Evra patch and lower back pain

How our community feel they have been impacted by lower back pain on evra patch

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

77%

A bit

10%

Quite a bit

8%

A lot

3%

A great deal

2%

Out of the 107 reviews for evra patch, 25 people (23%) reported lower back pain.

Reviewers that reported lower back pain as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 1 - 3 mo
23 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  3 weeks ago

Been using the patch for 1 month now. The first 2 weeks weren’t great, I was having intense mood swings and irritability which was not like myself. I also experienced headaches during the first 2 weeks which now seem to be a lot better. By the third week things started to settle and my moods became better and less intense. On the patch free week I experienced bleeding and stomach pain (similar to a normal period) I’ve also noticed my skin has gotten worse as I very rarely get spots but have had quite a few breakouts since beginning the patch. I haven’t noticed any weight gain but slight breast enlargement. Overall, I would recommend the patch due to quite a lot of the side effects being temporary and as someone who struggles with contraception this has been the best one so far.

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Somewhat negative mood

2 more effects

1 helpful

0 comments

Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  31st Aug 24

After switching from the combined pill due to depression, I was interested in the patch as I could change it weekly instead of remembering to take a pill everyday. I started the patch and my periods became regular and my mood increased greatly, I do experience bad PMS but It is much better compared to when I was on the pill. I do get cramps sometimes between periods but nothing too bad. You can also use the patch to skip periods but I enjoy having a regular “cycle” and when I did use it to skip a period for a holiday I ended up spotting for a month! Overall the patch is great for me and I don’t plan on changing as it has helped my mental health so much.


Somewhat positive mood

1 more effect

1 helpful

0 comments

Used for 12 - 18 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  7th May 24

The patch was extremely convenient to use and it did make my periods more regular however I had extreme headaches whilst on it which hugely affected my life. I didn’t think it was to do with my patch initially however as soon as I removed it as a final resort, my headaches went. They were totally debilitating.


Very negative mood

0 helpful

0 comments

Evra patch common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

52% of evra patch reviewers reported breast enlargement

50% of evra patch reviewers reported tender breasts

38% of evra patch reviewers reported period like cramps

36% of evra patch reviewers reported nausea or vomiting

33% of evra patch reviewers reported vaginal discharge


Possible evra patch side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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