Contraception Reviews

Combination birth control pill  
Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown51806
🇺🇸 US
  •  13th Jul 23

Junel Fe 24 birth control pill  
•  Still using

I will preface this review by saying I haven’t hit the full “3 month waiting period” for Junel yet, but so far I hate it. I’m so moody and angry all the time. I feel depressed and low. I have never felt these feelings before and the only thing in my life that has changed? My birth control. I’ve heard terrible things about the pill and I would not recommend Junel to anyone. Also I’m covered in hives and I swear they are from starting this birth control. The only thing I’m my life that has changed: birth control, but the doctor’s don’t believe me.


Mood

Very negative

Skin

No change

Sex drive

Reduced

Weight

Gained weight

Bleeds

Lighter
Stopped

Mood

Don't know

Skin

Don't know

Sex drive

Don't know

Weight

Don't know

Cycle return to normal

I don't know / can't tell
While using
 Tender breasts
 Vaginal dryness
After using

No side effects provided

No experience provided


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Lowdown85894

27th Jul 25

Hello, I’m 48 years old and I think I’m perimenopausal. No medical diagnoses, following my own body. Anyway, I wanted to say that I am on Slynda mini pill for 6 months and I still have breakthrough bleeding and bleeding every other week but it has helped with water retention. GP prescribed me 3 different mini pills to try to regulate my bleeding. Slynda still hasn’t helped to settle my bleeding but definitely treated water retention, heavy legs. I will skip 4 non hormonal tablets this current packet and will start the next straight away and see how next month will go. Fingers crossed. I hope it helped someone.

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Lowdown85894

27th Jul 25

Hello, I’m 48 years old and I think I’m perimenopausal. No medical diagnoses, following my own body. Anyway, I wanted to say that I am on Slynda mini pill for 6 months and I still have breakthrough bleeding and bleeding every other week but it has helped with water retention. GP prescribed me 3 different mini pills to try to regulate my bleeding. Slynda still hasn’t helped to settle my bleeding but definitely treated water retention, heavy legs. I will skip 4 non hormonal tablets this current packet and will start the next straight away and see how next month will go. Fingers crossed. I hope it helped someone.

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