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Estrostep Fe
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Estrostep Fe is used to prevent pregnancy or to regulate your menstrual cycle. It may also be used to treat acne vulgaris.

 
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estrostep Fe

Uses
Estrostep Fe is used to prevent pregnancy or to regulate your menstrual cycle. It may also be used to treat acne vulgaris.


Storage
  • Store at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (between 15 and 30 degrees C) away from moisture and sunlight.
  • Do not store in the bathroom.
  • Keep out of the reach of children.


Overdose
  • If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately.
  • Symptoms of overdose may include nausea and vomiting.
  • Females may experience vaginal bleeding.

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How To Use
  • Take Estrostep Fe with food or immediately after a meal to prevent stomach upset.
  • Try to take Estrostep Fe at the same time each day.
  • This may help you to remember to take it.
  • Estrostep Fe is available in a cycle of one tablet a day for 21 days with no medication for 7 days, or in a package of 28 days where 7 of the tablets may not contain any hormone.
  • Follow your dosing schedule carefully.
  • Be sure to ask your doctor if you have any questions.
  • Use a supplemental form of birth control during the first week of taking Estrostep Fe since it takes a while to be effective.

Side Effects
  • Estrostep Fe may cause dizziness, headache, lightheadedness, stomach upset, bloating, or nausea.
  • If these effects persist or worsen, contact your doctor.
  • Notify your doctor if you experience: severe depression, pain in groin or calf, sudden severe headache, chest pain, shortness of breath, lumps in the breast, weakness or tingling in the arms or legs, yellowing of the eyes or skin.
  • If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

Precautions
  • Before you take Estrostep Fe, tell your doctor your medical history, including: family medical history, (especially if you have asthma), high blood pressure, kidney, or liver problems, heart disease, a history of jaundice (yellowing of skin or eyes), high blood pressure during pregnancy, excessive weight gain or fluid retention during menstrual cycle, strokes, blood clots, seizures, migraine headaches, breast cancer, high blood level of cholesterol or lipids (fats), diabetes, depression.
  • It may take a long time for you to become pregnant after you stop taking birth control pills.
  • Consult your doctor.
  • Do not smoke cigarettes.
  • Birth-control pills slightly increase your risk of strokes, blood clots, high blood pressure, heart attacks, gallbladder disease, vision problems, and liver tumors.
  • Cigarette smoking (especially 15 or more cigarettes daily) and age (women older than 35/smokers or 40/nonsmokers years of age) further increase the risk of stroke, blood clots, high blood pressure and heart attacks.
  • Ask your pharmacist or doctor for a copy of the patient labeling which explains these risks in more detail.
  • Consult your doctor for any questions, including possible use in nonsmokers over 40 years of age.
  • If you are near-sighted or wear contact lenses, you may develop vision problems.
  • Also, your tolerance of the lenses may decrease.
  • Contact your eye doctor if these problems occur.
  • Before having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor that you take birth control pills.
  • Depending on strength, Estrostep Fe may cause a patchy, darkening of the skin on the face (melasma).
  • Higher strengths are more likely to cause melasma.
  • Sunlight may intensify this darkening and you may need to avoid prolonged sun exposure and sunlamps.
  • Consult your doctor regarding use of sunscreens and protective clothing.
  • Accidental overdose of iron-containing products can be very dangerous and even fatal.
  • Keep Estrostep Fe out of the reach of children.
  • If overdose occurs, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.
  • Estrostep Fe must not be used during pregnancy.
  • If you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant, inform your doctor immediately.
  • Estrostep Fe is excreted into breast milk and has had undesirable effects on nursing infants.
  • Using Estrostep Fe while breast-feeding is not recommended.
  • Consult your doctor about using alternative birth control methods.

Missed Dose
  • If you forget to take a dose, take as soon as you remember.
  • If you do not remember until the next day, take the missed tablet and the tablet for that day.
  • If you miss 2 days in a row, take 2 tablets each day for 2 days, then return to your regular schedule.
  • If you miss three days in a row, stop taking Estrostep Fe and use another method of birth control until your next period.
  • Begin the next cycle of pills at the prescribed time even if you do not begin to menstruate on schedule at the end of a pill cycle.

Drug Interactions
  • Tell your doctor what prescription and nonprescription drugs you are taking.
  • Drugs that may decrease the effectiveness of the pill include: griseofulvin, many antibiotics (e.g., penicillins, macrolides, tetracyclines, sulfa, quinolones, cephalosporins), chloramphenicol, many seizure medications (e.g., phenytoin, barbiturates, primidone, carbamazepine), dapsone, rifamycins (e.g., rifampin), modafinil, nevirapine, nelfinavir, ritonavir, St John s wort, troglitazone.
  • Ask your doctor if you should use additional birth control methods while taking any of these drugs while taking these birth control pills.
  • Also mention use of: thyroid hormone drugs, theophylline, certain benzodiazepines (e.g., diazepam, chlordiazepoxide), prednisone-like drugs, certain antidepressants (e.g., tricyclics), beta-blockers (e.g., metoprolol), blood thinners (anticoagulants such as warfarin), insulin, magnesium trisilicate, levodopa, penicillamine.
  • This product can affect the results of certain lab tests.
  • Make sure laboratory personnel and your doctors know you use Estrostep Fe.
  • Birth control pills may significantly intensify the effects of alcohol.
  • Consult your doctor or pharmacist about this.
  • Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
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User Medicine Opinions for estrostep Fe
Overall: 5 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 3 out of 5
Healing Power: 4 out of 5
No dependency problems: 4 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 23
Time Taken: 2.5 years

Reason: birth control Date: 9 June 2007
Side Effects
I really have not had any side effects.

Additional Thoughts
I have been on it for 2 1/2 years now and I have had absolutely no problems. I have had very minimal cramps, 3-4 day light periods which are very regular, no spotting, slight breast enlargement and weight gain which may or may not be connected. I love it. All of the horrible stories I had heard from friends on the pill never happened. It's great.

Overall: 4 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 3 out of 5
Healing Power: 5 out of 5
No dependency problems: 5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 18
Time Taken: 2 years

Reason: As a birth control method Date: 11 June 2007
Side Effects
The only side effects I may have experienced was mild weight gain, if any, maybe a couple pounds. Some irritability, depression.

Additional Thoughts
Estrostep has been pretty good for me. I used to have horrible long, painful menstrual cycles. When I began the pill after a few months my periods have shortened to about 4 days. They are light and almost cramp free. I am also on a schedule. I know the exact day my period is coming. Most of the time it has done a great job in managing my acne except in times that I am under a great deal of stress. I could have possibly gained a few pounds but it could have also been from my diet. I do notice irritability at times and also times of depression that could be an effect of the pill. I would still recomend estrostep it has been reliable and very helpful.

Overall: 3 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 4 out of 5
Healing Power: 4 out of 5
No dependency problems: 5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 26
Time Taken: 5 months

Reason: birth control Date: 17 June 2007
Side Effects
Anxiety, depression, mood swings, migraines and breast tenderness

Additional Thoughts
I have been taking Estrostep for about 5 months now. At first I felt great and didn't really feel many symptoms except for my boobs being really sore. But about up till a month ago I have been experiencing a lot of anxiety. I'm not sure if it's directly related to this pill but I don't know what else it could be. After reading other women's comments about anxiety related to this pill it makes me feel so much better that I'm not alone.

Overall: 3 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 3 out of 5
Healing Power: 5 out of 5
No dependency problems: 5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5
Sex: M
Age: 19
Time Taken: 7 months

Reason: control cramps and bleeding Date: 21 June 2007
Side Effects
break-through bleeding (for almost 2 weeks each month), very low sex-drive the week or so before my period, and mood swings.

Additional Thoughts
I have experienced very bad break-through bleeding since the first month on this pill; sometimes it is even heavier than my period. Also, I never used to PMS that badly when I wasn't on the pill, and now my mood swings the week or so before my period are horrible. I actually threw out my Estrostep tonight because I couldn't deal with how it was making me feel. My doctor just prescribed Femcon FE to me to fix these problems and I can't wait to start it. However, the Estrostep did make my period a lot more managable...2 days instead of 5, and much better cramps.

Overall: 3 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 3 out of 5
Healing Power: 4 out of 5
No dependency problems: 4 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 20
Time Taken: 3 months

Reason: birth control Date: 21 June 2007
Side Effects
weight gain

Additional Thoughts
Helped acne

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