To ask for your experiences with Microgynon?

I had microgynon as a stop gap for my heavy bleeding, had many ultrasounds and they can't find anything wrong.
I've been out on many different types of pill all causing my depression or severe migraines generally tired and not feeling myself.
Microgynon is the worst I've been on it was effective at stopping my periods but it caused leg cramping, anxiety attacks, stress increased, mood swings, tiredness, depression, foggy head feeling and more. I tried to wait it out until my second month of taking it, I couldn't take it no more! I was feeling unable to drive and go to work and was really making depressed and anxious. I'm not usually the anxious type ...
Stopped and bled heavy with cramping and pain and now still spotting in week two.
Trust your body. Any changes to your mood or sleep stop taking the pill. It's not meant for you.
Speak to your health provider.

I'm now on waiting list for mirena coil.

Killed my sexual desire stone dead. Couldn’t see what the fuss about sex was until I came off it. Never gone near hormonal contraception since

I was on it for about 10 years. At the time, thought it was fine. However once I stopped taking it I had bucket loads more energy and stopped taking afternoon naps 😂. It was such a difference I can only assume it was the pill!

I get on with it fine- seems quite a mixed bag though. It’s strange how different things affect us. I’ve always been put off the depo injection having seen my flatmate at uni really suffer on it and have to wait for it to get out of her system. It was like a switch flicked over night and she turned completely crazy.

I was on it for over 20 years, I only had to give it up because of my age and because I was a smoker back then. After three years of stupendously heavy and excruciatingly painful periods, nine days at a time, anaemia, fainting, vomiting and chronic diarrhoea, it literally gave me my life back. I didn’t get on with the mini pill or the coil afterwards, but by that time I had a new partner who’d had the snip and I decided to dispense with contraception. My periods are now ok, painful but liveable, but I’ll always be grateful to Microgynon. And remember: correlation doesn’t mean causation.

I used to take Rigevidon which I believe uses the same hormones, and it was the only contraceptive I ever got on with! They wouldn't prescribe it any more as apparently I was too old so more at risk of a stroke.
Tried everything else - the mini-pill gave me sore boobs constantly, the mirena coil made me depressed, and the depo injection made me half a stone heavier and spotty. All of the above destroyed my sex drive completely.

So now DP has had the snip. I would have been sterilised myself if they'd let me!

I tried it twice and it made me bleed every day for months so I had to stop. It was very effective as a contraceptive because I was bleeding constantly so didn’t have sex.

Awful medication! Heaviest periods ever, cluster headaches and crippling depression. Came off artificial birth control in 2016, never looked back!

Didn't get on with it, as someone else said it's cheapest so prescribed first. I'm on gedarel and have been for 10 years with absolutely no side affects. Hormonal contraception is a just trial and error, lots of my friends are on the mini pill and that was awful for me. I would try a few different ones for a couple of months each. Once you find one that works it brilliant, you can skip periods by running packs too. I hate using condoms, it was me not my partner that wanted to stop, it completely ruins the moment and it doesn't feel as good at all. And no way is anyone going near me with a coil after the horror stories I've heard!!

I was on when I was very young - aged 18/19 - back in the late 90s. Really disagreed with me and made me very emotional.

Just re started it after 7 years because my pmt is so bad. I have pcos and covid injections made my periods stop for a year then they came back with avengence.

My hair fell out on it!

I was on Cileste for years and years with no problems at all.

Made me go mad. Worst ever pmt. Wasn't safe to be near other people. My co-worker resigned. I changed pill. Life improved.

I've been taking Microgynon for over 10 years and never had any problems with it, it made my periods lighter and allowed me to skip them (eg if I was going on holiday) and never had any negative side effects.

A few years ago I went to renew my prescription and my GP told me "they weren't prescribing it anymore" as it was costing too much money! She gave me a different one (might have been Cileste? can't rememeber) which I tried for a few months and didn't get on with at all. My periods weren't as light and I just didn't take to it. When I next saw her I told her I didn't like the new pill and she told me it was exactly the same as the last one as if I was an idiot. Since then I've been buying Microgynon from online pharmacies. A shame because my prescriptions were previously free but it's worth it to have the contraception I actually want!

THIS

It doesn't matter how many people tell you about their awful experience or fantastic experience of a pill you cannot judge how your body react from this.

Try it, if it doesn't agree with you try a different one. Do not be scared to go back to your GP and request a change.

Bled constantly on it. Now have a copper coil and much prefer it

17yo not day!!!!

I had a hysterectomy 3 days ago so definitely not more hormones or accidental pregnancy for me

PS In terms of microgynon, there used to be a lower dose one Micro 20.

It's trial and error with the pill until you find the right one to suit you.

There are loads of different ones. Go back to GP or a practice nurse that does contraceptive reviews (or a family planning clinic) and have a chat. Below is a useful site to have a look at options:

www.contraceptionchoices.org/

I was on Microgynon for about 20 years and got on with it really well, better than other pills I'd tried.

Yeah I had this. The ingredients if coke ate weren't available licenced abroad.

My experience of taking it - not an issue with the medication itself unless my 17 day opposite me I am example

I took it for 10 years and never had a problem. I'm waiting for my periods to start post-birth so I can go back on it.

I tried Celeste or whatever it's called but I became a desert and sex was unenjoyable.

I tried it and lasted a few days only. I was in a constant rage.

I started taking it when I met current DP, no side effects except for the positive pregnancy test a year later. Wouldn't change DS for the world but he was a bit of a shock.

It made me constantly nauseous. A nurse changed me to Cilest when I told her and that was much better.