Injection and lower back pain
How our community feel they have been impacted by lower back pain on injection
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
61%
A bit
13%
Quite a bit
13%
A lot
7%
A great deal
6%
Out of the 306 reviews for injection, 121 people (40%) reported lower back pain.
Reviewers that reported lower back pain as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 6 - 12 mo
22 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 5 days ago
Very negative mood
3 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 12 - 18 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 1st Dec 25
I experience mood swings, low libido, aura migraine, my face got darker than usual and I stopped seeing my period.
Very negative mood
3 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 12 - 18 mo
24 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 18th Nov 25
I had a very bad experience using this contraceptive. Bad moods, bad skin, bad body image, depression, sweating, low libido. Just bad.
Very positive mood
3 more effects
1 helpful
0 comments
Injection common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
43% of injection reviewers reported vaginal dryness
42% of injection reviewers reported tender breasts
40% of injection reviewers reported vaginal discharge
40% of injection reviewers reported lower back pain
39% of injection reviewers reported period like cramps
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