Progestogen-only / Mini pill and headaches
How our community feel they have been impacted by headaches on progestogen-only / Mini pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
83%
A bit
8%
Quite a bit
5%
A lot
2%
A great deal
2%
Out of the 1452 reviews for progestogen-only / Mini pill, 250 people (17%) reported headaches.
Reviewers that reported headaches as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 6 - 12 mo
18 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 3 days ago
I started the pill 12 months ago and it was fine for the first 2 months,no pain or anything but then i started bleeding and i havnt stopped bleeding for 10 months straight,it ranges in how heavy it is but it is constant everyday
Very negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 3 weeks ago
I went on norgeston because although i didnt get many side effects on desogestrel, i did suffer from hairloss. I think it has given me less regulation over my anxiety and notnreally done anything to reduce pain from adenomyosis but other contraceptives disagree with me (to the point I have painfully expelled 2 mirena coils).
Somewhat negative mood
0 helpful
0 comments
Progestogen-only / Mini pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
50% 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
40% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
36% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness
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