Has anyone experienced side effects from the drug aygestin- and what were they?

Question

Has anyone experienced side effects from the drug aygestin- and what were they?

Answer 1

Yes.  A doctor put me on it in 2003.  My BP went up, I had a bad headache.  I was really shaky and very nervous.  It made me feel completely depressed, moody, tearful.   I hope I never have to take it again for any reason.  It didn't agree with me at all.

Answer 2

Amongst the warnings and special precautions, the adverse reactions include:

The following adverse reactions have been observed in women taking progestins:

Breakthrough bleeding

Spotting

Change in menstrual flow

Amenorrhea

Edema

Changes in weight (decreases, increases)

Changes in the cervical squamo-columnar junction and cervical secretions

Cholestatic jaundice

Rash (allergic) with and without pruritus

Melasma or chloasma

Clinical depression

Acne

Breast enlargement/tenderness

Headache/migraine

Urticaria

Abnormalities of liver tests (i.e., AST, ALT, Bilirubin)

Decreased HDL cholesterol and increased LDL/HDL ratio

Mood swings

Nausea

Insomnia

Anaphylactic/anaphylactoid reactions

Thrombotic and thromboembolic events (e.g., deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, retinal vascular thrombosis, cerebral thrombosis and embolism)

Optic neuritis (which may lead to partial or complete loss of vision)