Femcon FE and losing my mind

i am so grateful i found this site. i thought i was losing my mind since starting the pill . the side effects as you all already know are awful. i started the pills in march and now it is june and i feel and look so much bigger not only the weight gain but the nausea, headache,abdominal pain,dizziness and just ill feeling is terrible. i would not suggest this pill to my worst enemy.

I wish I had found this site before taking my first dose of Femcon. I had been on Loestrin, and then Loestrin 24 for years. The only side effect was a severe migraine 10 out of 12 months of the year. All of my friends that take BC recommended YAZ-what a nightmare!!! I bled every other week and was miserable.

Went back to the doctor, who prescribed Femcon. Until I read this site, I thought I was losing my mind. In three weeks, I've put on about 5 lbs. that i can't explain-no change in eating or exercise. Although a bigger chest is nice, tight jeans and pants and severe bloating are awful. I can't wait to be done with the pack-any recommendations for low dose pills without these awful side effects?????

I recently had a baby and have just started the pill this month. I used to be on Nordette before the pregnancy, but when I went to see my gyn for my post-partum check-up, she decided to put me on this. I don't understand why? (I have heard that doctors can get "perks" from drug firms for prescribing a lot of their product)
I just finished my first month and I'm due to begin my 2nd month this Sunday (June 1st). Until finding this website, I thought I was losing my mind! I'm so glad to find out that I'm not and that there is an easy solution to this...stop taking Femcon! I'm going to tell my gyn to put me back on my old pill. I never had any problems before and why I got switched is beyond me.
I have been getting severe stomach pains, diarrhea, migraines, depression, sleepless nights, back pains,and crazy mood swings! My husband made a comment to me yesterday that I was acting really nutty. That made me stop and think, "Wow, I am totally chewing him out for no reason!" And I have been crying for NO reason lately! Ahhhh!
This might sound crazy...I have been "nesting", too! Compulsive cleaning! (and NO I'm not pregnant again!) Anyone else doing this?
THANK YOU LADIES for posting your comments. I thought I was alone (and crazy!). I am soooo done with Femcon!

I dont think Femcon FE is right for me at all!
I am now on my second week of the fourth month of pills, and I feel so depressed. I am constantly crying. I feel lonley and sad at all times and very overwelmed. Ive had two panic attacks in the past month, Im always feeling very anxious. Im starting to have really bad trust issues with my boyfriend, something thats never occurred before.

Next week Ill be going back to the gyno, hopefully I can get on a better pill.

I have been on Femcon FE for about 4 months now. I had no idea that the problems I have been having could be related to my bc pill!!! I have been depressed, extremely fatigued (probably due to insomnia!!!), night sweats, profuse sweating all of the time, terrible cramps, headaches & now I have had hives for 3 weeks!!! I don't know if all of these are related to the pill, but I am stopping my pills today. My husband has agreed to have a vasectomy & we will just use condoms until then. I have thought that I could be going through pre menopause, but have been told that I was too young (I am 36). I have thought that I was losing my mind. I never had problems w/any pill until after I had my daughter 5 yrs ago. I have since been on Yasmin, Yaz & now Femcon & have had problems w/all of them. I also have break thru bleeding pretty bad also.