Loestrin Fe 1/20 and Headaches: What Users Say

• MoM...
• July 2, 2021

For Birth Control "I took Loestrin Fe 1/20 for 4 days. Worst 4 days of my life. Immediately after taking the pill, I was extremely tired and felt like I had just taken NyQuil. I also experienced a massive loss of appetite and nausea. I had weird, sharp headaches and knee pain in a way I had never felt before. On my 4th and final day on this awful pill, I had a MASSIVE panic attack and horrible anxiety. I do not normally have panic attacks and rarely have anxiety. But I was on the couch curled up in a ball, so, so sad and angry about absolutely nothing. My poor boyfriend. Anyways, I immediately stopped taking it and am looking into an IUD right now. I had such a terrible experience with the hormones, I am looking to stay away from those. Everyone’s body is different, and I don’t mean to scare anyone. But do your research and listen to YOUR body."

• dan...
• June 3, 2009

"The pill worked very well. I had been taking it for three months and never got pregnant. I have always had headaches, just not that often as I do now. I have had them for three weeks straight, and only one of those days I did not have a headache. Now, looking up this info on the pill, I believe this is what is causing them. My headaches have gotten worse over the last three months."

• EFa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 12, 2021

For Birth Control "I didn’t have a great time on this pill. While it made my cramps subside, it did not regulate my period. However, I was only on it for a month and a half because the mental side effects were unbearable. I experienced crippling anxiety and heightened depression. I had no physical side effects aside from occasional mild headaches."

• Mon...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 6, 2018

For Birth Control "I have PCOS and keep getting my period for over a month on this pill. Side effects aren't bad aside from moodiness and headaches, but the long periods are so bad."