Lo Loestrin Fe birth control pill vs Portia birth control pill
What Lowdown reviewers say
44% somewhat negative
44% stopped periods
56% lost sex drive
44% no impact
44% improved skin
50% in 3-6 months
24% somewhat positive
48% spotting
57% lost sex drive
52% no impact
81% no impact on skin
33% in 2 months
Real life reviews from people like you
Lo Loestrin Fe birth control pill reviews
9 reviews
Used for 6 - 12 mo
25 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 22nd Jan 25
I got major mood swings when skipping the placebo week, which is why I stopped.
Very negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 5 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 3rd Dec 24
I was on it for 4 ish years and really loved that I got no period on it and I feel it helped my PMDD - however I did get breakthrough bleeding towards the end and am switching to a different birth control
Somewhat positive mood
2 helpful
0 comments
Used for 5 - 8 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 8th Jul 24
at first i experienced a lot of anxiety and mood swings but after a few years seemed to die down. Weight gain and libido have been the really only symptoms I have experienced. Have not had a period the whole time.
Somewhat negative mood
3 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Portia birth control pill reviews
2 reviews
Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 7th May 24
I felt hungry all the time, gained weight (15 lbs over the 3 months I was on it), and had extremely elevated blood pressure which was not common for me — it was 140/96 at the highest, from the time I woke up to bed time. I had anxiety, high heart rate, and night terrors, again very uncommon for me.
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 5 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 13th Mar 24
I started taking this bc I have PMDD and also wanted to stop my period all together. I have no interest in getting pregnant. This pill was to stop my period and it did just that. I feel great on it.
Somewhat positive mood
0 helpful
0 comments
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