Desogestrel pill and headaches
How our community feel they have been impacted by headaches on desogestrel pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
85%
A bit
6%
Quite a bit
5%
A great deal
2%
A lot
2%
Out of the 377 reviews for desogestrel pill, 56 people (15%) reported headaches.
Reviewers that reported headaches as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 3 - 6 mo
24 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 5 days ago
The mini pill worked well for lack of periods and I only had one break through bleed. However I felt very emotionally unstable, crying a lot and feeling overwhelmed. I have come off this pill due to those issues. I also had very bad headaches in the first few months.
Somewhat negative mood
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
19 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 month ago
I got put on this pill when i had a miscarriage, i get worried from time to time about my period. I have the flo app and i’m on my period about every 2 weeks, but it’s not exactly a period it’s just very very light and lasts for longer then a period should last this only started happening when i missed a pill for a day and the next day took 2 of them so it didn’t screw the pill up in my body and it has so it worries me. I’ve also put on so much weight using the pill.
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 12 - 18 mo
30 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 month ago
I had no periods and then all of a sudden had extremely heavy and long periods, bleeding for weeks at a time. I had no libido which isn't ideal at all. I had terrible anxiety with this pill, I would get extremely bad anxiety with intrusive thoughts
Very negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Desogestrel pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
54% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported tender breasts
45% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported period like cramps
43% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
42% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge
38% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness
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