Rigevidon and weight loss

How our community feel rigevidon has affected their weight

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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45%

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20%

Out of the 575 reviews for rigevidon, 20 people (4%) reported weight loss.

Reviewers that reported weight loss as a side effect

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Used for 3 - 6 mo
16 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  1 month ago

It was working perfectly fine at first, was helping me with unbearable cramps and nausea, but after about four months of use, I wasn't feeling like myself at all. It made my anxiety so much worse that is was making me nauseous and kept giving me heart palpitations and trembling limbs. I've had a major loss of appetite which is really bad for someone who is already considered underweight for her age. I couldn't tell the difference between feeling hungry or feeling sick, but whenever I did eat, I continued to feel this way. I became so emotionally unstable that I was in a near constant state of dread for no apparent reason and would be crying without even being upset, every day. I struggled to sleep with the increased negative mood, the only think to help me sleep was to listen to educational videos in the background to distract me from the anxiety and nausea. I took travel pills to alleviate both of these which is working well and helping me sleep, and two days after stopping with the pill, my mood has been gradually improving. I'm still getting heart palpitations and tearing up a little at times, butI'm starting to feel like myself again. I wouldn't recommend rigevidon if you have a history with anxiety or depression. Made my hormones go haywire, lost my already small appetite, and messed around a whole lot with my sleep schedule.

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Very negative mood

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Used for 8+ yr
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  22nd Feb 24

I have tried many contraceptions ranging from the injection to the implant. I landed on this pill at about 20 years old and at the beginning it worked really well considering how all the others gave me really bad bleeding or other side effects. I’ve been on Rigevidon on and off for about 8 years. And I’d say within the last few years I’ve noticed a huge change in my moods when on the pill and when on a break from it I’m happier. This pill has caused anxiety, worry, stress and bouts of depression. I’m not usually like this and it’s horrible to feel like each month I dread the time that my mood will dip and I’ll feel not like myself. I’ve had to even explain this to my fiancé so he’s prepared and it’s not fair on either of us. I overthink and it’s just like a grey cloud following me. It’s not worth it and truthfully I’ll be coming off it for good when this packet is finished!


Very negative mood

3 more effects

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Used for 12 - 18 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  29th Jan 24

Made me very depressed and extremely bad mood swings do not recommend


Very negative mood

3 more effects

1 helpful

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Rigevidon common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

51% of rigevidon reviewers reported vaginal discharge

51% of rigevidon reviewers reported tender breasts

47% of rigevidon reviewers reported period like cramps

44% of rigevidon reviewers reported breast enlargement

35% of rigevidon reviewers reported lower back pain


Possible rigevidon side effects

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