Lizinna pill and cystitis

I was on Cilest originally, and then swapped to Cilique and very recently they have had a supply issue and so switched onto Lizinna. I missed one pill last month (due to not collecting prescription on time) and then spotted consistently until I had a 7 day break and had a “period.” A week back on it now since the break and so far so good and no noticeable changes from using Cilique.

Was on Cilique for around 6 years and had to unexpectedly change to Lizinna when there was a nationwide shortage of Cilique. Despite being told Lizinna was essentially the same hormone ingredients as Cilique, my skin has got a lot better (less acne) on Lizinna in a relatively short period of time. Have had a couple of episodes of cystitis since being on Lizinna but this could be due to other factors - I’m not convinced this is due to the change in pill. No noticeable changes since being on Lizinna besides better skin

I am so glad I came across this page. I used to be on Cilest then had to switch to Lizinna as my GP informed me Cilest was being discontinued but not to worry as it’s virtually the same pill. Such lies. I didn’t initially make the connection, but I kept getting recurrent thrush and oral thrush too. My vagina also felt very dry and I was hardly ever in the mood for sex and generally my mood has been quite low. Getting vaginal thrush is just super unpleasant and it’s not ideal getting it all the time as there’s a risk your body gets used to the treatment allowing the candida to stick around. So yes, my advice to anyone reading this- Lizinna is NOT like Cilest. Appreciate everyone is different but best to find something else. Will finish this pill pack soon then stop. Need my body to balance out.