"i am 20 years old and generally eat well and maintain an active lifestyle. i started using loestrin 24 fe in april to deal with excessively heavy and irregular periods that started being a problem in january. in the three cycles that i&#039;ve been on it, i have gotten my period 6 times with irregular spotting in between, so it is not at all having the effects i was hoping for. another complaint is that i&#039;ve gone from 130 lbs to 140 lbs with no significant changes in diet or activity."