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Feanolla pill reviews
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Used for 6 - 12 mo
22 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 20th Jun 23
I’ve got on really well with this pill! I was very emotional for the first month and cried at everything, but they have settled down since. I had one period which was very light on the first month and haven’t had one since. Overall, a very positive experience (I was terrified to go on any sort of hormonal contraceptive, so very pleased!)
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Used for 6 - 12 mo
22 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 20th Jun 23
I’ve got on really well with this pill! I was very emotional for the first month and cried at everything, but they have settled down since. I had one period which was very light on the first month and haven’t had one since. Overall, a very positive experience (I was terrified to go on any sort of hormonal contraceptive, so very pleased!)
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Cerazette pill reviews
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Used for 12 - 18 mo
29 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 27th Oct 23
I went on this pill because I get migraines with aura, so can’t have the combined pill any more after being on Microgynon for years and having no major issues. I had some headaches to start with on this pill while I got used to it. Cerazette was okay, it stopped my period for the most part (got a v light period with intense cramps every 4 months or so), and it didn’t affect my sex drive. However my boobs hurt every month and periodically, despite not getting a period. My nipples literally felt like razors!! And the vaginal dryness was not fun. I’ve been lucky that I’ve never had bad skin but it was really greasy when I started Cerazette and I noticed more hormonal spots around my chin that wouldn’t ever really go. I definitely feel like I was bloated a lot more and noticed some weight gain but this could have been down to my lifestyle at the time - was going out and not always looking after myself in terms of what I ate and drank. I’ve always suffered from brain fog (thanks ADHD and depression), so it’s hard to say if Cerazette also had an affect on this, but I definitely had mood swings for the first few months of being on this pill. The highs were high and the lows were low for 3-4 months.
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
35 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 10th Oct 23
Tried this help with pre menstrual mood. I tried to stick with it because my doctor said that it make take a while to settle/get used to. It did help make me more chilled, but the irregular bleeding / spotting and headaches meant the benefits didn't outweigh enough for me to continue to use it.
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Used for 12 - 18 mo
29 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 27th Oct 23
I went on this pill because I get migraines with aura, so can’t have the combined pill any more after being on Microgynon for years and having no major issues. I had some headaches to start with on this pill while I got used to it. Cerazette was okay, it stopped my period for the most part (got a v light period with intense cramps every 4 months or so), and it didn’t affect my sex drive. However my boobs hurt every month and periodically, despite not getting a period. My nipples literally felt like razors!! And the vaginal dryness was not fun. I’ve been lucky that I’ve never had bad skin but it was really greasy when I started Cerazette and I noticed more hormonal spots around my chin that wouldn’t ever really go. I definitely feel like I was bloated a lot more and noticed some weight gain but this could have been down to my lifestyle at the time - was going out and not always looking after myself in terms of what I ate and drank. I’ve always suffered from brain fog (thanks ADHD and depression), so it’s hard to say if Cerazette also had an affect on this, but I definitely had mood swings for the first few months of being on this pill. The highs were high and the lows were low for 3-4 months.
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
35 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 10th Oct 23
Tried this help with pre menstrual mood. I tried to stick with it because my doctor said that it make take a while to settle/get used to. It did help make me more chilled, but the irregular bleeding / spotting and headaches meant the benefits didn't outweigh enough for me to continue to use it.
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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
42 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 23rd Sep 23
I've been on a wide variety of contraceptives over the last 20 years but Cerazette has been the one that has affected my libido. Periods stopped for the 3 years I was on it which was great, but there doesn't seem much point taking contraception if you're not having sex. I've been off it now for 2 weeks and hoping things will return to normal. I'm 42 so hopefully not perimenopausal just yet. Not sure yet how my husband will feel about going back to condoms longer-term, but I'm fed up of synthetic hormones so he'll just have to deal with it (or get the snip!).
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Used for 5 - 8 yr
25 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 31st Aug 23
I have been on this pill since 2016 after months of trying to find what works for me. I waited it out for it to be fully in my system and I love. I do occasionally have spotting but that is usually when I am stressed or if I am ill. I have gained a bit of weight but I yo-yo in general. At the start I was on it for preventing pregnancy as I was in a relationship. Now being single, I use it for period pain relief and to not have a period in general.
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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
18 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 23rd Aug 23
I started using cerazette when I was 14 for heavy periods and pains and it was great, no note worthy side affects and stopped my periods altogether. However it stopped working for me after 2/3 years and I started bleeding almost constantly, not as much as a period but enough for it to be a nuisance.
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Used for 8+ yr
30 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 15th Aug 23
On the whole I had a really great experience - my periods stopped which I loved, no major side effects - except one. I found that the longer I was on this pill, the more it effected my libido. After 8 years on it, I recently decided to take a break to try and restore my AWOL sex drive. If this wouldn’t have become a big side effect, I would have definitely stayed on this pill until I was looking to conceive.
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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
25 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 10th Aug 23
This pill took me from overweight to obese, happy to anxious and grumpy, and from having a high sex drive to having absolutely no sex drive whatsoever. The low sex drive was also accompanied by vaginal dryness so any attempt at sex would hurt and was not worth it. Only positive was my periods and hormonal migraines stopping but in the end this was not enough for me to continue taking this pill.
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
34 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 9th Aug 23
It was awful. I put on 10lbs in 3 weeks. My boobs went up 3 cup sizes. Low mood, bad skin. There was nothing good about this pill
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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
27 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 7th Aug 23
I took me a whole year to realise my depressive state, my terrible body odor, my thick and dense body hair, my hair loss and my constant headaches were related to the same thing: the pill. The only thing that was evident from the start was how oily my face and body became and consequently, all the acne that I got on my face, chest and entire back were due to the pill. Another thing no one tells you about is how your breasts lose density and become smaller and saggy (as opposed to the enlargement caused by estrogen). And you can also have constant insomnia. After 2 years taking the pill and accepting that I would have to deal with side effects for many years to come (I have endometriosis), my spotting turned into heavy bleeding and then into multiple periods in a single month. The diagnosis: I had developed an intolerance to synthetic progestogen. How great! After stopping the pill, I felt like I had taken a shot of serotonin, and only then did I notice how depressive I had been all this time. It's been a battle, but I believe I'm uphill now.
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