"i have used loestrin fe and gildess fe in the past and never had an issue with either. i was on gildess up until a couple months ago, when my pharmacy switched me to microgestin fe 1/20 and told me that it was exactly the same as gildess.



the first time i got my period on microgestin, my face, neck, back, and crotch broke out in a scaly, red, incredibly itchy rash. i couldn&#039;t figure out what had caused this awful rash (that lasted for a week) until a month later, at the same time of month, the rash returned. i&#039;m going to see my gyn and getting a new prescription because my experience with microgestin has been awful."