Desogestrel pill and thrush

Did not enjoy this pill! Tried for around 5 months, mood was poor and crying very easily or completely numb! Skin got bad at first but then was okay! Gained weight around increase by a dress size or two, felt bloated constantly and breast size increased but sore! Vaginal dryness was extreme was even sore to walk and have thrush twice in this 5 month period! Was spotting pretty much constantly and obviously unable to track periods with it being a continuous pill and they were irregular.

I'm 40 and originally was prescribed Desogestrel to tackle severe period pain which was requiring me to take strong painkillers 3-4 days a month, making me wake up in pain in the night and stopping me exercising/walking the dog during those days as I was in such intense pain. The first two months I experienced pretty bad acne which has since settled down a bit but I definitely have spots throughout the month now which I didn't previously. The pill certainly helped reduce my period pain to a manageable amount but has just led to really irregular periods... frequently I'd have nothing for 5-6 weeks, then suddenly a 2-3 week long period! It's also really killed my sex drive. So some good (less pain) but lots of negatives too.

Since starting this pill after changing from Yasmin my hair has been thinner, I have more hair loss, increased oily skin and acne and I've been noticing palpitations I don't know if this has happened to anyone else but I've been experiencing chest pain all over, and I notice when I stopped taking it for a few weeks that chest went away but I'm back on it again and the chest pain came back. It may not be related but it's something new for me being on this pill. Other than that it's not been horrible I haven't had as much cramping on this pill as I did with Yasmin and I don't get debilitating headaches either.