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Zoely pill reviews
3.4
17 reviews
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Frequency
91% - 99+%
Effectiveness
Increased
Blood clot risk
None
Effect on fertility
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3.4
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Used for 12 - 18 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 2 weeks ago
unfortunately caused severe negative effects on my mental health and quality of life. increased anxiety & depression (both were constant) and drastically reduced my confidence and body image. all symptoms intensified the week before a period was due - body image was so poor i wouldn't leave the house or wear anything other than baggy clothes, felt suicidal, cried over nothing, lost all motivation/drive, couldn't concentrate + poor short term memory, felt worthless, anhedonic, insomnia that was worst the few days before a bleed, and persistent fatigue & lethargy. i did try to stick it out as i assumed it was pre-existing conditions causing my symptoms, but they got progressively worse the longer i was on it. after i came off the pill i noticed pretty rapid improvement in my self confidence and overall mental health.
Very negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
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Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 1st Jul 24
Very happy with this pill. My painful periods are now nonexistent and my skin is great. Lifesaver.
Somewhat positive mood
1 more effect
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 23rd Jan 24
Had a horrific experience on this pill. Took for PMDD. Persisted for 6 weeks but ended up severely depressed and having suicidal thoughts (far worse than PMDD symptoms). Also developed awful insomnia. Insomnia lifted within days of stopping. Mood symptoms lifted within a few weeks of stopping. Coming off it was awful.
Very negative mood
1 more effect
1 helpful
1 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 2nd Jan 24
In general I am happy with this pill and I would not like to stop it (there are not many pills that I tolerate), the problem is that since the third box my hair has been falling out a lot, I don't know if it is because before I took Valette which has ethinyl estradiol which It is much more powerful, but it is starting to be overwhelming. I would like to know if anyone else has experienced this effect and if it goes away over time, I would appreciate it if you told me in the comments since I am quite worried.
Improved skin
0 helpful
1 comments
Used for 3 - 5 yr
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 3rd Dec 23
I didn’t experience any major side effects on this pill. My mood was better when compared to other pills
Somewhat positive mood
2 more effects
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Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 20th Nov 23
I have endometriosis and I'm mid-gynae referral so we're in the position of trying the pill to reduce my endo symptoms. I tried Millinette and it was awful (really anxious and bad headaches) so we switched to Zoely. It's not prescribed much near me so we had a real struggle getting hold of it. After I started taking it the first thing I noticed was there were no headaches and my mood/anxiety felt fine so that was really good. The downside was being unable to get through 2 packs without spotting, the intention was to take 2 or 3 packs back-to-back to keep my periods at bay, but my body just decided it was going to bleed when it wanted, so I ended up having to break halfway through every second pack. My periods on this were actually MORE painful, and I found that I had sharp cramps most days but just for a minute or so. I've persevered but had to stop because it's completely out of stock on the NHS. So now I'm switching to Lucette and I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
Top side effects not reported
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 29th Oct 23
So far Zoely has worked really well for me. Unlike previous forms of birth control (other formulations of the combined pill, and the Mirena), I haven't noticed any negative side effects.
Somewhat positive mood
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Used for 6 - 12 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 4th Oct 23
I found this pill effected my moods, over a longer period of time it gave me PMS like symptoms but without following a regular cycle so it could be hard to predict. However I have found coming off it harder, it’s really affected my skin I’ve developed bad constant acne almost immediately after coming off and it’s not settled down despite being three months. This is not an issue I had before using this pill and I found my skin had changed while on it.
Improved skin
1 more effect
1 helpful
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 17th Sep 23
I had high hopes for Zoely but unfortunately the experience has been pretty awful, so bad I had to stop at the end of the second month. Firstly, the anxiety on this pill has been uncontrollable. I am a pretty anxious person but luckily have always had it under control. Within the first week of starting Zoely, and until I stopped taking, I was hyperfixating on small things and spiralling from the anxiety. I was hoping this would subside after a few months but given the complete loss of sex drive, and discomfort/pain during sex as well as the severe anxiety I decided enough was enough and to stop taking Zoely.
Very negative mood
1 more effect
2 helpful
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Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 24th Aug 23
This is the only pill that has stopped my years of breakthrough bleeding. It's also stopped my periods. Phenomenal.
Top side effects not reported
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Zoely pill benefits
Some of the benefits that are recognised in scientific research or guidelines for this contraceptive
Acne or bad skin
Heavy periods
PMS and PMDD
PCOS symptoms
Period pain
Zoely pill alternatives
Contraceptives that work in similar ways, or brands that have close or exactly the same hormonal ingredients