Femcon FE and nausea

I've been in different kinds of b/c pills. Femcon is my 6th b/c...and Femcon so far is working for me...i been taking it for 5 months now...it was rough on the first 3 months, breast pain and a little bit of acne on the 1st month, long periods on the 2nd and 3rd month, but on the 4th month it was totally OK...no nausea all the time...my ob-gyn gave me a nausea pill that works really good...i take Femcon at 8pm together with the nausea pill...give your body a little time to adjust on your b/c but if it's not changing then it's not the pill for you.

I found this website today and couldn't believe my eyes. Over the last month my daughter has been hospitalized twice, seen her OB, a gasteronintologist, had a CAT scan, vagina ultrasound, full blood work up and colonoscopy. No one found anything wrong with her. I never thought anything about the new pill she had been put on last month to better regulate her cycles. She has had severe abdominal cramping, breakthrough bleeding which we were told was normal till she got used to the new pill, nausea but still feels hungry, migraines, dizziness, blurred vision, 20 pound weight gain, acne which she never had before, red bumps which we thought was an allergic reaction to something and extreme fatigue. She had been feeling a bit better the last two weeks and we figured maybe she had had a bout of the flu. I dropped her off at college last Saturday and crossed my fingers. She called me today to tell me that it was starting again. I asked about her cycle thinking it might be PMS and she said that she had just started a new pack of pills. I did some searching and here was this website. I couldn't believe what I was reading. I immediately called the college infirmary and told her to stop taking Femcom immediately. I have forwarded this website to her so she can see that she wasn't crazy afterall which was what all those doctors were starting to tell her. I wouldn't wish what my daughter went through this past month on anyone. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!!!!

This pill is dumb! I would rather be pregnant than bleed 24/7. I have taken the pill for three weeks and stopped a few days ago. I am still bleeding and its heavy. I normally have a period every three months but since this pill, its been once a week. I will never recommend this pill to anyone.

Hi Ive been on Femcon FE for one month now. I am 20, 5'1'' and weigh 100 lbs. I have not gained any weight at all, nor experienced any nausea. The first 2 weeks I felt like I had some mood swings, the third week I broke out in horrible acne... However, my period lasted about 4 days and was soo light I almost forgot that I had it. I never got any cramps either. Now, I am on my second month, first week, and my acne is starting to clear a little bit.. However, I have battled acne for a lil while and - as I have been told by doctors - it takes your body time to respond to all these hormones. If you are having problems with acne, just remember that usually things that are supposed to clear acne will break you out for about 2 months before it starts clearing you up. It's your body's response to the drastic change going on inside. I would suggest seeing a dermatologist and using some topical gel (Differin).. it has helped mine a little bit. I don't think I'll change BC because I would rather my body just get used to one type and just stay on it....
good luck ladies! Just remember, don't get too frightened by all these postings because every woman's body is different so not everyone will experience the same side effects.

I've been on this for just over a week and am calling my gyno first thing Monday morning. She put me on it due to PCOS and an extremely heavy period that has lasted 4 months. It has since stopped since I've been taking these (three a day for three days, two a day for three days and one every day after) which is great. But the nausea, heart palpitations and EXTREME mood swings aren't worth it. I have been screaming and sobbing for the last two days over nothing which is extremely out of character for me. I have to switch. I was so hopeful for this medication but it's not worth the horrible side effects.

i was giving the "free sample" packet of Femcon Fe by my ob-gyn to help with the irregularities of my periods due to PCOS.from day one its been a major pain!a headache and insane nausea!it was awful...and this trend continued non stop through the entire 3 1/2 weeks of use.headache nausea fatigue moody tender breast heartburn...heck...i began to think i was flipping pregnant and took a test to reassure myself i wasn't and that this birth control pill was just really working me over. i know one must allow their bodies to get used to the b/c...but this was ridiculous! i finally threw in the towel last night and stopped taking them.in my third week and already i'm spotting with incredibly bad cramps nonstop.makes me think something is seriously wrong...wait i know..its this freaking pill! i think there is a hidden agenda to these pharmacal companies handing out free samples of b/c....using you as little test subjects without being up front about how bad the effects are on the body.heck...i was foolish enough to be convinced....a minty chewable birth control pill.AWESOME!...cha! they should include on the packaging"This product has the tendency to totally annihilate your sense of comfort during the entire duration of consumption".screw this pill...i'd rather deal with the side effects of my last pill which is like cake and ice cream compared to this one here!

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.

This is pill is terrible or is not right for me. Been on it for about a month and I have had a discharge, itchiness, headaches, nausea and now I am seeing pimples all over my face.

I am so glad to find this website...I will keep you posted with my progress

I have been on FEMCON FE for almost a year and have had no problems.
It has given me shorter periods. (3 days- very light) and even though it cost a pretty penny each month, it is worth it. This was my first time ever on BC Pills and not once did i ever get sick, nor did i gain weight.No headaches or mood swings.Only when I took two pills in one day did i get a little nausea but it passed. You need to just give it time.

Thank God I found this website!!! I am completly at my wits ends and now I realize it's the damn pill!!! 3 months ago I came off using Nuvaring because I'd only used it for 2 months when I started bleeding and never stopped! Nuvaring was great for not having to take a pill every day, but it did something else to me that was worse. So the doctor suggested FEMCON FE. I continued to bleed for 2 months and was told to give it a full 4 months at least for my body to adjust. As I sit here crying and typing this to you all, it is an effect of Femconfe, I want to say "DON'T TAKE THIS MESS!" I will stop taking it today in my 2nd week of my 3rd pack of pills.
My symptoms are as follows:
My breast are killing me and I was already a DD!
I've gained 8 lbs after losing 20 previously!
I've have headaches constantly
I have cramping lightly, but daily
My anxiety is through the roof!
I am always depressed!
I've nausea to the point of vomiting a couple of times.
I have no sex drive.
and the worst of all, I have such severe dizziness, I can't function, much less focus!!! I'm a freaking' mess with this stuff!! I guess birth control isn't for me but this is by far the worst in my entire life and I'm 38 yrs of age!

To top all of this off, I read another ladies posting about having a touch of food poisoning and OMG!!!, I went through the same thing and wonder if it had to do with femcon as well. It was approx 3 weeks into taking my pills.
I had diarrhea for an entire week! I thought I'd die from dehydration! I'm actually hoping this was just a stomach virus. Who knows, but it just struck me odd that someone else experienced this as well.
Don't use Femcon ladies, and good luck with finding something that works well with your body.

Blessings.

I have been taking these pills for 3 weeks to help with cyst on my ovaries I don't like them i had a period for 19 days in a row i now will be going on the brown pills tomorrow and i don't want to take them because I just stopped my period and don't want other period again I only had like 2 days free of not having a period and thats not fun at all i am so glad this is the only pack they told me to take. but i want to get pregnant so I hope they help. does anyone know if you can just skip the brown pills or not so I want have to deal with another period this month. yes they also made me nausea and very tired too

I'm so happy I found this site. I was on Ovcon 25 for 3 years and was given Femcon last week at my annual exam and was told it was the same makeup as Ovcon. I can't believe the effect its had on my body after only 7 days. I'm an extremely happy, sexually active young woman and I have been crying at everything and anything and have NO sex drive. I've been on the pill consistently for over 10 years and have never had side effects like this. Nausea, fatigue, mood swings and anxiety are other strong side effects that I've noticed. I'm stopping Femcom today and will wait until next month to start my old brand. My boyfriend, friends, and family will be so thankful!

I have been on Femcon since April and I have not had a period since taking the pill. I have had several pregnancy tests done, all coming back negative. No relief coming from my obgyn either. I was told to come back in another 2 months if i still don't start a cycle. Has anyone else lost or missed periods due to this pill? I just had a baby in January, but up until i took this pill, my periods were fine, even on the days i used to have them before getting pregnant? Any tips, or ideas?? I have also been throwing up and having sharp, not sore but, sharp stabbing pains in my left breast...which i told my doc about only to hear that it was related to not having a period!?!?!?!?!?! Help!!!

My doctor just put me on this pill I haven't been on BC in 3 years but I have had my period since March and it's now June he thinks this will regulate my body so I will go back to normal. I have only been taking this since Tuesday it's now Sunday and last night I thought I was going to die. I couldn't sleep because I was soooo dizzy ever time I moved the whole room would spin. It's not as bad since I have been awake today but it's still there and I don't know if I should even take it today or not. Is anyone else dealing with this or is it just me?

I had a baby 2 years back and had my first period after delivery in Feb'08. Since then I am bleeding. So my Gyn suggested me to have Femcon fe and I started on this Sunday 18th May. I am feeling nausea and wanted to check what could be the other side affects. Thanks for this site. I would like to discuss these side affects with my doc in next week's appointment. Thanks all.

I am on my first week of the second month with femcon, I am undecided about this pill, I used to never get severe headaches, now I am getting about 1 per day. I am nauseated unless I am eating for about 10 hrs after taking the pill. My doc prescribed this pill for me because I was having hot flashes. (i am 25, to soon for hot flashes) I feel like I did when I first starting taking my first pill years ago. Bloating the week before my periods starts, on my old pill the week I was having my period I would have diarrhea when I ate, with this pill it seems to be the week after my period. The nausea is really like it was when I first started on the pill (7 yrs ago). I normally do not have a squeamish stomach but now....I am going to give this pill the 3 months to let my body adjust. Then I may be requesting a new pill. We will see

Get the heck off this pill when you can! Do NOT let anyone, your doctor or anyone else, tell you to take it. 3 weeks were horrible enough coming off of Yaz which was bad as well. Here is the list of awful and unbearable side effects that they you get from this chewable pill that has iron pills as the last week:
Headache, fatigue, moodiness, depression, anxiety, feeling jumpy and scared easily, nausea, constipation, night sweats, facial and body acne, stomach pains, anger, irritability, oversensitivity, etc. I am a happy and laughable girl and have been brought down by this pill. I feel like I can't breathe and have a constant lump in my throat! I have cried at the drop of a hat and my finance has said that I am different. This is supposed to be best time of my life planning my wedding and I am miserable! HORRIBLE PILL- this should be taken off the market ASAP!

I am finishing up my 4th week on Femcon and it's been hell. I have polycystic ovarian disease and i'm used to taking bc, I have been for almost 10 years but recently started missing periods and having random breakthrough bleeding so my doc switched me to femcon since it's a higher dose of estrogen... I've had headaches, bloating, water retention, nausea, vomiting, severe acne, nose bleeds, mood swings, cramps, the heaviest period i have ever experienced, night sweats, heartburn, rapid heart beat, trouble breathing, fatigue and the list goes on... basically what everyone else has said i have had too. my doc won't take me off until i've tried it for 3 months but i don't think i'm going to wait that long... this is just horrible... it should be taken off the market. i'm going to look into filing a complaint with the fda about this pill.

I've had experiences with depression and birth control pills in the past...Femcon Fe is no acception. I am now in the 5th month. After the first month, I was experiencing loss of appetite, and nausea anytime I ate anything. During the day, I could barely stay awake, and at night, I kept waking up constantly. My doctor said to keep taking Femcon and the symptoms would improve...I kept at it. After almost losing my boyfriend to one of my RIDICULOUS mood swings, the symptoms seemed to be at bay. Two months later, almost overnight, I'm back to feeling "crazy." The headaches are back. I'm lethargic all the time, experience a lack of energy, no appetite, don't want to get up and go to work, am BEYOND exhausted ALL day long, have trouble staying asleep, resent my boyfriend's existence for NO reason at all, have sore breasts that have seemingly gotten bigger (let's be real ladies, if the price for bigger boobs is feeling emotionally erratic...it's not worth it!), had HORRIBLE period cramps, oh, and the nausea! The emotional instability is the worst. I feel like I can't get a grip on reality and that I'm completely disconnected with my former self. That's all I want back. I really liked my former self!!! : ( It's not worth it to go through life feeling depressed.

My gyn prescribed this because of my irregular period and acne.
I took this on the second day of my period. Everything was going ok, except for the nausea. Then after 4 days, I developed acid reflux (which I never had before), bloating, lightheadedness, high blood pressure and horrible anxiety and panic attacks. I couldn't eat anything without feeling the bile rise to my throat. Then with all that was happening to me, my anxiety and fear worsened that I made my parents stay with me until I got better. I kept on feeling my heart beating so fast that I almost felt like passing out.
So after one week, I thought it was the pill affecting me instead of a bad stomach virus. Only after two days of getting off the pill, I feel much better. I do not have the bile rising to my throat, but I do burp a bit and can eat. I still feel a little anxious, but am doing much better. I think I would rather keep my irregular periods and facial acne after my bad experience with this pill. I was ok two years ago when I was on other birth control, so now I am reconsidering ever taking any BC again.

I have been taking femcon fe for about a month. A week before i was supposed to start taking my brown inactive pills, i passed out and had what they call convulsive syncope. I had an EEG and MRI done to rule out a seizure. Both came back normal. I have experienced anxiety,passing out, muscle twitching, nausea, headaches, a bad taste in my mouth, low sex drive, dizziness, stomach pains, fear and fatigue. I did not have any of these side effects before I started taking Femcon FE. I am going to continue taking another month of this pill to see if the side effects are still there. I just wanted to let everyone know what i have experienced in case someone else has had the same thing happen to them.

my doctor prescribed and recommended femcon for me and I lasted only five days on this pill. yes the enclosed instructions do warn of all the side effects but I had no idea how bad and how fast this pill would affect my body versus the past pills i have been on including loestrin 24 and estrostep. I have been waking up in the middle of night having hot flashes and being completely drenched in sweat which i have never experienced before, nausea all day, loss of appetite, shortness of breath, and complete exhaustion in just five days of this pill! my body is completely screwed up now i started my pack on the first day of my period and now its been two weeks and im still spotting, this scares me to death that a pill can affect my body this way, im seriously considering quitting the pill completely...does anybody ever wonder what these pills are artificially doing to your body, there is nothing natural about it!

I have a surgery on the 29th to remove a large growth in my uterus, and since my periods have NEVER been regular, my doctor put me on FEMCON FE to ensure i would not start prior to my operation. I took the pill and the nextm morning the illnes started, Not on ly did i have sever mood swings, but when i ate i was in the bathroom violently puking, unable to keep anything down. I could not make a move, or i was nauseaus again. On top of it all, i have the most severe migraine i ever had in my life where i could literally feel my veins pounding. I cried from the pain, which caused a congestion that only made my pain worse. I called my doctor the next day and told him to give me a new pill and NOW.
I have never experience quite a nausea like with this drug. I was MISERABLE.

my put me on this stuff after I had been bleeding for 6 weeks, I finally stopped after 2 months and 3 units of blood tranfused. I have constant headaches, nausea, leg pain and I feel like crying all the time. This is to help me through menopause. I wonder if I'll make it. Am bloated and tired. Anyone else using this for menopause as well?

I have been taking Femcon FE for 2 months now and the first day I took it I felt nausea for about 30-45 minutes and it went away and havne'nt felt sick since. I started taking this because I have extreme cramps and my Period is very heavy and lasts for 7 days. My hope was to have shorter lighter periods with no cramp. I have not had cramps since I started taking this and I am extremely thankful for that. But I started my period a week early and it wont stop. It is now going on 14 days. I called my Doctor and was told that that is common and should stop after the 3 months it takes your body to get used to the changes. I was told that it is very common if you miss the pill or if you are not taking it at the same time everyday. I have forgotten a few and had to take them the next morning. I am going to give it another Month and see if it stops.

i've been taking femcon less than a month, my periods are irregular and when I do have them they last for several weeks, even the entire month, and i get so heavy I can barely manage it. So after putting it off I went to my doctor and she perscribed femcon. I started taking it on the first day of my period, she said this would lessen the breakthrough bleeding, and everything was fine for the first few days, no side effects at all. About a week in my flow got so heavy I was changing my super tampon every one-two hours. This has been going on for about 5 days now and is not letting up, I've been clotting like I never have before and this morning I got the worst cramps I've ever had. My entire stomach hurt, my back, nausea, I even started to get sharp pains through my vagina. I called my doctor and she said it could be the femcon but I don't have any doubts, the most I ever had was some light cramping and headaches before my period.

I have been on Femcon Fe for about 2 1/2 months. I didn't even think at first that all the things I was going thru was related to this awful pill. Nausea, Mood swings, depression, horrible head aches. I put 2 and 2 together the first month but I felt I could deal with it. But it got worse and worse. It started affecting my daily life. I am off the pill I will deal with the spotting until I find a better BC.

I started taking Femcon last week and immediately had side effects. I had a hysterectomy last year, but the doctor leftt my ovaries in since I am 34 and still need to have my ovaries. Why? I dont know, since I have had 3 Ovarian cyst surgeries. Anyway, he put me on the pill to help shut down my ovaries, but all that has happened is severe headaches including two migraines and severe nausea as well. I have breast tenderness and my legs are so sore! I have also put on 8 pounds which really stinks since I have just recently lost 40 pounds! I sure as heck don't want to start climing upwards again! This is absolutely rediculous! I think I would just rather go through another surgery and remove the one ovary then keep going through this! I do not reccomned this pill to anyone!

Since I last wrote a couple days ago, I have experienced even more side effects. The nausea I was feeling got even worse to the point where I was vomiting for like 4 hours. The vomiting stopped but the stomach pains continued. I was woken up this morning at 8 on the dot by the worst pains I have ever felt going up and down both arms. Also, my legs from the knees down had that pins and needles kind of feeling. What a way to be woken up. It was so bad in my arms that I broke out into tears and had to have my mom tip a cup for me so I could take Advil for it. I just got off the phone with my doctor and have been told to discontinue use immediately and to go to the EMERGENCY ROOM if my arms start hurting again or if I start feeling any shortness of breath! For a medication that's supposed to help, this has certainly done more harm than good.

I experienced no side effects during the first month of taking the pill until the end of the month, when I got my period early and it lasted 2 weeks. I just finished my second month and never got my period but am now dealing with awful nausea and stomach pains. Anybody else experiencing anything like this?

i have been on Femcon for 1 month, 3 weeks. this is my first experience with hormonal birth control. i am not very impressed. i got severe mood swings the first week, nausea, breast tenderness, loss of appetite, and i have been spotting so frequently that i have spent more time bleeding in the last two month than not. And to top it all off, i have persistent recurring yeast infections! i have never had a yeast infection before, 3 weeks ago i got one that was a pain to get rid of, and now i have another one! I'm gonna tough it out through the suggested 3 months of trial, but its not looking hopeful.

My doctor switched me to Femcon bec I got my period for 10 days on the 12th month of using Aviane. I anticipated the side effects but actually DID NOT get any- headache, nausea, weight gain, sore breast, etc. I'm supposed to get my period after the 1st pack but never got it at all, so I just started taking the 2nd pack anyway. That was the only side effect I got.

I am on my second pack on Femcon. The first month I experienced nausea after taking the pill, and I am a little moody at times along with a loss of appetite. Since started my pack this month I have experienced breast tenderness but my nausea is gone and my appetite is pack. The symptoms haven't been so bad where I wanted to stop but I'm hoping they will go away after giving this pill a chance for at least a year.

I started Femcon Fe a week and a half ago for irregular periods. I am halfway through the second row and I am DONE. I have tension headaches, insomnia, nausea that wakes me in my sleep, I feel lazy and tired. The worst part is that is making me itch all over my body. I had cholestasis of pregnancy TWICE, and I am experiencing the same symptoms. I also felt these symptoms with Ortho Tricyclen and NuvaRing. I guess I'll just have to deal with the irregular periods.

I stopped taking this pill a couple of weeks ago because of nausea and breast soreness. The side effects started right away but since the pamphlet said they should subside within three months I tried to stick with it. The nausea wouldn't be so bad if I took the pill in the early evening but it was still bad. I lost my appetite and subsequently lost some weight ( I know - why complain about that). The breast tenderness got to the point where I was actually scared I was pregnant, that's how sore they were. Once I stopped the pill the side effects were gone within a week. Never again with Femcon.

I started taking Femcon FE about 4 months ago. I haven't had a good nights sleep since. Other side effects I have suffered from are nausea (after taking the pill no matter what time of day/night), headaches/migraines, VERY low sex drive!!, insomnia, increased appetite!! especially for sweets, extreme fatigue and severe mood swings. I have however, experienced no break through bleeding and have had a very regular period, 28 days to be exact. I love that about the pill but the side effects for me are enough for me to stop taking this pill. My husband mentioned that maybe this pill was causing my insomnia and after doing some research and reading other comments here I feel that it is this pill. So....thanks to all who post here. You have helped me greatly! Now maybe I can get some much needed sleep.....zzzzzzzz....zzzzzzzzz AND SEX!!!! :)

Obviously, none of you have read the pamphlet that comes with your b.c possible side effect #1 Irregular Vaginal Bleeding

possible side effect #5 Other side effects " other side effect may include nausea and vomiting, change in appetite, breast tenderness, headache, nervousness, depression, dizziness, loss of scalp hair, rash, vaginal infections and allergic reactions.

and these are side effects on ALL b.c pills, not just Femcon fe

I am 17 and was put on birth control to straighten out my long, heavy irregular periods. I started on Loestrin Fe and began to break out and have even heavier periods along with dizziness and hot flashes. My doctor then put me on Femcon Fe because he said I wasn't getting enough hormones and I've been on it for almost a month in a half with severe nausea, leg pains, mood swings, crying spells, headache, bloating, and abdominal pain. My periods used to be pretty bad, but this is much worse then before i started birth control. I know I should wait the three months to let my body adjust, but after all the reviews I've read, I don't think this one is really worth it. My periods are also so light that I don't think I need a pad at all. This is much better than the heavy bleeding I had, but all the side effects have kind of canceled out that one benefit. I really would not recommend this to anyone, and am thinking of asking for a change before the 3 months. If anyone has any suggestions about a good brand for my problem, PLEASE let me know.

Femcon was given to me to stop me from bleeding and to regulate my cycle. The side effects are terrible like headache, nausea, etc. Also here is the trip part I am still bleeding. These pills to me can't be safe and I advise others not to take them.

I'm shocked reading all these experiences with Femcon FE. I got on line looking for answers. I have been on it for four months and experiencing terrible migraines, mood swings, and the worst periods ever. My periods feel like I'm in junior high again, terrible cramps, nausea, headaches, depression, I'm hunched over with a heating pad every month. Only this month I haven't gotten my period and I took two pregnancy tests and they were negative, as I lie here with cramps that I've had for four days with no bleeding and a migraine, nausea, I can't wait.... NO MORE FEMCON FE!!!