Cilique pill side effects

After having a nightmare from getting pregnant and miscarrying from the copper IUD, i wanted to try a hormonal contraceptive which doesn't involve anything being inserted inside my body. Been taking clique for a month now, and i cant complain. I was worried to take it because of the hormones and the portion side effects but I definitely would say that it was worth it. My skin is now clear, my periods feel lighter, less painful and dont last as long. Which is definitely what i wanted after having painful and heavy periods for a while. So i would recommend for skin problems and heavy periods. Only issue is breast soreness, which often makes them feel uncomfortable and it feels like they've increased in size.

I have had a good experience with this pill after having a bad experience on rigevidon. Helped me with cramps and cleared up my skin a lot. No noticeable changes to moods, sex drive even slightly increased. My breasts did get bigger and I feel a bit 'puffier' but no noticeable weight gain. I was a bit nauseous the first week I took it but I would recommend taking it in the evening as doing this got rid of that.

Experienced quite low moods and can often lash out sporadically for sometimes no reason. Also decreased my libido and increased the amount of vaginal discharge i experience making things unpleasant. I often suffer with infections down there but cannot say it is definitely this pill, but acne has gone a bit better and it does do what it’s supposed to

Was prescribed this pill to try and combat heavy painful periods as my old pill at a weaker dosage was failing. Began with a mild increase in anxiety, low moods, weight gain and breast change. By the end of the 3 months, I was having constant panic attacks, nausea and vomiting which disappeared when I stopped taking it.

positives- great skin - no weight gain- didn’t affect mood Negative- killed my sex drive headache when on four day breaks - extremely sore breast to begin with.

I started taking this pill to regulate my period as they were lasting about 9 days. Now down to 6 days and not experiencing period pain. On the down side I have had more mood swings (feeling irritable/upset). Also experienced more headaches and migraines than before (always a problem for me generally but became more frequent). No other noticeable side effects but changing to a progestogen pill because of the headaches.

I was on Cilest before Cilique and can't remember when the brands changed but my experience with both pills was the same. I've now been on Cilest/Cilique for about 7 years with a few month break last year. Cilest and now Cilique is the only pill that's worked for me - with other pills I had awful breakthrough bleeding. My periods are super regular and start on the same day and basically at the same time every month. I don't run my packs together as previously when I've done that I've had breakthrough bleeding - this is why I didn't give 5 stars. I still get period like symptoms like cramping and lower back pain, sometimes headaches but they never bother me too much. My skin improved a lot when I started the pill but as I've had acne on my chin in the past, I still get hormonal spots in that area but I think this would be worse if I wasn't on it. All in all I've been very happy and grateful I found a pill that worked for me!

I started out on the combined pill cilest about 7 - 8 years ago for acne. I was then changed during covid to cilique due to cilest no longer being available and was told it was exactly the same ingredients? I’ve been on the pill for my whole adolescence/ early adulthood so I don’t know what my sex drive was like prior to the pill and I struggle to remember what my mood was like prior. I have endometriosis and have been advised to have the coil or stay on the pill. This pill helps me limit the amount of periods I have a year I take 2 packets then a 4 day break continuously. My breakthrough bleeds and still heavy and very painful due to my endometriosis but I dread to think what they would be like without the pill. I do suffer with a lot of headaches, breast tenderness and random cramping pains (however this could be endometriosis). I do often experience episodes of extreme anxiety/ low mood when I am at the end of the second pill packet and it lasts around a week and happens at the same time each 2 monthly cycle. The pill has also improved my acne as this was terrible prior to the pill. Overall, I’m happy with this pill as it outweighs the effects of endometriosis without the pill however if I didn’t have endometriosis I would look at coming off contraception.

I tried this pill after taking Microgynon for 9 years. For the first few months my breasts were much bigger and more tender. I tried the tricycling method but found I was spotting a lot throughout the 3rd pill strip so switched to 2 strips back to back, but still experienced a bit of spotting in the week before the pill break. Every time I started taking it again after the 7 day break, I was very very nauseous. At the start this lasted for a few days but as time went on, the nauseousness lasted for longer and longer. My sex drive was really low on this pill and I was experiencing vaginal dryness too which definitely didn't help. My mood was TERRIBLE on this pill. I switched from Microgynon because of mood swings, but Cilique just left me with a permanently low mood. It started to feel like depression - I had no motivation to do anything, I didn't feel excitement for anything, I felt myself wishing I could just stop existing at times (not suicidal but just feeling like there was no point in sitting around being miserable). I have my wedding coming up in about a month and I just had to switch pills because I couldn't even look forward to it. After switching to a different pill the low mood immediately lifted thankfully. I didn't gain weight but I definitely didn't look as slim as I normally do - I suspect it was maybe water retention as I just looked a bit puffier.

I wrote a four star review for cilique a few months ago saying I had nausea when first started taking it in the morning but then it settled when I then started taking it at night Since then, I’ve been getting more and more spotting and breakthrough bleeding, both when I take 2 packs back to back, and also if I only take one months worth :/ My boobs also went up from a FF to a H cup, my sex drive decreased, feel like I’ve gained weight (although weight gain could be due to other factors), and generally feeling a bit meh on it - especially very emotional/sad and anxious when on my ‘period’ I’ve come off cilique to try marvelon in the hope that a lower dose will reduce my side effects.