You have my sympathy, OP. I was on the combined pill for years with no issue. It was great for my PCOS. Then I turned 43 ish and started having issues with high BP. The GP wanted me to switch to the POP but I was wary about the hormones with my PCOS. So she reluctantly agreed to put me on BP pills and let me stay on the combined pill.
That wasn’t great. I had the “Ramipril cough” which was the worst thing ever and didn’t ever get better, so I had to switch to Losartan (no cough finally!)
Then I got a clot in my leg. Nearly ended up having to miss our annual holiday, scans, injecting myself in the stomach. Pain. Horrible. GP told me to come off the pill immediately.
After a few weeks I switched to the POP and all was ok for a while but over a few months my hair started to fall out. There seemed to be a bit of a link with that and the Losartan so I came off that hoping that my BP wouldn’t be too bad on the POP. It was better than on the combined pill but still not ideal.
So I just decided to come off the POP too, and yes, my Bp is now back to normal. So it seems hormonal contraception is no longer for me.
Unfortunately as a result I am now paranoid of getting pregnant with condoms so we rarely have sex.
So I’m watching this thread with interest . I don’t want a coil. DH refuses the snip. So I am just praying for an early menopause and I can stop worrying! 