Does the combined pill cause dizziness?

How our community feel they have been impacted by dizziness on the combined pill

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

95%

A bit

3%

Quite a bit

1%

A lot

1%

A great deal

0%

Out of the 2121 reviews for the combined pill, 0 people (0%) reported dizziness.

Reviewers that reported dizziness as a side effect

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Used for 1 - 3 mo
22 years old
Verified review
  •  3 weeks ago

I went on Yasmin to try and control my prolonged periods. I committed to giving it 3 months but could not tolerate it any longer. Although the prolonged periods stopped, I got breakthrough bleeding / spotting every month. I also had extremely bad head aches for weeks at a time and felt really low. I had a few major dizzy spells where I’d completely lose my balance too which I can’t say for sure was the pill, but the other side effects definitely were. I even at times had intense increased urination where I would need to go for a wee every ten minutes (no exaggeration). I really wanted this pill to work after hearing good things about it and if I could’ve given it longer to settle I would’ve but I couldn’t tolerate the side effects any more.


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Used for 6 - 12 mo
30 years old
Verified review
  •  3 weeks ago

Personally I love Zoely. I changed from Rigevidon/Levest, which made my already severe PMS much worse, like scarily so. I was recommended Zoely by one of the doctors at the Lowdown. Zoely has kind of changed my life. I no longer have any notable PMS. I also had very heavy, debilitating, painful periods that exhausted me and lasted 10 days. Now I hardly bleed at all. My periods were literally controlling my life - I would spend a week so depressed in bed with PMS, then a week in bed or stuck on the toilet in agony, dealing with constant flooding and massive clots. Now I don’t even think about my period anymore. I have a few days of super light bleeding, nothing else. I get some very light cramping throughout the month. Nothing notable tbh, I hardly feel it. I do also get headaches on and off (I used to get these just before my period), but they aren’t too debilitating. I can still do whatever I need to. I use a yoga with Adrienne video to help with those. I have had quite severe dizziness whilst I have been on it, but I don’t think it’s related to the pill but to an issue I have with low blood pressure (this is what my GP has said). As far as I know it’s unlikely the pill could be causing low blood pressure, and I have also had this issue in the past when not on any contraception. It took me a long time to agree to use the pill again, as I so desperately wanted to be “natural” and had bad experiences with the implant in the past. But I had to accept my periods were kind of ruining my life. I think being natural is great but if your periods were like mine, I’d highly recommend this pill, as it’s given me back control of my life that I hadn’t had for several years. I had to try a few pills before I found this one and it wasn’t pleasant when I was on a pill my body disagreed with, but it’s been worth it overall. Highly recommend.


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Used for 6 - 12 mo
20 years old
Verified review
  •  1 month ago

The first month was VERY hard - depression and suicidal thoughts that I'd never had before. Eventually evened out, until my GP was unable to give me this pill for a month. When I went back on it I was a mess again - constant mood swings, depressed, horrile to be around. My relationship even started suffering until I had breakthrough bleeding and took a break. Within a few days my mood improved and people told me I was like a new & happier person. I then fully stopped taking that pill.


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Combined pill common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

56% of the combined pill reviewers reported tender breasts

51% of the combined pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge

48% of the combined pill reviewers reported breast enlargement

46% of the combined pill reviewers reported period like cramps

42% of the combined pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness


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Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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