Rigevidon pill side effects

I have been using it since I was about 16 as I had really painful periods, this is why it is difficult to determine if acne / mood changes were due to the pill or just part of growing up. I am now using it for the same reason and contraception, it has not failed me yet so that can only be a good thing!

Affected my mood terribly and felt so much better after coming off of it.

I had a very noticeable drop in mood, I felt very depressed all the time I was on the pill. I gained quite a bit of weight, which all came off quickly as I stopped the pill. The Dr said the pill very likely caused/contributed to development of blood clots, which resulted in a lengthy stay in hospital.

I took this pill as I was recommended it like most young girls (16) wanting to prevent pregnancy. I was on the pill for 3 years, at the start there was no change to anything that I noticed. Within 3 months I’d say I felt so much more anxiety in school and felt so insecure in my relationships with friend and my boyfriend at the time. The negative was my extreme moods during this pill. Which now I’m off it I feel like a different person all together. Positives are, no pregnancy, better skin. I don’t recommend this pill.

Towards the end of using this pill I was really depressed with low mood all of the time and had many suicidal thoughts, after coming off it I was almost immediately better. I’ve tried this pill since to retry it and got the same side effects pretty soon after. Did clear my skin up and made my periods a lot lighter, shorter and less painful though. Plus I didn’t get pregnant.

Helped my periods a lot, I could skip them which I liked. Went from lasting 8 days to 5, less painful and a lot lighter when they were usually very heavy. Did increase depression and anxiety, and I lost my sex drive almost completely/rarely got turned on. Made me eat more and I gained weight, and increased my vaginal discharge

It started off okay with my cycles becoming regular but a lot more painful cramps. But it made me feel very negative and as the months went on the more anxious and depressed I became,

I was on rigevidon for 5 years and didn't realise how awful it had made me feel until I came off it- it was like a cloud lifted almost immediately. During that time I'd suffered severe mood swings and depression, a complete lack of energy to the point I struggled with daily tasks. I had gained a lot of weight and my blood pressure increased drastically. I ended up stopping the pill after experiencing severe migraines (increasing in intensity and frequency each month, having never suffered before) and was advised by the gp to come off it immediately. My energy and mood returned quickly and 3 years later I'm the fittest and happiest (contraceptive free) I've ever been. I do miss how nice my skin/hair was on the pill and my incredibly light periods! It certainly didn't make up for the side effects though and coming off it was the best thing I've ever done.

I started rigevidon / combined pill when I was 15 for painful periods. I had no issues with it, no change to my mental health. You can take this pill without taking a break so it meant I didn't have to have periods which was fantastic! Unfortunately I had to stop it as I had a "visual migraine" - so I was not allowed to continue it as this is a recognised contraindication to this contraception.

all is good at the moment - it might just be good because im on antidepressants so cant tell whether it has affected my moods or not