Birth control shot vs Combination birth control pill
Birth control shot ingredients
Main hormones in Birth control shot
Combination pill ingredients
Main hormones in Combination pill
estrogen
What Lowdown reviewers say
37% somewhat negative
37% stopped periods
37% lost sex drive
53% gained weight
42% no impact on skin
50% in 3-6 months
30% no impact on mood
31% lighter periods
38% lost sex drive
44% no impact
43% improved skin
40% in 1 month
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Birth control shot reviews
19 reviews
Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 21st Jul 24
Have been nonstop throwing up and being nauseous and dizzy, lost a lot of weight from that alone. Have a bad fever and a lot of hot flashes, very uncomfortable and won’t ever do this again. Ever. Ever. Ever again.
Very negative mood
2 more effects
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Used for 3 - 5 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 19th Jul 24
I first started receiving the shot as a teenager (for 2 years) and the only side effect I experienced was no periods, which is what I wanted. I started back on it 5 years ago after trying 2 other types of BC that I did not like. Once again, my periods stopped, but this time I also gained about 30 lbs, my breasts grew, and I suffered from excessive sweating/ hot flashes. The weight gain was no issue to me since I have always been very tall and skinny. Putting on some extra weight was a plus. It was the constant sweating and hot flashes that made me stop taking the shot. I would even sweat from my head and *down there*, which I never used to before. It was very embarrassing and difficult for me to control. I was showering 3-4 times a day in between trying to work and go to school. Not to mention all of the different types of deodorant I had to try to remedy this issue. If I can find a viable solution, I would most definitely restart this BC.
Gained weight
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Used for 12 - 18 mo
22 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 3rd Jul 24
Depo Provera stopped my periods completely. After being on it for more than a year, I can’t fit into my favorite belt that I easily could a year ago. Mind you, last year I was more sedentary — this year I’ve been training for 5Ks. That’s how much weight I’ve gained on Depo.
Very negative mood
2 more effects
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 21st Jul 24
Have been nonstop throwing up and being nauseous and dizzy, lost a lot of weight from that alone. Have a bad fever and a lot of hot flashes, very uncomfortable and won’t ever do this again. Ever. Ever. Ever again.
Very negative mood
2 more effects
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Used for 3 - 5 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 19th Jul 24
I first started receiving the shot as a teenager (for 2 years) and the only side effect I experienced was no periods, which is what I wanted. I started back on it 5 years ago after trying 2 other types of BC that I did not like. Once again, my periods stopped, but this time I also gained about 30 lbs, my breasts grew, and I suffered from excessive sweating/ hot flashes. The weight gain was no issue to me since I have always been very tall and skinny. Putting on some extra weight was a plus. It was the constant sweating and hot flashes that made me stop taking the shot. I would even sweat from my head and *down there*, which I never used to before. It was very embarrassing and difficult for me to control. I was showering 3-4 times a day in between trying to work and go to school. Not to mention all of the different types of deodorant I had to try to remedy this issue. If I can find a viable solution, I would most definitely restart this BC.
Gained weight
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Used for 12 - 18 mo
22 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 3rd Jul 24
Depo Provera stopped my periods completely. After being on it for more than a year, I can’t fit into my favorite belt that I easily could a year ago. Mind you, last year I was more sedentary — this year I’ve been training for 5Ks. That’s how much weight I’ve gained on Depo.
Very negative mood
2 more effects
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Combination birth control pill reviews
77 reviews
Used for 1 - 3 mo
32 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 2 weeks ago
I switched from Yasmin to Jasmiel and it’s better because Yasmin was giving me crazy migraines, and now I don’t have them anymore. The only thing is that Jasmiel is making me sweat, and also sometimes I’ve not gotten my period although I’m not pregnant.
Top side effects not reported
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Used for 3 - 5 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 2 weeks ago
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
29 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 15th Aug 24
I have been on this for less than a week, and I've cried more times in the past two days than I could in a year. I have been so depressed and moody, even my coworkers are noticing. It is sad. I have been debating on stopping this pill. I also have had all the worst cramps while not even bleeding. It just has not been a good week! and it is really taking a toll on me, I feel like I have my period all day everyday for the week just without the blood.
Very negative mood
1 more effect
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
32 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 2 weeks ago
I switched from Yasmin to Jasmiel and it’s better because Yasmin was giving me crazy migraines, and now I don’t have them anymore. The only thing is that Jasmiel is making me sweat, and also sometimes I’ve not gotten my period although I’m not pregnant.
Top side effects not reported
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Used for 3 - 5 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 2 weeks ago
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
29 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 15th Aug 24
I have been on this for less than a week, and I've cried more times in the past two days than I could in a year. I have been so depressed and moody, even my coworkers are noticing. It is sad. I have been debating on stopping this pill. I also have had all the worst cramps while not even bleeding. It just has not been a good week! and it is really taking a toll on me, I feel like I have my period all day everyday for the week just without the blood.
Very negative mood
1 more effect
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
19 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 6th Aug 24
I had one day of breakthrough bleeding, which was nice. At about day 9, I had sudden intense cramping, and I thought it was my ovary. Still haven't confirmed this, but I have not experienced that until I started the pill. I had cramps for the 6 weeks I was on it, and many days I was nauseous. I had a headache everyday, but I thought I could handle these physical symptoms since I felt it improved my mood some days. However, after having my first period on the pill (longer than usual, bad cramps, nausea), my mood dropped and I got very suicidal and had to stop taking the pill.
Somewhat negative mood
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
25 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 6th Aug 24
I had a month long headache with a complete lack of energy and nausea. Now my head hair is falling out while my body hair gets darker. Terrible pill. I also had very scary circulation issues. I could feel blood struggling to pump through my legs.
Very negative mood
1 more effect
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
21 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 6th Aug 24
I've only been on the pill for three months and it made me feel really sick. The breakthrough lasted a month, however my hormonal acne cleared quite a bit.
Improved skin
2 more effects
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Used for 8+ yr
46 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 30th Jul 24
I’m on this pill to help with my migraines. While I don’t feel the pill prevents migraines caused by my chronic vascular and cervicalgenic migraines, it controls my hormonal shifting during the month to prevent hormone-caused migraines.
Improved skin
1 more effect
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Used for 3 - 5 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 29th Jul 24
It’s been years since I used birth control because I’m in my 70 s. At the time I was satisfied because I didn’t want to get pregnant again except that the one time I did get pregnant I had an abortion and I regret that very much
Top side effects not reported
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Used for 5 - 8 yr
21 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 8th Jul 24
at first i experienced a lot of anxiety and mood swings but after a few years seemed to die down. Weight gain and libido have been the really only symptoms I have experienced. Have not had a period the whole time.
Somewhat negative mood
3 more effects
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Used for 6 - 12 mo
26 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 3rd Jul 24
I have been on birth control for a year and a half now. The pharmacy switched what brand they gave me, and even though it had the “same ingredients” it’s like you’re starting a whole new pill so your body has to adjust all over again. Im on month 6 of taking this one and Im consistently having break through bleeding the week before my placebo pill week, so im bleeding for two weeks every month. Im about to go off of it the beginning of September anyway, so i’m just pushing through, but if I have to take one in the future i will 100% be asking for a different pill. Ive had no other side effect except that which is great but the bleeding extra and the dull cramps that stick around those two weeks are annoying.
Somewhat positive mood
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