Cerazette

Cerazette 2023-09-22 Person 1 5 0

For me, Cerazette is one of the worst tablets I have ever taken and I honestly never felt so much relief when my doctor agreed they were doing more harm than good, and stopped me taking them. About a month or so into taking them, I was experiencing constant bleeding, breast pain, and awful nausea/vomiting after eating. For me, they exacerbated my issues with generalised anxiety disorder, leading to intense panic attacks I now am seeking therapy to maintain. Whilst they definately do help prevent pregnancy with protection, I personally found this mini-pill hell to take. I'm working more on my weight to go onto the combined pill and hopefully have a more positive experience. If you are prescribed them, try them- but be aware of your symptoms and always call doctors if you are worried.

Cerazette 2022-07-02 Person 2 5 0

Started taking Cerazette as GP refused to continue to prescribe the combined pill as I am 50. I started having significant cramps in my thigh after a few days; one week in these were so painful they kept me awake at night. Having read that these can be caused by inactive ingredients in medicine, I stopped the Cerazette. Two days later, cramp free. I then started reading the reviews on this pill and I am horrified. Needless to say the gp did not mention any potential side effects and the pharmacy did not send me the notice as the prescription was only for 1 month "to try it". So much for informed consent.

Cerazette 2022-03-16 Person 4 5 0

I took cerazette for two months. This was the first birth control I've ever taken in my life- I am 28 and prior to now I just used condoms but my partner wanted to try without, so I picked a bc option that was estrogen free and that would not be inserted into my body so I could stop it at any time in case I disliked it. The first month was awesome - no side effects whatsoever and my acne cleared up. Once I got to month #2 I had 2 heavy periods in a row with only about a week in between, with some more breakthrough bleeding so I decided to quit. I stopped taking it 2 days ago and I'm bleeding again- not sure if this will just be a little bit of blood or another heavy period but we'll see. In any case- loved it at the beginning, definitely improved my quality of life with no side effects but that didn't last. I did not experience weight gain or changes in mood which were what I was afraid of I may try it again in the future. Tldr I do recommend Cerazette - try it and see if it works for you, and if it doesn't you can always stop taking it at any time and try something else.

Cerazette 2022-02-13 Person 3 5 0

I was on the double pill before this, but had one migraine so was told I couldn't take that pill anymore. I was on the other pill for about 10 years and it worked so well - regular periods (literally knew exactly when they'd be), and no side effects apart from the odd mood swing. Cerazette has completely changed that, I bleed pretty much constantly which is emotionally and physically draining - there's maybe 1 week (max 2) in a month when im not bleeding. Affecting my sex life as im not sure when I'll be bleeding and dont want to have sex while I am. Pretty sure it's causing bad back pain too. I've been on it for about 18 months and hate it but don't have another option really, I still don't want to get pregnant and have never got on with condoms and hate the idea of coil/injection. I think every body is different and I know people who don't bleed at all on this poll but I don't think it's for me.

Cerazette 2017-07-18 Person 1 5 0

Unpleasant side effects like unbearable breast pain and ongoing bleeding which was by far the major issue in my case. Of the 10 or so months that I took Cerazette, I was bleeding for about 5-6 months nearly every week. Also, I had a clear skin before going on Cerazette which is now totally messed up & I am trying to sort it out with my GP's help. I guess you won't have any other choice of hormonal contraception if you are obese or very overweight. But if you aim to reduce your weight, you can go on a different contraception (if your doctor approves of course), which I would definitely recommend. The only positive side of it for me was that it got rid of my severe body ache and period pain for several months.