User Reviews for Junel FE 1/20 (28) oral

I took Junel for just about 2 weeks and stopped. It was awful. I gained 7 lbs in the 2 weeks and had severe stomach bloating. No pain but my stomach- but the bloating was unbearable.

I am on day 7, and I am destroying this pack today. I am typically a positive, bubbly, & sunny personality, but I am turning into wacko b*tch on Junel. In one week's time, I have swung from feelings of simmering rage, to normalcy, to numbness, and then to depression. I even told my husband I wanted to tear out a customer's jugular with my teeth today! But I knew I needed to stop when I blurted out a wacko and way-out-there comment this evening during an argument with him. This ends now. I don't want to go into the loony bin. My mental health is way too precious to be taking this garbage.Read More Read Less

I recently got off Junel Fe. I took it for 4 months. I've never been a moody person, prone to crying or depression, but I definitely noticed these changes. Immediately, I noticed a change in my sex drive, but was unsure if this was due to the medication. After about 3 months I started having extreme emotional mood swings, and feeling depressed. I wasn't sure if it was me because I recently had gotten married which is a big transition. But as I've read other descriptions of women's experiences I am comforted in knowing it's not me, but definitely the medicine! Feelings of loneliness and being trapped are some of the strange feelings I experienced for no unexplained reason, and I see other women have had the same feelings. Of course, everyone is different.Read More Read Less

I have been on probably every form of birth control imaginable.. so I think my assessment of these drugs might be accurate to those with my condition. The first form of BC I was on was Loestrine, to which I lost a ton of weight but wanted to murder everyone that even looked at me. Yaz did the same. My weight remained consistent but the same time every month I thought my life was coming to an end and there was no point of me even living any more. Through several other attempts to regulate both my period and my mood my doctor decided Junel Fe would be the best fit for me. Boy was she wrong. I'm still just as depressed, I'm fatigued all the time, not to mention since being on it (for 4 months now) I have gained about 20 lbs!!! I work out every day and eat healthier than most. I'm starting Zovia next month and let's keep our fingers crossed that this will help me get rid of my Junel Fat!Read More Read Less

I am 28 years old. I have been taking this pill for one month. I have been on different kinds of pills, but this is the worst. The only positive thing is it has made my period back to normal again, after having fibroids and having my period 25 days out of the month. I would rather have the bleeding. I now have acne on my entire back, chest, and even on my neck. I am extremely irritable all the time. My hair seems thinner, and there seems to be more coming out when I brush/wash it. I have been having trouble sleeping. I have been scatterbrained and have been having trouble finding the word I want to say in conversation so I sound like an idiot (I am usually fairly articulate). I am actually going to stop this pill immediately and try to schedule surgery to remove the fibroid. Yes, I would prefer surgery to this horrible pill's side effects.Read More Read Less

I'm normally a really happy and positive person but since I started taking Junel about a week ago, I've been so sad all the time for absolutely no reason. I'll cry or freak out over the littlest things. I have a history of anxiety and depression but it's tolerable for me without being on medication. In the past, I had been on Yaz and it made me gain a lot of weight so I stopped taking it. As of recent, I had become more sexually active and gotten into a relationship so I figured looking into a new BC would be a good idea. My doctor put me on Junel because it's ridiculously cheap-only 2$ with my insurance and I figured it would be a good start while I looked into IUD which is what I really want. Well, after only a week, the paranoid feelings of being alone and crying all the time are getting to be way too much for me to handle. I don't feel like myself anymore. My boyfriend says I've been off the past week, always upset about everything. I thought maybe it was just my period but I never get bad periods and I get slightly moody with them occasionally but nothing like the way I've been feeling on Junel. After reading everyone's experiences and realizing I'm not crazy or alone in the way this pill has been effecting me, I'm going to stop using it for the time being. I wouldn't suggest this to anyone with a history of depression.Read More Read Less

I have had a horrible experience while taking this drug. My doctor switched me to this right before my wedding. I started feeling detached from my life a few weeks later. This feeling has continued to worsen and I've gone through 2 packs. I now cry all the time for no reason and feel trapped almost. I've never suffered from depression and have always been a pretty upbeat, positive person. My husband thinks its the BC and I'm definitely going to stop using it. I would not ever recommend it.

After reading all the reviews I realize that Junel is probably the cause of my symptoms and I am going to stop immediately. I, like so many of the users, have experienced feelings of "not being there," spaced out, detached and unmotivated and just generally feeling dull. Also have experienced extreme fatigue - I'm tired all the time and I get plenty of rest. I'm so tired I've fallen asleep at my job. Have also experienced a steady weight gain, which I cannot afford since I'm already overweight. I also feel shortness of breath after minor physical activity which I thought was because of my weight, but sounds like it might be the pill. Sex drive went from moderate to low. I plan to stop the pill after putting the pieces of the puzzle together after reading your reviews. Thanks everybody for taking the time to post.Read More Read Less

I had a horrible experience on this birth control. It was the first I had tried, and I found that it made me VERY nauseous even when I took it with a meal as I was instructed to do by my doctor. I took it with dinner every night around 7pm, and without fail I would wake up at 4:30am every night feeling horribly nauseous. I actually lost quite a bit of weight (that I didn't need or want to lose!) mostly because of my nausea and loss of appetite. Being constantly nauseous also messed up my sex life, as I never felt well enough to have sex, which my partner (and I!) were less than happy with. I stopped taking this after the first pill of my 3rd cycle, when the nausea heightened to the point that I actually vomited. Since stopping the pill, I have still been experiencing nausea, which I can only assume is related to the pill. I absolutely would NOT recommend this pill to anybody.Read More Read Less

I stopped taking birth control for three years because I've had issues with them making me "crazy". I was assured this is a really low dose, and should be fine. I have since experienced depression, extreme anxiety, paranoia, lack of sex drive, and major mood swings. I would NOT recommend this to anyone.

While taking Junel I had moodswings. I didnt want to be around people and randomly felt depressed. My acne worsened and got a rash on my chest. I lost some weight. I would not recommend this birth control to anyone.

So I started taking Junel because I was having difficulty getting my period and my doctor told me it would regulate it. I have been taking it for a month and I have had severe vaginal bleeding, I have been very depressed to the point I don't want to get out of bed on some days, My moods changed and everything irritates me and not to mention my sex drive decreased... Has anyone encountered these side effects.

I was so unsatisfied with this birth control that I am surprised that I had the toleration to stay on it for the 6 months that I did. Within the first 2 weeks of taking the pill I began to feel emotionally detached from my everyday life. My sex life became virtually nonexistent, and I began to feel completely numb and depressed. I am a migraine sufferer with an aura so I technically shouldn’t have been on an estrogen based birth control at all, but this pill only intensified my migraines. At the end of my fifth pack I got such a bad migraine that the left side of my face became extremely numb and I was taken to the emergency room. The only positives to this pill was light periods and clear skin for me. I just switched to the mini pill and what a relief! I don't think my body is able to tolerate estrogen in general, but that's just me. Read More Read Less

Reading over the reviews of this drug, I'm relieved that I'm not the only one who has been experiencing the side affects from taking it. My Doctor switched me last month from Loestrin to Junel. During the second week I started to not feel like myself. I felt like I wasn't really here, I questioned my relationship, I was just really lost. I've been off of it for about a week now and I'm feeling more in control of my emotions, thoughts and life.

I had to switch to this generic due to insurance. I am not happy with it. I had bad mood swings and severe constipation. Now that I am off the pill I have gone back to normal. I would not recommend this at all.

I started taking birth control because I am a runner and have never had a regular period and was told that I would be more susceptible to stress fractures. So I began to take Junel because it was supposed to be a low dosage one. At first, I didn’t notice really anything besides that if I didn’t take it right away in the morning then I would start spotting. Everything just started going downhill from there. I was always emotional and felt like I was on the verge of crying all the time, which is so unlike me. For the two months that I was on Junel, I gained about 5 pounds which isn’t a life changing amount but still a lot for when I’m running 60 or so miles a week. All of my races kept getting worse and worse and finally we came to the conclusion that it might be the birth control. I don’t feel nearly as competitive as I used to be and I overall started getting depressed. I was questioning every aspect of my life and had no motivation whatsoever and all I wanted to do was sleep. I’m hoping that in the next few weeks without Junel I will be back to my normal self. I wouldn’t recommend this birth control and will definitely do more research before I try birth control again. Read More Read Less

Okay...I know this is sad...but I have been on this medication only for a day and I have had horrible nausea and sensitivity to everything! I can't even eat my favorite meal! It is pretty much like having morning sickness! I feel so horrible and I can't even eat. I DO NOT recommend this medication to anyone!

I feel like I'm going crazy on this! My doctor switched me to Junel because my other bc was no longer covered with my insurance. The price was great but the side effects weren't. I have no patience with my two year old and my husband is ready to throw me out the window! lol! I also can't sleep, want to eat all the time, and my heartbeats feel irregular at times.

I never thought to research other peoples experiences on this bc because ive always dealt with depression but lately ive also been having horrible anxiety, panic attacks, and irritability. I dont know if its all connected. Im currently not even sexually active i just liked it because it kept me regular but i can tell my sex drive is down. have feelings like irregular heartbeats, again i dont know if its connected, but i dont currently take anything else. periods were ideal very short & light. but im beginning to think that all the mood effects arent worth it plus i think i gained 5lbs? ive been working out the past month exercise and diet, and havent seen much of an improvement. think its time to say goodbye to you junel. also my skin SUCKS on it. right now i have a huge like un poppable pimple under my cheek its been there for 2 weeks now. lame sauceRead More Read Less

I just took this pill forteh first time at 8:30 last night, this morning at 8:30 i began to get really overheated and a little dizzy, i thought i might throw up, but i didn't, about 30 seconds later, i'm walking out of the bathroom into the hall of my dorm, and i got tunnel vision, everything was going black till i couldn't see anymore, i was running into walls trying to get to my room, i made it to my bed and layed down. This probably took place over the course of just a few minutes but it was terrifying. I called my doctor and she told me to stop taking Junel.Read More Read Less