Mercilon pill and cystitis
How our community feel they have been impacted by cystitis on mercilon pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
78%
A bit
12%
Quite a bit
6%
A great deal
4%
Out of the 49 reviews for mercilon pill, 11 people (22%) reported cystitis.
Reviewers that reported cystitis as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 12 - 18 mo
19 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 25th Mar 25
Good pill, not a lot of mood changes however when I took a break from it for a few months my mood improved so much that I almost didn’t go back. This is my second time trying it so I hope it doesn’t affect me too much
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 11th Apr 22
I started taking this pill when I was 20 first. I had no issues with it for a years when I started to have migraines and realised that it's because of the pill so I stopped. Tried various pills and methods after it which did not work out for me so I came back to Mercilon 6 months ago by the age of 27. Unfortunately this time I had bad side effects from the start. First month I bled for 3 weeks pretty heavy, then my periods became lighter, however my sex drive is very low, vagina very dry and lost half of my hair... I am thinking to switch to a non hormonal method now...
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
1 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 5th Feb 21
Not a good fit for me, was put on mercilon as a lower dose alternative to microgynon but it made my skin erupt and had really bad vaginal dryness which subsequently caused outbreaks of cystitis, stopped taking it after 4 months. Now trying Maexini and hoping that works better.
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Mercilon pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
71% of mercilon pill reviewers reported tender breasts
57% of mercilon pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness
55% of mercilon pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge
47% of mercilon pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
47% of mercilon pill reviewers reported lower back pain
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