Desogestrel; Ethinyl Estradiol
Active Ingredients
- Desogestrel; Ethinyl Estradiol
Brands and Other Names
Show more brandsManufacturers
- Aspen Global Inc
- Barr Laboratories Inc
- Duramed Pharmaceuticals Inc Sub Barr Laboratories Inc
- Glenmark Generics Ltd
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc
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Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
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.
Desogestrel; Ethinyl Estradiol 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.
Tell us about your Experience with Desogestrel; Ethinyl Estradiol
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Kyra in fdb.rxlist.com on October 3, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Viorele has been the best birth control for me! I was on Ortho-Cyclen successfully for 2 years, when suddenly I started having horrible mood swings and crying spells. So my doctor switched me to Viore...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Nausea, Mood swings, Anger, Loss of libido
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on September 22, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... up to 2-3 months to adjust to any kind of birth control BUT ever since I started viorele I have gotten a yeast infection, acne (large cysts on face and back), mood swings/anger, nausea also no sex dri...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abdominal distension, Wound
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 19, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: It was okay at first but this pill caused me to be bloated all the time. I started taking it to help with my irregular periods and wound up have a period 15-21 days of each month. Since...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Hot flush, Menstrual discomfort, Abdominal pain, Pain, Abnormal weight gain
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 9, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: I was on birth control since I was 15, to treat my very painful periods. With 37 I moved to the US from Germany, and after my backup was used up, I was prescribed Apri. They said it wou...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Headache, Muscle spasms, Haemorrhage
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 6, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Horriblen headaches and late coming on period even after I started the white pill. I started the white pills on a Thursday. I spotted on Sunday and got my period on Monday and had heavy...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Photophobia, Depression, Mood altered
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on September 5, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... almost non-existent, and I also have had spotting. I'm finally changing pills after a year, because I can't take it anymore. I would warn against this pill as I have not been sensitive to any of the o...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abdominal distension
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on August 31, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... me Viorele and I'm miserable. I am unlike most people on here whose periods got much heavier and irregular- my periods disappeared and NOT in a good way. I cramp terribly, feel bloated, and it can't b...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By linje in fdb.rxlist.com on August 27, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“I started using this because my Gianvi/gen Yaz prescription had gone completely useless for my body. Almost like it got immune to it after 6 or 7 years. So, I still wanted something to help with PMDD ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on July 23, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“I switched to this bc because of hair loss. I was tested for everything and all tests were normal. I suggested switching pills to my pc to a bc pill with a lower androgen index in hopes it would help....”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Photophobia, Depression
Posted By Blesh in fdb.rxlist.com on July 15, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“I am incredibly sensitive to artificial hormones. I tried several others, all of which caused me to experience severe depression, before switching to a new doctor who realized that it was not the estr...”
Additional Drug Information
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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.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Desogestrel; Ethinyl Estradiol
Loss Of Libido
“... periods and clear up my acne which I was fed up with after years. Now I have realized that over the past year, it has made me completely emotionless and I have absolutely zero sex drive . On the bright...”
Source: comments/desogestrel-ethinyl-estradiol...
View full report on Desogestrel; Ethinyl Estradiol related loss of libido
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What is this?Nausea
“... up to 2-3 months to adjust to any kind of birth control BUT ever since I started viorele I have gotten a yeast infection, acne (large cysts on face and back), mood swings/anger, nausea also no sex dri...”
Source: Viorele (28) oral : User Ratings cover...
View full report on Desogestrel; Ethinyl Estradiol related nausea
Did the author experience nausea while taking desogestrel; ethinyl estradiol?
What is this?Anger
“... takes up to 2-3 months to adjust to any kind of birth control BUT ever since I started viorele I have gotten a yeast infection, acne (large cysts on face and back), mood swings/ anger , nausea also no s...”
Source: Viorele (28) oral : User Ratings cover...
View full report on Desogestrel; Ethinyl Estradiol related anger
Did the author experience anger while taking desogestrel; ethinyl estradiol?
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