Hormonal coil (IUS) and headaches
How our community feel they have been impacted by headaches on hormonal coil (IUS)
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
90%
A bit
5%
Quite a bit
3%
A great deal
1%
A lot
1%
Out of the 813 reviews for hormonal coil (IUS), 81 people (10%) reported headaches.
Reviewers that reported headaches as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 5 - 8 yr
33 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 3 weeks ago
Got on really well for first few years but after year 5 the side effects seem to have become more frequent/worse.
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 12 - 18 mo
28 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 24th Feb 25
Jaydess is okay but not for me I’d say. It was painful to put in and I bled for 5 months straight, I bled heavily until I was taken for a scan and it did stop a week before the scan. But the scan then disturbed my uterus and I started bleeding again for around a month. Since then I have gained over 10kg, I don’t get period at all but I do get the PMS symptoms. No spots but I do get abdominal pain here and there. Whenever I have stomach pains they are 5 times as worse due to the coil. I never had these problems before… I am scared to have it taken out because I know it will hurt lol but otherwise it is effective and prevents pregnancy just not a fan of the other health problems I now have because of it.
Gained weight
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Used for 6 - 12 mo
31 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 24th Feb 25
Insertion was incredibly painful and had cramping for 3-4 days following. It's mostly been fine and no massive changes apart from excessive bloating and nausea. Since going on the coil I've been diagnosed with IBS which I didn't have symptoms for before so I wonder if it's linked. I had no periods for 5 months and now just really light or spotting for a few days.
Decreased sex drive
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Hormonal coil (IUS) common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
63% of hormonal coil (IUS) reviewers reported period like cramps
44% of hormonal coil (IUS) reviewers reported tender breasts
40% of hormonal coil (IUS) reviewers reported vaginal discharge
29% of hormonal coil (IUS) reviewers reported lower back pain
27% of hormonal coil (IUS) reviewers reported breast enlargement