Femodette pill vs Rigevidon pill

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Femodette pill

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Overview

Rated 2.5

29 reviews

Daily

Frequency

91% - 99+%

Effectiveness

Increased

Blood clot risk

None

Effect on fertility

Rated 2.5

514 reviews

Daily

Frequency

91% - 99+%

Effectiveness

Increased

Blood clot risk

None

Effect on fertility

Femodette pill ingredients

Main hormones in Femodette pill

Less-Androgenic progestogen


Rigevidon pill ingredients

Main hormones in Rigevidon pill

Androgenic progestogen

Medium oestrogen

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Benefits: What this contraceptive can help with

Acne or bad skin

Heavy periods

PMS and PMDD

PCOS symptoms

Period pain

Acne or bad skin

Heavy periods

PMS and PMDD

PCOS symptoms

Period pain

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Femodette pill reviews

29 reviews

Used for 12 - 18 mo
34 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  16th Feb 23

  •  Still using

Went on the pill to regulate my cycle after months of intermenstrual bleeding (suspected cause for which was a prolonged period of stress). The pill's been great in bringing my cycle back to normal and I've been taking it for 13 months now. The withdrawal bleeds at the end of each set of pills are very light and I have almost no cramps compared to what I had during my natural menstruation. The pill has also helped me with hair issues and I no longer have breast tenderness. No mood, no skin, no libido issues, etc. The only side effect however is vaginal dryness and it has been quite the issue issue - will likely switch to another pill just because of that.

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Used for 3 - 5 yr
38 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  15th Nov 21

  •  Stopped using

I went on Femodette after using Microgynon and I immediately noticed a few improvements. Mental health-wise I started to feel more like myself again within about a week, and my appetite went back to normal after being constantly hungry on Microgynon. However, my sex drive completely disappeared, my breasts hurt constantly, and while my moods were nowhere near as low as they had been on Microgynon, after coming off Femodette I realised that it had still made me quite angry and emotional.


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Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  26th Aug 21

  •  Stopped using

I was looking for contraception to manage my painful periods, heavy bleeding that doesn't help my anaemia and my period also sometimes causes my IBD to flair. I had been having no periods for almost a year because of getting sick from IBD. When the periods returned, I wanted to go continuous pill to stop the blood loss, but Microgynon didn't work for me before so I decided to try Femodette as I'd been on it as a teenager. Within 3 days of taking this my mood became extremely unstable, it was quite scary. I now think my depression and self harming in my teens may have been at least partially related to being on this pill!


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Used for 12 - 18 mo
34 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  16th Feb 23

  •  Still using

Went on the pill to regulate my cycle after months of intermenstrual bleeding (suspected cause for which was a prolonged period of stress). The pill's been great in bringing my cycle back to normal and I've been taking it for 13 months now. The withdrawal bleeds at the end of each set of pills are very light and I have almost no cramps compared to what I had during my natural menstruation. The pill has also helped me with hair issues and I no longer have breast tenderness. No mood, no skin, no libido issues, etc. The only side effect however is vaginal dryness and it has been quite the issue issue - will likely switch to another pill just because of that.


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Used for 3 - 5 yr
38 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  15th Nov 21

  •  Stopped using

I went on Femodette after using Microgynon and I immediately noticed a few improvements. Mental health-wise I started to feel more like myself again within about a week, and my appetite went back to normal after being constantly hungry on Microgynon. However, my sex drive completely disappeared, my breasts hurt constantly, and while my moods were nowhere near as low as they had been on Microgynon, after coming off Femodette I realised that it had still made me quite angry and emotional.


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Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  26th Aug 21

  •  Stopped using

I was looking for contraception to manage my painful periods, heavy bleeding that doesn't help my anaemia and my period also sometimes causes my IBD to flair. I had been having no periods for almost a year because of getting sick from IBD. When the periods returned, I wanted to go continuous pill to stop the blood loss, but Microgynon didn't work for me before so I decided to try Femodette as I'd been on it as a teenager. Within 3 days of taking this my mood became extremely unstable, it was quite scary. I now think my depression and self harming in my teens may have been at least partially related to being on this pill!


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Rigevidon pill reviews

514 reviews

Used for 1 - 3 mo
30 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  3 weeks ago

  •  Stopped using

Wanted to take the pill without a break, but on Rigevidon ended up with very light bleeding for weeks at a time.


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Used for 12 - 18 mo
22 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  24th Oct 23

  •  Stopped using

Overall Rigevidon stopped my periods completely when running the packs back to back however the side effects I had were not worth it, over the 18 months I was taking Rigevidon I started to develop anxiety and this worsened and worsened over the time I was taking it and the last couple months I was suicidal. Prior to this I had not had any mental health concerns for around 4 years. Alongside this my acne started whilst taking another contraceptive pill but Rigevidon just made it 10x worse - it became cystic, inflammatory acne which felt impossible to clear.


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Used for 3 - 5 yr
29 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  19th Oct 23

  •  Still using

I’ve found it reasonably good I’ve never tried anything else


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Used for 1 - 3 mo
30 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  3 weeks ago

  •  Stopped using

Wanted to take the pill without a break, but on Rigevidon ended up with very light bleeding for weeks at a time.


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Used for 12 - 18 mo
22 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  24th Oct 23

  •  Stopped using

Overall Rigevidon stopped my periods completely when running the packs back to back however the side effects I had were not worth it, over the 18 months I was taking Rigevidon I started to develop anxiety and this worsened and worsened over the time I was taking it and the last couple months I was suicidal. Prior to this I had not had any mental health concerns for around 4 years. Alongside this my acne started whilst taking another contraceptive pill but Rigevidon just made it 10x worse - it became cystic, inflammatory acne which felt impossible to clear.


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Used for 3 - 5 yr
29 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  19th Oct 23

  •  Still using

I’ve found it reasonably good I’ve never tried anything else


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Used for 6 - 12 mo
30 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  26th Sep 23

  •  Stopped using

Rigevidon was fine, but I stopped because I was getting headaches and breakthrough bleeding. My mood was okay-ish but not great.


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Used for 8+ yr
26 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  11th Aug 23

  •  Still using

I have been using it since I was about 16 as I had really painful periods, this is why it is difficult to determine if acne / mood changes were due to the pill or just part of growing up. I am now using it for the same reason and contraception, it has not failed me yet so that can only be a good thing!


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Used for 3 - 6 mo
28 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  29th Jul 23

  •  Stopped using

Affected my mood terribly and felt so much better after coming off of it.


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Used for 3 - 5 yr
40 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  23rd Jul 23

  •  Stopped using

I had a very noticeable drop in mood, I felt very depressed all the time I was on the pill. I gained quite a bit of weight, which all came off quickly as I stopped the pill. The Dr said the pill very likely caused/contributed to development of blood clots, which resulted in a lengthy stay in hospital.


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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
20 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  19th Jul 23

  •  Stopped using

I took this pill as I was recommended it like most young girls (16) wanting to prevent pregnancy. I was on the pill for 3 years, at the start there was no change to anything that I noticed. Within 3 months I’d say I felt so much more anxiety in school and felt so insecure in my relationships with friend and my boyfriend at the time. The negative was my extreme moods during this pill. Which now I’m off it I feel like a different person all together. Positives are, no pregnancy, better skin. I don’t recommend this pill.


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Used for 3 - 5 yr
20 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  17th Jul 23

  •  Stopped using

Towards the end of using this pill I was really depressed with low mood all of the time and had many suicidal thoughts, after coming off it I was almost immediately better. I’ve tried this pill since to retry it and got the same side effects pretty soon after. Did clear my skin up and made my periods a lot lighter, shorter and less painful though. Plus I didn’t get pregnant.


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Used for 12 - 18 mo
17 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  14th Jul 23

  •  Still using

Helped my periods a lot, I could skip them which I liked. Went from lasting 8 days to 5, less painful and a lot lighter when they were usually very heavy. Did increase depression and anxiety, and I lost my sex drive almost completely/rarely got turned on. Made me eat more and I gained weight, and increased my vaginal discharge


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