Mini pill and headaches
How our community feel they have been impacted by headaches on mini pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
44%
A bit
20%
A great deal
17%
Quite a bit
15%
A lot
4%
Out of the 46 reviews for mini pill, 26 people (57%) reported headaches.
Reviewers that reported headaches as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 6 days ago
I was told this newer birth control is generally better received than others like it and my main concern was mood change. Generally I am depressed more and have a loss of appetite which after being pregnant sticks out to me as a definite side effect. I definitely feel like this throws my hormones out of balance. I haven’t experienced this much hair loss before. I want to quit taking it but right now I don’t know a better option since me and my husband both hate using condoms. My sex drive is definitely lowered so I guess that in itself works as a birth control…
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
32 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 2 weeks ago
I love the slynd pills because i usually have constant cramping pain when i ovulate or weeks before my period they get so intense but it’s been great I have little to no pain and my skin has been great too. The only thing I can really complain about is headaches mostly in the beginning when starting the new pack.
Somewhat positive mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
31 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 8th Jun 26
Honestly this pill helped me correct extreme anemia and I had far less severe side effects than combination pills I’ve tried. It’s been about 5 months and I do still have some irritability and bloating/weight gain from the initial adjustments but it seems to be getting better over time. I was terrified to take any kind of hormonal birth control because I have severe PMDD and it made it worse in the past, but this was actually manageable and I don’t go through 3 different personalities every month
Somewhat negative mood
3 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Mini pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Headaches
57% of mini pill reviewers reported headaches
Tender breasts
44% of mini pill reviewers reported tender breasts
Period like cramps
41% of mini pill reviewers reported period like cramps
Breast enlargement
39% of mini pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
Lower back pain
35% of mini pill reviewers reported lower back pain

