Combined pill and high blood pressure
How our community feel they have been impacted by high blood pressure on the combined pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
86%
A bit
8%
Quite a bit
3%
A lot
2%
A great deal
1%
Out of the 2457 reviews for the combined pill, 336 people (14%) reported high blood pressure.
Reviewers that reported high blood pressure as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
45 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 5 days ago
Very positive mood
2 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 12 - 18 mo
21 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 23rd Jun 24
I was prescribed this pill after having no success with Rigevidon. I didn’t take it for contraception but for my PMDD. Gaslit myself into thinking that this pill made my moods more stable but in fact in made me way more emotional and often times hysterical. Caused me to have a migraine every week when I previously didn’t have any. Made me pile on weight. I wish I’d never taken it.
Very negative mood
2 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 6 - 12 mo
20 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 21st May 24
If I could give it 0 stars I would. AVOID!! 6 months in this pill gave me extremely painful chronic cystic acne all over my chin and cheeks. It destroyed my self esteem and I almost had to go on accutane to stop it. It also made me very depressed. If you struggle with mild acne already, sweating, mood swings, irregular periods and excessive body hair growth do NOT let your doctor put you this pill! It is very androgenic and worsens these symptoms, but it’s often used as a “starter pill” when you first decide to take contraception. I switched to Yasmin after this and it changed my life and completely reversed all these side effects. This pill is a nightmare!
Very negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Combined pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
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48% of the combined pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge
47% of the combined pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
44% of the combined pill reviewers reported period like cramps
39% of the combined pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness
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