I am on Aleese right now and in about 2
weeks I am switching over to Loestrin ( I
believe 1/20?) The Aleese has given me
horrible acne and a good amount of weight
gain. I know the pill isnt the main cause
of my weight gain, but I know it has
something to do with it. Anyways, my
question is for those who are out there
and taking Loestrin, is it a good pill? I
have read some other postings on websites
and most of what I read, really wasnt
good. My sister is on Loestrin (not sure
of the dosage) and she loves it. Any
advice would be appreciated!
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Georgia59
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Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 5557 Location: Along the Mississippi, USA
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Posted: 03-05-08 12:26pm
I loved it as well. No problems. Reduced
my period, made my cramps go away, it was
great.
Just remember that most of what you read
(online in general) will be negative,
because people come on here to
commisserate about bad experiences, not to
say "Hey, guess what? I love my pill!"
Know what I mean?
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laurabeth12
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 9
Posted: 03-05-08 13:59pm
I love Loestrin. It really has helped my
periods in terms of length and made cramps
and that sort of thing extremely minimal.
Before I went on Loestrin, I had extremely
heavy, painful, and long periods that were
almost debilitating. With Loestrin, my
period usually doesn't last more than 2
days, which I think any woman can agree is
a blessing! However, it's the only birth
control I have ever taken, so I have
nothing to compare it to.
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2cari
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 6 Location: ,
Loestrin advice Posted: 03-06-08 09:34am
Thank you for your advice. I start the
new pills in about 2 weeks so hopefully it
works well with me. This will be the 4th
pill I have tried in almost 10 yrs. I use
to take Zovia and it was really bad for
me. I had a lot of stomach problems, I
was in and out of the doctor, lost weight
(not really complaining about that though)
and missed a lot of work. I switched to
Aleese about 6 months ago and I have
gained weight and my skin broke out so bad
I have been seeing a dermatologist for it.
Did any of you have break outs or weight
gain?
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PenguinsRus
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Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 1224 Location: New York, NY United States
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Posted: 03-06-08 11:57am
Let us know how the switch works out for
you! I've never personally tried it, but
I'm actually thinking about switching pill
brands and am not sure which one I want to
switch to yet. Different pills effect
people in different ways. Good luck!
Oh yeah for sure I will let you all know
how it is working for me. I end my last
week on the Aleese this week and then the
following Sunday I can start the Loestrin.
I hope it works and I dont see anymore
weight gain! OH GOD its been killing me!
I may have to diet for a bit to help speed
this process up here! ha ha Ok I will let
you all know! Thanks for all the advice
and if you have anymore, please let me
know.
