To be really worried about my hair loss (damn you, Cerazette).

[Toohotcats]

I've been on cerazette for 2 years. My hair is getting thinner and thinner and I don't know what to do. I'm starting to panic a bit, cos I've read that this can worsen even more after coming off it. And the rage, is getting worse. The number of times I've almost hit my boss , and to be honest if this had happened, I wouldn't feel any remorse - I couldn't care less about insulting people or saying mean things. This is not me at all. I used to be/am a lovely person. I hate the way I am at the moment.
On the other hand, the rage does have its benefits, I have no quarms about standing up for myself , which I've always had a problem doing.
Really concerned about my hair though. I'm seeing the doc tomorrow and thinking about the patch.
The only reason cerazette has been a blessing is that I haven't had a period in 2 years. (The pain used to make me pass out).
Could someone give me some positive advice? X

[Namechangenell]

That's interesting as I had a Mirena fitted in March and I also think it's causing some hair thinning. However, it also coincided with stopping breastfeeding DC2 and I also experienced hairloss after I stopped breastfeeding DC1, so it's hard to say really. Are there any other factors that the hairloss could be attributed to?

It does sound like something is not quite right. I really want the Mirena to work for a number of other reasons so I completely understand the frustration of the side effects when you think you've found a perfect, period free solution contraception wise. Good luck with the Dr.

[EatDessertFirst]

Cerazette was awful for me. I had hair loss, terrible teenage-esque skin (I was 29 ffs!) and my mood swings were beyond hideous. My weight ballooned as well. I moved to Yasmin and I was back to normal within a month.

Time to try something else maybe!

[StarlingMurmuration]

What what what what? Cerazette causes hair loss?! I've been on it for a couple of years and more and more I've noticed my hair is thinning! I didn't realise it was the pill! Wow. Ok. Good to know. Does anyone know if other mini pills do the same?

[Beans74]

There was me convinced I was going through perimenopause being 47 with all the symptoms from tiredness, anxiety, panic attacks, thinning hair, poor memory, bloating, lower sex drive, low mood and crying etc, etc but no hot sweats. 2 blood tests over the last couple of years show negative on the perimenopause front but now I'm wondering if all these symptoms are a a result of being on Zelleta (same as Cerazette) for 2 years! I even asked my GP nurse if the pill could be making me crazy but she seemed surprised i would even consider this and gave me a categoric 'NO'. Well all I know is that I have changed as a person for the worse (like Toohotcats), I am grumpy (not every day), don't want to socialise (and I cant blame covid for it all), can barely tolerate people and sometimes couldn't give a fiddlers f*^k about things and my god it feels so bad some days that I simply feel I cant cope and that is soooo not me. I feel like I have turned in to a really nasty person and I don't like it. I have in last 3 days decided to stop Zeletta/Cerazette cold turkey and where I was originally thinking of getting a Mirena coil and HRT I am going to give my body a chance to figure out if this pill has ruined me or whether I'm actually going through the perimenopause. Shame as now I have to go back having monthly's again. Wish me luck and good luck to you all too. Things we go through huh?

[HmmmmmmInteresting]

@Beans74

There was me convinced I was going through perimenopause being 47 with all the symptoms from tiredness, anxiety, panic attacks, thinning hair, poor memory, bloating, lower sex drive, low mood and crying etc, etc but no hot sweats. 2 blood tests over the last couple of years show negative on the perimenopause front but now I'm wondering if all these symptoms are a a result of being on Zelleta (same as Cerazette) for 2 years! I even asked my GP nurse if the pill could be making me crazy but she seemed surprised i would even consider this and gave me a categoric 'NO'. Well all I know is that I have changed as a person for the worse (like Toohotcats), I am grumpy (not every day), don't want to socialise (and I cant blame covid for it all), can barely tolerate people and sometimes couldn't give a fiddlers f*^k about things and my god it feels so bad some days that I simply feel I cant cope and that is soooo not me. I feel like I have turned in to a really nasty person and I don't like it. I have in last 3 days decided to stop Zeletta/Cerazette cold turkey and where I was originally thinking of getting a Mirena coil and HRT I am going to give my body a chance to figure out if this pill has ruined me or whether I'm actually going through the perimenopause. Shame as now I have to go back having monthly's again. Wish me luck and good luck to you all too. Things we go through huh?

Hair loss with Cerazette affects between 1/100 and 1/1000 women. It's listed as an uncommon side effect on their data sheet but I'd say those numbers are quite high

[Raggydolly33]

Thank goodness for Google, I've been loosing my hair for the past year now, used to have thin but lovely healthy hair, now it's all thin and brittle, loads comes out in the bath! Been racking my brains trying to discover why as not changed hair products, I do work in a stressful environment (veterinary nurse) however, no more stressful than it has been in the years I have been in the profession, I'm also generally not a stressful person 🤷🏼‍♀️. Have just realised that I was changed onto cerezett around 21 months ago!!! Will not be taking anymore, will call my nurse tomorrow for an alternative! I've also gained weight on this which I could cope with but not the hair loss, am so very self conscious about it. Thanks to you all on here ❤️.

[VestaTilley]

Have you been checked for endometriosis? If the period pain was that bad it could be that.

I was losing my hair until I was diagnosed with coeliac disease. Hair loss can be a symptom of many things, so worth getting a full blood test done by your GP.