Cerelle pill side effects

I’ve had no issues with this pill until recently. Been on it for 4-5 years now after previously being on the combined pill for 9 years. Over the last two months I’ve been having period cramps and bleeding at the same time each month. I have never bleed on this pill until recently and I have never spotted on this pill or previously on the combined pill.

I started taking the pill after having my daughter as I was breast feeding. I felt quite emotional and very up and down but I put it down to having a new baby. After 2 years I started spotting all the time. And then I noticed other things such as no sex drive at all, feeling low, irritable, angry. After reading other comments I wondered if it could be the pill that was causing me to feel this way. I came off the pill and within weeks I felt like me again!

I started taking the pop pill in when i was 18 feb 2022. The first few 3-5 months were completely fine and my boobs went up a size which was nice, however this past year since as long as i can remember, the experience has gone completely downhill and i absolutely cannot stand being on the pill any longer. i now suffer with increased anxiety, frequent low moods, i'm numb, i'm extremely easily irritated and triggered by things my partner does and my sex drive is practically non-existent which is odd for a 20 year old. i struggle i stay happy and im increasingly sensitive and emotional which is not like me at all. i have genuinely forgotten what normal feels like. this pill has made me feel so turbulent with so many mood swings that i no longer want any birth control with hormones in whatsoever, and the options for this are absolutely rubbish! lastly, i wanted to say that i haven't experienced any weight gain, skin or hair problems and my boobs have gone back to their normal size after the first 3 months where they appeared bigger. My true advice would truly be to try some other hormone free method first (copper iud, diaphragm) to avoid putting this rubbish into your body, i feel like there is such a long list of cons for the pill and the only pro is not getting pregnant, which im not even sure if it balances out how the pill has made me feel this year.

I wanted to leave a review for other 45+ women just starting with progesterone only mini pill. My friends recommended it as it had stopped their periods immediately. I fell into the other category and bled\spotted almost continuously for two months. There is no warning that your period will start so I would recommend carrying protection all the time. The blood is brown and stringy or watery red but not heavy and can be managed with a panty liner. My mood improved and I found I was coping with situations more rationally. I spoke to other women on cerelle who told me to persevere and the spotting is definitely getting less frequent. My GP has finally given me an appointment for the Mirena Coil to be fitted next week, I have waited 10 months for this and I am now worried that I will go back to the beginning of the bleeding. Oh its really c**p being a woman!

Initially, this caused so much spotting and periods that lasted from days to a number of weeks that it meant I couldn’t have sex anyway. Having said this, I didn’t want to. My breasts were so sore. Once the periods reduced (slightly), I found myself having unbearable anxiety, mood swings, thrush and eventually had to stop taking this without much warning as symptoms were uncontrollable. It made me doubt my judgement and thoughts, I was never sure if my feelings were valid or if my moods were so unstable that it was causing me to overthink everything.

It's made my boobs grow but also sat, made periods more frequent and just as painful.

Been on cerelle for years and never had a problem but came off recently for a break and periods came back as usual. Back on the pill again. I do find with this pill, which I seem to not share the same experience as others, that it really helps prevent fluid retention and aids in some weight loss. To be quite honest, I don’t have any problems or issues with cerelle. I don’t get periods, rarely I will have one day of light bleeding but will go. Skin and hair has no change, mood stays the same, libido fluctuates from increased to decreased etc. overall very good pill. However the second I started using it I developed an allergy to adhesive glues on my skin but that could be completely coincidental!

After being on another mini pull for years without issue (Cerazette) I was put on Cerelle unexpectedly. Immediately I started feeling nauseous and dizzy, fatigued and generally incredibly low to the point where I had to take time off work. My mood didn’t improve for the 9 months I was on this pill and I lost all interest in sex, experienced vaginal dryness, and all I wanted to do was sleep. The symptoms were so bad my doctor thought I had a thyroid issue but tests all came back normal. As soon as I stopped taking Cerelle the symptoms dramatically improved.

Cerelle has been okay (improved skin and stopped periods), however lots of breakthrough bleeding (on and off since being on it) and dryness

Went on this after the combined pill, improved mental health, brought my sex drive back, and stopped impulsive eating- but gave me a 19 day period and spotting that lasted even after I switched back to the combined pill, including vaginal itching in the first days of my period (internal thrush-like)