Experiences with Cerazette

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Active ingredient: desogestrel
ATC Code: G03AC09

Level of
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Level of Satisfaction 19%

What patients say...

Effectiveness 58%
Quantity of side effects 79%
Severity of side effects 79%
Ease of use 70%

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Cerazette
24/11/2020 | | 29moderated by Charlotte
desogestrel (0,075MG) for Contraception / birth control

Only been taking for a week. Have been so snappy and angry. Instantly regret being mean and then do it straight away after like I have literally no control of myself or my temper. Im usually very chilled out and never get angry so its 100% the pill. Also never had so many spots looked in the mirror today and hardly recognised myself. Not taking this horrid drug ever again. Reader be warned!
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Cerazette
16/11/2020 | | 37moderated by Henry
desogestrel (0,075MG) for Contraception / birth control

extreme fatigue to the point that i did not go to work for a week after 2 months of taking it, which cause me to stop. I felt weak, shaking, lightheaded, and was to weak to stand upright.
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Cerazette
28/08/2020 | | 28moderated by Philip
desogestrel (0,075MG) for Contraception / birth control

I have been taking this pill for close to a year now. It has been great, no side effects, worked as it was supposed to. Until July. Apparently some pills are too light for me, they don't control my hormones as they should, I had this with yasminelle and now with Cerazette. I am prescribed heavier pills cause these ligher ones just don't stop the bleeding. I was bleeding for the whole month exce...
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Cerazette
12/06/2020 | | 35moderated by Susan
desogestrel (0,075MG) for Contraception / birth control

it's the worst medication I've ever taken, it left me so depressed I actually attempted suicide. I was only on the pill for 3 weeks and it was the biggest mistake of my life. It almost cost me my relationship too. Thankfully I'm on the mend
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Cerazette
22/07/2019 | | 28moderated by Susan
desogestrel (0,075MG) for Contraception / birth control

I was on this pill for around 11 months. Side effects to begin with weren't too bad, a few headaches here and there and some slight bloating and slight weight gain. Weight evened back out after 3 months. I had 2 periods for the duration of taking these pills and both times were very light and lasted 3 or 4 days. 6 months into taking these, I developed a post nasal drip, I'm not sure if ...
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Cerazette
11/07/2019 | | 30moderated by Charlotte
desogestrel (0,075MG) for Contraception / birth control

I have been taking this pill for birth control, I cannot fault it for it's purpose, I haven't become pregnant. However, I started this pill in March, had a very painful and prolonged period about 3 weeks after, it stopped for a week and then it came back and has not stopped. It is now July and not a day has gone by where I have not been bleeding / spotting. I have found my sex drive is almost c...
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Cerazette
20/11/2018 | | 46moderated by Henry
desogestrel (0,075MG) for Menorrhagia

Been taking cerzette for 2.5 months now down to two more weeks left of first lot. Taking for heavy bleeding first month gr8 no bleeding, second month very light now this month very heavy with clots. Nurse has told me to carry on till the 3 months have finished, feel drained will it ever stop? I do have emdrentosis so maybe i need something different?
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Cerazette
23/08/2018 | | 26moderated by Charlotte
desogestrel (0,075mg) for acne / spots

So first couple days was fine didnt notice any side affects. After a few days passed suddenly I had an uncontrolable urge to cry at everything, get reeally angry over small things develped acne, put on weight, not from the actual pill itself doing that but it had increased my appetite making me binge eat. None of these where like me. I told my Dr i cannot handle extra hormones but apparently yo...
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Cerazette
22/08/2018 | | 38moderated by Charlotte
desogestrel (0,075mg) for contraception / birth control

Had a horrible 2 years on Cerazette. Dr suggested it when my previous pill was discontinued, within a couple of months of starting it husband told me I was being weird, I put it down to other external factors. Put on 2 stone, had no libido whatsoever, and depressive symptoms so bad I was on the verge of seeing the Dr for help, but eventually after a Google of Cerazette found many other reviews ...
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Cerazette
29/06/2018 | | 45moderated by Henry
desogestrel (0,075mg) for abnormal vaginal blood loss

I am in perimenopause and started suffering with very heavy although regular and painless periods. I was prescribed this after several investigations didn't find anything more serious than a small fibroid. Started taking it on the first day of my period and bled for 11 days instead of the usual 7. Three days later I started bleeding again and bled for another week. I basically bled for the enti...
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Cerazette
19/01/2018 | | 38moderated by Charlotte
desogestrel (0,075mg) for contraception / birth control

I first started taking this pill in April 2017, I suffered hot flushes really badly and felt generally unwell, I was getting light bleeding ever 2 -3 week lasting 7-10 days, 60 days after starting to take it, I developed hives, they were quite bad and I was suffering ever day with them,y doctor didn’t think it was caused by cerazette as I had been tAking it for a couple of months before they de...
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Cerazette
27/07/2017 | | 23moderated by Henry
desogestrel (0,075mg) for contraception / birth control

Because I simply cannot handle external hormones, my doctor prescribed me the mini pill. It's supposed to contain fewer hormones and so cause me fewer problems. To start off with it went pretty well, but then after a week I got my period and it lasted for about 3 weeks, even though I had started taking the pill whilst I was still bleeding. On top of that I have noticed depressive moods and inte...
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Cerazette
30/03/2017 | | 50moderated by Henry
desogestrel (0,075mg) for menopause

Been bleeding for almost a month now, after 4 months of nothing. I took this pill because of frequent menstruation and cramps. But continuous bleeding is totally miserable! I stopped today! For me this is no answer to menopause symptoms!
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Cerazette
26/08/2016 | | 40moderated by Charlotte
desogestrel (0,075mg) for abnormal vaginal blood loss

Cerazette is my last hope. I reacted strongly to the pill, after having my daughter I had a mirena coil but it gave me hormonal migraines and yeast infections, nuvaring had to come out after a week because of terrible itching, painful breasts, nausea. I've been on cerazette for 10 days and for 5 days I've had a yeast infection that just won't go away
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Cerazette
12/06/2016 | | 26moderated by Charlotte
desogestrel (0,075mg) for contraception / birth control

I take Celea (the same as Cerazette). I've been taking it for 6 months now. The first few months I didn't have any periods at all. But now, since the end of May, 5 months after starting these tablets, I'm definitely having periods again, sometimes nearly 14 days long. Is this just breakthrough bleeding? or could it be a sign of something more. There is no pain.
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Cerazette
09/03/2016 | | 54moderated by Henry
desogestrel (0,075mg) for menopause

Taking cerazette since September after my coil was rejected. For the first 3 months I had really bad ongoing blood loss. Then it was better for 3 months but now it's been 24 days and it's literally running down my legs despite using the biggest tampon available! Going to the gynaecologist on Monday where the GP said I should ask for a sonogram.
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Cerazette
24/01/2016 | | 17moderated by Charlotte
desogestrel (0,075mg) for contraception / birth control

I've been taking these pills for four months and after the third month I developed terrible insomnia at night, during the day I was really tired and I had a constant headache. On top of this I also lost my appetite and libido. I stopped taking this one day ago and I hope that the side-effects quickly disappear because of how it's affecting my everyday life.
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Cerazette
10/01/2016 | | 29moderated by Philip
desogestrel (0,075mg) for contraception / birth control

Extreme tiredness, dizziness (so bad that for a while I couldn't even drive my car), weight gain (connected to the tiredness), occasionally nauseous. Frequent yeast infections because of a dry vagina. If I forgot to take a pill, or took it too late, really bad nausea/vomiting. Symptoms just like pregnancy so I have taken four tests in 3 months but they were all negative.
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