Does the combination birth control pill cause high blood pressure?
How our community feel they have been impacted by high blood pressure on the combination birth control pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
91%
A bit
7%
A lot
2%
Out of the 57 reviews for the combination birth control pill, 0 people (0%) reported high blood pressure.
Reviewers that reported high blood pressure as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 3 - 6 mo
34 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 1 day ago
I felt hungry all the time, gained weight (15 lbs over the 3 months I was on it), and had extremely elevated blood pressure which was not common for me — it was 140/96 at the highest, from the time I woke up to bed time. I had anxiety, high heart rate, and night terrors, again very uncommon for me.
Top side effects not reported
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Used for 12 - 18 mo
23 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 1 week ago
I liked it for the first few months but I noticed that it was really affecting me negatively at around the 9 month mark. I started having heart palpitations and chest pains and my sex drive disappeared. I thought I was going crazy but I went off of it a few weeks ago and I’m already feeling more like myself.
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Combination birth control pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Headaches
35% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported headaches
Breast enlargement
32% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
Tender breasts
28% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported tender breasts
Sweating more than usual
25% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported sweating more than usual
Period like cramps
25% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported period like cramps