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Ethinyl Estradiol; Levonorgestrel

Popular Brands: : Seasonique, Seasonale, Alesse, Levonorgestrel And Ethinyl Estradiol, Nordette-21
Official FDA Reports12,229
Social Media Events9,703
Total Posts5,077
Avg. Review Score2.82/ 5
Active Ingredients
  • Ethinyl Estradiol; Levonorgestrel
Manufacturers
  • Barr Laboratories Inc
  • Barr Laboratories Inc.
  • Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc
  • Duramed Pharmaceuticals Inc Sub Barr Laboratories Inc
  • Glenmark Generics Ltd
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The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.

The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.

The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.


Ethinyl Estradiol; Levonorgestrel Side Effects

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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.


User Voices

The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Ethinyl Estradiol; Levonorgestrel

Pain

... the protection I needed. Although, I was taking 2 pills a day, two days before I was due to fly out, I had my period...not just break through bleeding, and the cramps hurt so bad , I thought something...


Source: Seasonale-Birth-Control-Medication-rev...

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Muscle Spasms

you have to remember to take it daily, break through bleeding is unpredictable, cramps worsen provided protection, 4 periods a year, easy to take, lighter, shorter periods Pr...


Source: Seasonale-Birth-Control-Medication-rev...

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Fatigue

... and light and was only heavy for about a day and a half and then slowed down to nothing by day seven. I didn't have any cramping, bloating or emotional issues. I was just very tired and still am. I...


Source: Seasonale-Birth-Control-Medication-rev...

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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Mood altered

Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on September 17, 2015 @ 12:00 am

WOW! Amazing to read all the people who are also suffering- My boyfriend and I have had several horror filled weeks of psycho moods for NO REASON! and yep its those damn pills!! THEY HAVE TO GO! BF ...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Premenstrual syndrome, Muscle spasms, Haemorrhage

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 14, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: Heavy bleeding for 2 weeks after my 5th week, cramping after 8 weeks like my period is coming. PMS was constant for the first 4 weeks but am now feeling better emotionally.

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Nausea, Breast pain

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 3, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: eat a lot....nauseus..breast pain nothing

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Headache, Mood altered

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 31, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: Over sleeping, headaches when awake, super moody! I am on my 3rd week of levora and these past 2 weeks I have been wanting to do nothing but sleep and when I'm awake I just ha...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Blood pressure increased

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 19, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: I did fine the first few weeks. After 2 weeks on the pill, my period began. It has not stopped 18 days later. Increased blood pressure, so the doctor took me off this medication and wil...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pain, Lethargy, Crying, Acne, Depression

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 19, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: Awful awful depression, cried every day multiple times, didn't want to do anything. Had never had acne but developed awful painful zits

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Photophobia, Pain, Migraine, Panic attack

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 18, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: Migraines I am very sensitive to chemicals of any kind. Medications, soaps, perfumes, etc. My eggs don't like to leave my ovaries so they just swell until they can't fit and...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Haemorrhage, Anxiety, Oedema

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 16, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: Continuously bleeding. Haven't stopped since my first day of the pill. Ridiculous amount of water weight gain. Super high anxiety. Completely not worth the water weight, the anxiety and...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dry skin, Anxiety, Dyspareunia, Libido decreased, Loss of libido, Somnolence

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 16, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: Fatigue, anxiety, dry, painful intercourse, lack of sex drive I took this pill for 8 years. No weight gain and breasts remained the same. I had no problems for years but as I...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Menstruation irregular

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 8, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: Menstruation problem.I'm talking nordette pills.every day in the morning but I'm not seeing my period


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* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.