Combined pill and headaches
How our community feel they have been impacted by headaches on the combined pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
83%
A bit
9%
Quite a bit
5%
A great deal
2%
A lot
2%
Out of the 2510 reviews for the combined pill, 423 people (17%) reported headaches.
Reviewers that reported headaches as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 1 - 3 mo
16 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 5 days ago
I started taking it on the first day of my period, it lasted 13 days (normally would last 5 days)then gave me a break for 4 days then bled the whole time on that pill, 24 days bleeding in total, once i started the white sugar pills my bleeding died down and finally stopped, im off of it now (only for a month) and i havent bled once, not even spotting, ill go back on it next month to see if i bleed again from it
Very negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 5 yr
22 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 2 weeks ago
I was on this pill for 4 years and I used to swear by it. Got put on it when I was 16 and it didn’t have much effect on anything other than being slightly more emotional and having larger boobs. GP tried to change me over to microgygon which gave me HORRIBLE side effects as they stopped providing Maexeni. Overall great pill, periods were very regular after about 6 months, skin was clear and mood swings were not terrible
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
18 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 2 weeks ago
Somewhat negative mood
2 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
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