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Desogen and Headaches: What Users Say

Headaches: mentioned by 4 users (12.9%)

Based on user experiences from 31 Desogen reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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mood swings 41.9%
acne 19.4%
weight gain 16.1%
headaches 12.9%
moody 12.9%
bleeding 9.7%
cramps 9.7%
sexual dysfunction 9.7%

Reviews for Desogen

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Commonly mentioned side effects
  • Kel...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • May 18, 2015

For Birth Control "I have been taking Desogen for almost a month and a half. I get dizzy, have severe headaches, cystic acne, extreme cramps, and the worst part of it all is my moods are awful. I get so angry and emotional at the drop of a hat. So I stopped taking it because I was tired of getting angry all the time and taking it out on my boyfriend. Luckily, he's very understanding. My moods and acne have now practically vanished once I stopped taking it."

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  • Anonymous
  • April 17, 2010

"I've been taking Desogen for almost 1 year now. I get it from Planned Parenthood for about 20 dollars. The only side effects I have seen are a slight headache at the onset of my period and sometimes moodiness around that time as well (I guess it is to be expected anyway). Other than that, I do get dark freckles now when out in the sun. They don't seem too bad now, but if it gets worse, I will switch. This is why I changed from my last brand (I think it was Estrostep) because it caused bad facial discoloration whenever I went out in the sun! It looked like I had a mustache for months!"

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  • Dom...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • March 1, 2020

For Birth Control "This is absolute rubbish. I have been recently changed from Microgynon to this Desogen just because I am almost 35 and smoking. On this new one, I have headaches daily, muscle pains, apparently I am so moody, and I have blood coming nonstop. (What is the point of taking these pills if I can’t have sex anyway?)"

1 / 10
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  • TLF...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • March 26, 2019

For Birth Control "Been on this Desogen about 3 months, and the cramps are unreal. I'm bleeding 5x heavier than normal. I've gained almost 15 lbs while on this pill, and my poor boyfriend has to deal with my severe mood swings. I have constant headaches, and I'm breaking out worse than I ever have all over my body. I'm using facial cleansers, toners, special foundation, but every day there is a new breakout. I'm getting off this pill ASAP."

3 / 10
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