Birth Control
"I took this medicine for about 9 months for perimenopausal symptoms and birth control since I am still fertile in late 40s.  This took about 3 months to acclimate to.... Had the mood swings and nausea and headaches in the first couple of months. Then it worked quite well and actually improved my sleep which wasn&#039;t doing so well pre birth control.  However the biggest factor making me discontinue use of this drug was a big raise in my blood pressure!  I am a non smoker and a bit overweight but have always had very low blood pressure.  After 8-9 months on this my blood pressure was high. I&#039;ve been off this a few weeks and top reading on my blood pressure has dropped into 140s from the 160s I was peaking at. Still, I&#039;ve always had 110 or so before taking Loestrin 24."