19/06/2019

Cilest

Combined pill

 2/5

About the reviewer

Age

26-30

Time used

12 - 18 months

Had children

Yes

Height

5'3"/160cm

Weight

55kg - 60kg / 8st 9lb - 9st 6lb

Currently using

No I've stopped using it

Experience

I started taking this in conjunction with anti depressants after suffering post natal depression following the birth of my daughter. I had no sex drive whatsoever but thought my moods were reasonably stable. Only when I came off the anti depressants did I start to get seriously low moods and depressive episodes. In stopping Cilest these stopped entirely.

Impact whilst taking

Mood

Very negatively

Weight

I don’t know / can’t tell

Periods

No change

Sex drive

Loss of sex drive

Side effects whilst taking

No effects

Better skin

Enlarged breasts

Vaginal dryness

Thrush

Vaginal discharge

Impact after using

Mood

Somewhat positively

Weight

I lost weight

Periods

3-6 months

Sex drive

Increased sex drive

No effects

Spots or acne

Vaginal discharge

Experience after taking

After stopping cilest my mood improved and sex drive returned. I think I lost a bit of weight as well – I certainly didn’t bloat as much as before. It took at least 3 months for my period to return to normal

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Cilest

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