Progestogen-only / Mini pill and hair loss
How our community feel they have been impacted by hair loss on progestogen-only / Mini pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
94%
A bit
3%
A great deal
2%
Quite a bit
1%
A lot
1%
Out of the 1503 reviews for progestogen-only / Mini pill, 97 people (7%) reported hair loss.
Reviewers that reported hair loss as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 12 - 18 mo
35 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 day ago
I was on this mini pill for just over a year after switching from the combined pill. It slowly affected my mood to the point where my mood was constantly flat and I didn’t feel excited about anything. My libido was also very low. I felt a massive difference after stopping. Positives were I didn’t have periods often (every 6-8 weeks) and not much period pain. The 12 hour window to take the pill was also helpful when I sometimes forgot, as some other mini pills have shorter windows.
Very negative mood
3 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 6 - 12 mo
17 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 month ago
It's stopped my period completely which is great, not that i had bad periods to begin with but it was definitely convenient. i've become quite irritable since being on cerazette and just overall heightened negative emotions. in the first couple months i had lots of nausea but that went away pretty quickly. overall it's been an alright experience, not bad but not amazing
Somewhat negative mood
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
28 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 10th May 26
I'm in months 2 and hoping things get a little better. Pro: No periods or period pain/endo pain! (HURRAY) And no weightgain (which i had on another pill) Con: I'm feeling down, sleep bad, hair loss, forgetful, spotting, BV, vaginal dryness, heart pains and rising anxiety. I want to give it a month extra or so but the side effects are getting me down. This is the 2nd pill I've tried this year. The first one was a combined pill but made my uterine lining super thick and that gave me massive cramps and hurt. So let's see but kinda sceptical.
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
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
