Loestrin 20 pill and tender breasts

How our community feel they have been impacted by tender breasts on loestrin 20 pill

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

54%

A bit

23%

Quite a bit

19%

A great deal

5%

Out of the 43 reviews for loestrin 20 pill, 20 people (47%) reported tender breasts.

Reviewers that reported tender breasts as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 12 - 18 mo
28 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  22nd Jan 22

I used a pill with the lowest hormones available, but I hated taking it because it as difficult to take at the exact same time every day and I felt that it was having some side effects on my mood/weight. I only started taking the pill because I was unaware of other options available to me and had heard anecdotally that IUDs were painful. However, I switched to a hormonal IUD (Mirena) about 6 years ago and have had a much more positive experience. I initially switched when Trump got elected because I was worried about what his administration would do to women's healthcare access, and an IUD seemed like the best, most permanent option available to me. It was not as painful as I thought to have inserted (but everyone is different!) and I still get my periods every month, which I don't mind. It has not impacted my mood/weight the same way that the pill did.

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Somewhat negative mood

1 more effect

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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  16th Dec 20

Since Loestrin 20 has been discontinued I'm yet to find a pill that works for me :(. I've tried rigevidon, microgynon, some others I can't remember, and the implant!! Nothing seems to work the same, I've particularly had problems with my sex drive since going off it and vaginal dryness. Does anyone know a pill like Loestrin 20 in the uk!????


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0 comments

Used for 5 - 8 yr
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  27th Apr 20

I’ve been on Loestrin 20 for heavy periods and horrendous pain for 7 years. I’m devastated it’s been discontinued and won’t be returning. There’s no equivalent pill so now as of next month when my last strip is used I have to go back to that awful life of pain and anxiety that my periods caused. I had no issues taking it. I gained a stone in weight but I was underweight. My breaths did grow which was needed haha. No other issues.


Somewhat negative mood

2 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Loestrin 20 pill common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

47% of loestrin 20 pill reviewers reported breast enlargement

47% of loestrin 20 pill reviewers reported tender breasts

35% of loestrin 20 pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge

28% of loestrin 20 pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness

28% of loestrin 20 pill reviewers reported period like cramps


Possible loestrin 20 pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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