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 |
| 2 | Treat bleeding due to cysts | Feel really blah. Depressed and angry. Not myself at all. | Frustrated because my insurance will only cover a certain dose of birth control. Too low and they won't cover it. I'm not even trying to prevent pregnancy. Just trying to control bleeding due to cysts. | F | 47 | 4 weeks 5 1X day | 12/22/2022 | 2 | Peri menopause | Painful big breasts, bloated belly, nausea went away after a week, increase tiredness & no motivation, going to bed at 9:00pm, headaches went away after a week too, yeast infection just started, no libido | F | 47 | 18 days 1X day | 10/23/2022 | 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 | 2 | Birth control | Extreme depression and anxiety Cramps everyday Slight weight gain—not sure if it’s from the depression it’s causing or the pill itself | F | 25 | 56 days | 2/8/2020 | 2 | Recommended by OBGYN | The only thing I can say that I liked about this pill was that it didn't make me feel anxious and depressed like most birth control does. However, I've been having severe vaginal dryness to the point where sex is unbearable. My periods are extremely irregular. Literally 2 sets of periods a month that both last about 4 days. Breasts constantly ache. I've gained about 15 lbs since taking this, but I'm not sure if the pills to blame. Diet and exercise aren't helping. Acne isn't better or worse, so I'm thankful it hasn't made that worse. | F | 23 | 6 months | 2/18/2020 | 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 | 2 | Contraceptive | Decreased sex drive, moody, irritable, breast tenderness, migraines, fatigued | I was previously on microgestin fe 1/20 for 5+years. Very happy with that pill! Then I picked up my prescription from the pharmacy one day and noticed it was a new name. I gave it a try and a month later, Im NOT happy! I am extremely moody, irritable and tired. My breasts are so tender, I flinch when my boyfriend touches them. I woke up in the middle of the night one night with a slitting headache. I made an appointment for the gynecologist to go over alternatives because I refuse to start a new pack when Im off of my period. | F | 27 | 1 months | 4/19/2018 | 2 | Birth control | periods in the middle of the pill pack/skipped periods, yeast infections, nipple/breast tenderness, moodiness, acne, dizziness, decreased sex drive | This is the start of my 8th month on Junel, and oddly, it worked uneventfully for the first 4/5 months. Nausea, headaches, a few pimples per month that would clear up on the placebo pills, and a tiny bit of spotting, but nothing unexpected. 2 months ago, though, it started going haywire. I suddenly broke out terribly around my mouth and chin (and it's taking forever to clear up), a full-blown period with the worst cramps I have ever experienced showed up around week 2 of the pill pack, and then when it came time for the placebo pills? Not a drop. My sex drive has decreased, sex seems more painful and orgasms less pleasurable than they used to be, and my friends and family members have noticed that I am less patient with them and considerably more harsh towards myself. A yeast infection cropped up a month ago, was successfully treated, and now I have another one. My breasts get much sorer than they did off birth control. Sometimes I have very brief dizzy spells, and although I usually brush them off, I'm beginning to wonder if that could be connected. Pregnancy tests insist I'm not pregnant (some of these symptoms made me think I could be), so the pill has done its job, but it's making me miserable. I think I'd rather feel more like myself and more in control of my body and just tell my boyfriend that condoms will have to be completely mandatory. I love that Junel is free with my insurance...but that's the only positive for me. | F | 25 | 7 months 20 MG 1X day | 1/8/2016 | 2 | To help with my period | No side effects until a couple of months ago. I've been bleeding nonstop for a good month. Horrible headaches every day for 3 months now. Always exhausted but I'm not a busy person. | F | 18 | 1 years | 1/6/2015 | 2 | Prevent pregnancy | -EXTREME bloting - to the point I would cry because I felt so ugly -headaches -dryness -low sex drive -no period at all -overly sad and mad -tired | Honestly the only good thing about this medicine was the fact that I never got my period. It saved me a lot of money but I stopped taking it for a year and it was the best year I had in a while. I have since decided I should go back on the pill and it has been a month and omg I feel awful. I feel so fat and ugly and I have gained 5 pounds. My stomach looks as if I’m pregnant and I’ve had a headache for three days. This medicine does the job but at what cost? Not worth it! | F | 21 | 1 years | 12/16/2019 | 2 | Pcos | Nausea/ violent& extremely painful vomiting the first week, thought it was from me drinking alcohol but I stopped and the feelings still came. Skin looks pretty clear I’m usually easily irritated but this pill is making me very moody. | I started taking This the Sunday my period started. I’ve now been bleeding for 11 days and haven’t even gotten to the brown pills (menstrual usually lasts 4 days). I was on the nuvaring last year from feb-July and it gave me BV EVERY month so this is a little better. But I’ve been bleeding heavy for a while now and I really hope it stops. | F | 21 | 14 days | 7/24/2019 | 1 | Period regulation | I only too this for one day. I’ve been through enough medications to know when something is not going to be right for me. Immediately made me dizzy, heart racing and stomach pains. I felt like I was on some type of drug. Enough for me to stop and not continue. | F | 48 | 1 days 30mg | 8/4/2019 | 1 | Prevent Pregnancy | I was fine the first year with this medication although my breasts hurt so bad. Then i started to get irritable and moody. I was sad all the time and didnt have any reason for it. No family history of depression or anxiety. I cant even take my bra off without my breasts hurting. I have a headache everyday. My acne is uncontrollable and I have never had bad acne besides a few pimples here and there. | F | 20 | 2 years 20MG | 11/5/2019 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy and clear skin | Pelvic cramping, abdominal pain, intense hunger, weight gain with no change in diet or exercise. More frequent headaches and mood swings. No periods for 3 months then an extremely terrible period. This pill made it so painful to have sex and I was ‘diagnosed’ with Pelvic Floor dysfunction. But after stopping this pill and getting Kyleena, less than a month later I was losing weight, pelvic cramping and pain gone and sex was not painful and vaginal dryness was gone. Ladies if you have any of these symptoms get off this pill and see if things get better. This pill was the worst pill ever! | F | 21 | 1 years | 11/4/2019 | 1 | Birth control | Weight gain, emotional, severe migraines, blood pressure increase | First 2 months thought it was great, second and third month was a different story. Started getting migraines which I never had before, was super emotional, blood pressure increased, and gained 8 pounds in 3 months. | F | 24 | 3 months | 3/30/2017 | 1 | To help with acne | I already have anxiety and depression, but this medication has made it extreme and spiral out of control. I haven’t had a serious panic attack until last night and it continued until I threw up. I am anxious at all times of day. I cry so easily. I am in a long distance relationship and this has put a strain on it. I go in and out of questioning my emotions and if I’m happy, if he even loves me, if he’s going to leave me, about 1000x a day when I felt secure and head over heels in love before I started this medication. This medication is awful and has brought me to the point of pure panic and emotional break downs. I’m stopping it cold turkey today and can only hope I will get back to how I was. | Emotional wreck. Panic attacks. Depression. Hasn’t helped acne much. 10lbs weight gain. | F | 22 | 2 months 1 x D | 6/25/2019 | 1 | Birth control | Severe constant cramping and breakouts. I have had severe cramps in my ovaries for a week straight and breakouts on my face, which I never get. | F | 29 | 22 days | 12/23/2019 | 1 | Hormone regulation | Severe anger, noticeable pelvic bloating, severe pain in hip that shoots to the knee prior to periods and during, breakthrough bleeding, weight gain, and diagnosed with stage 3 liver disease at age 32 which is also conveiniently listed as a side effect. (I do not drink alcohol at all!) I am quitting tonight. If I've only got an estimated 5-8 years to live then I'll be damned if I'm as miserable as I am while on this God forsaken pill; and frankly, it should be criminal that it's even being produced and dispensed to any human being at all. | F | 32 | 2 years | 1/16/2020 | 1 | Stop irregular periods | Headache, extreme anxiousness, very upset stomach, insomnia, heart palpitations and hot flashes. | I had to stop this medication after 2 days. The anxiousness was out of control and the heart palpitations were terrible. | F | 36 | 2 days | 12/4/2019 | 1 | Endometriosis | Headaches, nausea, leg muscle cramps, zero sex drive, pain during sex, abdominal cramping, low mood, zero desire to be active, dizziness, constant light bleeding, weight gain | I was prescribed Microgestin to take continuously as a way to treat endo pain, however, I was given Junel Fe as the pharmacy alternative. The first couple of weeks seemed to be improvement, aside from the frequent headaches. My endo pain was definitely decreased. I noticed a slight weight gain and kept strict track of my diet/caloric intake but my weight refused to drop those few pounds it gained. By the 3rd week of taking this, I was bleeding daily, going through 2 to 3 regular pads or tampons. Around this time, my right leg's calf muscle seemed to have a permanent Charlie horse albeit not so severe that I was unable to walk. I also got low pelvic area cramping. My sex drive went from desiring intercourse a couple of times a week with my husband to having absolutely no desire for sex at all. The bleeding started as a dark brown discharge noticeable when I would cough or wipe but it developed into red blood and it seemed much heavier than any "breakthrough" bleeding I'd read about. My doctor assured me to give it time but I decided to face the more predictable endo pain rather than chance the increasing side effects from taking this medication. I am very disappointed. | F | 37 | 4.5 weeks 30 1X day | 3/20/2016 |