Does gedarel 20/150 pill cause headaches?
How our community feel they have been impacted by headaches on gedarel 20/150 pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
87%
A bit
6%
Quite a bit
4%
A lot
2%
A great deal
2%
Out of the 126 reviews for gedarel 20/150 pill, 0 people (0%) reported headaches.
Reviewers that reported headaches as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 3 - 5 yr
28 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 13th Nov 23
Positives: 1. in my last year on this my acne was almost none existent, which was a massive an improvement from when I started it. 2. My periods were also shorter (4-5 days), and my last day bleeding was very light. 3. Not 1 pregnancy scare the whole 3 years, completely protected!! Negatives: 1. no sex drive, I was told this wasn’t a result of the pill but of my mood & life. I can vouch this was incorrect because I’m now 3 months off the pill & my sex drive is through the roof. 2. My mood was always flat, I had happy moments but generally life felt pretty grey 3. My heavy period days were just as heavy & crampy as pre-pill. 4. Exhaustion & lower back pain pre-period. 5. Weight gain & obsession with food, always felt hungry. Overall this pill wasn’t bad as I just got used to the symptoms, but since being off it I genuinely cant believe that I was that shell of a person for the 3 years on it, and the 6 years before that that I was on other contraception.
Top side effects not reported
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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
24 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 21st Aug 23
I changed to this pill because I was feeling sick on pills with higher oestrogen levels. However, I have been taking this for 2 years now and have noticed severe weight gain. I have gained 14kg in 2 years which is around 2 stone, (28lbs). This has severely impacted my mood and overall quality of life. I have also developed IBS style symptoms over this period of time which have gone unexplained by GPs. I have seen other's post that their pill was responsible so I am beginning to think that this might be the case with me too. Trying to find an alternative at the minute as I want to see if coming off this makes a difference or whether the weight gain and IBS are just my own doing.
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
19 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 29th Jul 23
Horrendous. Really did not work for me with the anxiety it induced. Made me feel very sick and nauseous. Do not recommend for a first-timer on contraception. Switched to the Evra Patch and that has been a dream compared to this method.
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Gedarel 20/150 pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
68% of gedarel 20/150 pill reviewers reported tender breasts
59% of gedarel 20/150 pill reviewers reported period like cramps
53% of gedarel 20/150 pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
50% of gedarel 20/150 pill reviewers reported lower back pain
48% of gedarel 20/150 pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge