cerazette users - a Question.

onlyroz

Regarding the periods, you could try a mooncup - much cleaner than tampons.

kingfisherblue

I started taking Cerezette in October 2006. Month one, eight day, heavy period. Month two, nine day, heavy period. Month three, eleven day, heavy period. I had always had heavy periods, but this was getting ridiculous, the bleeding was so bad.

Month four - nothing. Month five, nothing. And so on. Last October, four years after starting to take it, I had a very small amount of breakthrough bleeding for two days. I had forgotten that you could get breakthrough bleeding, so contacted the practice nurse straight away as I was worried. Everything was fine, though, and I haven't bled since.

My daughter, who lives at home, is also on Cerezette. She gets a light period every three or four months.

Apart from the convenience of not having periods, it has saved a fortune on sanitary products!

Callie22

I take cerazette, have been taking it for a few years and love it. I think it's a 'marmite' pill - you either get on with it or you don't. I think it took about six to eight weeks for the bleeding to settle initially for me, and then nothing since.

*Louise*

I was on it for 3 years and my periods stopped permanently about a month after I started it. No other side effects either.

If you're not happy then the best thing to do is speak to your doc about other options.

The things us women go through eh!

LillythePink

I was on Cerazette and didnt have a period from day 1 when I started to take it.

It was lovely not having one, I could tell when I would normally have had one as I used to occasionally get pmt or slight back ache.

However, the biggest side effect that I had was complete loss of sex drive.

It's a shame that this was the only side effect and that it was a major one - it was so bad that I had to come off it.

It took a few months to get back to normal so now I am not on anything.

msb5262

Hello OP,
I took Cerazette and bled constantly for 3 months. After that I gave it up and decided to use other methods!
Sorry if that isn't helpful but I agree with the "Marmite" comment above - it either suits you or it doesn't.
Best of luck
MsB

SkipE

My experience was the same as mrsb above. I got quite sick from the constant bleeding and came off it. It also messed up my emotions and DH was very glad the day I stopped taking it.

Racheldevon

I've been on it for about 4 years, with no side effects, no bleeding or issues from day 1 of taking it. Like others have said everyone's different, so you may need to give it a little longer, or try another contraceptive option

Malfiore

I was on Cerazette for around 18 months and didn't have any bleeding at all. I did however become a bit of a psycho on it!! So just keep an eye on yourself if that makes sense!! I now take a different pill back to back and this works just as well.

LisaLou1982

Hi OP

Ive been on Cerazette for a year now and have had no side effects at all. No periods or breakthrough bleeding (so far ) and actually i have lost weight too as being on Marvelon before seemed to increase my appetite so my weight went up. Since being on cerazette ive found its suppressed my appetite to a more normal level

Only good things from me My doc did say though that it would take up to 6 months for your body to get used to it xx