Levest pill and lighter periods

How our community feel levest pill has affected their periods

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Lighter

51%

No change

12%

Don't know

5%

Out of the 126 reviews for levest pill, 64 people (51%) reported lighter periods.

Reviewers that reported lighter periods as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
17 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  19th Dec 23

Levest has done me good. I have gained weight since being on the pill however I am no longer going to the gym regularly so I cannot blame levest entirely. Would recommend

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Somewhat positive mood

1 more effect

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 1 - 3 mo
21 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  1st Nov 23

Took this for 3 months total and am now taking a break to see if there's any change in the side effects. Didn't notice major changes in mood or anything else, was very happy with it initially as I took it to have lighter and less painful periods, and it worked really well in this respect. However after a month or two I started to notice considerable vaginal dryness - it was uncomfortable, itchy and sensitive - in a bad way - day to day and made sex very painful even with lube. Don't really want to choose between painful periods and daily discomfort/painful sex but here I am.


Top side effects not reported

1 helpful

0 comments

Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
20 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  29th Oct 23

I've never had mental health issues but this pill has made me almost suicidal and made me act out in ways I never thought id behave like kind of erratic. Also made me gain 2 stone when I didn't think that would happen to me, not a good experience over the 3 years.


Very negative mood

1 more effect

3 helpful

3 comments

Levest pill common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

58% of levest pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge

57% of levest pill reviewers reported tender breasts

51% of levest pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness

48% of levest pill reviewers reported breast enlargement

46% of levest pill reviewers reported period like cramps


Possible levest pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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