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aerobicgirl

Anyone on the birth control called loestrin 24 fe?? i know everyone is different but how has this affected you?

husker_gal

I used to be on it...I gained about 10lbs on it but once my body adjusted to it I was able to drop 30lbs in about 2 1/2 months with a reasonable diet and exercise.

ron2282

I used to be on it. I got my period every 2 weeks and my hair started to fall out. I had to complain to my doctor for 3 months before she would switch me to a new brand.

hungreeteacher17

I've been on it for two years now. Before that I was on depo provera - I am very happy with loestrin - I take it continuously (sp?) because I was ravenously hungry when I would get my period. I would eat all day long & wake up starving (very similar to how I felt when I was pregnant). When I told my doctor about it - he just suggested I skip the 4 days of iron pills & move on to a new pack. I don't miss my period b/c I never got a period with depo either. It is quite nice. I had no weight gain or other adverse side effects.

RosieB405

I have been trying to figure out how I gained 6 lbs in the past month when my boyfriend suggested that it was probably my birth control loestrin. I originally started loestrin because I am anemic and I have ovarian cysts but currently my iron levels are normal so I am wondering are you just skipping your iron pills and going straight to the next pack or do you just take nothing for those 4 days?