HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

Hi , i'm on the pill levlen (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) , to regulate my periods, it's causing weight can and nauseous . should i stop it, or give it time?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Depends: How many cycles/months you've been on it, but sounds like you wanna have a talk with your doctor. There are plenty of options.

Answered 11/17/2013

4.7k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Started using levlen (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) to skip period, so skipped inactive pills put still got period. What do I do now to skip my next period? had spotting entire time

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

How to take levlen (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) ED for first time? Do i take sugar pill on 1st day off period or skip to normal pills on end of period? My doc says start on period

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Could levlen (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) ED (contraceptive pill) stop your period a lot?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I'm randomly getting my period every two weeks on the active pills of levlen (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) ED and super bad period pain, what is causing this?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I wS on levlen (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) ED for 9 months I stopped the pill 3 weeks ago while I had my period and got a copper IUD now I have my period when I'm not due?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

What is the difference between Levlen and Levora (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) BC pill..which one is effective to stop period??? what problems can it cause??
I'm on levlen (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) ED and got my period today i keep getting really bad headace on one side going down to my neck i've been on pill for awhile first time?
What is the difference between Levlen and Levora (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) BC pill..which one is effective to stop period??
How can I stop my period in the first 24 hours? Will it help if i take 1 levlen (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) ED pill from the red and 1 from the green?
What causes heavy long periods with the copper IUD is there any medication I can take. Can I take levlen (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) ED just to stop heavy long flow plz?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.