Microgynon 30 ED pill and period like cramps

How our community feel they have been impacted by period like cramps on microgynon 30 ED pill

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

42%

A bit

33%

Quite a bit

11%

A lot

11%

A great deal

3%

Out of the 36 reviews for microgynon 30 ED pill, 21 people (58%) reported period like cramps.

Reviewers that reported period like cramps as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 8+ yr
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  17th Jun 21

i started using microgynon 50 ed when i was 12 due to adenomyosis, i am now 20 and still using it. before the pill i had bad acne over my back and face, i was a bit chubby and my periods were extremely heavy (fill up a overnight maxi pad in an hour) and the pain was almost paralysing. when i started taking microgynon, my ob-gyn instructed me to keep taking the hormones constantly, so i haven't had period in around 8 years. over the years, i have lost weight, my acne basically disappeared (i got maybe 1 zit every week in high school, now i rarely get them) and i never spot. However, my mood is very low, i'm sad, agitated and highly irritable all the time and i have no libido at all. overall, it saved my life but i cant help but wonder what the consequences will be when i finally come off it

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Very negative mood

2 more effects

1 helpful

0 comments

Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  31st May 21

I had horrendous mood swings on this pill, I would cry all the time and get angry very easily. I had awful period pain, and my periods were extremely heavy and lasted much longer than normal. I felt sick quite often.


Very negative mood

1 helpful

0 comments

Used for 5 - 8 yr
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  18th Feb 21

I was happy enough on this pill for about 4 years from the age of 16 to 20, however from 20 onwards the emotional side effects especially in the week before the withdrawal bleed were too much. I was crying all the time for no reason whatsoever which was very unlike me. I switched to the ring at the age of 21 and this definitely helped with the pms symptoms.


Very negative mood

0 helpful

0 comments

Microgynon 30 ED pill common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

58% of microgynon 30 ED pill reviewers reported period like cramps

44% of microgynon 30 ED pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge

44% of microgynon 30 ED pill reviewers reported breast enlargement

42% of microgynon 30 ED pill reviewers reported lower back pain

39% of microgynon 30 ED pill reviewers reported nausea or vomiting


Possible microgynon 30 ED pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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