Contraception Reviews

Combination birth control pill and lower back pain

How our community feel they have been impacted by lower back pain on the combination birth control pill

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

70%

A bit

19%

Quite a bit

6%

A lot

3%

A great deal

2%

Out of the 121 reviews for the combination birth control pill, 36 people (30%) reported lower back pain.

Reviewers that reported lower back pain as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Combination birth control pill  
Used for 1 - 3 mo
23 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  6 days ago

Combination birth control pill  

Stopped eating for 2 days

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Top side effects not reported

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 3 - 6 mo
46 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  2 weeks ago

Works to regulate period but did a number on me mentally.


Very negative mood

1 more effect

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 12 - 18 mo
24 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  3 weeks ago

I've been continuously cycling with these pills (skipping periods) and I've found a lot of my period and pre-period symptoms have improved! My doctor recommended this because of my PMDD and hormonal acne and I've found that both are easier to manage on this pill.


Somewhat positive mood

2 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Combination birth control pill common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

1

Headaches

38% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported headaches

2

Breast enlargement

34% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported breast enlargement

3

Tender breasts

31% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported tender breasts

4

Lower back pain

30% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported lower back pain

5

Sweating more than usual

29% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported sweating more than usual


Possible the combination birth control pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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