Slynd pill and spotting

How our community feel slynd pill has affected their periods

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Spotting

53%

No change

3%

Out of the 34 reviews for slynd pill, 18 people (53%) reported spotting.

Reviewers that reported spotting as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 1 - 3 mo
41 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  3 days ago

I thought I would try this pill because it had some fairly good reviews and I cannot tolerate estrogen. The first week of taking this I had racing thoughts, felt extremely panicky and did not sleep well.. this settled down so I carried on. I strarted spotting a few days before the placebo pills which turned into light bleeding that lasted all the way through to pack 3 !!! It’s a great contraceptive because you can never have sex! My mood has been terrible. I have been tearful, very cranky and irritable at things that would never usually bother me. I have felt quite dizzy at times and almost “unreal.” I have experienced panic like never before. This pill is making me feel like I am going crazy. I’m stopping taking it as I would rather have period pains than feel like this! Awful .

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Very negative mood

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Used for 3 - 6 mo
24 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 weeks ago

Overall, Slynd has been better for me than any other hormonal contraceptive ive tried befofe. I do get some spotting every once in a while and my sex drive is a little bit lower (compared to when i used to ovulate) but its been good. I have no period pain and no severe mood swings which was my goal. Have started to get some minimal acne on my forehead and chin now that im 5 months into it, fingers crossed it will settle down soon. Nothing major though!


Somewhat negative mood

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

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

50% of slynd pill reviewers reported headaches

38% of slynd pill reviewers reported tender breasts

35% of slynd pill reviewers reported period like cramps

29% of slynd pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness

27% of slynd pill reviewers reported breast enlargement


Possible slynd pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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