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I had been on the combined pill for 10 years prior to this, but had to switch because I had two migraines. 

On the positive side, my previously very painful periods became a lot lighter and almost painless. However they are now incredibly irregular and long lasting. I've got 40 days without a period, to then have 21 days of bleeding. 

My skin is the worst its been since I was a teenager, and no skin products I've tried have made any difference. Losing weight has been impossible. 

I'm here looking for other options because I'm fed up! 

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Progesterone only / Mini pill-Desomono-review-id-28751

I was put on this brand after my GP said my prescription was put on a generic where chemist chose what ever brand they have. I'd been on Cerelle brand for over 5 years and this brand isn't suiting me. I've only been on this brand a month but I'm experiencing stomach cramps, irregular periods. Where before I wasn't seeing any period unless I accidentally missed a tablet. I'm feeling very tired and low in my mood which has effected my sex drive. I'm having headaches also. I have researched this brand and I've read other women have experienced these side effects.
I'm contacting my gp to arrange a consultation on this as I want to be back on my previous brand my body is used to taking. I'm hoping I can as I'm not feeling well taking this.

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Progesterone only / Mini pill-Desomono-review-id-21520

Had a really bad time on this pill. I changed pharmacies and they gave me this instead of Cerazette/Cerelle which I've taken interchangeably for the last 10 years. Demono really screwed me up – my mental health has plummeted to the point I feel depressed now and I never have before. Always been anxiety-prone but it's been through the roof. No sex drive, find it much harder to get wet (pardon the TMI), spots all over my chin almost constantly, put on weight especially around my belly, and after having 10 glorious period-free years, I've started having heavy periods in very irregular patterns (for example I will be on for a week, off for a week, then back on for a week). I finally spoke to my nurse and begged her to take me off this – I'm staring Cerelle again today and hoping this will clear up.

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Progesterone only / Mini pill-Desomono-review-id-20758

I was sterilised 11yrs ago and had nightmare periods that just took over my life. After multiple hospital visits I had an endometrial ablation 6mths ago. Yay my life back, except for the headaches/migraines a few days before my period 🤦‍♀️ so gynecologist prescribed Desomono/Desogestrel - longer, heavier bleeding - Dizzyness - Headache/migraine already had 4 separate in a month - sweating especially at night. Will be coming off them ASAP

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Progesterone only / Mini pill-Desomono-review-id-20229

Been on the prog only pill for years but recently moved counties and my local pharmacy swapped me from cerelle (which was great in my experience) to desomono. Since then my periods have been so irregular, having sometimes none for ages and then months with 2-3 periods in with spotting in between. Gained weight, boobs are much bigger and more tender. Trying to get off this asap!

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Progesterone only / Mini pill-Desomono-review-id-19583

I had to change to this pill from the combined pill because I was getting migraines, but I prefer the combined pill a lot more. The mini pill has impacted my mental health quite negatively so far, caused me to have regular, intense headaches, and it has given me acne

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Progesterone only / Mini pill-Desomono-review-id-19410

Periods are so heavy and last ages until they work again. I go a whole month and then they get really bad and cause pains and sometimes excessive bleeding. Sometimes it works for me sometimes it doesn’t.

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Progesterone only / Mini pill-Desomono-review-id-19217

I am coming to the end of the 3rd month and I have had about 3 or 4 periods each month.  1 or no days between. Constant bleeding, heavy or not. Painful headaches, cramping and migraines.  On the plus side, it hasn't affected my mood like the combined pill.

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Progesterone only / Mini pill-Desomono-review-id-18774

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Progesterone only / Mini pill-Desomono-review-id-18106

Almost 6 weeks in and I have had 3 periods already.
Very heavy and last for weeks.
Can easily use one super plus tampon in 1 hour. 
Took for one week, had a 7 day period, Then nine days later I started another period that has not stopped as of yet. Again really heavy, went lighter, then is heavy again.

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Progestogen-only / Mini pill

I have been using Noriday for 1 month now. I started taking it on the first day of my period and found that my period pains were worse and my period lasted for around 8 days rather than 5-6. Since then I have had low level cramping and aching however nothing significant. I have had quite a lot of bloating but not change in weight. I do believe I have still ovulated this month and I haven’t seen any real change in mood or libido which are the two main things that are normally affected for me. Overall so far I’d say this has been better for me than Cerazette and Microgynon but will report back once I’ve used it for a while longer 

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I tried Noriday after a bad experience with Azalea (lot of heavy, painful bleeding). Noriday suited me perfectly. I experienced regular periods monthly. My periods were fine, not too heavy. I would experience some cramping for a week before my period every 3 months or so which wasn't ideal but not a deal-breaker. My skin cleared up so well since taking Noriday. I didn't notice any major changes to my mood. Any weight gain (minor) was caused by inactivity and being in a relationship rather than the pill itself. I did find that my breasts did feel quite tender before and during my period and grew a small bit since.

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made me bleed very heavily so I have to stop after a week 

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In comparison to the other combined pills I've used, this one caused less noticeable effects on my mood. It still went down, but not to full-on depression.
The periods became quite irregular, coming after only two weeks and lasting a full 7 or 8 days, sometimes there was some spotting. On the last month my period disappeared completely and only returned when I stopped taking the pill.
My breasts grew about 2 sizes, most of the time they were quite hard and painful. I gained about 5kg from my normal weight, despite none of my eating or workout habits changing, and it has gone down since I stopped the pill.
Stopped taking it after 3 months as the side effects were not worth it, and will not use hormonal contraception in the future.

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I changed to Noriday after having severe mood swings on Desogesteral. Best change ever! No side effects, that I could tell. It did however make my periods lighter and irregular to begin with sometimes longer and sometimes shorter. But it did it’s job very well and I would advice it to anyone wanting the mini pill. The one thing I will say is make sure you are very consistent with taking the pill like to the exact time and everything as I wasn’t and experienced an extremely rare side effect that only occurs if your inconsistent. I won’t go into details as it’s gross but know it’s very rare and well didn’t even hurt was just strange tbh. Stay safe ladies xxx

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When I first started using this (I had to come off the combined pill due to migraines) I was gutted because of the way it affected my skin. My skin became so oily and I had a lot of spots - something I had never had issues with before even as a teenager. Almost a year on and this seems to have settled down (I’m not sure if it’s my body being used to it, or my skin routine, but either way, it’s manageable!) 
However, since the colder weather, I have been getting recurring thrush. It’s really affecting me and the way I feel about myself, and I’m worried as it keeps coming back! 
If I could go back on the combined pill I would, but this one seems like an ok alternative. I hope I can get the thrush issue sorted though! 

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Changed to Noriday after constant bleeding on Cerelle. My initial reason for going on the pill was to control period cramps and my doctor recommended the mini pill as I am prone to migraines. 
First time on Noriday I experienced no symptoms/changes, except for reduced cramps. I then stopped taking it for about a year due to not having a good routine and had no problems at all.
I went back on Noriday a few months ago after my periods become incredibly irregular/sparse, and this time the pill completely stopped my periods. I am unsure if the cause of my periods becoming so sporadic was a delayed reaction to Noriday from before, or something else, but my doctor assured me that it is normal for periods to stop while on this pill due to its strength.
I am now in a similar position to before where I don't have a good enough daily routine to ensure I take the pill within the 3-hour window and am now considering an alternative method.

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After I stopped using the mini pill it took a while for my cycle to become normal. My skin got worse the first month or two but that also came back normal.
The first cycles a experienced painful cramps, even when ovualting. After around 3 months the cramps eased and my flow became a lot lighter again and regular 
My energy levels increased a lot compared to when I was on the mini pill within the first month

I kept having two 6 day periods a month, both were as bad as each other so I lost track of which one was the "spotting" one and which was my actual cycle. Tried lowering the dose but same issue continued.
No matter how much sleep I was getting I was exhausted and lightheaded. I was told this was normal. 

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I have only been taking noriday for 6 weeks, but it has been positive so far. I had one period at the start, no heavier/longer than my normal period, and haven’t had one since. It is too early to say whether I will have periods or not. I’ve had no spotting or irregular bleeding yet.
I swapped from the combined pill to this because the combined pill killed my sex drive. I have noticed that my sex drive is now back to no-pill natural state. I can’t say anything bad about this pill at the moment!

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Difficult to tell as I swapped straight to a different contraceptive method 

I trialled this for nearly a year because usually things settle down but this one never did. The worse side effect for me was the extremely painful and heavy periods lasting a full week! I also gained a lot of weight without realising - about a stone in the year I was on it. Would not advise this one! 

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