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
22%
Quite a bit
19%
A great deal
11%
A lot
4%
Out of the 27 reviews for mini pill, 15 people (56%) reported headaches.
Reviewers that reported headaches as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 12 - 18 mo
22 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 31st Mar 25
I gained 30 pounds after starting this birth control. Could not figure out what was going on with my body until I found a reddit thread where other people were experiencing the same.
Worse skin
2 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 6 - 12 mo
27 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 21st Feb 25
I’m hoping it gets better. Switched from Errin to Slynd 6 months ago. Hair loss stopped. Acne got better. Those were an immediate win. Month 1 - bled for 1 week. Month 2 - bled for 3 weeks. Month 3 - bled for 2.5 weeks. Month 4 - bled for 2 weeks. Month 5 - bled for 1.5 weeks. Month 6 - bled for 1 week. I naturally have a short cycle, and in the process of trying to force my cycle into a 30 day cadence, I’ve gotten 1-2 days per month of severe headaches before my period (thought my head would blow off without Tylenol) and minor dull headaches for ~1 week before each period. The headaches didn’t happen with Errin - but they are happening with Slynd (and also happened a few year back when I took the combo pill).
Top side effects not reported
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Mini pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Headaches
56% of mini pill reviewers reported headaches
Period like cramps
41% of mini pill reviewers reported period like cramps
Tender breasts
37% of mini pill reviewers reported tender breasts
Vaginal discharge
33% of mini pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge
Breast enlargement
33% of mini pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
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