I have been on Loestrin 24fe for the past three years. The first...

Seems like we are in the same boat. I loved Loestrin 24 for the first 2years or so, now its a nightmare. Acne, bloating, can't lose weight, seems to be creeping back up, yeast infections every month, memory loss, acne, mood swings, no sex drive, extreme fatique, etc. Sorry to hear that you are having problems too but glad to know I have not gone crazy. It worked so well for so long that I was starting to wonder if something else was going on. So glad I found this website yesterday.

Well, I think this now makes three of us!!! I've been on Loestrin 24 since it first came out- and everything was perfect until last December. I have been spotting, I have trouble remembering simple things, I'm abnormally emotional about things, I either have no sex drive or an insatiable sex drive, for the first time in my life I had acne, I gained a TON of weight- but have been working hard at getting it off... it's not easy on this pill!! I get exhausted, even after waking up rested... it is insane!

Since we're going to start trying to have kids in the next 6 months, I'm not switching to another pill because it makes no sense. My Dr. says this pill is lower in hormones than the others- hence spotting (for me) when I have spent too much time around other women who are menstruating (thanks Christmas, New Year's and all those parties I went to in between!). Strange, but I guess it makes sense.

Anyway, I started taking pre-natal vitamins and things have gotten better. Memory improved, spotting hasn't come back since I started on the vitamins, skin cleared up, sex drive is still all or nothing, and I'm not as tired or emotional as I felt before.

I guess it's subjective what you decide to do, but Yaz is bad- I would not suggest you switch to that one. Perhaps switching to Loestrin 1.5/30 would help? Good luck.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one... I thought I was going nuts!

I'm so glad I started to do some research on the pill today. I seriously thought I am going through a depression or something. I am extremely moody, always tired, have no energy, I can't get excited about anything, I don't want to get out of bed in the morning, etc. I have been on about 6 different types of pills & nothing has every been GREAT. Around June of '06 I was so frustrated that I got off the pill & I got pregnant at the end of October. My doc put me on something for the 5 months, a month after I had my daughter while I was breastfeeding. Then I switched to Yasmin, & I can't remember why (obviously the results weren't satisfactory), so I started Loestrin 24 Fe. It was ok at first. Eventually I got to a point where I didn't have a period for 3 months. After that, it eventually came back, & I I have been struggling for the past 6 months or so with occasional spotting. I have had a period every other week since the New Year, so now my doc has given me a prescription for Loestrin 1.5/30. Let me also mention that I have also started breaking out more & I have gained some weight. I think there may also be some other reasons for both, but the pill could be a contributing factor. So I don't know if I'm going to get the prescription filled or not. I guess I need to at least give it a couple or 3 months & try it out. If it's horrible I don't know what I'm going to do. I guess get off it completely. Anyway, I'm glad to know that all the emotions, anxiety, weird dreams, exhaustion, etc. is quite possibly all due to the pill & I'm not losing it.

i have been on loestrin 24 since it came out as well and loved it---i was suffering from major bleeding due to fibroids, even had 2 of them removed to stanch the bleeding rather than have a hysterectomy, and after 6 mons. the severe bleeding was coming back. On Lo 24 I have no periods anymore, which is just fine by me. I have not experienced any weight gain or acne---i have cystic acne and the pill helps me with that--but, over the last maybe 4-6 months i have noticed that i am extremely anxious, moody, depressed, lackluster, my sleep is HORRIBLE, negative thoughts, i hyperventilate when i get stressed, i have had no sex drive since i have been on it---i am afraid what will happen though if i go off of it. I don't want to start a flood of new symptoms from just going off of it. I am thru with this months pack and have to decide by Sunday if i want to start again...it seems that all bcp have horror stories attached to them and you have to go thru at least 3 mons. on something new to accurately determine if it's going to work for you. Ugh, this is so frustrating, but it is very comforting to know that you are not alone. i need to share these emails with my husband so that he doesn't think i am insane.

I'm currently taking yasmin after this cycle i will be taking the Loestrin 24 FE. I will be aware of some the symptoms everybody is experiencing especially after a couple of years. I would like to point out that maybe its not the bc. Maybe your body has went through some natural hormone changes causing your bc and your body to not be in sync anymore. Last week i had my yearly check up and my obgyn could care less less that i have melasma on my face from the yasmin (pregnency mask). It is an obvious sign that i'm receiving to much estrogen. I was previously on the patch and after three years my husband asked me to go off of bc because i was tired irritable and lacking any kind of libdo. After a year of no bc i was bloating retaining water and getting huge cycstic acne on my back. the yasmin has stopped alot of these symptoms but i have a huge dark spot on my upper lip (melasma). Not to mention my pms on yasmin has been awful i know my moods are triggered by the hormones but cant snap out of it. I hope i have better luck with the loestrin. Unfortunately ladies we can't win for losing!