Mercilon pill and lower back pain

How our community feel they have been impacted by lower back pain on mercilon pill

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

52%

A bit

31%

Quite a bit

13%

A lot

4%

Out of the 48 reviews for mercilon pill, 23 people (48%) 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 12 - 18 mo
33 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  26th Jan 23

I used this for quite a while and to be honest it seemed like it was alright. Did get a loss of libido and the occasional headache but other than that I felt it was fine. Although I have been trying different contraception and have recently gone back onto mercellion. Turns out it’s not as good as I thought. My moods are not good. I have a short temper on these and my anxiety is through the roof. It’s only when you come off something and come back a year later that actually you can tell a difference.

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Somewhat negative mood

2 more effects

3 helpful

0 comments

Used for 3 - 6 mo
28 years old
🇬🇧 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 12 - 18 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  5th Jun 21

I've had very minimal problems using this pill other than loss of sex drive (kind of what I started taking it for lol). Honestly though, it's been really easy sailing with this pill, lighter periods, helped my acne, no crazy side effects. It has a low dose of oestrogen so I think that helps. I will be switching back to this one once I'm finished with my new one.


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

56% of mercilon pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge

56% of mercilon pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness

48% of mercilon pill reviewers reported lower back pain

46% of mercilon pill reviewers reported breast enlargement


Possible mercilon pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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