Zoely pill vs Rigevidon pill

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Zoely pill

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Overview

Rated 3.7

13 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

Zoely pill ingredients

Main hormones in Zoely pill

Anti-Androgenic progestogen


Rigevidon pill ingredients

Main hormones in Rigevidon pill

Androgenic progestogen

Medium oestrogen

What Lowdown reviewers say

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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Zoely pill reviews

13 reviews

Used for 3 - 5 yr
25 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  3 days ago

  •  Stopped using

I didn’t experience any major side effects on this pill. My mood was better when compared to other pills

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Used for 3 - 6 mo
43 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  3 weeks ago

  •  Still using

I have endometriosis and I'm mid-gynae referral so we're in the position of trying the pill to reduce my endo symptoms. I tried Millinette and it was awful (really anxious and bad headaches) so we switched to Zoely. It's not prescribed much near me so we had a real struggle getting hold of it. After I started taking it the first thing I noticed was there were no headaches and my mood/anxiety felt fine so that was really good. The downside was being unable to get through 2 packs without spotting, the intention was to take 2 or 3 packs back-to-back to keep my periods at bay, but my body just decided it was going to bleed when it wanted, so I ended up having to break halfway through every second pack. My periods on this were actually MORE painful, and I found that I had sharp cramps most days but just for a minute or so. I've persevered but had to stop because it's completely out of stock on the NHS. So now I'm switching to Lucette and I'm keeping my fingers crossed!


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Used for 1 - 3 mo
26 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  29th Oct 23

  •  Still using

So far Zoely has worked really well for me. Unlike previous forms of birth control (other formulations of the combined pill, and the Mirena), I haven't noticed any negative side effects.


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Used for 3 - 5 yr
25 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  3 days ago

  •  Stopped using

I didn’t experience any major side effects on this pill. My mood was better when compared to other pills


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Used for 3 - 6 mo
43 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  3 weeks ago

  •  Still using

I have endometriosis and I'm mid-gynae referral so we're in the position of trying the pill to reduce my endo symptoms. I tried Millinette and it was awful (really anxious and bad headaches) so we switched to Zoely. It's not prescribed much near me so we had a real struggle getting hold of it. After I started taking it the first thing I noticed was there were no headaches and my mood/anxiety felt fine so that was really good. The downside was being unable to get through 2 packs without spotting, the intention was to take 2 or 3 packs back-to-back to keep my periods at bay, but my body just decided it was going to bleed when it wanted, so I ended up having to break halfway through every second pack. My periods on this were actually MORE painful, and I found that I had sharp cramps most days but just for a minute or so. I've persevered but had to stop because it's completely out of stock on the NHS. So now I'm switching to Lucette and I'm keeping my fingers crossed!


Top side effects not reported

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Used for 1 - 3 mo
26 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  29th Oct 23

  •  Still using

So far Zoely has worked really well for me. Unlike previous forms of birth control (other formulations of the combined pill, and the Mirena), I haven't noticed any negative side effects.


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Rigevidon pill reviews

514 reviews

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