Micronor Contraceptive Pill > Reviews

Advantages: Prevents pregnancy
Disadvantages: Extremely unpleasant physical & mental side effects :(

At the age of 20, I was admitted to hospital with stroke like symptoms caused by the combined pill. I did not know this at the time, but I should never have been given the combined pill as I very occasionally suffer from severe migraines. I am healthy, keep very fit & I don't smoke or drink. I was advised that it was safe to take the POP but after my experience, I did not pluck up the courage to try it until I was 23. For the last year, I have tried ... Read review

Im 17 and im currently on the microgynon 30 and have been 4 about nearly 3 years but i have had relly bad migranes on it so my doctors perscribed me with the micronor which i havent yet started is this any better to the pill im using now? i have read reviews and sounds 2 me like its worse? can any1 give me any help or advise on it please!

Advantages: No babies! Few side effects
Disadvantages: VERY irregular periods, must be taken at exactly the same time daily

Micronor is a Progestin-Only Pill (POPs). Most Pills are Combined Oral Contraceptives (COCs). I had been on COCs before, and had positive experiences with them. I went off the Pill for awhile and when I was ready to go back on it, the doctor suggested Micronor as it is slightly less risky for heavy smokers. However, it is VERY important to take your POP at the exact same time every day. I was told this repeatedly. COCs have the benefit of a generous ... Read review

Advantages: Very few side affects
Disadvantages: irregular periods

I take medication for epilepsy so was told I couldn't take the combined pill so I was prescribed the mini pill. This only contains the progesterone hormone not oestrogen. So unfortunately it doesn't give you the benefit of regular on time periods. I didn't suffer any side affects when I started this pill. But after a few weeks I started to have what I thought would just be a normal period, but it didn't show any signs of stopping for a good 2 ... Read review

Advantages: Can't get pregnant
Disadvantages: Can't have sex, grasy hair & skin, Tantrums

I have been prescribed micronor as i am a size 12 so not huge but my doctor thinks this increases my risk of getting thrombosis if i take the combined pill. I am 23 and have 3 children my oldest being 3 and youngest 4 months so its quite understandable that i don't plan to have more just yet. Anyway i've been taking this pill for 21 days and i've had 2 periods whilst taking it... and in between these periods i had very horrible, whiffy brown discharge ... Read review

Advantages: You are in control of your protection
Disadvantages: 3 hour deadline

I was prescribed micronor after the birth of my son simply because i was breast feeding and the pop pills were the only ones allowed whilst feeding my son. I was very wary about going on to this purely because i have a mind like a sieve and would never remember to take the pill at the set time each day.. My doctor recommended setting my mobile for the specific time each day.Not once did i give the pill a second thought..Off i toddled to the ... Read review

Advantages: Prevents Pregnancy, suitable for migraine sufferers
Disadvantages: Bleeding for 3 weeks out of 4, extremely heavy periods, constant PMS, 7lbs weight gain, depression

...I was feeling completely drained. Micronor gave me two periods a month, pretty much one after the other, equally heavy and about 7-10 days long, this meant there was only one week in four when i didnt bleed and i still had light spotting even then. I didnt get pregnant because I rarely had sex! In the end I had enough, I've been to the doctors today and have been given cerazette instead...so fingers crossed this works better! ... Read review

Advantages: works great, no side effects, no periods
Disadvantages: none

Micronor works well for me. I dont forget to take it because I set my mobile on a reminder for everyday and it goes off to remind me to take it at 5pm every day. I have been taking it almost 4 months now. At first I kept on bleeding for about a month but then it completely stopped and I did a pregnancy test but of course it was negative. Now I am very happy with it. At first the constant bleeding worried me but now no bleeding at all (yay). I ... Read review

I decided together with my GP to change from Cilest (combined pill) to Micronor because I was getting a lot of migraines. My GP said that Cilest probably did not help my migraines. I started taking them 3 months ago and first period was 2 weeks late, then I had slight specs of bleeding for 2 weeks. After another 6 weeks I have not had a period at all and feel bloated. I don't mind not having a period but will be going for a check up to explain this to my GP. Otherwise I have really liked taking these pills, I have only had 1 migraine so far which lasted a few hours when I used to suffer 3 or 4 times a month which could last days.

Wow! My girlfriend was put on this pill after having some problems with a few other estrogen pills. Initially, those were causing her to have a lowered sex-drive and reducing the dosage helped a bit. However, her migraines increased and the doctor put her on this instead. One great side-effect was that her sex-drive came back like nothing i've ever seen before. Amazing. 3 hour window is not a problem. I can easily remember to remind her to take it.

Advantages: No periods, no side-effects
Disadvantages: periods not back after stopped taking the pill

...from Femodette (combined pill) to Micronor because I was getting a lot of migraines. My GP said that Femodette is probably not the cause of my migraines but it will be safer using a mini pill if I get migraines too. I started taking them 8 months ago and for the first two times my periods were a few days late, which is supposed to be normal according to the instructions on the packet. After the two periods I have not had a period at all. I don't ... Read review

Have been taking MIcronor for 4 months, and have experienced : + dimished sex drive + Facial spots ( very annoying, having never suffered them in my life ! ) + Moodiness, the blues, irritability, flashes of temper + Itchiness Have now stopped taking it and am waiting for 'me' to return.