Slynd pill and lighter periods
Reviewers that reported lighter periods as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 6 - 12 mo
28 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 2 weeks ago
This pill has been a game changer! I can’t tolerate estrogen, and I had previously been taking Zelleta which was causing near constant bleeding and my skin looked horrendous. I started taking Slynd in April 2025 and my periods are lighter than without contraception, and my skin has almost completely cleared up. I still get some spots around my period, but that was normal for me before contraception. I haven’t noticed any other side effects 9 months into taking it. My periods were irregular the first 3 months, but now are normal every 4-5 weeks.
Improved skin
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Used for 6 - 12 mo
30 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 12th Nov 25
I switched to Slynd having previously taken Hana but been unsatisfied with the experience, and can't ask much more from it. I found that my mood almost immediately improved, and I continued to experience a more stable mood. I do occasionally experience headaches around the time of the placebo break, but this was normal for me without medication anyway, and it's better overall to know exactly when this will happen. In my first month taking Slynd, I did experience a lot of bleeding - but I had been bleeding constantly on Hana, and I think this is down to the Hana pill insufficiently thinning my uterine lining and then the Slynd pill starting to work correctly, meaning I had to shed the build-up. In the second month I didn't bleed at all. After that, I did start to bleed in the placebo break, and experience increasing spotting between breaks, but this was still a very light amount overall (I am starting to think I might have just been a heavy bleeder to begin with!). After around 6 months of taking the pill, I did have one day of very heavy bleeding at the start of my Placebo break. From the next day I returned to having no spotting and a lighter bleed the next month. I am happy with this cadence personally, and I do suspect that someone who already bled lightly wouldn't experience this at all.
Somewhat positive mood
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Used for 6 - 12 mo
21 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 28th Oct 25
Decreased sex drive
1 more effect
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Slynd pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
45% of slynd pill reviewers reported headaches
37% of slynd pill reviewers reported tender breasts
32% of slynd pill reviewers reported period like cramps
29% of slynd pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness
24% of slynd pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
