Yasmin pill

First 3 packs were fine, in the 4th i developed SEVERE anxiety panic attacks daily which is SO unlike me, nothing ever stressed me out before. I also cried every day and felt like a completely different person. The anxiety caused me to not be able to drive or work due to lightheadedness and nausea and even just sitting on the sofa i had constant heart palpitations. It was so severe i had 111 on the phone and went to the hospital and i am not one to panic about my health. If you’re experiencing similar symptoms definitely come off this pill.

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I have been on this pill for many years, the main reason was problems with my skin. I was first on Dianette then changed to Yasmin. Since being on this pill I suffer with extreme headaches during my period. I did stop taking this pill last year for a procedure then started back on it after Christmas 2022, I have since gained lots of weight and my sex drive is nonexistent (poor husband) overall I do not recommend this pill. 

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giving this one more month before i try a different one because so far my experience with yasmin has been extremely negative.  some of my worst issues with it are the on and off nausea and cramps almost every day, as well as painful, sensitive, and swollen chest. i started taking this to reduce my period symptoms and pms, so it has been really annoying that it has not really improved any but instead given me them every day. i also didn't experience nausea before but now i have that which has also given me an irregular appetite. i became extremely emotional, low mood, crying most days, bad anxiety and low self esteem, and physically tired and slow too. also when i got to the pill break it felt just like my normal periods except with even more large clots. yasmin has made me feel really disheartened and i can only hope i have more luck with something else, or these side effects ease off

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Rigevidon pill

I have been using it since I was about 16 as I had really painful periods, this is why it is difficult to determine if acne / mood changes were due to the pill or just part of growing up. I am now using it for the same reason and contraception, it has not failed me yet so that can only be a good thing! 

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When I stopped using it I felt very emotional for about 5 days and then I settled into my old self. My periods became regular again after about 3 months. 

Affected my mood terribly and felt so much better after coming off of it. 

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I feel much better in myself, my depression has gone and I lost weight quickly.

I had a very noticeable drop in mood, I felt very depressed all the time I was on the pill. I gained quite a bit of weight, which all came off quickly as I stopped the pill. The Dr said the pill very likely caused/contributed to development of blood clots, which resulted in a lengthy stay in hospital.

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Eloine pill

I loved this pill and really wanted to stay on it, it was great for my mood and pms and my skin cleared up beautifully but a few months in I developed quite severe ibs symptoms that became intolerable. As soon as I stopped this pill they went away completely. I'm so sad as I liked everything else about this pill.

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After being pill free for years and managing severe PMS in other ways, I decided to go back on the pill as I was in a new relationship. 

I experienced low moods towards the end of my cycle when I will pill free but also experienced real highs and pangs of high sex drive. 

This pill really does “flatten” my mood. I still get a little down, tired, achy with brain fog toward end of cycle. But I don’t get any highs or sex drive. I’m very flat on this pill, I could take or leave most things. 

I tried to come off this pill, but the breast pain and nipple soreness was outrageous so went back on!

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It messed my periods up for about two months after stopping but overall coming off of this pill was a huge relief. I would much rather recommend Sertraline for PMDD treatment over the combined pill.

This pill was prescribed to me to help with PMDD symptoms. After a week it caused me to begin having extremely severe panic attacks during which I couldn’t breathe and experienced worrying limb numbness. I didn’t sleep for a week and stopped taking it straight away. Worst experience of my life! 

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Microgynon 30 pill

I immediately switched to a different hormonal oral contraceptive (Sunya 20/75) so I can't comment on whether changes in symptoms were due to stopping Microgynon. However, my main negative symptoms (low mood and sore breasts) lessoned significantly and are now only experienced during PMS.

This contraception affected my mood severely. I would feel sad and cry most days for weeks on end (not just PMS) without a reason. My breasts were also very swollen, lumpy and painful. My sex drive was also somewhat decreased. I was only taking it for 2 or 3 months but the symptoms were so bad that I couldn't stand to take it any longer to see if my body would adapt. 

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I didn't have any side effects with this pill other than it caused me to develop hormonal acne. When I started the pill and for the first 6 months my skin was clear, but then after that my skin got worse and worse, and I eventually realised the pill was the cause (because it contains levonorgestrel). 

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I've been on this since I was 17 (20 years). Generally it's been fine. I had a break once for a couple of months as Dr recommended it and found I was emotional and had awful irregular heavy periods, which put me off stopping it again. Have been getting migraines before periods recently, which may be related. Hard to tell, as I've been on it for so long and I can't find much info online on the effects of long-term use.

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Cilique pill

Experienced quite low moods and can often lash out sporadically for sometimes no reason. Also decreased my libido and increased the amount of vaginal discharge i experience making things unpleasant. I often suffer with infections down there but cannot say it is definitely this pill, but acne has gone a bit better and it does do what it’s supposed to

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My mood, sex drive and weight returned to normal.

Was prescribed this pill to try and combat heavy painful periods as my old pill at a weaker dosage was failing. Began with a mild increase in anxiety, low moods, weight gain and breast change. By the end of the 3 months, I was having constant panic attacks, nausea and vomiting which disappeared when I stopped taking it. 

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My period came back straight away so that was good! However the first two periods after that were horrific the pain was bad!  I was also getting painful ovulation! After a few months it sorted itself out. 

positives- great skin - no weight gain- didn’t affect mood 

Negative- killed my sex drive headache when on four day breaks - extremely sore breast to begin with. 

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Maexeni pill

I’ve had to stop taking this pill because every time I would start taking it after a period break it would give me extreme nausea. I would even wake up in the night with it. No point in taking it anyway as my sex drive is so low (probably from the pill) I’m not at risk of pregnancy at all. Only good thing about it is it’s kept my skin clear

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