Estrostep Experiences Please

[Pesh]

I was just prescribed Estrostep Fe (not Estrostep 21) today, and am nervous about starting it. In the past, I was on Ortho Tri-Cyclen and gained a lot of weight from it, so I stopped taking it. I'm also nervious it will cause bad mood swings or depression. Has anyone here taken this?

[JuiciCouture]

Hey- Im sorry I dont have any Information for you- But I was hoping to hear some estrostep fe experiences as well. I was prescribed it after taking Nordette (loved it) and Levora (didnt agree w/ me at all) and I had major reservations about taking the Estrostep due to all the negetive things I read about it. I hope some people post about their experiences for you (and me too, just to see)
Good luck with your pill.. I got my prescription changed to Nordette (I was scared to start Estrostep because the hormone levels change each week during the month, and I have never had that type of pill before.. So Im going back to Nordette to see if it helps my skin clear up from the mess that Levora made out of it... If Nordette doesnt help, Im going to switch to Estrostep Fe)

[jessi7108]

hi...i'm new to this thing and i have been reading alot of good stuff....this is my secound month on estrostep fe ...the first month (last month) was fine..i had a little spotting for a day or two which i thought was normal, and my period came on the 4th week (5 days only).....4 days into the secound month of pills i got a full blown period again!! and i have been bleeding all month long(somtimes light sometimes heavy) with cramps....my boobs hurt so much that sometimes i can't even wear a bra...and bleeding alot after sex..this feels like the longest freaking month i ever lived through..i spoke to my doctor and he is switching me to yasmin because he says that the pill is not working for me. so i am stoping estrosep because i really don't want to deal with this again but maybe it will really good for you good luck

[blue_eyed_girl]

My doctor prescribed it after getting off a lo-dose pill last year. I HATED it! I bled every 2 weeks for 6 weeks. I overlooked on pill and took it as soon as I noticed. I didn't have a period for almost 2 months. It didn't regulate my periods, they were still spiratic. It was aslo very expensive because there was a generic form. I switched to ortho-tri-cyclen after about 4 months.

[kady05]

i took estrostep fe for about a year, and was just taken off of it and put on yaz. for the first.. maybe 5-6 months on estrostep i was great, but after that i started getting LOTS of cramping, soreness, tired, etc., etc.
i changed my diet from tons of fast food, to none at all, and that helped a bit, but i still had cramps so bad before my periods that i just didn't want to move.
my dr. said that alot of women don't do well on estrostep because it varies the hormone dosage week to week, which is why i'm now on yaz, which is the same dosage every week. i'm doing ALOT better now that i switched.