Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel for Endometriosis User Reviews (Page 4)

• Inf...
• June 13, 2013

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "Alesse was one of the first birth control pills I was prescribed in an attempt to treat my severe endometriosis. While I did not experience any negative side effects for the 6 months I took Alesse, it did not successfully manage my symptoms. It reduced the frequency of my painful cramps, but did not reduce the severity. However, due to the lack of side effects, I would recommend Alesse for birth control purposes, just not endometriosis management."

• TAM...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 24, 2013

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I have severe cramping (can only compare to labor contractions) on the first day of my period. My legs hurt and the pain works its way up to my stomach and leaves me in the fetal position while waiting for meds to kick in. My gyn did a laparoscopy in 2010, and it helped until 4-5 months ago. I now have a new gyn, and she wants me to try a hormonal therapy (birth control) to eliminate the cramping. I was not happy about taking birth control (had bad results when I took it in my 20s). I am now on my second week of LoSeasonique and have experienced headaches, lack of energy, and no sex drive (which I was never really active anyway). I haven't taken it long enough to see how my body will react to the pain, but I am crossing my fingers. I have not had any spotting."

• Moa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 16, 2019

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "Began July 2019 for severe period pains. My period was always 4 days and very regular. But my first day of bleeding came with severe cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, and pain in my rectum. I could not do anything for 18-22 hours. I decided to try birth control. PP gave me a free year supply of Chateal. No mood swings or depression, and my skin is beautiful. And my cramps - gone! I am taking the pills non-stop because I'm terrified of cramps returning. One con - I have not stopped bleeding since I began. But the last two months have only been spotting. In the first few months, I did experience minimal cramping and heavier bleeding... but I could still walk, talk, and work finally! This has been life-changing. I may get a cramp here or there, but nothing like before. I'm going to talk to my doc about doing the 7-day placebo pills to see if I can stop this spotting. I'm not having sex, so I really don't care. Give it a try if your cramps are debilitating."

• tCg...
• July 22, 2016

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I have been on this birth control for about a month and a half now. I have had some side effects within the 2nd and 3rd weeks with nausea and getting sick to my stomach after I ate, and I did get a headache here and there. I have felt slight weight gain, but nothing too noticeable, and the first few days I was a complete and total cow, but that's gone away very quickly. Otherwise, this pill is good for me. No serious side effects. I haven't had a period yet since I went on vacation and didn't want to have it because I wasn't sure what to expect, but I will have one at the end of this month. But so far, so good."

• Mis...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 15, 2018

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I was prescribed LoSeasonique to help manage endometriosis. I’ve been on it for three months. I felt horrible the first week. I decided to give it time. My cramps and periods are worse. I got headaches, depression, increased appetite, excruciating cramps, bleeding a lot more than before; constantly changing pads. I would get no relief from analgesics or the heat pack. I am 43 years old and do not have kids. I asked my gynecologist for a hysterectomy, but she said that would push me into menopause. The whole point is for me to live as pain-free as possible. I don’t care if I have a period every month; I am just tired of the pain and having to miss work. I would rate this a -0. I personally don’t recommend it."

• Pka...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 24, 2018

"The whole point of this pill was to help with endo and period control. I have now gotten heavy flow three times in one month while taking this pill, not to mention the acne and cramps! Going back to Diane ED! Never had a problem in the 16 years I have been taking it. I was told to change because I'm older now..."

• Amy...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 4, 2018

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I would rate Seasonique a 9 for the first 3.5 years, then a 1 the last year. I used Seasonique for almost 4 years. I skipped the sugar pills as I was having migraines when on the sugar pills because of the hormonal changes. It was great up until recently, my endometriosis seemed to have been contained, and a cyst did also shrink (I had a surgery prior to that for a 7.5 cm cyst and endometriosis). No endometriosis pain while on Seasonique. It affected my libido, but that worked in my favor as I’ve been recently divorced and have no interest in meeting men - if you are in a relationship, that could be an issue. Recently, however, I’ve been having major depression while on Seasonique. I stopped for a month, then went back to it, and my depression came back. The depression got so serious that I had to stop the pill. It’s too bad I am now having this side effect because the pill did the job well previously."

• End...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 25, 2015

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I've been on other BCs before, so I knew it would take a few weeks to adjust. Migraines: week 1, I had two migraines with auras. I have had migraines in the past, but never with auras and never this bad. I kept getting migraines and headaches until I cut out all caffeine. Acne: I know every girl reacts differently to BC, but honestly, if anything, my acne got worse. I didn't really have a problem before this pill, but now I notice a few pimples every day. Pain: since I'm not on my period on this pill, the pain is 'lessened' but not gone. Instead, it's almost constant. Bleeding: I have been 'spotting' every day for over 2 months. Lately, I'm getting rashes and a bad smell because of wearing liners every day. For these reasons, I'm stopping."

• Anonymous
• May 3, 2010

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I was put on this pill to hold endometriosis at bay. Seven weeks into taking the pill, I got my period. It has been nine days so far at the regular flow of my period. On my old pills, I was lucky enough to only get a period every two or three months. I am going to switch. At least on my old pills, I know when I was getting my period."

• sex...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 12, 2012

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I started using Quasense to control my endometriosis during basic training. It worked great! I had a little cramping during the last 2 weeks of the cycle, but other than that, it worked perfectly for what I needed it to do. No spotting for me!"

• Anonymous
• March 31, 2011

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I am on my 5th week of LoSeasonique. I read the reviews beforehand, but decided to give it a shot since I never had any problems with other pills (LoEstren and Ortho TriCyclen) back in the day. Unfortunately, the bad reviews were right (for me). I had a little bit of spotting for a few days around week 2, but nothing I couldn't handle. By week 4, I started spotting and have continually spotted now going on 2 weeks, now with cramps. It's not super light spotting either. I do have to wear a panty liner every single day, and of course I don't want to have sex with my hubby either. I think I will stick it out through the first 3-month pack, but I will be more than likely to try something else next round."

• Lex...
• September 28, 2015

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "My doctor prescribed me this birth control to help with the pain of endometriosis as mine was getting to be very painful. The first couple of months were rough: nausea, vomiting, terrible mood swings to the point of crying at commercials! I stuck with it though and eventually leveled out. It really helped with my periods and the pain to the point that I went from calling off work for periods to barely noticing them! They lasted 4 days and were not heavy or terribly crampy. BUTTTT... I have been on it for about 2 years and now I am getting side effects again in the form of terrible headaches every day, zero sex drive, and terrible cramps during and in between periods. Also, my periods have gotten heavy again so I am going off it."

• Anonymous
• March 27, 2012

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I've been on many medicines since I found out I had endometriosis back in 2010. I've gone through six surgeries and nearly every medication out there, including IDUS, Nuva Rings, Implanon, birth control pills, shots, etc. I've been on Aviane now for seven weeks; I have bled my first three weeks into it, had two weeks of spotting, and now back to bleeding again. I have much faith that the doctor assures me that this medicine takes time to kick in. Over the last three weeks, I have gotten headaches, sick to my stomach, bleeding, odd rashes on legs/leg pain. These are very minor side effects compared to some other things I've tried. Holding out hope that this works. My opinion is everyone should give it a try. Side effects are minor compared to most."

• Dep...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 6, 2022

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I have very bad endometriosis, so my doctor put me on Seasonale six months ago. I was bleeding nonstop before I started, and for the whole 6 months, I continued to still bleed. My mental health took the biggest hit, though. I couldn’t force myself to clean my house, my dishes were molding. I couldn’t force myself to shower for weeks or brush my teeth. I couldn’t figure out what happened to me and how I declined so fast. My husband works away and noticed even through FaceTiming I was a shell of myself. I didn’t even think that a birth control could do that to me until finally I was sharing everything with my mom, and she mentioned how it all started once I changed birth controls, then it all clicked for me. Immediately that week, I went to my doctor and asked to be taken off it and put on a new one. I have been on the new one for two weeks, and the change is already night and day! I wish I did it sooner. If you are already having mental health issues, STAY AWAY FROM THIS ONE, PLEASE."

• Lys...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 15, 2015

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I was on this for 7 weeks before stopping to try to conceive. It was wonderful in that it finally took away the pelvic pain I continued to have on other pills. I had a light period within three days of stopping it. I've had two full cycles since, and they've both been shorter than usual, with a short (8-10 days) luteal phase. I'm hoping this sorts itself out soon. Unfortunately, I don't see myself taking this again, because it made my migraines much more frequent and gave me fairly bad heart palpitations. A less troubling complaint was increased acne."

• gli...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 17, 2016

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I received this from the pharmacy a couple of different times. Each time, I fully expected it to work like 'Alesse,' which used to work for me. Alesse, in my past, would quell my endometriosis pain and bloating so wonderfully. This Lutera, each time I used it, puffed and bloated me up so much that I swear it's not the same ingredients as Alesse. It felt like a totally different god-awful pill. It felt like I perpetually was in PMS mode; bloated to a highly uncomfortable level! Something is amiss with this pill. Whether it even has levonorgestrel in it is debatable. It needs to be scrutinized on what level of estrogen is in there, too, since generics do not have to be exact. It had horrible side effects for me. Aviane seems to work much better."

• rac...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 17, 2020

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I started taking this birth control when I was 17, and it really changed my life. Before I started taking it, I had horrible cramps right when my period started that would keep me in bed. I also had horrible PMS and would gain so much water weight before my period (up to five pounds). My PMS would also last up to a week. I think it did an excellent job of leveling out my hormones throughout the month. Although I did still have minor PMS symptoms, they were not nearly as bad as before I started the pill. Anyway, I recently had to go off the Trivora because I have been experiencing minor hive breakouts in the week leading up to my period, so the doctors are trying to figure out if it has to do with the pill or if another pill would help me more with this. However, we have not figured it out yet. If I can't find another pill that works for me, I would definitely consider going back on Trivora again."

• Man...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 20, 2020

"This pill made me so nauseous for the entire time I took it - around 6 weeks. I was put on anti-nausea medication, and I had absolutely no appetite, so I barely ate and lost a lot of weight. Not to mention, I had a 20-day period on this pill, it did nothing to reduce my pain. This period was triggered when I took my pill a few hours late, maybe 6 hours late, so I had to be extremely careful to take it at the exact same time every day. It also worsened my depression. Overall, this pill didn’t work well for me."

• Til...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 1, 2016

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "PROS: What I love about Falmina: I have no cramps, no spotting between periods, no heavy bleeding. Only 3 days of very light bleeding. Last day I only wear a panty liner. CON: As I was reading AS36's experience, I thought I was reading my own. Gained about 20 lbs in less than 6 months while taking the Falmina. From a size 2-4 to 6, bra size 34B to 38D (hubby loves it). I've become very anxious and depressed. I got so crazy and suicidal, I had to see a psych. He put me on depression meds (which maybe contribute to my weight gain). I remember that I experienced the emotional/mental issues while taking Yaz, that's why I checked drugs.com. And bingo..."

• Lpe...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 13, 2018

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I've been taking this BC pill for about 4 months now (on my 4th month pack, day 5), and I can tell you that the side effects are horrible and have yet to get any better. I've been having nasty headaches, insomnia, REALLY BAD depression (never been this badly depressed before), major mood swings (never had mood swings before), and days where I'm nauseated 24/7. I can hardly function. The only thing it has helped was lessen my period pain. I feel like this pill is ruining my life more than the pain I was experiencing during my period that put me in bed for 2-3 days. I'm looking to get off of it ASAP, and will be scheduling an appointment with my doctor very soon."

• 805...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 24, 2017

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I've been taking Lessina for less than 2 months now (for my pelvic floor myalgia) and I've had a horrible experience so far. At the end of the first pack (around the 2 white pills), I started my period and the first 2 days were fine (other than the fact that I'm constantly in pain), but the 3rd day was terrible. I went through 6 pads, with a bunch of clots, mind you, I've never had clots with a period before. So I had to go to the ER, where they had to give me IV fluids and pain medication because the pain I had was so much worse than just the usual periods I get. They told me it was from the BC and I should be switched right away. I also suffer from depression as it is, and I just haven't been able to pick myself up. I've been on so many BCs, and nothing helps."

• poe...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 25, 2019

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I took this birth control for 7 months, hoping to manage my unbearably painful periods. The first couple of months seemed okay. Periods were still painful but a bit more tolerable. By the 4th or 5th month, periods became irregular. I started spotting throughout my cycle, despite taking the pill religiously at the same time each day. Wish it would have worked better for me!"

• Not...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 2, 2022

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "This pill is the worst. I have been on many different pills due to an insurance change and BCP discontinued for years. I have severe anxiety, which I never have. I have heart palpitations and arrhythmias my new cardiologist says are benign. I have insomnia, nausea, bloating, spotting every week, and sweating! I have endometriosis, which is awful, but this pill takes the cake."

• Avo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 7, 2016

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "For endometriosis, I was initially prescribed Lybrel. They stopped manufacturing, so I took Amethyst - the only listed Lybrel generic - for 3 years with side effects of breakthrough bleeding and weight gain. Three weeks ago, the pharmacy gave me this indicating Amethyst is no longer available, which isn't true. This med is horrible. I have been bleeding low flow for two weeks (no period in 5 years), cramps, abdominal bloat, and increased a cup for bra size. Quick changes! The intense mood swings - particularly into rage and depression - have been scary. By indicating Amethyst 'ONLY,' CVS will order and my Dr. called in today. Can't get off this quickly enough. Avoid if you can."

• Sar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 4, 2018

Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel "I took Levlen for 6 weeks to help my endometriosis. Immediate weight gain and fluid retention. Nausea for 3 weeks. Became out of control anxious and super moody. Have now stopped, and after 1 week, starting to feel more like myself again."