- looking for some other opinions 11th December 2007
... tomorrow, a 3 month follow up after starting a new BC; Levora 28. I switched from Yasmin b/c I was paying near full ... emotional/depressed. Yasmin helped tremendously with that. Levora seems to have made me mildly emotional/sensetive but ... effect •*low sex drive/decreased sensetivity; before Levora I had a pretty active sex drive and, at the risk of...
- Do Generic and Name Brand BC Pills Have A Difference? 26th November 2007
... t have Alesse anymore, so now they switched me to Levora , which is supposed to be equivalent to Alesse. I've ... been on Levora for 2 months now, and my periods are getting a lot...
... AmberCPHT is 100% correct. Alesse and Levora do have the same progestrin, but different doses. ... right, they were different.
I can tell you that Levora is not the generic if Alesse. Do not let them get...
- Which birth control pill should I use?? 18th September 2007
... something new that is suppose to be similar. I'll start Levora -28 in about 2 weeks.
When I started Yasmin I had ... my experience with Yasmin was great. I hope that Levora is just as good to me.... *fingers crossed*
Good...
... Hey jen52983! How did it end up going with Levora ?? Curious b/c I was thinking about starting Yaz soon...
- Levora Users.. 17th September 2007
... I have been taking Levora for about 6-7 months and I love it. I was taking ... moodiness. I haven't had any problems at all with Levora . I have taken several different kinds of BC pills...
... This is my second month on Levora and my face and my back having been breaking out. ... and it was always pretty clear. Any help from other Levora users would be appreciated....
... Hi,
I started taking levora aug 07. and its jan and i've been lactating for a...
- Yasmin Users: a few questions??? 16th August 2007
... get better or worse? The doctor put my daughter on Levora 24 and I have not read great reviews about it. Some ... people say they have really bad break out of acne with Levora 24. Thanks for your help with YAZ...
- help! 16th June 2007
... period two days ago and the only pills i had were levora (which i hate). i hadn't had time to call the pharmacy ... back to nordette until today. i took the first two levora pills yesterday and the day before, so my question...
- which BC will NOT cause me to gain weight? 24th May 2007
... dose pills are: Brevicon, Demulen, Desogen, Levlen, Levora , Loestrin, Lo/Ovral, Low-Ogestrel, Modicon, Necon...
... dose pills are: Brevicon, Demulen, Desogen, Levlen, Levora , Loestrin, Lo/Ovral, Low-Ogestrel, Modicon, Necon...
- Loestrin24 FE Advise!!! 28th April 2007
... I don't know that I sleep that much better on it. Levora is another mild one for me but on that one I do gain...
- Not happy with the BCP I'm on. 9th April 2007
... months I had never gotten a period. I then went to Levora .15/30 but went off b/c I STILL had not had a period...
- Questions about Levora I am new please help 29th March 2007
... illness. Time will tell. Dizziness is a side effect of Levora . If the symptoms do not resolve within a week, it...
- Quitting The Pill? 18th February 2007
... weeks after my wedding, right after he switched me to Levora because of spotting on the previous one. The Levora...
- levlen questions 25th January 2007
... irritability. My dr. switched me to levlen (generic levora I am guessing, haven't got it filled yet). Has anyone...
- BC making me CRAZY? PLEASE HELP! :( 22nd January 2007
... take?!?! Was on Nordette and then they switched to Levora and I experienced HORRIBLE acne.
Within 2 weeks ... of going off Levora I had almost no acne. However I can't not take a...
- What if you skip a month on the Pill? 12th December 2006
... lose maybe a little poundage I know I put on from Levora . I don't take it to avoid pregnancy and I'm celibate...
... how long have you been on levora ? are you sure its making you "fat" or could it be ... you should consider switching pills. I didnt think levora was one that caused alot of troubles in that area...
- Loestrin 24 fe 27th November 2006
... I got moved up to the 30 micrograms of estrogen Levora and no problems since.
Some people's bleeding wears...
- Apri BC PILL 25th November 2006
... acne,...Ortho cyclen gave me terrible mirgaines and Levora also gave me acne.I am having the hardest time trying...
- levora 22nd November 2006
... Levora solved my breakthru bleeding problems. I have had ... spotting so maybe your situtation is similiar and Levora would work for you....
- birth control pills and weight 20th November 2006
... It totally depends. When I was on Levora I gained weight, but switched to Ortho Evra, which...
- Wish to drop down on estrogen in bcp--without spotting? 10th November 2006
... the whole month + I was on it. Then I got put on Levora (to stop the breakthrough bleeding, which it did)...
... microgram Pill would be better with the same progestin as Levora , but who really knows?...
- GONE OFF THE PILL. When will I return to normal? 23rd October 2006
... having breakthrough bleeding, so doc switched me to Levora . Bleeding stopped, but my libido dropped to nil, ... around 14, 15 years old (I'm 34 now). I switched to Levora right after returning from my honeymoon (nice time ... 98. I finally insisted on another switch from the Levora in December of 2005 and took the 1/35 until March...
- Anyone using Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo? 6th October 2006
... I've been taking Levlen ( Levora ) for birth control for approximately 5 years. I've...
... I've been taking Levlen ( Levora ) for birth control for approximately 5 years. I've...
- weight gain 5th October 2006
... When I first started taking Levora for birth control, I gained about 15 pounds. It's...
- I want my libido back! How long? 6th September 2006
... for approximately eight years due to switching to Levora .
Honestly, I thought it would take an awful long...
- Switching from Yaz to Yasmin b/c of $$ 26th August 2006
... pay 25.00 a pack for YAZ.. Still way too expensive. Levora is a generic version of Yasmin, and I payed 15 bucks...
... pay 25.00 a pack for YAZ.. Still way too expensive. Levora is a generic version of Yasmin, and I payed 15 bucks ... well for me.
good luck :blob_fire
Actually, Levora is NOT a generic substitution for Yasmin. There is ... no approved generic for Yasmin. Levora contains a different progestin than Yasmin, and has...
- has anyone been on nordette/levora? 25th August 2006
... months. so i asked for nordette (actually the generic, levora , cus my insurance wont pay for the brand name). the...
- B.C .and the big bad L word 11th July 2006
... got going it was all right.
Then I switched to Levora in '98, and the libido was gone, zip, nada. I never ... was "normal" after getting married.
I went off Levora in March of this year, and I kid you not when I say ... pill significantly affected my libido, at least the Levora did.
The bright side of your situation is you have...
- New Member :-) Levora- 7 Day Peach Pills Question 28th June 2006
... to this site. :)
Anyways, I wanted to ask about Levora and the peach pills in the fourth week. I am confused ... have read the leaflet and even looked at websites on Levora about this topic but I cannot seem to find the answer ... I am looking for. I have been on Levora for about 5 months now and I have never missed a dose...
... This is straight from the patient package insert for levora :
[CENTER]
Reminder: If you forget any of the 7 peach...
- Levora experiences 17th June 2006
... I was on Levora for eight years, just got off a few months ago -- ... not taking any hormonal BC right now. Levora worked great in all respects except it severely killed ... been on two other hormonal BC pills, one before the Levora and one after, and I noticed a big change in all respects...
- Switch to another? 14th June 2006
... Alesse is a really low dose pill. Levlen ( levora , nordette, portia) have exactly the same hormone as...
- question re: lower sex drive 22nd April 2006
... Levora killed my drive. Not made it wax and wane, but killed...
- Ortho-Novum 1/35 6th April 2006
... just stopped taking Ortho-Novum 1/35. I'd been on Levora for about five years, and it killed libido, so doc...
- Generic Seasonale? 18th March 2006
... levonorgestrel that Seasonale has. They also list levora and portia as generic brands of them. Would it be...
... levonorgestrel that Seasonale has. They also list levora and portia as generic brands of them. Would it be...
- Seasonale is great for migraines, but now I have acne... 26th February 2006
... I was just wondering if anybody else on Seasonale, Levora , Nordet (all the same Levonorgestrel) have had this...
- Low Progestin (or /Less Progestin-dominant) Pills? 2nd February 2006
... trivora has low progestin, intermediate estrogen ( levora , lo-ovral, these 2 may have higher progestin activity...
- Morning after help needed quick! 30th December 2005
... Condom broke. Nordette was perscribed. Levora was substituted. Just want to make sure this is correct...
... Hi,
I too JUST took Levora as an emergency contraceptive and was also a little...
- Cheap Seasonale with no insurance? 1st December 2005
... My primary wrote me out scripts for the generic " Levora 28". Told me to throw away the placebo pills and take ... using the active pills only.
Maybe you can find " Levora " or the comparable Nordet online someplace cheaper...
- Switching birth control pills 3rd November 2005
... another brand showed up in my mailbox. I'm now on Levora , it's generic and it's fine for me; no side effects...
... another brand showed up in my mailbox. I'm now on Levora , it's generic and it's fine for me; no side effects...
- Nausea and BCP.. HELP SOMEONE PLEASE!!!!!!!!! 22nd October 2005
... Okay i switched the Levora about a month ago. I went through my first pack, had...
- Levora Side Effects 1st June 2005
... i just started levora , i had previously been on alesse and i was wondering ... what the side effects are and if levora makes your boobs grow
Every brand of birth control ... naturally, breast "growth" is a possible side effect of Levora ....
- help me....PLEASE! 5th January 2005
... My skin is clearing up beautifully since stopping Levora . Good Luck! :)...
- The pill, side effects, and libido 1st January 2005
... everyone. Just try Nordette first though..if you can (NOT LEVORA ! DONT GO ON THAT PILL EVER!) ... But yea, that seemed...
- Orthotricyclen or Estrostep fe? 21st December 2004
... horrible experience on it. I broke out really bad from Levora and its localized to my chin. Its so aggrivating....
- I have the worst gyno in the world.... 21st December 2004
... I posted yesterday about the Nordette and Levora problem.. I decided to call my gyno office and ask ... her assistant call to tell me that I want to go on Levora . I said- No I didnt like that pill, I wanted Nordette ... says they are the same thing, and if you didnt like Levora , You wont like Nordette." ....... So I proceed to ... Nordette for 2 years with no problems, Made the switch to Levora and my skin went nuts. .......She says "The Dr says...
... again... They told me its going to work exactly like Levora did. SO Im like..Well maybe my body changed and I...
... of Estrostep because Nordette is the same thing as Levora and shes refusing to give me a prescription for it ... Nordette, and seemed to have the same problems with Levora ..So maybe our chemistry would react similar to Estrostep...
- Estrostep Experiences Please 20th December 2004
... prescribed it after taking Nordette (loved it) and Levora (didnt agree w/ me at all) and I had major reservations ... see if it helps my skin clear up from the mess that Levora made out of it... If Nordette doesnt help, Im going...
- New to board..Need some help please!! 20th December 2004
... Nordette.) My insurance company switched me to generic, Levora .. And my skin started..slowly but surely, to break...
... looong time. But as you, my insurance changed to Levora . I didn't think much of it, since it's the same formula ... what Nordette has or doesn't have in comparison to Levora ....
Well, I don't know if I helped at all but I hope...
... someone on it. Was your skin clear on Nordette?
Levora definately has something in it that affected my skin ... didnt even break out before or after my period. On levora ..it was like clockwork.. about 3 days AFTER my period ... replied!!! Keep me posted and we can try to figure this Levora /Nordette mystery out!!!...
... best pill ever made! :p
I've asked my doctor if Levora is the same and she said supposedly yes. I will call...
... Hi Everyone,
Levora isn't actually a generic it's a different brand of ... drive wasn't. Due to insurance the company substitued Levora for Levlen. The ACTIVE ingredients are THE SAME but ... good luck with Nordette and experienced probs with Levora I'd ask for Nordette.
Hope this helps....
... system up worse and worse.
I never was asked if Levora was ok... And that kind of ticks me off because look...
...
That's a kicker, for the pharmacist to say that Levora is a generic form of Nordette...what a dumb.a..!
...
... myself and many others.
For me I actually liked the Levora better than the Levlen. (Except for the skin issue ... acne before starting Levlen so when I switched to Levora it was more like things went back to normal for me ... family anyway and got my acne back. After 4 years on Levora and having to start taking some other meds in the ... Alesse or Yasmin. Going from Nordette to Levlen or Levora , or Porshe (sp?) which I think IS an actual generic ... do notice a difference. It could be the fillers in Levora effect the skin in a way the fillers in Nordette and...
...
That's a kicker, for the pharmacist to say that Levora is a generic form of Nordette...what a dumb.a..!
... You do the same.
At first I didn't know Levlen or Levora were brand names either. I started out with Levlen ... and when the insurance co. sent me Levora and I noticed the change I asked my GYN about it. ... She's the one who told me Levora wasn't a generic, it was a different brand of Levlen ... . My insurance company sent me Levora as a generic substitute for Levlen. I never even heard ... of Nordette. They were substituting Levora as a generic for the name brand Levlen because Levora...
... pharmacy directly and asked if they could switch me from Levora to Nordette, they checked to make sure the insurance ... switched it!(just costs $10 more) The pharmacist said Levora is a generic version of Nordette :)
I guess if...
... difference in my skin!
So I guess it was the junk in Levora making me break out. How strange, I wonder what kind ... hate insurance companies), they messed up and sent me Levora instead of Nordette. They made it pretty much impossible ... for me to send back the Levora and replace it with Nordette, so I tucked my tail ... in and just took the Levora (hopefully they will get the next shipment correct...
... that. However, I do know that for me - taking the Levora after Nordette I noticed within 2 weeks my skin itchy...
... handle this pill? But then why did I break out on Levora which is more androgenic?? (unless the fillers are...
- Birth Control to Regulate Periods?? 14th December 2004
... tampons again! (I'm now 30 and have been on Nordette or Levora for generic ever since).
Good Luck!...
- BCP to Mirena IUD? 15th November 2004
... with the pill my insurance company substituted with Levora . Well, my face started breaking out again, my blood ... and my sex drive went through the roof. I've been on Levora for about 3 years now.
The sex drive after starting ... Levora starting going up and down and about 5 months later ... severe depression which i do not attribute to the Levora . I'm now on an anti-depressant which has improved ... like it was during the switch over from Levlen to Levora though it is definitely better than when I was on...
... Whats the diffence between Levlen and Levora ?Are they bc pills..Is Levora generic version of Levlen...
... Levlen and Levora are supposed to be identical. But they are different ... GREAT skin, NO sex drive, blood pressure fine. On Levora - Acne returns, Sex drive returns, blood pressure ... t comment on it at all. My insurance substitiuted Levora as a generic for Levlen but my doc said Levora is...
- sore breasts 14th November 2004
... I was on levora for five years for menstrual pain and it worked great...
- Birth control pills and pregnancy 30th September 2004
... pills 12 hours later:
Cryselle
Levlen
Levora
Lo/Ovral
Low-Ogestrel
Nordette
...
- Hair loss and birth control pills?!? Connection? 17th September 2004
... gyno (a different doc than I usually saw) put me on Levora . I took this for a little over a year until my next ... see could not understand why the other doc put me on Levora because apparently its a high dose pill and she thought ... it was unnecessary. It was during the time I was on Levora that I started noticing that I was losing more hair ... gyno about this on that visit and she took me off Levora and put me on the patch.....after a month on the patch ... What should I do??? :)
PS - After going off Levora , I did a search on the web and apparently that and ... have been linked to major hair loss. I've been off Levora for 4 months now....could I still be having effects...
... gyno (a different doc than I usually saw) put me on Levora . I took this for a little over a year until my next ... see could not understand why the other doc put me on Levora because apparently its a high dose pill and she thought ... it was unnecessary. It was during the time I was on Levora that I started noticing that I was losing more hair ... gyno about this on that visit and she took me off Levora and put me on the patch.....after a month on the patch ... What should I do??? :)
PS - After going off Levora , I did a search on the web and apparently that and ... have been linked to major hair loss. I've been off Levora for 4 months now....could I still be having effects...
- what are the best/most favored BC Pills? 29th June 2004
... on ortho-novum 777 4 years ago. I then switched to Levora for the past year and just recently (the past month...
