Loestrin24fe symptoms and conditions

I just finished my 2nd week of Loestrin24fe. I am a professional opera singer. I travel a lot and was very nervous to take birth control because of my work, however my work was being effected by how terrible my periods were. My periods lasted anywhere from 7 to 8 days and they were very heavy. I would vomit, faint, become very cold out of no where, and get liquid on my knees during my period. Finally, I visited the doctor and they found out I was terribly anemic and had fibroids. My doctor and family suggested birth control...So, now I am on birth control. I have read everyone's reviews and the reviews on other sites, so far no one has mentioned a dry throat. I was wondering if anyone has noticed a difference in their speaking voices... does anyone notice if your speaking voice is a little more "raspy" or "breathy" after taking the pill? I am just curious. I've noticed my throat is always dry and I need to drink a lot more water to make it feel normal. I do understand this is only week 3, so I hope after the first month I will feel a bit more comfortable. Any advice on what to look for would be greatly appreciated. Thanks ladies!

I've been on Losetrin 24 Fe for about a month and a week.
I've noticed some irritability, nausea, shortness of breath, bloating, and increase in acne. I had sex with my boyfriend after taking the pill for a little over two weeks, he didn't ejaculate inside of me, but I missed my period when it was supposed to come, and instead I just had about two days of really light spotting. I feel bloated constantly and get a little nauseous after eating. I've also had a serious lack of energy. No weight gain, or anything else. Bu the missed period thing freaks me out, and the ache just stresses me out more.

I'm on day 4 of Loestrin24Fe. I've never been on birth control before. I haven't had any side effects. I've had mild headaches this week but I think that's because of being off of caffeine, not the birth control. It seems so far so good. I'm keeping a journal of everything. How much sleep I got, what time I took the pill, what I ate, how I long I worked out if I did, what I'm eating, recording any weight change, watching for bleeding or anything and even recording headaches and vivid dreams. The only two things I've noticed are that every night since the first day I took the pill I've had really vivid dreams that I've been able to remember hours after waking up. And my sex drive is increased as well. I'm a 22 year old virgin getting married in 85 days and the desire for sex has been heightened in the last 4 days - and it has nothing to do with it being the week before or week of me period because that ended a couple days ago. So, that's all I've got report so far. I'll write again down the road and update on how it's been.

I'm on my second pack of Loestrin24Fe, and I'm doing just fine, during my first pack I did spot every so often, but I know that has something to do with my body getting use to BC, its been a long time since I've taken anything, but so far so good. I have no complaints.

I started taking Loestrin24fe on Sunday June 7th. That was the first day of my peroid. It is now 13 days later and I am still on my period. I am 44 yrs old and was put on this pill because my periods were so heavy. This is defeating the purpose. I want to quit taking them. I am anemic and think this is doing more harm than good. I am going to Hawaii on July 23rd and do not want to be on my period then. If I stop now, I am wondering when I will start my period again. I am really fed up.

I have been on Loestrin24Fe for a little over a month now. The stomach pains started out mild and only occurred a few times a day. Now, my stomach pains are horrible and I feel them all throughout the day. I have had the worst mood swings and 3 days ago I started bleeding even though I am weeks away from taking the sugar pills. I asked my doctor what to do and she told me to go to the emergency. I was already there last month and they drew blood and did a pelvic exam telling me everything was fine. What am I supposed to do?

I was on Nuvaring twice since the birth of my daughter. First time was for about a year and I was really happy with it in general. I still had a bit of acne but nothing major so I sticked with it.
I then had 6 months with no bc at all and I went back on nuvaring. What a surprise when I had all these nasty side effects!
Extreme fatigue (which I still have on my pil now, so it might just be the bc in general), nightmares, sadness and mood swings, bloating, no sex drive at all, body aches and a lot of PAINFUL cystic acne!! It was much worse than with no bc!! I decided to stick to it for 3 months to see if there would be any enhancement but it went worse and worse!
I stopped it and had another month with no bc where I felt so much better. Now I'm on loestrin24fe and after the first month which was bad it is now almost heaven...

I started this week the third pack of Loestrin24fe and NOW I am happy with it. I took it after nuvaring which I did not tolerate anymore at all. I took it after the birth of my daughter and the first time was good, I then had 6 month with no bc at all and went back on nuvaring. I had to stop after 3 month, I could not take the side effects anymore (terrible acne -worse than no bc, much worse, fatigue, etc).

The first month was pretty bad but better than nuvaring, so I sticked to it. My gyno told me it would take 3 month to see the effects of the pill on my acne and I could have spotting.
Here is the long list of side effects I had the first month (random order): bloating, mood swings, body aches, extreme fatigue, nighmares, weight gain (8 pounds at least) which I never had in the past with my previous bc, sensitive breast (gained a size as well, I don't really need it though), tummy irritation, nausea, painful sex and itch/pain (like I'm going to have a vaginal infection but I don't. I've had this on my other bc pill when I was younger) and finally the spotting (20-22 days on 28!! but no period that first month).

As soon as I started the second pack the spotting disappeared totally, my skin started to look a lot better (no more nasty painful spots). I had a 2 days period (I used to have a 5-7 days period), almost no cramps during my period, breast tenderness decreased, no more mood swings etc...
What is still here though: WEIGHT (I'm navigating between 8 pounds and 6 pounds weight gain since I started loestrin24fe), fatigue (less than first month), itch/pain like vaginal infection (even if the feeling of it is much less than the first month).
I like the 2 days period and no painful acne anymore. That is a real benefit for me after months of pain and treatments which brought no result. I think it might continue to get better month after month. As my gyno told me, I have to be patient to see the full result of the pill.

All in all, I'm more and more happy with this pill.

i've been on loestrin24fe for about 8 months now, and most of my periods have been annoyingly unique. the first period was normal, the next only lasted a day or two, the following lasted 5 or 6 days with bad cramps...the fourth month i bled about 19 days total, mostly breakthrough...the fifth and sixth months were pretty much norma, lasting about 4 days, but accompanied by horrible cramps. the seventh was several days late....now im in the second week of month 8's pack and am having heavy breakthrough bleeding and bad cramps...is this normal at all? i also get horrible body aches during my period.

should i switch to something different? i went on birth control mostly to regulate my period and ease up on the debilitating cramps, but it has only made both problems worse! please please give me adviceeeee! i used to take depot provera, and i didn't have a period or anything for almost 3 years...however, i got osteoporosis from the damn thing, so i don't think i should go back. advice?!!?

I just started my first pill of loestrin24fe and am very scared from some of the comments i read on this site like worse acne, no sex drive, hair loss, weight gain, etc. My gyno put me on this pill because of my endometriosis. But I have hormonal acne and I really don't want it to get worse.

Hi, I have been taking birth control for almost four years now. It has been a journey like many woman have experience. I started with Diane which made me gain a lot of water weight! More than 10 pounds in a month!!! Then I switched to Yasmin, which was grate for a few months and started to have mood swings and severe depression, I went psycho with this pill, doctors prescribed me and antidepressant which in turn made me loose the little libido I had left… so I switched to Nortrel which was ok, but I still gained weight, so finally I started Loestrin24Fe about four months ago. The first two months were fine, a little spotting between weeks two and three, but I considered normal since is a side effect, after that, no more breakthrough bleeding but lately I find it extremely difficult to wake up every morning, my head feels so heavy!!! It feels inhumane to wake up!! ( I have never ever had that problem before) and also I feel that my libido is slowly disappearing… so, so far that’s the story…. Have any of you experience anything like this with Loestrin24Fe, and if you have, how did you solve this problem?? I found a website that suggests taking multivitamins, but don’t know if its going to work.
Anyhow… please help!

Ive been taking Loestrin24fe for the past three months, just about to go on my brown pills of my third month, lets say. Ive had heavy spotting/breakthrough bleeding like clock work every month on my 2nd to third week of pills that last for about 5 to 6 days. TALK ABOUT ANNOYING! then the bleeding stops for a few days and i have my period which is extremely extremely light, ive gained some weight been super irritable and i have heaches and some cramping during my breakthrough bleeds....any help? any one else having the same thing???

This site really helped me out.. I think I'm stopping all of this nonsense. It might just be me, but I was on Tri-Sprintec for 2 months when I first started birth control all together, and it made everything worse. I bled way heavier and my cramps were something from hell, TRUST me.

Then my insurance company pretty much screwed me over and didn't give me my birth control for a month.. so my doctor told me that I should just switch since I'm off it anyways.

So.. I get this Loestrin24fe. I take it the first day of my period because my doctor told me that it was the safest way as to not get pregnant. And then I bleed for over 2 weeks... which is NOT NORMAL for me at all. My periods last normally a few days, not 2 weeks! So then I wake up one night throwing up, and I'm a complete bitch to everyone and I'm constantly moody and depressed and my boyfriend is a saint for putting up with me. Not to mention the fact that only a week after my period ended, I was spotting the nastiest brown blood all week. It was terrible and just UGH. And it hasn't stopped..

And then one day I was feeling extremely sick, my head felt like it was 10000 degrees and my stomach felt like something was punching it, and that was the night that my boyfriend said that he hoped I wasn't pregnant. So of course, being 18, I ran out, bought a pregnancy test, and it came out negative. Then I started the brown pills and the spotting I have been getting for almost 2 weeks now just got kinda heavier. No change in the weird brown color, just a bit heavier. And cramps from HELL again.

So coming onto this site made me feel better. I'm not the only person feeling like this is the worst idea of all time.

I have one more pack of this, and I'm going to the doctor soon. I don't want to give this bc a chance if this is whats going to happen to me the whole time. Not having a period? Are you kidding me? Some people put that, I would FREAK OUT!

Something better change in this new pack or me and Loestrin, we're so over.

My Dr. just put me on this Loestrin 24 Fe and i am totally new to bc this is my first time on it and its not going to well... i have yet to stop my cycle! its been 16 days and counting!! i called my Dr. office and they said it was normal when you first start bc. but im going insane!! my cycle has never lasted 16 days!

I'm 26 and I'm on week three of Loestrin24Fe. I have been getting these terrible headaches. I'm very moody and very light headed. My breast are tender and they hurt. Ever since I've been on Loestrin the word tired is on the TOP of my list through my day. I snap for any little thing and emotional. I took the pill Sunday, Monday and on Tuesday I got my period. I was shocked because I thought it was suppose to come on the fourth week. But anyways I don't like this BCP and its been making me feel like crap! Please I know everyone is different but the symptoms are terrible! Yes I'm SWITCHING!!!

I'm 19, and am only 5 days into my loestrin24fe...
and so far, I haven't had anything negative, Like, I always eat like a horse anyways, not that it hurts me, I'm 5'2" and about 130 pounds...
I have noticed that it seems in the past few days, my sex drive has actually increased, like my boyfriend shows up, and it's all I can do to not rip his pants off. For me being on the petite side, my bra is like a B, and they look large on my small frame anyways, any idea how long it's going to take for their size to increase, if at all? I'm going into the Navy and I leave for bootcamp on the 26th, and if I end up with too-small bras there, it's gonna suck...

I start taking Loestrin24fe on march of 08 i got my period for the first two months. than it never showed up i went to my doctor and he said there is nothing to worry about just keep taking your pills. than one morning of this month i woke up with sick to my stomach and i throw up many times that day i knew it that wasn't just a stomach flue or maybe i ate something, so i bought pregnancy test and guess what it was positive i couldn't believe it now i am so mad at my doctor he should of done something switch me to another pill or anything anyway i have an appt with him this week and i am sure he will say it happened sometimes. please everyone check with another doctor before you take this pill.

I am almost to the end of my 2nd pack of Loestrin24Fe. I have no thad my period since I started it!! At first I was nervous thinking I was pregnant. Not pregnant. Just not getting period. My breasts have been so tender and sore to the touch. I have never have breasts tenderness like this in my life. At first I thought all of this would eventually go away. I am trying to remain patient. I am thinking maybe after the 3rd pack I will be back to normal again. I don't like the fact Im missing my period because skipping periods boosts the odds of breast cancer.etc. I am bloated and feel disgusting. I don't think its good to keep switching birth control pills. After reading all the posts I see there really isn't a happy medium. Women either have their periods for months straight or not at all. Ahhhh!! I think this is giving me mood swings as well. I have never had a problem with my skin. In fact I get a pimple about once every two years! All of a sudden I am noticing some minor breakouts on my forehead. Not pimples just bumpiness! I guess Im not alone.

Hi! I just wanted to say you wont really know how its going to effect you until you take it. I have been a bunch of different b/c's and they have all effected me differently. We are all different and will react differently to certain things. Especially HORMONES! What works for some will not work for others. Keep that in mind. So far my experience with Loestrin24FE has been good.

I was put on Loestrin because I am anemic due to heavy periods. I have been on it for almost two months.For the past week, I have felt absolutely horrible. I am naturally a very calm individual and always have good days. Last week, I felt like I was going to die of panic. My leg was cramping at night and I thought I was going to pass out in class. I was dizzy and thought I was going to throw up, which I later did. I can't quench my thirst and my dizziness hasn't stopped since last week. Sometimes I feel like I am going to have a panic attack, but my blood pressure remains at its natural level, which is low. Even my pulse is great, at 55 on average. I feel like I have a 3rd eye which is throbbing all day, like when you have a migraine. I feel bloated all day, have a almost headache/migraine that won't go away, anxiety attacks without high blood pressure and only spotted when I had my last period. Could it be the Loestrin? I went to Doctor and they said I don't have any flags at all, but why am I feeling so bad? All the symptoms come back to the Loestrin24Fe, I don't take any other pills.

im and taking loestrin24fe because ive had 2 ovarian cysts in the last year. the first time i took fecomfe for a month and it went fine. this time around the doctor prescribed loestrin24 and everything has been crazy. im not sexually active but honestly these pills have me thinking.about 5 days into the first week i was bleeding brown and a bit red on occasions for 2-3 weeks. it stopped when i was supposed to get my period except it never came? im on the 2nd pack now and have been having the worst stomach pains and my breasts are hurting. ive read most of this is normal but at the same time i think something is wrong.

I went on this website and read all of these helpful comments before starting loestrin24fe. After reading them i have to admit i was nervous because of all of the negatives i read about. I am starting my 3rd pack of loestrin24fe and i have to say i have not experienced many side effects. Some minor nausea the first week, minimal spotting for 3-4 days week 3 of the 2nd pack and larger breasts. However,.....my worst symptom which is affecting my relationship is my loss of sex drive!!!! Since starting this pill, i have no desire to have sex and sexual intercourse is just painful and not pleasurable at all!! is anyone else feeling this way

i am on the first week of my second pack, after switching from orthotricyclinLo (which i loved, but my gyn suggested i switch so that she could give me samples while i was abroad). a few days before my first "period" (if you can really call it that...it was ridiculously light as far as periods go)at the end of my first pack i started getting bad stomach cramps. i attributed it to my body getting adjusted to foreign food, but the cramps, while less painful, are still rather persistent and range from my stomach to lower-left side. i have also been experiencing weird hunger, in which i have the desire to eat but everything seems unappetizing or makes me nauseous.

i started freaking out, thinking i had some strange std symptom, but i have no other symptoms and have been in a monogamous relationship for the past 9 months. and while i have yet to take a pregnancy test, i have been on birth control for the past 4 years (so my uterus is something of a barren wasteland) and i use condoms with my boyfriend. i was freaking out a bit with these side cramps, wondering whether or not i should make a doctor's appointment. when taking orthotricyclinLo i had little to no side effects, and i have never gotten menstrual cramps before, so i hadn't thought that this discomfort could be from my pills. i was thinking of making a doctor's appointment, but after reading this blog am reconsidering, and might just wait out another month or so.

has anyone else had a similar cramping/discomfort experience, and did it ever subside?

thanks!

I been on Loestrin24Fe for awhile now. I'm 17 years old and went on it because of severe emotions 2 weeks before every period and painful cramps. When I first started the pill I had my period then got it again the next week! I didn't know if that was normal but I talked to my doctor and she said it was. Then the next month it went away and my periods were really light. However, my periods have been getting lighter and lighter throughout the months. And this month I haven't gotten mine at all. I got all the regular things when I'm on my period like slight cramps, being a little emotional, and tired. After reading some of the other posts it seems a lot of girls have not gotten there's either. Which made me feel a little better. But is it normal to not get your period? It's kind of freaking me out. Me and my boyfriend are always safe. Well, the pill has defiantly changed my life in a good way though. I used to be so emotional that I would freak out about the littlest things and couldn't even stop myself. After being on it I can actually think straight and live my life.

My name is Jennifer and I am 27 years old, me and hubby have a 18 month old and have been married almost 4 years.
I started on Loestrin24fe on January 20 and I was put on them because my Doctor thought I needed a lower dose pill because I was on another pill and I was having headaches and feeling nausea a week before my periods, and so I was happy to start on loestrin24fe. I have noticed though I have been hungry a lot and think I have gained a little bit of weight maybe or maybe it is my imagination, I have had some cramps no bleeding though, and my face has started to break out some and for some reason sorry if tmi but I have a heavy discharge since I started on Loestrin, and my husband seems to think I am more moody and thinks maybe I should switch back to the pill I was on or be put on a different one. I think I am going to call my doc and ask for a change. Any Advice?