Gedarel 20/150 pill and spotting

How our community feel gedarel 20/150 pill has affected their periods

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Lighter

44%

No change

13%

Don't know

8%

Out of the 138 reviews for gedarel 20/150 pill, 21 people (15%) reported spotting.

Reviewers that reported spotting as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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

I started this pill to help with my hormonal acne that had come on when i was on a different pill so decided i needed a change. Everything was fine for the first week or so, I went abroad and accidentally missed a pill due to different timezones. I bled consistently for 3 weeks after missing one pill. My anxiety has been increased and i am extremely fatigued all the time. I have painful sex, due to hormonal changes and vaginal dryness. I am now coming off this pill for a week to bleed and then i am going back on the pill i was on previously.

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Somewhat negative mood

1 more effect

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0 comments

Used for 12 - 18 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  27th Nov 24

At the start all was going great but in the last 2/3 months things have started going really downhill, I have started shedding hair at an alarming rate, I have gained weight, I have developed thrush on my boob, my eczema is awful, the skin on my face is so oily, I constantly feel down and sad which I used to only experience when I was in the week before my period. It’s definitely not a long term solution.


Somewhat negative mood

2 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  16th May 24

This definitely helped me with my PMS symptoms. No significant changes to my weight. I had more sensitive skin / allergic reactions during my time on it but not necessarily due to the pill. My mood was pretty similar to when I was off the pill.


Somewhat positive mood

1 more effect

0 helpful

0 comments

Gedarel 20/150 pill common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

67% of gedarel 20/150 pill reviewers reported tender breasts

58% of gedarel 20/150 pill reviewers reported period like cramps

51% of gedarel 20/150 pill reviewers reported breast enlargement

48% of gedarel 20/150 pill reviewers reported lower back pain

47% of gedarel 20/150 pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge


Possible gedarel 20/150 pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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