Loestrin24fe

Has anyone taken Loestrin24fe? My dr. put me on this while we wait for my essure tubal to heal up - I have had cramps (like period cramps) like every single day - and breakthrough bleeding as well. In addition to headaches and overall crappy moods - does this sound familiar to anyone? This never happened to me on OrthoTriCyclene. Thank god it's only temporary, but is it normal? Thanks! Jen

[pixijal]

I was on this for 8 years, and never had any problems.
Inform your dr.

[jen2006]

Yeah, I am going to, I just wanted to hear others experiences with it. I thought I read somewhere that it was pretty new? Guess not if you were on it for 8 yrs. Thanks! -Jen

[pixijal]

Hey Jen,
Can't be THAT new!  Sorry your having problems with it!  Take care,
Jen

[torque]

Hi,

I was on Lestrin24fe for 1 month- I thought I was going insane. I had terrible anxiety and mood swings! It has been just over one month off of it, and I am slowly starting to get back to my old self again. It did not agree with me! Before that pill I was on Demuelen and would have slight anxiety/mood swings here and there, I wanted to switch due to low libido. I thought a lower does of estrogen would do the trick, but it turns out I think the Loes. has a higher does of progestrin which causes the depression/anxiety. It was not good for me. There are so many different kinds of pills with different doses. If this one is not right for you, talk with your doctor and see if there is something else you can try. I decided it was time for my body to take a rest after being on the pill for 12 yrs.
Good luck!!

[jen2006]

I feel crazy and cranky! I am SO glad this is temporary! Thank you for sharing your experience, I feel a little less "nuts!"  Thanks!

[sooner football gal]

ive felt so nauseated , and have vomitted for the last week since being on it , which has been for a week now..    does this feeling pass? im thinking i should take my dose at  nite , opposed to early day, so that it doesnt effect my daily routine?  any suggestions?

[angel172006]

what would happen if i have sex a moth after i've taken the pills?

[yal521]

my dr just gave me a sample of loestrin24fe. this is my first time taking a birth control. i heard it give you acne and wieght gain. already a have acne and don;t need any more. any suggesting.

[yal521]

l have been traditional married for 6years with 3 kids. i just found at that my husband went to the filipine and married his baby mom that they have 14 year old son together.
when i confront him he said he did it to change his son name so he can bring the boy to the state.i am confess and sad. when i said traditional marriage i mean we got marrried in africa and we didn't legalized it in the state. is it true that you have to be married in order to have the fathers name on birth certificate in the filipine. he said as soon as he bring the boy and his mom he will divorce her. we are both from africa and from the same culture.

[tinga]

i have the same symptoms, cramping all of the time and bleeding...did you have significant weight gain anyone??

[shonice_88]

i can see that alot of people are sayin they  have been bleeding on this pill. but my question is how much because i have been bleedin for a month now with day breaks in between. i am also always sick in the mornin like i have mornin sickness or sumthin. i have missed a few day of the pill and had sex could i be......

[baby4me?]

I hated Loestrin!!!!!!!!!!!

I cramped like I was going to start everyday of the month, and bled with breakthru bleeding too. I took them for 3 months and then I said no more!!!

[JC65]

I have been on Loestrin24fe for 15 days and I am feeling awful. I have anxiety and feel very down. I have had nonstop bleeding for 13 days now with cramps. I threw away all my pills today. Dont know how that is going to affect me but I just dont like the way I am feeling.  Is this very common on this bc?

[Calleen70]

I have been on Loestrin for a couple weeks and have started to break out and just feel cranky and gasy!  I dont know if I should just give it more time or switch??? what do you all think?? Also Im afraid with what Ive heard that it makes you gain weight!  Oh and all I want to do since Ive been on it is EAT!  Not good

[jane19741]

did anyone have sore breast and they got huge plus im on my second brown pill no period yet.i was put on the pill to regulate my period

[mar920]

what does the 4 last brown pills mean? cause I've just started to drink this pill for this month and i'm a little bit confuse about the brown pills? so u can't be protected if u had drank the brown pill?

[confused947]

i was supposed to start my loestrin 24 birth control pills on sunday but i accidentley lost it so i was forced to start on monday...i got my period that saturday night but my period stopped yesterday which means it only lasted 4 days which is not normal for me...today i decided to have sexual intercourse and after it was done i wiped myself and saw a very light brown color appear on the toilet paper...i was confused cause i havent bled in a day and now today i found the brownish color...should i be concerned or is this just something normal that comes with the pill?? please comment back i am a first time user that is very confused

[Lillybean73]

I have been off LoEs for about a month now. I think that pill did no good for me. After reading all of your posts I realize that it was that pill that made have depression/anxiety issues which I have never had before in my life! I've also gained some weight which is normal for me when I get on pill but this weight hasn't gone away! My weight gain usually goes away. I also have not started my period and I'm getting worried about my body. I feel bloated all the time now. I also had nausea when I was taking it. I was on this pill for 6 months. I do not think it was the right pill for me. Should I go see my doctor about this?

[norrbr]

I thankfully have not had any of the bleeding problems,  but I have had axiety problems since I have been on this pill I have also had weight gain issues.
I Just stoped taking it and have already lost 5 pounds 2 weeks later, I really feel like the hormones mess me up.

[Painfully_Worried]

Hey Jen I was on loestrin24 fe.  I may have been a little irritated sometimes,  However my biggest problem with it was that it completely took my sex drive.  For 2 months I didnt have the urge or wanted to. Sad to say but when my boyfriend wanted sex i had to pretend to want it too.  I had no sensation.

[ro744]

i was on loestrin for almost 2 months and had to get off it..horrible side effects. i thought it was me or i was getting sick until i begged to see tthe dr.  I went off on my own and now am feeling better. its def. the loestrin..i had shortness of breath, joint pain, severe fatigue to where i couldn't function in the afternoons but couldnt' sleep at night, depression, painful DAILY headaches that did not go away, breast tenderness and moodiness....

i am not a hypochondriac and almost rarely go to the dr...its just not who i am..this pill was bad news..i never felt so bad for about 3 weeks.

[blueventilator]

I am 38 years old and have been on the pill since I was 15.  I have probably been on most of them out there.  I recently went off Yaz because I do not suffer from PMDD and was hearing bad things about it from the media. My dr. gave me Loestrin 24 and from the very first month, I have had no sex drive either. This is absolutely not normal for me!! I have also been depressed and had very bad mood swings, and having little patience with my 3 year old. I have also been dropping things, forgetting things, and banging into things.  Crazy right!!! So I just decided to try Seasonique but after reading this forum, I am terrified to take it.  My sister has been on Seasonique for a while and she is actually very depressed, on medication for it and has gained so much weight.  I am going to talk to her about it tomorrow because I now think it is directly caused from the Seasonique.   Unfortunatley I think I am out of options and am very frustrated. I  think if I stop taking the pill, my acne will reutrn and I don't like the idea of heavier periods.  I also know that I have been on the pill for way to long and don't want to end up with a stroke, heart attack or blood clots!!  So what is a girl to do???  I am also glad I found this forum and maybe I will read something that will help me!