about three years, I went back on the pill with no problems. | F | 10 years 1X day | 8/19/2020 | 1 | As birth control | Depression, absolutely terrible nausea, weight gain, loss of appetite, Intrusive thoughts. No sex drive. | This is by far the worst birth control I have ever taken. It's worse then the Junel FE 1.5/30, which I also tried and had terrible side effects. The nausea is unbearable, the vagina dryness is a no go, I basically lost psychical attraction to have sex because of how I feel about myself, how my body physically feels. When o first started it I was fine, no symptoms, I felt great as I had just gotten on nuvaring and wanted to start losing some weight. No I have no energy, I have insomnia, I'm nauseous all day into the late evening, my periods are basically nonexistent. This birth control makes me feel pregnant and that is e x a c t l y what I'm avoiding. It's a strong no from me. The FDA needs to take this generic pill off the market. I Understand it's reasonably priced, but I would rather risk spending more money on better quality birth control. If I wanted to feel this sick the duration of my time taking hormones, I would have a baby. | F | 22 | 6 months 1X day | 8/13/2020 | 5 | Birth Control/Excessive Bleeding | The worst side effect I experienced was weight gain. | Really helped me with my very heavy period. Normalized and lightened my flow considerably. | F | 26 | 6 years 1X day | 8/9/2020 | 1 | PCOS | Heart palpitations. I thought I was going to die. Extreme anxiety. Zero appetite, nausea, dizziness, shortness of breath, awful panic attacks. The list could go on. | I began taking this for my PCOS a year ago. I felt after 8 months that I should stop taking them because my chest felt funny. I started to take them again three months ago and I haven't been able to eat much at all. I'm nauseous all the time. I had to go to the hospital because I was so dizzy at one point any nobody connected it to the birth control. The past couple of days the heart palpitations were crazy. I could hardly breathe when I would move. I called the OBGYN nurse and she told me that it could just be lack of sleep. Then I come here and read the reviews and they're almost identical to mine. The doctors never mentioned this about junel to me at all. There's so much wrong with this medication. | F | 21 | 1 years 1X day | 8/8/2020 | 1 | Birth Control | This pill is horrible. I was always moody and depressed while taking it. Once I stopped taking it I felt so much better. | F | 34 | 45 days 1X day | 8/4/2020 | 1 | PCOS | Nausea, Breast Tenderness (daily), headache, body aches, pain in my knees/hips close to period, heart palpitations, anxiety/panic attacks, mood swings, constipation, weight gain, BV, trouble sleeping, water retention "SHALL I PROCEED? Smh | This was gvn by an ObGyn to help not only jumpstart a period after not having one for ~5yrs, but to assist with regulating Abnormal hormone levels As my testosterone levels were higher than normal. I was unsure what PCOS was and went to get a 2nd opinion. This OBGyn explained it in laymans terms and also recommended Junel 1/20. I started taking it and experienced headaches, sore breasts, nausea and anxiety attacks. I began to get a period again. I was excited. However with prolonged use the weight gain and increased appetite began. The mood swings ensued, anxiety became worse and breast tenderness became a daily issue. Then the other symptoms began and have been an issue for the past 5 months. I wish i never started this SugarHoneyIcedTea! I had no other health issues. I truly hope that by me stopping it, i can lose this excess weight bc now I am truly insecure and just ashamed. If I naturally stopped having a period and nothing else has ever posed an issue i shouldve never. I wish this on no woman. I am about to cry. Heck i am! Junel was promised to help me so that I could possibly have a chance at having my own children someday or even have hope but its truly just made life miserable. I am sorry for myself and anyone else with a negative experience. | F | 29 | 6 months 1MG-20MCG 1X day | 8/4/2020 | 2 | Birth control | Been on this pill for almost 2 months and recently the nausea has became worse and my breast became very sore heavy and tender honestly made me feel like I was pregnant and I had to take a few pregnancy test just to make sure I was it even though I also use condoms this is not the pill for me. | F | 33 | 2 months 1/20 1X day | 8/3/2020 | 1 | Switch from old BC | Painful sex, low sex drive, vaginal dryness, possibly acne | I got off my old bc due to recurrent yeast infections and was prescribe Junel. Honestly, the first half of these 7 months weren't that bad. But I'm guessing it's finally settled into my body and ... no mam! I'd noticed a while back that sex started to hurt. To a point I stopped associating sex with pleasure. Which only made it more difficult when the time came, because I was only thinking about how much it was going to hurt. So of course I'd be tense and nervous. It'd typically start off painful and ease up. But now I swear it's like all of my "pleasure" nerves are dead. Using lube helps with dryness a little, but once the pain leaves it's like I feel nothing. Just penetration. Which SUCKS! I have an appointment with a new doctor in 2 weeks. And I'm honestly debating on getting off birth control altogether. | F | 27 | 7 days 1/20 1X day | 7/28/2020 | 1 | Prevent Pregnancy | Severe stomach pain, extreme mood swings, anxiety, uncontrollable laughing and crying, bloating | Do not take Junel Fe. I started taking this pill to prevent pregnancy and was prescribed the pill because of the iron it contains, but this pill has completely uprooted my mental stability and caused me a lot of abdominal pain. The pain is not severe but it is noticeable and is constant. | F | 5 days 1X day | 7/17/2020 | 1 | To make my periods normal but didnt | It made me very nauseated bad headaches let me bleed even heavier and worse took this for three weeks never again now issues are even badder now | F | 40 | 0 days 1X day | 7/8/2020 | 1 | Acne / Regulate cycle | Haven't even made it to my cycle starting this new birth control , I am bipolar with a side of anxiety but I've done pretty good at being self aware and coping . I have NEVER been so angry in my life finally come to realize it's my new birth control . My anxiety has been through the roof , suicidal thoughts , and so emotional ! Please please please be aware . During this 2020 madness I thought it was just a case of the blues for the first week . But it has progressively gotten worse . | F | 20 | 14 days 1X day | 7/8/2020 | 2 | Birth control | Period started three weeks in. 5 days left in pack. Worst cramps of my LIFE. Woke me up, doubled over in pain. Swollen stomach. Sensitive to touch. Nausea. So much nausea. This is day 3 of the pain and i refuse to take another pill. | F | 27 | 3 weeks 1X day | 7/3/2020 | 1 | Birth control | Increase in Acne, anger, depression and suicidal thoughts. | This medication was awful and completely disrupted my hormone levels. It ruined a good portion of the year I was on it. My doctor told me to give it time to let things level out but it never did and left me with the worst depression of my life. | F | 31 | 1 years | 7/2/2020 | 1 | Birth control | Horrible mood swings, irritable (would make me start fights with anyone for any reason), cramps I've never had before bc, irregular periods (twice a month and then none for over a month), and the worst of all I've had severe ulcerative colitis since I was 16 and didn't figure out until over a month that this birth control was causing me to have a flare up!!! Wreaks havoc on the digestive system DO NOT TAKE THIS BC especially if you have previous digestive issues!!! | F | 22 | 6 weeks 1/20 | 6/28/2020 | 3 | Preventing Pregnancy | I have never felt so much pain in my vagina in my life. During sex, while peeing, wearing jean shorts. Literally ANYTHING! It's like I had a constant yeast infection. The doctor prescribed me for medication after my third time of having a period with the burning and itching, now I'm getting off because I'm on my 4 or 5th period wanting to die of pain. | For the most part though, It helped my acne, my boobs got bigger but not too much, they were constantly swollen though. I didn't gain much weight. My sex drive was going down though. I would recommend this pill If I didn't have the constant itching and burning. | F | 17 | 3 months | 6/9/2020 | 1 | Doctor prescribed, unknown why | Horrific nausea. I am literally sleepless due to severe nausea. Heart palpitations and unable to catch my breath. I wanted to stay on it to skip my period but it's not even worth it. Especially after reading about vaginal dryness and hair loss. F* this. | Not worth it. Awful nausea. | F | 31 | 7 days | 6/2/2020 | 3 | Acne and irregular cycles | WEIGHT GAIN and NO CYCLES | F | 40 | 11 months 24 | 5/18/2020 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | terrible migraines, breast tenderness, back pains, random cramping, moody. | I already have anxiety and this pill caused my anxiety to go through the roof. | F | 20 | 9 months | 5/9/2020 | 3 | reduce cramp pain | heart palpitations, intense cramping , heavy bleeding , | do not take it | F | 18 | 2 months | 5/1/2020 | 3 | Prevent Pregnancy | Nausea Headache Crying at the drop of a hat and persistent heart palpitations with the sensation of not being able to catch my breath. | F | 33 | 30 days 1MG-20 MCG | 4/9/2020 |