Progestogen-only / Mini pill and discomfort wearing contact lenses

How our community feel they have been impacted by discomfort wearing contact lenses on progestogen-only / Mini pill

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

93%

A bit

4%

A lot

1%

A great deal

1%

Quite a bit

1%

Out of the 1491 reviews for progestogen-only / Mini pill, 102 people (7%) reported discomfort wearing contact lenses.

Reviewers that reported discomfort wearing contact lenses as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
24 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  3 weeks ago

Not a good experience, lots of weight gain, more emotional/moody. cant wear contacts anymore

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Somewhat negative mood

3 more effects

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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
36 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  18th Apr 26

My GP suggested I switch from Desogesterel to Noriday as I was consistently getting break through bleeding after many years of being period free. The first 6 months of taking Noriday were great, with a few days of very light spotting over many months. Then I started to get more regular, painful periods. I persisted with taking it, and after a few months of no period, it's been months of heavy, painful bleeds that last anywhere from 4 to 9 days at a time every 2-4 weeks. For the last few months I've been getting the type of period pain I haven't had since I was a teenager (I'm not in my mid-30s) - the kind that wakes you up in the middle of the night and stops you from sleeping. I'm coming off this pill today.


Decreased sex drive

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Used for 3 - 5 yr
26 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  11th Feb 26

Gave me extreme depression. I was on this pill so long that I didn’t even realise it was the pill giving me the depression, when coming off it I felt a weight lift off my shoulder. My thinning hair went away and my mood improved so drastically. It did make my boobs bigger which was the only good side effect but I’d rather be happy. Would recommend cerazette as an alternative to anyone who has mood issues and frequent bleeding on noriday


Very negative mood

1 more effect

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0 comments

Progestogen-only / Mini pill common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

49% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported tender breasts

46% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported period like cramps

41% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge

39% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported breast enlargement

36% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness


Possible progestogen-only / Mini pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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