Slynd pill and period like cramps

How our community feel they have been impacted by period like cramps on slynd pill

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

67%

A bit

19%

A lot

7%

Quite a bit

5%

A great deal

2%

Out of the 42 reviews for slynd pill, 14 people (33%) reported period like cramps.

Reviewers that reported period like cramps as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 6 - 12 mo
31 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  3 weeks ago

I have suspected endometriosis and this has been life-changing for me because it's completely stopped my periods! However, it's also given me spotting after sex and bouts of stubborn thrush. The thrush almost made me quit, but the benefits (no periods or crippling cramps) outweigh the cons. I'm also happy that it hasn't affected my mood at all because previous pills made me extremely depressed.

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Used for 6 - 12 mo
36 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  3 weeks ago

I have endometriosis and wanted something that would stop my period and ovulation, slynd did this but it also gave me such low blood pressure I was having pins and needles in my extremities, I had crippling anxiety, felt like I was on the edge of a panic attack constantly, intense chest pain to the point I had a full ecg to be sure my heart was ok, I was constipated, I had no sex drive and couldn’t reach orgasm most of the time even alone, I also had irritation and dryness down there and overall it was just awful I wouldn’t wish this pill on anyone. If you have high blood pressure it might help but low is a bad move


Very negative mood

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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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Slynd pill common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

48% of slynd pill reviewers reported headaches

33% of slynd pill reviewers reported period like cramps

33% of slynd pill reviewers reported tender breasts

29% of slynd pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness

21% of slynd pill reviewers reported dizziness


Possible slynd pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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