Millinette 20/75 pill and period like cramps

How our community feel they have been impacted by period like cramps on millinette 20/75 pill

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

51%

A bit

24%

A lot

13%

Quite a bit

10%

A great deal

3%

Out of the 63 reviews for millinette 20/75 pill, 31 people (49%) 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 1 - 3 mo
21 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 weeks ago

Millinette gave me full blown acne and made me a lot more teary which is so unlike me. Initially, I was on Rigevidon for 2.5 years, stopped as I experienced breakthrough bleeding/didn’t need it. Discovered I had major brain fog on it, and my thoughts / perception on dating became a lot better once off it. Decided to try Millinette based on that as I got into a new relationship, tried it for 3 months as advised. I’ve not always been spotty, I get hormonal breakouts but that’s it. I’m happy and healthy otherwise! Millinette made me start to break out in hormonal spots - on my forehead, chin (especially) and cheeks (which I’ve never experienced before). It was making me miserable! I also noticed how much more teary I’ve been lately - as if anything slightly upsetting can make me cry. I’ve been using differin (a retinol acne gel treatment) and it’s helped slightly but not much. I’ve also gone up an entire cup size, and my breasts are slightly achy all the time. I also have experienced headaches when I came off the pill for a bleed - I now take it consecutively because my body seems to react badly to the drop in hormones. I’ve stopped Millinette now, and based on a nurse’s advice I’m going to try Yaecella. I think my body/skin reacts badly to the progesterone in Millinette/with pills that have less oestrogen in them. Hopefully Yaecella works (it’s a new generation version of the famous Yasmin pill). I’m 21, 5’10 and 57kg if that helps too!

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Somewhat negative mood

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Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  21st May 24

Not a great pill for PCOS. Within a couple of days my skin broke out like crazy, I started sweating so much and after a while noticed my body hair was growing faster again after being on Yasmin for a few years (ended up going back to it). I also was seriously depressed and very emotional on this pill all the time, sometimes unable to even get out of bed.


Very negative mood

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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  20th May 24

When I started everything was fine however in the last 6 months of taking the pill I started passing clots so big a pad and tampon would not help. I was bleeding through clothes daily and could not work. Before this was on the same pill for 1 and a half years.


Very negative mood

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Millinette 20/75 pill common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

56% of millinette 20/75 pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge

49% of millinette 20/75 pill reviewers reported period like cramps

49% of millinette 20/75 pill reviewers reported tender breasts

48% of millinette 20/75 pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness

46% of millinette 20/75 pill reviewers reported breast enlargement


Possible millinette 20/75 pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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