Mini pill and weight gaining
How our community feel mini pill has affected their weight
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
No change
38%
14%
Don't know
14%
Out of the 50 reviews for mini pill, 17 people (34%) reported weight gaining.
Reviewers that reported weight gaining as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 1 - 3 mo
29 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 2 weeks ago
I can't tell if this birth control is helping me or not and its so frustrating because i have endometriosis and i smoke so i have to be on a progesterone only pill but ever since i started taking this pill i've had a heat intolerance which they say is not a side effect but it 100% started when i started taking the pill, and they told me my goal is to not have a period and im 2 months in and still am getting my period and ovulating and experiencing breakthrough bleeding and cramps.
Worse skin
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 27th Jul 26
terrible experience, dry mouth 24/7, dehydrated, nausea, throat irritated from this pill drying me and heavy diuretic component. made me so tired and depressed and ill caused acne
Very negative mood
3 more effects
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
58% of mini pill reviewers reported headaches
Period like cramps
42% of mini pill reviewers reported period like cramps
Tender breasts
42% of mini pill reviewers reported tender breasts
Lower back pain
38% of mini pill reviewers reported lower back pain
Nausea or vomiting
36% of mini pill reviewers reported nausea or vomiting
