Injection and headaches
How our community feel they have been impacted by headaches on injection
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
73%
A bit
11%
Quite a bit
9%
A lot
5%
A great deal
3%
Out of the 286 reviews for injection, 77 people (27%) reported headaches.
Reviewers that reported headaches as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
19 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 2 weeks ago
Somewhat negative mood
3 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
27 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 3 weeks ago
Worst decision I’ve ever made Gained a lot of weight Depressed Anxious Moods all over the place
Very negative mood
2 more effects
1 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 5 yr
41 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 8th Apr 25
I like the injection as no periods at all but gained over 2 stone in weight and no amount of dieting, eating less or exercising helps loose any weight at all I just gain even more.
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
1 helpful
0 comments
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Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
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