Gedarel 20/150 pill and tender breasts

How our community feel they have been impacted by tender breasts on gedarel 20/150 pill

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

33%

A bit

26%

Quite a bit

17%

A great deal

15%

A lot

10%

Out of the 135 reviews for gedarel 20/150 pill, 91 people (67%) reported tender breasts.

Reviewers that reported tender breasts as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 3 - 5 yr
30 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 weeks ago

I took the combined pill (first Rigevidon and later Gedarel) for more than 2 years. The first few months after taking Rigevidon I had nausea and tender breasts but this settled after about 2-3 months. I developed migraines that would coincide with the break week (pill-free days). I tried switching to skipping break weeks and taking the pill for several months in a row (until I got several days of breakthrough bleeding, usually every three months), but I still got migraines randomly throughout the months and also almost every time I did eventually take a break-week. I switched to Gedarel but this did not change anything about the migraines. I had to take break weeks more often with Gedarel since I would get breakthrough bleeding more quickly (every two months). Overall I liked being able to skip periods and I think my skin/acne and hair growth maybe improved slightly. However, because of the migraines I eventually switched to a progesterone only pill.

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Improved skin

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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

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Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2nd Jul 24

Have been using Gedarel for 2 weeks now, the initial side effects in week 1 were strong.I got dizzy, was nauseous and slightly depressed.By week 2 I didn't feel as bad, my boobs started to hurt and I got light cramping, my moods are still up and down but not as severely.Overall ive had mild symptoms.


Somewhat negative mood

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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

53% 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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