Reviewer: merkuree, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I have a love/hate relationship with this pill. I hate remembering to take it (I have set up several alarms for it)....but the reason why I hate it the most is CYSTIC ACNE. I got more acne from a pill that is supposed to help acne. What I love about this pill is that I didn't affect my sex drive, mood, or weight. I have the say that the first month, I had my period for two weeks (mostly spotting). ... Show Full Comment

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I have a love/hate relationship with this pill. I hate remembering to take it (I have set up several alarms for it)....but the reason why I hate it the most is CYSTIC ACNE. I got more acne from a pill that is supposed to help acne. What I love about this pill is that I didn't affect my sex drive, mood, or weight. I have the say that the first month, I had my period for two weeks (mostly spotting). I don't know if I will stay on this pill-- mostly because of the increase in acne.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I suffer from PMDD. the first few days on Estrostep (coming from Lo-Loestrin Fe) were absolute hell (anxiety, depression, fatigue, etc.) However, since then Estrostep has been a dream. I hardly suffer from cyclical anxiety or depression; the cystic acne and sores started noticeably clearing up within 2 weeks; hardly any fatigue; lots of energy; feeling positive and like my "old self"; ... Show Full Comment

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I suffer from PMDD. the first few days on Estrostep (coming from Lo-Loestrin Fe) were absolute hell (anxiety, depression, fatigue, etc.) However, since then Estrostep has been a dream. I hardly suffer from cyclical anxiety or depression; the cystic acne and sores started noticeably clearing up within 2 weeks; hardly any fatigue; lots of energy; feeling positive and like my "old self"; increased sex drive; lost weight. I had been struggling to lose weight for 1.5 years, but within 6 weeks of starting Estrostep I lost almost 5 lbs, without any change to diet/exercise at all (except less exercise and a few more treats, surprisingly!) The week before my period, my breasts do hurt a little. My cramps are quite uncomfortable and my period was heavier than on LoLoestrin, but that is an easy trade-off for the rest of the benefits. My doctor thinks this may level out in a few months.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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Reviewer: Hannah, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Great with keeping me acne free and great for birth control wise, but i experienced extreme pain all over my body for the whole three months i have been on it. im actually thinking of just quitting this birth control because it is too much pain for me all at once, and it comes on very fast, it also brought my period on two weeks before it was supposed to, even though it kept me on a great and orga ... Show Full Comment

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Great with keeping me acne free and great for birth control wise, but i experienced extreme pain all over my body for the whole three months i have been on it. im actually thinking of just quitting this birth control because it is too much pain for me all at once, and it comes on very fast, it also brought my period on two weeks before it was supposed to, even though it kept me on a great and organized period schedule. i hate this.
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I was on Estrostep Fe for about a year and at first it was great as I got my cycle to become regular but then my period slowly started to just disappear and I didn't get it for atleast 4 cycles which made me think I was pregnant (I wasn't). I actually feel like it helped me to lose weight as I lost 35 pounds in about 5 months. However, the only thing that made me switch was the extreme mood change ... Show Full Comment

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I was on Estrostep Fe for about a year and at first it was great as I got my cycle to become regular but then my period slowly started to just disappear and I didn't get it for atleast 4 cycles which made me think I was pregnant (I wasn't). I actually feel like it helped me to lose weight as I lost 35 pounds in about 5 months. However, the only thing that made me switch was the extreme mood changes. I became a very emotional person which I never used to be and also very aggressive. I began to hit my boyfriend when we had arguments and when even my mother told me to consider switching because it was making me very emotional, thats when I knew this pill wasn't for me.
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