Rigevidon and dizziness

I was put on Rigevidon to help my pms and OCD symptoms which worsened the week before and during my period. I was on this pill for a month only and had to stop because of the side effects; the first day I took it i vomited in the middle of the night and every time I took this pill i would feel some sort of nausea. It made my mood much worse, I was uncontrollably sobbing almost every day and would frequently get very annoyed and shout at my family. It also worsened my OCD a lot which was triggered by my mood. I felt a lot better coming off of it.

Honestly, the doctors switched me onto this one after they ran out of stock of my other and I took it for 1 month—in that 1 month my mental health has plummeted. My anxiety is massive and I have felt so much bloating.

I switched to Rigevidon after experiencing heavy and irregular bleeding on the Mirena IUD. Before that I’d been on Microgynon for about 6 years and had no issues. My GP told me Rigevidon was the same. Of course my body has changed in this time but the main side effect that was awful was nervousness and feeling very anxious. I felt like I was constantly in a state of feeling like you’re just about to take an exam and generally very emotional. My GP said to give it 3 months but I only gave it 1. I also had breast tenderness, breakthrough bleeding, headaches and fatigue. I obviously didn’t give it long enough to see if the bleeding and side effects would settle. Maybe they would have but I was at work trying not to cry or be super super nervous all the time and it wasn’t sustainable for me. I’d be wary if your GP is trying to switch you to this from Microgynon. They claim it’s the same but the binding agents are slightly different and they list slightly different side effects… of course everyone is different though so really a bit of trial and error to see what suits you.