What should I do if I have forgotten to take Cerazette?
To achieve the best possible protection against pregnancy, regular use of Cerazette® is particularly important. If you have forgotten to take the pill and you notice this after less than twelve hours, reliability is still guaranteed. The forgotten tablet should be taken immediately.
Further tablets should be taken at the usual times. However, if more than twelve hours have elapsed since the tablet should have been taken, the reliability of Cerazette® may be reduced. The longer this has been the more the contraceptive effect is reduced.
As soon as you notice that you have forgotten to take it, you should take it again at the usual times. It is also recommended to use condoms for the next seven days. If you have forgotten to take Cerazette®, this was more than 12 hours ago and you have already had sexual intercourse without further protection, there is a risk that you may have become pregnant.
When should Cerazette not be taken?
Cerazette® must not be given if you are allergic to the active ingredient desogestrel or any of the other ingredients contained in the pill. In addition, certain diseases are contraindications. These include, for example, a blood clot in the veins of the leg (thrombosis) or the pulmonary vessels (embolism).
In addition, the contraceptive must not be given if the liver is seriously ill. Cerazette® must also not be given for certain types of cancer, such as special forms of breast cancer, as it can have a growth-promoting effect on the tumor. The drug should also not be taken in cases of unclarified vaginal bleeding. It is known that taking pills conceals the risk of thrombus formation.
It is therefore advisable not to take them if a thrombosis already exists. How else should one take contraception? This question is answered in the following article: Thrombosis while taking the pill
Side effect of Cerazette
As with any hormone preparation, taking Cerazette® can cause various side effects. The most common is irregular bleeding. Some women do not have any menstrual periods at all.
This can be explained by the constant influence on the lining of the uterus. The risk of vaginal infection is also increased. However, many of the possible side effects of Cerazette® are very non-specific and are caused by the possible influence of hormones on cells throughout the body.
Relatively often there is a change in mood and reduced sexual desire. Depressive mood can also be triggered by taking Cerazette®. Other common side effects are headaches, nausea, acne, chest pain and an increase in body weight.
Other possible complaints, although less frequently triggered by taking Cerazette®, are hair loss, vomiting and nausea. In rare cases, the drug leads to skin changes such as hives or rashes. Even if one or more of these symptoms occur while taking Cerazette®, this does not necessarily mean that it is a side effect of the drug.
However, you should consult the doctor who prescribed the pill as soon as possible and discuss whether you should stop taking Cerazette® or switch to another preparation if necessary. Many side effects are possible when taking a pill, so it is important to deal with them in advance. This is why we recommend this article: Side effects of the pill – you should be aware of these!
bleeding is often the first of the possible adverse effects of Cerazette® and comparable hormone preparations. Due to the influence on the lining of the uterus and a disturbance of the natural menstrual cycle, irregular inter-bleeding can occur. On the other hand, some women stop bleeding completely when taking Cerazette®.
However, if unusual bleeding occurs for the first time after the start of use, the doctor who prescribed the medication should be contacted as a precaution. This doctor can decide whether these are side effects of the effect of Cerazette® that are to be accepted as normal or whether a more precise diagnosis or even treatment is appropriate. Other factors, apart from the use of Cerazette®, can also lead to bleeding.
Find out what is causing the bleeding: spotting – what is it? Weight gain is a common adverse effect that can occur when taking Cerazette® and many other hormone supplements. This is caused by an increase in appetite and by an increase in fatty tissue and sometimes also by water retention in the tissue.
The hormone contained in Cerazette® is similar to the body’s own pregnancy hormone progesterone. During a pregnancy, an increase in fat deposits is provided for by nature to ensure an adequate energy supply for mother and child. When taking Cerazette® the body is in a sense pretended to be pregnant, so that weight gain often occurs.
However, weight gain is not always immediately attributable to the use of Cerazette® or other hormone preparations. Inadequate exercise and high calorie intake are much more common causes. You can find additional information about the side effects of the pill at Side effects of the pill – what should you be aware of?
The many possible side effects that can be triggered or aggravated by taking Cerazette® include anxiety disorders. If these symptoms occur after starting to take the pill, you should consult your doctor as soon as possible. Irrespective of whether Cerazette® is responsible for the development of this mental illness or not, an anxiety disorder can often be well treated by a professional approach.
Cerazette® can lead to a variety of different side effects. Headaches, for example, are a possible consequence of taking the hormone preparation. If there is a temporal correlation between the new symptom and the start of taking the tablet, there may be a connection and the doctor should be consulted.
However, headaches are complaints from which a great many people suffer and for which a large number of possible causes can be considered. When in doubt, the only way to find out whether the medication was the trigger for the symptoms is to stop taking Cerazette®. If the headache persists, another cause may be suspected.
Headaches are a very non-specific symptom and can occur as an accompanying symptom in many diseases or even have no cause at all. Find out what the cause of your headaches is: Headaches – what’s behind itDepression is a widespread clinical picture that can have very different causes, often a combination of various influencing factors. In some cases, however, it remains completely unclear why depression develops.
Cerazette® can in some cases cause depression as a side effect. If symptoms such as loss of pleasure and listlessness occur after starting to take Cerazette® a doctor should be consulted. The doctor will assess whether Cerazette® may be responsible for the depression and will take appropriate measures to treat the condition.
