Progestogen-only / Mini pill and thrush

Did not enjoy this pill! Tried for around 5 months, mood was poor and crying very easily or completely numb! Skin got bad at first but then was okay! Gained weight around increase by a dress size or two, felt bloated constantly and breast size increased but sore! Vaginal dryness was extreme was even sore to walk and have thrush twice in this 5 month period! Was spotting pretty much constantly and obviously unable to track periods with it being a continuous pill and they were irregular.

I took this for endometriosis, but not worth it because of facial hair growth. I had breakthrough bleeding every 4-6 months for about 4-5 days, fairly light and not too painful. My sex drive and weight were unaffected, however I got thick dark hair on my stomach, inner thighs, chest and face. This destroyed my self esteem so my mood was obviously low. After stopping the hair did not revert back which is common so I had electrolysis which took care of it. Then 2 years later I went back on this pill stupidly to try and help the endometriosis, the hair came back within 2 months. I have since stopped this pill, spent even more money on electrolysis and have had no issues after regarding that. It took about 3-5 months for my cycle to regulate after coming off birth control. I’m thinking about trying slynd as it is supposed to be anti androgenise, we’ll see.

I'm 40 and originally was prescribed Desogestrel to tackle severe period pain which was requiring me to take strong painkillers 3-4 days a month, making me wake up in pain in the night and stopping me exercising/walking the dog during those days as I was in such intense pain. The first two months I experienced pretty bad acne which has since settled down a bit but I definitely have spots throughout the month now which I didn't previously. The pill certainly helped reduce my period pain to a manageable amount but has just led to really irregular periods... frequently I'd have nothing for 5-6 weeks, then suddenly a 2-3 week long period! It's also really killed my sex drive. So some good (less pain) but lots of negatives too.