Anyone else on/been on Cerazette?

I was on cerazette for 6 years with none of the problems you mention. The murderous thoughts I have towards my husband are purely because he's often an arse.

Why not just go back to the doctor and ask for a different pill?

I'm not on that brand of pill but am on another one and I've never experienced any of what you have described. Definitely stop taking it but as Kharv said why not go back to the doctor and ask for a different pill?

I wouldn't be hanging around if it were me. Clearly that pill is not working for you.

Go to your GP and get put on something else.

I'm on cerazette at the moment but not had those symptoms! The main difference for me is that I've noticed I've got a few more spots than when I was on yasmin (had to stop that because of migraines). I would definitely have a chat with GP or family planning nurse to see what else you can take.

I've been on Cerazette since 2009, and I've never had any of the problems you mention. I'd go back to your GP and ask about other pills, if I was you.

I was changed from the normal pill onto Cerazette because I had slightly high cholesterol and it's supposed to be better for that. I was a horror! I was moody, snappy, irritable all the time. I went back to a different doctor and she said that my cholesterol wasn't high enough to have warranted the change and put me back on my original pill!

Knees, I was just thinking that I'd never heard of Cerazette being used as a pill that's better for cholesterol. Apparently it's that the combined pill isn't good for people with high cholesterol, hence the move to the mini pill sometimes.

OP, if that is the reason you have been moved to Cerazette, there are other mini pills available that may suit you better. Or, if that's not the reason then you may be suited better to the combined pill.

I was on Cerezette for aaages and I loved it! Didn't suffer any of the problems you've mentioned either. I think it'll be worth going back to your GP to get his advice.

I don't remember ever reading the pamphlet and seeing these side effects either..

I've been on it twice over the last 13 or so years- hideous!

My friends remember 'the time I was on the pill' as I was so bad! Very foul tempered which is not like me at all I'm usually a cheery wee soul, also weight gain, crying daily, bad skin. I bled ALL month so basically a very good contraception all round!

I also tried Loresteren (sp?) which was similar, same effects sadly for me but could be an option for you.

Is there a specific reason why you were on the mini pill? Mine was because I'm overweight so I wasn't allowed the combined pill. Did your doctor prescribe your pill? If so, maybe try going to a family planning clinic- they are specialists and will have better knowledge of the options available to you.

I am currently on it, as all other pills give me the rage. It's working fine so far except if I miss one just for a few hours then I will start bleeding. Get thee to a doctor pronto.

Hey all,

Some interesting views here! I definitely think a trip back to the GP is warranted as it is clearly making me feel ill. Tiredness can worsen things, but I can't keep taking power naps around 8pm because of the side effects of my contraception-not worth it!

I did fail to mention in my opriginal post that I was on the combined pill (Ovysmen) for 5 years and loved it. I went to the GP not long after moving into our new home and I was seen by a locum doctor who told me that my risks were too high and he wasn't going to prescribe it again. He offered me the IUD, inection and implant, but I'd made my mind up it was going to be either pills or barrier methods because I didn't want the bruised arms I'd seen my mates have. After much discussion and argument he agreed to prescribe me 6 months on a Weightwatchers course some 20 mintutes away, what he failed to take in was when I explained to him I'd had 4 bereavements in my family in 3 months, I was eating a lot of convenience food.

6 months after that I went back to the GP and met the GP I was registered with when I moved. I'd been told he was Indian and he was really kind and understanding, so I looked forward to meeting him. Not what happened! He spent 10 minutes harping on about my weight again and telling me I'd been on the combined pill 5 years and I "couldn't take it anymore", that was when he started telling me about Cerazette and how it's smaller, stops your periods etc. Sounds like a fine life to me so I foolishly dropped the Ovysmen and went onto Cerazette.

7 weeks later I'm back in reception bawling my eyes out and telling my Mum "Im a f*cking psycho, I swear". No amount of consoling was going to quieten me and I ended up in a sideroom for 15 minutes. A receptionist eventually came throuh and told me my GP was busy but he'd make an urgent appointment for me. He never did. I rang up 3 days later to ask again but I didn't hear anymore. It's taken H2B years of hugs, blanket-fetching and all-round reassuring to even get me to a decent state of mind. Feeling that my GP practice were hopeless and I needed contraception I've even stupidly paid for 3 months repeat on two occasions. I've now come to realise though I can't feel like I do for our wedding.

Regarding the spotting some people have mentioned, I have had 2 full cycles and a few occasions of spotting. The spotting is normally barely noticable but it seems to last 1-2 weeks at a time.

Thanks to all who suggested I go to a FPC, I will definitely consider that option. I am overweight but my blood pressure has always been fine. I thought it was fishy when my GP told me there was a "5-year-remit" on COC-pill taking because of the risk of DVT, Google turfed up women who ha been taking them for years!

Either way, I think suffice to say I need to reject Cerazette from my system!

Thanks ladies!

MrsStobe13 xzz