Does hormonal IUD cause headaches?
How our community feel they have been impacted by headaches on hormonal IUD
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
67%
A bit
12%
Quite a bit
9%
A great deal
9%
A lot
3%
Out of the 33 reviews for hormonal IUD, 0 people (0%) reported headaches.
Reviewers that reported headaches as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
22 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 4 days ago
Overall I really disliked this IUD. The insertion was extremely painful. I experienced spotting everyday for 6 months. When I started to get monthly bleeding again I would get debilitating cramps that caused me to miss work and school.
Top side effects not reported
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
26 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 25th Mar 24
This caused pain/vomiting/inability to sleep for 3 months after insertion. I was promised it would improve, and told to just keep giving it time. Severe menstrual cramps continued the whole 2 years that I had this. Doctors promised many times over the 2 years that my symptoms were normal and/or not due to the IUD(both incorrect). Around the 9 month mark I began to develop progesterone hypersensitivity autoimmune disease. This continued to progress until I removed it. This new condition landed me in the ER multiple times due to anaphylaxis: asthma, heart palpitations, high BP, frequent fainting, extreme rashes etc. I had to quit my job because I was not functional on any level. Luckily I eventually figured it out.
Top side effects not reported
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 6 - 12 mo
32 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 12th Mar 24
While this birth control didn't cause me to bleed like several others had, I became depressed and had painful cystic acne all over my face and began to get some on my back as well. This was completely irregular for me.
Top side effects not reported
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Hormonal IUD common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Period like cramps
61% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported period like cramps
Lower back pain
42% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported lower back pain
Headaches
33% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported headaches
Tender breasts
30% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported tender breasts
Nausea or vomiting
27% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported nausea or vomiting