Norgeston pill and acne
How our community feel norgeston pill has affected their skin
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
No change
15%
Out of the 52 reviews for norgeston pill, 4 people (8%) reported acne.
Reviewers that reported acne as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 1 - 3 mo
27 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 16th Sep 24
The minipill gave me pretty bad acne, which took years to resolve after I gave up the pill. It also completely killed my sex drive.
Worse skin
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
26 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 4th Oct 23
This hormone made me suicidal. I was trialling it for 3 months as I intended to get the mirena coil but wanted to see how I reacted to the specific hormone before I had it more permanently in my system. All day every day all I could think about was killing myself. I felt miserable and severely depressed. I started getting spots on my face and chest, one of my breasts is still slightly larger than the other since taking and stopping this medication (past them being sisters not twins level of different). The low mood wasn't noticeable to me until I'd run out of the 3 months script and couldn't get any more for a while. Within days I felt miles better. My period had been stopped already by my cerazette usage, and it didn't return while I was taking Norgeston. Absolutely I would recommend trying Norgeston before committing to the Mirena coil, if I hadn't I'm not entirely sure I'd still be here!
Very negative mood
3 more effects
1 helpful
0 comments
Used for 6 - 12 mo
23 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 28th Nov 22
I started taking this pill around 9 months ago after switching from another progesterone only pill (cerelle). The reason I switched was because the pat pill gave me a period every two weeks. When I first started taking Norgeston this issue completely cleared up, however, has now come back in the last two months. Aside from this I have also been noticing in the last few months I have been getting extremely low moods as well as very painful headaches so I’m thinking of switching to the combined pill
Very negative mood
1 more effect
1 helpful
0 comments
Norgeston pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
67% of norgeston pill reviewers reported period like cramps
56% of norgeston pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge
54% of norgeston pill reviewers reported tender breasts
44% of norgeston pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
44% of norgeston pill reviewers reported lower back pain