Combined pill and 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
92%
A bit
4%
Quite a bit
2%
A lot
1%
A great deal
1%
Out of the 2546 reviews for the combined pill, 201 people (8%) reported dizziness.
Reviewers that reported dizziness as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 1 - 3 mo
21 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 day ago
Took at night before bed, not much nausea. Definitely noticable breast pain with use, albeit not too sore. Periods shorter. Acne used to clear after period but now I'm always a bit spotty throughout
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
18 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 3 days ago
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
0 helpful
1 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
27 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 10th Feb 25
I took Zoely for 2 months and a half, it was one of the worst experiences of my life. In the first month I had such a bad nausea that I couldn’t eat much anymore so I lost 7kg in around 1 month and a half and got me very bad pimples. What’s worse is the effect on my mental health. I’ve always been a positive person even if in my family there are cases of depression, with this I started to have it, having always negative thoughts, I could never see the positive in anything, and I spiraled in a very bad anxiety, making me think that everything was going for the worse so I was crying so often for very stupid things. I was also very irritable for nothing while usually I’m a very calm person. I wanted to get to three months to see if the symptoms could get better but when my boyfriend broke up with me because he could no longer stand my attitude I decided to quit it immediately and I wish I did it much sooner. It took me around 1 month and a half to feel a bit normal again, I would never recommend Zoely to anyone, taking it was one of the worst decisions of my life.
Very negative mood
3 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Combined pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
53% of the combined pill reviewers reported tender breasts
48% of the combined pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
47% of the combined pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge
44% of the combined pill reviewers reported period like cramps
39% of the combined pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness
What The Lowdown's Doctors say
Dizziness isn't a common side effect but may be experienced when you first start taking the combined pill and can settle over time.
Dr Fran, The Lowdown GP