Microgestin Fe 1/20 and Sexual Dysfunction: What Users Say (Page 4)

• Bri...
• September 20, 2015

For Birth Control "I am stopping this pill today. I used to take Ortho Tricyclen Lo. Took it from age 16 to 27, but Planned Parenthood decided to stop carrying it, so they told me this one was the next best thing they carry. I expected my body to be a little out of whack the first month or two, but this is ridiculous. I've held out for five months hoping I would eventually adjust. Every month my periods have been all over the place, starting anywhere from a week early to three weeks early, with every single pill taken at night right on schedule! Also, heavier bleeding, intense cramps, intense breast tenderness, breakouts on chest and shoulders, no sex drive at all, lethargy. I am done. I'll pay more to get Ortho from a regular pharmacy. I cannot do this to myself anymore."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 6, 2012

"I got this to use because I just got married. However, after about 3 weeks, I got super moody, and I was depressed and cried all the time. My breasts got bigger and hurt like crazy, acne got worse, and at the end of the pack, I would get this really weird red neck rash that hurt and itched so bad it ruined my daily activities for a few days. I also gained weight, which had been very constant for the last two years. This pill works because I totally lost my sex drive and confidence, so I didn't want to have sex."

• Anonymous
• January 10, 2012

"I've been on this pill for almost a year. I finally just switched to a new birth control today. I have had a huge decrease in my sex drive, and that really worried me because I'm only 20, and I have a very loving, attractive boyfriend who I've been with for 3 years. I've been trying to figure out why I never want to have sex. It's making my boyfriend think that I'm not attracted to him anymore. I realized that I get really turned on when I'm taking the placebo pills, so I'm thinking it's the active hormone pills. Hopefully, the new pill helps."

• Ava...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 4, 2023

For Birth Control "This is my first-ever review of a medication, but I was hoping to share my experience so it could help someone in the future. I was on Larin birth control for 8 years. Helped with my acne, but gave me anxiety. Some pharmacies stopped carrying it, so they put me on Microgestin FE 1/20. The first 2 months seemed okay. 3 months then boom crazy side effects (for the worst). It caused me so much anger and anxiety that I’ve never experienced before. It made me very depressed and suicidal, which has never happened to me before. The only positive things were no acne, and I didn’t get pregnant. My libido was very low as well. Everyone’s different, but I’d be cautious if you are trying this birth control."

• Cou...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 6, 2016

"To be quite fair, this pill works in a sense that I did not get pregnant. Becoming pregnant in this last month would be almost impossible for the fact I haven't had the want or need to have sex in a month. I have no libido on this pill, and my relationship is tanking. Along with no libido in a month, I have gained weight, more acne than I've had in years, my breast tenderness wasn't as bad on this pill, but it was still there. No nausea as I was expecting, but I have no energy no matter how well I eat or go to the gym. Would not recommend this, save yourself and find something else."

• 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."

• Jes...
• February 16, 2014

For Birth Control "No major side effects, except very low sex drive. I will be changing my pill as soon as possible because of this."

• Anonymous
• August 23, 2011

For Birth Control "Made my sex drive super low, very bad acne, and I was always irritable and emotional."

• Bun...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 22, 2015

For Birth Control "Man. It hasn't been a month, and my body is all out of whack. Mood swings, lack of sex drive, extreme hunger within minutes of taking the pill, headaches, dry mouth, and vagina!"