19/06/2019

Cerelle

Progesterone only / Mini pill

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About the reviewer

Age

31-35

Time used

3 - 6 months

Had children

Yes

Height

5'6"/167.5cm

Weight

95kg - 100kg / 14st 13lb - 15st 10lb

Currently using

No I've stopped using it

Experience

Was ill for whole time taking it, felt very low and depressed, lost weight due to nausea and no appetite, lack of sex drive and when having sex was painful, had groin pain 80% of time, going to toilet was uncomfortable.

Impact whilst taking

Mood

Very negatively

Weight

I lost weight

Periods

Spotting / light bleeding between periods

Sex drive

Loss of sex drive

Side effects whilst taking

Headaches

Dizziness

Nausea or vomiting

Tender breasts

Increased sweating

Back pain

Cystitus

Womb cramps

Pelvic infection

Vaginal dryness

Impact after using

Mood

Very positively

Weight

I gained weight

Periods

1 month

Sex drive

Increased sex drive

Headaches

Better skin

Tender breasts

Womb cramps

Experience after taking

After two weeks cramps and pain stopped, four weeks period came wasn’t very heavy but bit longer. Mood improved, sex drive improved greatly

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Cerelle

Progesterone only / Mini pill

About the reviewer

Experience

Impact whilst taking

Side effects whilst taking

Impact after using

Experience after taking

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