just want to AGGREE 100% with all adverse side effects of cerazette. I took cilest for 14 years which produced minor symtoms of the cerazette and then 2 years ago I was prescribed this pill. I have experienced a feeling of going insane, an almost out of body experience, were I also have severe mood swings, am aggressive, cold, nasty, uncontrolably upset and angry to the point of nearly trying to kill my other half. I became pyschopathically obsessed and paranoid and lost all confidence and self esteem - these are just some of the pyschological effecrs I suffered. There are also many physical, the same as most everyone else, I suffered from spots, mainly on my cheeks that were huge, sore, enflamed and there permanantly, serious loss of sex drive, food cravings, chocolate mainly, ecthema, infected dermatitis, constantly oily skin, skin discolouration, grey, brow patches, poor hair condition, loss of feeling in my fingers daily, and numerous more that I now know are cerazette related.
I stopped taking it and changed to a non-hormonal coil 3 weeks ago and fron day 1 I began to feel better in myself. I have noticed now a change in my personality, I seem to have found 'the little girl' qualities again, laughing, having a bit of fun, optimism, being excited about stuff, etc etc and from bout 48 hours of stopping the pills my sex drive began to return. 3 eeks on, the oily skin is starting to go, hair is healthier, spots are virtually gone, skin colour is looking brighter, and most of all, depression, anxiety, paranoia and obsessiveness are subsiding.
It is unbeleiveable that thousands of women are being precribed a contraceptive which does this to them. Sadly, I believe, that as it is mainly prescribed to women over a certain age, I am 40 and smoke, (only about 10 a day, not exsessivley)it is almost as though it s being tested on these women, me included, as generally, by this age we have had our kids, and may not nedd another form of contraception u to the menopause.