you are supposed to stick with a pill for three monthes because usually the side affect go away after this amount of time

Um they put on on Luthra when my Alesse was discontinued and well.. it was find at first then august and september i bled and bled for both months.. it was terrible.. might not happen to you but just letting you know what happend to me

I used to take ortho tri cyclen but became too moody and depressed. My doctor switched me to Alesse which I could not say enough great things about! However, I moved and can only find Lutera (a generic version of alesse) I have been taking Lutera for about 18 months, and these are my side effects: dark menstrual bleeding, but shortened to 3-4 days, sometimes only 2. Severe cramps a week before my period, loss of sex drive, dryness, sensitive breasts. No moodiness, have stayed pretty mellow most of the time. HOWEVER, every few months I get these strange headaches, which cause dizziness and nausea and my whole body is fatigued. I never experienced any of these symptoms on alesse, and I strongly recommend not settling for lutera!!! Get the name brand bc!

This is an easy way to know when you need to contact your doctor about your birth control- signs of the rare conditions which hormones can cause.

If you experience any of these- see a doctor immediately.

ACHES-
A- severe abdominal pain

C- severe chest pain

H- severe headaches

E- severe pain in the extremeties (arms or legs)

S- changes in sight

I'm not saying any of you are gonna have a stroke or anything, just a reminder

Hmm they put me on ortho tricyclen after the mess with the luthra.. and eh its not much better.. the first couple of months was ok but now i find my sex drive is all but gone almost, my periods dont come when they are suppose to but a week maybe 2 late and then go for 2 weeks. i've been moody and i've been gaining alot of weight i noticed.. and i just feel blah all the time.. soo going to go back and see if they can put me on something else. I know when they first took me off luthra.. they tried taking a blood test but i had been bleeding so much they only got a drop and i almost collasped it scared the crap out of the lady doing the blood draw. So maybe now that i'm ok they will be able to do it. and see what i actually need.. I might see about Yaz anyone on that?

have you tried something low-dose like loestrin? Or Nuvaring? Some types (like these) have lower amounts of hormones and should have less side effects.

they put me on alesse and luthra after the luthra they said i might need more hormones so they put me on ortho tricyclen but not sure its working so i thought maybe yaz might work its low dose and no i havent tried either of those but i may ask about them..

Oh so alesse and and luthra are low dose? That' not fun. Yaz has a different hormone than most pills, it might work great for you. Of course there's always other options, like the ring, or an IUD which you can get with no hormones at all.

Hello everyone! I have been on YAZ for 2yrs now and my doctor switched me to Lutera. Will it mess my periods up,cause me to gain weight,or may get preg?

hi i took lutera for only 3 months cause my doctor told me it would help lengthen my periods cause i was having them twice a month which wasn't allowing me to become pregnant. Ive been trying for a little over 2 years now on becoming pregnant. My doctor told me if i miss one its a slight chance i could and if i miss 2 its a good chance i could. Well i stopped taking lutera after 3 months and had 1 period then ovulated had an IUI done 4 times during ovulation timing. I wouldn up missing my period believing i was pregnant..... i ended up 2 weeks late for my period, all to end in depression finding myself having a period..... And of course all my test were negative.... Lutera caused a false belief on pregnancy on top of that it screwed my periods up and also i lost a lot of hair on my head due to lutera along with weight gain, suffering from anxiety attacks from it & a rapid heart beat......

i have nothing good to say about the stuff and im pissed off i was given the wrong stuff after suffering for 2 years now of TTC and now to go through this hell.... i dont suggest it to anyone...

I have been on Lutera for about a month and a half now and I hate it! I have been experiencing way to many side effects and i am confused on what to do. This is my first birth control pill I have ever used and I am not sure if I should stick it out in hopes that it gets better or move on to another pill. I have been extremely emotional and very moody lately. I pick fights with my boyfriend for no apparent reason which is causing stress on the relationship. I have gained about 8 pounds due to the increase in my appetite and the fact that I crave sweets 24/7. My sex drive has reached an all time low which I think may be due to the dryness I have been experiencing and sharp pain everytime he first inserts it with or without lube(sorry if that was TMI). I get cramps quite often for no reason and my last period was the worst. I was spotting a few days prior then had very heavy bleeding, so bad that I couldn't get out of bed. I have been breaking out which is usually quite rare for me and experience ocassional nausea. My self-esteem has never in my life been this low and I get really depressed on certain days. I have read around a few forums and some people think you should stick it out at least 4 months to see how your body gets used to it. Others seem to think change it right away, but I don't want to jump around from pill to pill. What do you think??

Two questions:

I've gone through two weeks and three days of using Lutera. This is my first BCP and my usual cycle has always been regular. I'm 5'4 and 108 pounds, a bit of a lightweight, I exercise regularly. I've never been good at knowing when I ovulate because the discharge has always been so light. Aside from being a little bloated after starting the pill, I didnt notice any side effects to Lutera until yesterday. I started getting thick white discharge. Am I right in assuming that this is ovulation on birth control? It's sorta in the middle of my cycle and i read that birth control thickens the mucous. Also, I started taking the pill Sunday after having my period from Wednesday morning through Friday night. I then went through 7 days taking the pill exactly at 9pm (before having unprotected with my boyfriend) like the instructions said for Sunday starters. I also had sex during these two days of discharge, am I safe?

I just started Lutera after being on yasmin for about a year and I also started getting acne. This morning I actually couldn't get out of bed....when I finally did I vomited and felt absolutely horrible. I hate this stuff...I'm going to stop taking it today. Yasmin was really great for a low hormone type of pill, my new clinic doesn't carry them so that is why I switched.

I was on the generic ortho with my previous insurance but when i changed to my current the packet was different and my body completely reacted different too. My upper lip started to get dark patches, it looks like a mustache. Honestly, I was so embarrassed I started to put more make up but on days that I wouldn't wear make up my sister and family would mention the discoloration. So, I went online and did my home work. The discoloration appears to white -caucasian women from certain heritages, which applies to me. So I called my doctor and asked for her thoughts. She recommended lutera because it's supposed to have a lower estrogen level. I hope my discoloration will go away

one quick question right here. I'm taking Lutera and i was wondering is it still possible to get pregnant while taking birth control?

hi i am 18 yrs old and i take lutera....and i love it...its very simple and i don't have any problems or complications...i have lossed weight while taking lutera and i use to have bad acne but while being on lutera my face has cleared...i think its great andit really does work because im still not pregnant....i have very lihgt periods which only last for about 3-4 days...it has worked for me and i wish u the best while taking it....

I just started using Lutera today.. Has anyone had any side effects? I'm mostly concerned with weight gain. I've heard that some birth control pills will make your breasts swell and ultimately increase your breast size. Has this happened to anyone? Thanks so much!

After five months of hell, I have decided to give up on Lutera. Before I tell you why, I will give background information regarding my "baseline" period:
-horrible period with cramps that rob me of my ability to function
-ovarian cysts that gnaw at me regardless of the time of month
-mood swings and angry outbursts that now seem laughable in retrospect
-diarrhea and nausea due to a prostaglandin sensitivity
-heavy bleeding with anemia
I tried to stop my period (which I will never do again) by taking only the first three rows of each packet. I bled continuously for two months or so but was determined to hang on until the pills "kicked in," but unfortunately that never happened. Soon, things were much worse. The side effects include the following, but I couldn't possibly articulate the intensity of this experience:
-weight gain of 30 lbs. in a few months (due partially to depression/lack of appetite)
-chest aches
-numbness and pallor in extremities to the point where I thought my limbs were clotting
-continuous bleeding, plus a full period of normal (gruesome) intensity
-painful full-body sensitivity to touch
-inability to eat more than 6 ounces at a time; taking daily vitamins made me too full to eat
-sporadic increase in breast size (an F cup to begin with)
-zits that are minuscule, but my skin was flawless before, so it is definitely a side-affect
-confidence is gone; I am continuously anxious
I lacked the will to even bathe or feed myself, or leave the couch or bed many days. Luckily I am unemployed, or I would have lost a job in that state. Yesterday, I had the worst day of them all:
-depression, leading to serious thoughts of suicide. Deep down I knew it was just a mood swing, and did not act on these urges but it was disturbing.
-uncontrollable crying. I couldn't stop crying, as if I was in mourning. I felt a bottomless despair, that my life was meaningless, that my marriage and career were shams. My husband forced me to eat something after a day of starvation, and I sobbed even as I ate a slice of bread. Even in that state I thought that was a pretty funny-looking scene. Today is the first day off of the pill, and apparently the body develops a dependency so I may shortly experience withdrawal. I don't care; nothing can compare to this nightmare. Please tread softly, friends.

BE VERY CAREFUL with this pill not to scare you or anything, but I have been on Lutera for a couple of months and I HAVE VERY BAD BREAKTHROUGH BLEEDING. I have been bleeding off and on for about a month now. All birth controls are diffrent though. I just found out that I cannot be on any form of birth control, so that could be a reason why. If you had breakthrough bleeding with the depo you will have it also with Lutera

i've been in lutera for 2 months already. last month my period lasted for 5 days, but this month it lasted for 2 days.. Is that normal???