Microgestin Fe 1/20 and Bleeding: What Users Say (Page 3)

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 3, 2017

For Birth Control "I have been on this birth control since September of 2016, and it is now February of 2017, and I am having to switch birth controls. I was having heavy bleeding in my periods and severe cramping. My skin was relatively perfect. I never got acne, besides maybe 1 zit every month or so. When I first started this birth control, I started to get some acne. It wasn't anything too alarming, because I thought it was normal and it would clear up quickly and would be done. But this acne did not clear up. Over the months, my skin has gotten to the point where I don't want to leave my house without face makeup to cover up my acne and scarring. This BC has broken me out severely. My bleeding has reduced some, but my cramps are still severe on most periods."

• K10...
• December 15, 2016

For Birth Control "I have a Paraguard. It's great, it also has some big side effects, such as super heavy (HEAVY) bleeding, long periods, and horrible cramps. I think the other side effects were that my body experienced a lack of progesterone due to having the Mirena before, so trying to balance out. Eight months in with no relief, my doctor gave me Microgestin, which I have consistently taken at the same time daily for the past 40 days. I have also been bleeding for the last 39 days. I think everyone is different, and I specifically need a higher dose pill, as this is a low dose, so I just switched over to Chanteal, so hopefully that helps. No relief from headaches and acne on this pill, though, and it made bleeding worse."

• Meo...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 11, 2015

For Birth Control "I was previously on Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo but had constant breakthrough bleeding, so I decided to give a monophasic pill a try. Turns out the estrogen dosage was too low for me. I experienced small breakthrough bleeding in the first month, but then terrible breakthrough bleeding in my third month. I had cramps and a full-blown period for 2.5 weeks. When I didn't have breakthrough bleeding, this did shorten my period to about 4.5 to 5 days, and it was lighter. This was great because off the pill I had heavy periods that lasted 7 days. Sex drive remained the same. I gained about 5 lbs, but I'm not sure that was the pill because I started it on my honeymoon and was eating a ton. Acne was bad, and I have good skin. Trying 1.5/30 now."

• Nak...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 20, 2017

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "Been on this pill for about 2 years. First birth control pill I've ever been on, so I have nothing to compare it to. For about the first year, this pill was great. Never gained weight, never had acne. My hormones never seemed to go crazy. However, my periods have seemed to get worse with the pill. On average before the pill, my period came for 5 days. I didn't have major cramping or extremely heavy bleeding. On the pill, I seem to have the opposite. My cramps are so bad that sometimes I get in the fetal position on the bed and hold a heating pad to my stomach. I've had periods skip before, but now for the past 3 or 4 months, I've had spotting between periods. I get a period basically every 2 weeks now, and they last for 6-7 days."

• Anonymous
• October 1, 2009

For Birth Control "Less than a month of taking the pill, I have had serious mood swings (lashing in anger, extreme depression) and bad bleeding. Boobs got bigger, however. Good for some, not for others."

• Jam...
• January 7, 2014

For Birth Control "No nausea. No breakthrough bleeding. But my mood has changed. I'm not as excited as I used to be, I'm less happy. And my sex drive is at zero! Switching pills tomorrow."

• oxs...
• July 20, 2009

For Birth Control "It caused severe bleeding and blood clots. I did not have any side effects of blood clots before I took this birth control. I missed so much work due to this pill, I went off cold turkey."