Mibelas 24 Fe and Depression: What Users Say

• Hor...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 5, 2017

For Birth Control "After trying several pills that did not agree with me, I ended up on Minastrin for the last 2 years. I had minimal side effects and I never got my period or any of the symptoms, loved this pill! I was given Mibela from the pharmacy earlier this year, and I absolutely hate it! Most definitely not the same as Minastrin, no way this is the generic form. After being on it for 5 months, thinking the side effects would level out, it's worse than ever! I eat fairly well and exercise at least 3-5 times a week. I get ankle swelling, gained 15 lbs, very bad headaches at least 3-4 times a week, cramps, extreme mood swings, depression to the point where I didn't want to leave my house, and got a very heavy period every other week lasting 3-4 days."

• Lun...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 25, 2020

For Birth Control "This medication Mibelas 24 Fe is HORRIBLE. This took months off of my life that I will never, ever get back. This put me through the worst two depressive episodes I have ever experienced. Not being able to THINK, not being able to function, literally in a daze, not being able to do basic things like shower, this thing made me emotionally numb for months. The only two times I have had these episodes were while I was put on this as a generic because they ran out of my real pill. This pill is a monster, I will never go near it again. I would not wish my experience on my WORST enemy."

• Lun...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 25, 2020

For Birth Control "This medication Mibelas 24 Fe is HORRIBLE. This took months off of my life that I will never, ever get back. This put me through the worst two depressive episodes I have ever experienced. Not being able to THINK, not being able to function, literally in a daze, not being able to do basic things like shower, this thing made me emotionally numb for months. The only two times I have had these episodes were while I was put on this as a generic because they ran out of my real pill. This pill is a monster, I will never go near it again. I would not wish my experience on my WORST enemy."

• Luc...
• June 12, 2019

For Birth Control "Oh wow. A BIG NO from me. I switched pharmacies and insurance and was told Mibelas 24 FE was basically the generic form of Minastrin 24 FE, BUT for me it is NOT THE SAME. I have had such bad emotional side effects for the last three weeks since starting it, I thought I was basically completely insane. I have been so severely depressed, laying on the floor for hours any time I am not at work (going to take breaks at work to lay down on the bathroom floor and cry). I have gotten such bad anxiety that I was convinced several people close to me 'suddenly hated me' and had one panic attack and three anxiety attacks in one week. My therapist said he had no idea what was wrong with me, and suddenly we realized the only thing different in the last three weeks was that I was taking the 'generic' form of my birth control instead of the regular... so I looked up Mibelas, and it turns out MANY people switching from Minastrin are having the same exact issues."

• Mac...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 21, 2019

For Birth Control "My insurance switched me to the Mibelas 24 Fe without warning, and my experience has been awful. I've been in full-blown depression (which I have never experienced), anxiety, numbness, mood swings, and anger outbursts, my periods are back and heavy and painful. I also became extremely sensitive to the sun and burned when I never did before. I am a therapist, so at first, I was worried maybe it was something wrong with me, so I tried managing my depression symptoms another way, but it never worked. It was relieving to hear this medication is known for these emotional changes. I'm getting off of this medication immediately."

• Jlm...
• January 9, 2021

For Birth Control "I wish I would have read these reviews to spare myself the heartache that this drug caused me. The first few months, I was constantly cramping, but I was convinced my body was simply adjusting to a new hormonal birth control. About 7 months in, I started convincing myself that people didn’t like me. About 9 months in, I started having full-blown depressive episodes. I have never experienced anything like it. I am very self-aware and generally in a good mood, I recognized almost immediately that it had to be due to my period, as it came approximately a week and a half before my period. I felt empty. I stopped doing things I enjoyed, I wanted to cry over everything (and I have thick skin), I was having severe anxiety attacks. It was awful, and I feel sorry for myself that I ever had to experience such whole-hearted sadness when it could have been avoided by not taking this drug. I am one month off of it, and I feel myself getting back to normal. Spare yourself and don’t take this."

• Sku...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 8, 2017

For Birth Control "I was switched to Mibelas from Minastrin (probably because my insurance wanted to cover the generic). It was effective in preventing pregnancy, and after a few months, my period stopped completely. In the last month or two I was on it, I became very depressed and experienced mood swings. I also gained about 10 lbs since starting it, but I'm not positive I can attribute it to the birth control. But since being off Mibelas for 2 1/2 weeks and on Lo Loestrin, I have lost around 2 lbs and do not feel the depression or mood swings I felt in Mibelas."