Millinette 20/75 pill and tender breasts

How our community feel they have been impacted by tender breasts on millinette 20/75 pill

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

51%

Quite a bit

25%

A bit

16%

A lot

5%

A great deal

3%

Out of the 63 reviews for millinette 20/75 pill, 31 people (49%) reported tender breasts.

Reviewers that reported tender breasts 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 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  12th Dec 23

I’ve been on Millinette for 5 months now after switching from Levest and it has been a lot better! As this pill is low in oestrogen I have fewer side effects. Only changes I have noticed is my breasts have gone up a cup size, dry mouth for some reason? and I have found my acne has not gotten better/ maybe even worse. This pill is great for regulating periods though and you can skip the pack to delay it! I still get cramps but I would say they aren’t as painful or heavy as when I was off the pill which is a plus.


Worse skin

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Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  4th Jul 22

this is the 2nd pill I've tried, it wasn't bad. it made my periods a lot lighter but didn't help with the pain as much as my previous pill (microgynon 30). I had some vaginal itching with this pill as I did with the last one too, this is the main reason I'm stopping it. I feel like it also decreased my sex drive and caused some weight gain but I'm not 100% sure.


Somewhat 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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