February 26th
2008
3:10 AM
I'm freaking out!!!!!!!!! SOMEBODY WITH THE SAME SIDE EFFECT PLEASE HELP ME....I was on YAZ since the summer and it sucked cuz I'd get my PD every 2 weeks....i finished my last pack on November, took December off and towards the end of the month i had unprotected sex so i had to take the PLAN B pills and three days later i got my pd. so everything seemed O.K.....theeeen i started on this jump off LOESTRIN PILL. I was supposed to have "protected" sex for the first month but towards the end of the month (when i was NOT supposed to be ovulating) i had unprotected sex and i haven't had my PD. for 2 months now....Last month i did a pregnancy test and it came out negative....I don't really have any "early pregnancy" signs....i feel fine but CAN ANYONE LET ME KNOW IF MISSING A PERIOD IS NORMAL? I'm just thinking that switching from a different birth control pill and taking the plan B pills might have messed up my cycle. Thanx.
-- By kitis85 | Reply | (3) replies | Private Message me
January 29th
2008
10:50 PM
I am 46 and was given Loestrin to stop excessive bleeding for the past 4 weeks. Within days I had the most horrible cramps, back pain, heavy bleeding, emotional distress. Doctor wants to do an ablation or remove uterus. talk about distress. took me 10 days to realize my problems really began after taking Loestrin. I was about to undergo the ablation he was pushing for. (Which I've heard more terrible things about). Stopped the pills. Loaded up on vitamins and iron and within one day felt alive again. three days later the horrible cramps stopped and the bleeding is almost gone. Now I remember how much I hate prescription drugs. I will resist all forms of hormones, birth control pills and the like from now on. I was never one for heavy bleeding. I was told repeatedly that this is normal at your age. I still don't believe that one.
-- By frankrieg | Reply | (2) replies | Private Message me
November 13th
2007
1:23 PM
OK- SO I SATRTED TAKING THIS ABOUT A MONTH AND HALF AGO AND SINCE I STARTED THE SECOND PACK I SWEAR IM TERRIFIED IM PREGNANT. I DONT SEE WHY IWOULD BE BC I HAVE FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS TO A TEE AND HAVE NOT MISSED ONE PILL. BUT, MY BREASTS HAVE BEEN HURTIN GFOR ABOUT TWI OR THREE WKS NOW. USUALLY I DONT HAVE THIS SYMPTOM UNLESS I AM ABOUT TO START OR AM PREGNANT. IT COMES AND GOES WHICH IS DIFFERENT. IS THIS A COMMON SYMPTOM. AM I JUST PANICKING? IF SOMEON EOCULD HELP ME POUT WITH AN ANSWER OR TWO, I WOULD FEEL ALOT BETTER!
-- By shannonmeby | Reply | (2) replies | Private Message me
August 12th
2008
5:35 PM
I have now finished my fourth month on Loestrin 24Fe. Still no period. Prior to being on it, I was on Seasonale--now, sure it's great not getting your period for 3 months, but that is another side effect page! Since switching to LoE24, for the first 2 months I had CRAZY mood swings and 6 out of the 8 signs of peri-menopause (I'm only 37). I did find out that Seasonale has a higher dosage of hormones and LoE 24 has less.
When I first switched, I LOVED the Loestrin--it made me feel so much more alive and like me again from the Seasonale. After two weeks, I started the "yogurt-like" discharge that went on for two months--no, not a yeast infection or anything, just weird hormonal stuff according to my doctor. After the two months, the discharge and the major mood swings went away all of a sudden, I was just fine one day and those symptoms have gone. Still, no period...it's been four months and 6 pregnancy tests. Now, I'm still a little moody but I'm not sure if it is pill related or frustration at not knowing what is wrong.
A girlfriend of mine loved this pill, so I guess everyone is different.
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