Does desogestrel pill cause migraine with aura?
How our community feel they have been impacted by migraine with aura on desogestrel pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
97%
A lot
2%
A bit
1%
Quite a bit
1%
Out of the 340 reviews for desogestrel pill, 0 people (0%) reported migraine with aura.
Reviewers that reported migraine with aura as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
26 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 2 weeks ago
I experienced some negative side effects when I first went on the pill (mood swings, headaches), both this time around and previously, but they dissipated/softened after a few months. My migraines have increased in frequency over the last 12 months, but I have been a migraine suffered since puberty.
Top side effects not reported
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
17 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 31st Oct 23
kept periods at a normal level, just sometimes more frequently. extremely helped cramps, as i suffered very badly with them before. increased sex drive, and has not had much of an effect on my mood. i do have acne but i had acne before, and i can sometimes get rid of it.
Top side effects not reported
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
14 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 5th Aug 23
started taking this for heavy periods, it took about 1 month to work and made my periods longer and less heavy, overall didn’t work how i wnated
Top side effects not reported
2 helpful
0 comments
Desogestrel pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
54% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported tender breasts
44% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge
44% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported period like cramps
43% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
38% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness