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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%

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.

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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

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0 comments

Mini pill common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

1

Headaches

58% of mini pill reviewers reported headaches

2

Period like cramps

42% of mini pill reviewers reported period like cramps

3

Tender breasts

42% of mini pill reviewers reported tender breasts

4

Lower back pain

38% of mini pill reviewers reported lower back pain

5

Nausea or vomiting

36% of mini pill reviewers reported nausea or vomiting


Possible mini pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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