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Moved from Rigevidon as I was advised it might improve my skin + I had started feeling someone indifferent generally on that pill. I’ll start with the positives: my weight has fluctuated less, I can be very positive at times and my sex drive has increased. The cons: I had very bad anxiety and dark moods moving over in the first month. Whilst that has subsided, my moods in private are very changeable and I has made me feel low. It’s like all my moods are amplified, so when it’s good it’s great and when it’s bad it’s worse. Plus I seem to have new headaches that I didn’t have before. I’m surprised as it seemed to well rated but this isn’t the pill for me.

An okay birth control, however the side effects of heavy periods was so not worth it for me My periods lasted 10 to 14 Days it was horrible I would go through a tampon or a sanitary towel every two hours without birth control my period would only last 5 days at the most why should women have their periods doubled it’s so draining so glad this is out my body now never again I only had it in for 18 months I’m planning on coming of birth control all together and going to use the natural cycles method want to be in tune with my own body and hormones.

As this is a newish pill and one which is a bit more pricey and supposed to be good for people who struggle with hormones... I was really hoping this was going to be my new pill! Sadly I found this pill to really affect my mental health more than a lot of the others I have tried. I personally have tried many many of the combined pills will the hope to find something which firstly controls my periods a bit better, doesn't affect my mood, and doesn't affect my libido. With Zoely I got all the standard issues such as a lower bad back, and some light cramping... These things I can take or leave it's not the end of the world. As the hormones are different over the course of the month, I could 100% tell when the hormones were stronger. On those days I went into a very 'numb' emotional state, then a few days later I was emotionally upset and weirdly I had no reason why!

I was hesitant to swap contraception to the patch but wish I had done it sooner! Patch is small and discreet and can be placed in areas so it cannot be seen. Only change it once a week and works perfectly. No side defects besides from on the patch free week I don’t have a period. Leaves a sticky patch on skin when taken off but washes off easily. Would recommend to anyone!!!

Made me feel numb all of the time. In the end, the pill caused constant bleeding for three months, so my doctor switched me over.

I was on Cerazette long term previously and had no side effects, it was great. However, since returning on this pill I am still getting irregular periods 8 months in. I'm not sure why my body is not as accepting of this the second time around. Recently I have lightly bled this month (March) for a couple of days and the last time was back in November. It has caused some concern with no diagnosis from my GP other than my body accepting the hormones again. I also suffer from sore breasts, I am considering going to the GP for this if it doesn't improve. I have noticed on my last refill that Cerazette is no longer available to those at my GP surgery in Bristol on the NHS which is a shame as the generic brand has a funny taste. I like the fact there is a 12 hour window and no gap in pills. I hope in a couple more months the bleeding will stop completely however the spotting isn't enough for me to want to switch methods.

I went on the pill to not get pregnant, and in that way it has worked. However i have had suspicions since the beginning that it wasn't right for me and 5 years later I am looking to change. I feel bloated really often, my moods are lower and I was given anti depressants while on this pill, only starting to realise it might be related. Gained weight. Recently been having regular UTIs and pain after sex, my GP couldn't figure it out but says it might be hormonal.

I really wanted to like this pill as I’ve tried others and they altered my moods very negatively or made me completely lose my sex drive. My sex drive on this pill didn’t change, and my skin was looking pretty good, my breasts went up a whole cup size. BUT my anxiety increased quite a lot, I started getting a rapid heartbeat every time I stood up and was getting strange sensations in my legs like pins and needles and muscle twitches. I lasted a month before putting it away because it was very uncomfortable.

The IUS coil has really worked for me - it is low maintenance & can be kept in for a number of years. My periods (bleeding) have almost completely stopped which is a HUGE bonus, although I still experience bad cramps in-line with when my periods would be. Having been on hormonal contraception since I was in my teens (now 28), I couldn’t confidently say what the coil has/hasn’t had an impact on in terms of side-effects, however I feel much more myself on the coil than I ever did on the pill.

It's great, I don't have any issues with it at all. I choose to have a breakthrough bleed every 3 months and my PMS is very bad during the placebo 4 days but without it I can end up having breakthrough bleeds. But considering how bad it used to be without it I am grateful I found a tablet that works so well for me.