My daughter has just started taking Femcon FE. On the second day...

she could have nausea, headaches, and breast tenderness due to the estrogen in the pill. Lower back pain is not a side effect of any birth control. She should continue with the pill for 3 consecutive months so her body can adjust. If the side effects continue then she should ask to be switched to a lower dose pill like Loestrin24Fe. It has the same components as FemconFe but a lower amount of estrogen (20mcg.)

I have been experiencing the same effects aas your daughter. I'm a college student and one day I was on my way to class, then suddenly it felt like i had to throw up. I went to the nearest bathroom but nothing happened. My breasts hurt constantly and I had gotten Bacterial Vaginosis. Its like a yeast infection but different. My discharge is mucusy and I have headaches all the time. Oh and I have back pains too.

My doctor put me on Fencon Fe to treat an ovarian cyst but since day 3 of taking these pills, I have been VERY sick. I have been extremely nauseated, felt as though I were getting a UTI, had a constant headache, and this morning I can't even stand for 10 minutes without feeling as though I am going to pass out. I am only on my second week of these pills. The cyst pain was much easier to tolerate than these awful side effects. I will not be taking Femcon ever again.