Best pill to try for endo

[linzi090]

Can any ladies recommend a pill for endo?

[SONYA72]

What sort of pill?

If you're talking contraceptive then cerazette was good for me, my GP authorised 6 months on then 1 off for 2 years. The relief of symptoms was great. But she could only let me do it for 2 years and it took 2 months after finishing it for the pain to return.

If you're talking pain relief then I have tried co-codamol 30/500, but have recently graduated to Trammadol, but still no great relief of pain.

Hope this helps.

[linzi090 in reply to SONYA72]

I have tried a few contraceptive pills but didn't like the side effects but I feel like I could persevere a bit longer and see if the symptoms subside especially if it's gonna help with the pain X I can get relief with paracetamol and Ib-eprofen or coco damol at night time X How long did it take for cerazette to work for u did u get any side effects ?

[SONYA72 in reply to linzi090]

It took approx 2 months for me to notice a drop in symptoms, my hubby says it was after 1 month that i appeared less moody and was complaining less about being in pain. in those days I never kept a pain diary so I have to say it was probably somewhere in between.

Hope this helps.

[linzi090 in reply to SONYA72]

Yes it does I think I can cope with being moody for a month or two ill just warn people X I will mention cerrazette to doc next week . I really do feel like I need to persevere with a pill to see if I can find one that works x

[Arcadia-77]

Hi, there isn't really a "best" pill for endo - unfortunately! What seems to help / suit one person doesn't help another, it's a very individual thing. Which pills have you tried so far?

[mstirling]

Everyone is different so what works for someone else might not work at all for you. Best to get the GPs advice

[linzi090]

I've tried dianette and rigivideon so far x

[Arcadia-77 in reply to linzi090]

Definitely have a chat with your GP about it, but unfortunately many GPs don't really put a lot of thought into which pill they give women.

This is good information about the side effects that can be caused by the different hormones, and has a "pill ladder" table showing how they compare by hormone content. gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage...

Rigevidon is just a generic version of Microgynon. If you go for another combined pill, it would be better to try one with different hormones in it, cerazette is a "mini pill" which means it is a progesterone only one.