Cerazette - side effects??!!

[KateShmate]

Have been on Cerazette for about 7 months now, and in the past few weeks I have noticed how ridiculously emotional I have become. Hubsand rang to say he would be half hour late from work (doesnt bother me, he never has a 'finish time') and I burst into tears - i.e, cannot stop, mascara trails etc etc. I am not normally like this at all, but I have noticed more and more recently that I am so emotional. Past fortnight I have probably cried every few days over pathetic things but I literally cannot stop myself. I was wondering if it is a side effect of the pill? Im not stressed, pregnant and nothing dramatic has happened recently. Am feeling extremely pathetic ... Any help would be brilliant!

[KateShmate]

Bump..

[Sidge]

Hmm, Cerazette can cause PMT-type symptoms so if you are the sort of person that normally gets a bit teary and emotional pre-period then it may exaggerate the effect.

But if you've been on it that long and the weepiness is quite recent I'm not convinced it's related. Most women I see with progestogenic side effects tend to get them within the first three months.

Do you generally feel a bit low?

[rednose]

Im on this about a month now and can identify with you op. I have been more irritable definitely (stopped car to shout at 3 year old-ashamed to say, about to launch into train steward only dh stopped me) and not delighted with bleeding 14 days out of 30 (TMI-sori)
I will be returning to family planning to discuss asap!

[KateShmate]

I've been really lucky rednose - haven't had any bleeding for 7 months and has been lovely.. if it wasn't for that, I would be going back asap to change, but I am loving having no period! They were so awful before that I don't want them back!

Sidge - am not feeling low or depressed or anything - feel fine!.. just don't understand it..

Thank you for the replies

[Tallypet]

I was on Cerazette for about two months and was practically psychotic! I hated the way it made me feel - totally irritable at everything and really crazy mood swings. I came off it as DH kinkly mentioned that I was really short tempered.
PLUS I had spotting/bleeding for quite a while whilst on it.
I changed to Norgesterol (sp?) and didn't like it either as I bled for 2 weeks solid - not spotting but bleeding.
I am now au natural re contraception. We just use condoms or withdrawal.
I spoke to a friend who was on Cerazette and she had the exact same symptoms: moodiness, spotting and just feeling generally bleurgh. She stopped taking it and is back to her usual self again.

The docs appear to be prescribing this a lot recently. I used to be on Cilest - best pill for me but because I'm in my 30's and smoke (only 5 a day!) I'm not allowed to take it.

Hope this helps

[Fragglicious]

Hi I actually wrote a post about cerazette a few years back if you search the boards for posts by redfraggle you should find it.

[PerditaMcLeod]

I was just about to start a thread with exactly this title!

I am about half way through my 3rd month on Cerazette after 8 years with an IUD. I needed to get the IUD removed and decided not to get another one as DP and I hoping to ttc next year.

I feel a total basket case. Am normally a pretty chilled person but I feel like PMT psycho bitch at the moment. To be fair I have a lot to deal with at the moment as DH and I separated last year and still need to finalise the divorce. I am just struggling to deal with anything at the moment as I am just a huge tearful mess. I haven?t bled since October and I feel so bloated and swollen and constantly exhausted. Definitely not pregnant even though it feels exactly as though I were.

Going back to GP later in the week to try something else as this is driving me crazy.

It is very comforting not to be the only one who has had problems with this!