Dienosis Side Effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. These effects are more common during the first months after start of intake of Dienosis and usually disappear with continued use. The patient may also experience changes in the bleeding pattern, such as spotting, irregular bleeding or periods may stop completely.
Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people): weight gain; depressed mood, problems sleeping, nervousness, loss of interest in sex, or changed mood; headache or migraine; nausea, abdominal pain, wind, swollen tummy or vomiting; acne or hair loss; back pain; breast discomfort, ovarian cyst or hot flushes; uterine/vaginal bleeding including spotting; weakness or irritability.
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people): anemia; weight loss or increase in appetite; anxiety, depression or mood swings; imbalance in the autonomic nervous system (controls unconscious bodily functions, e.g. perspiration) or disturbed attention; dry eye; tinnitus; unspecific circulatory problems or uncommon palpitations; low blood pressure; shortness of breath; diarrhoea, constipation, abdominal discomfort, inflammation of the stomach and intestines (gastrointestinal inflammation), inflammation of the gums (gingivitis); dry skin, excessive sweating, severe itching of the whole body, male pattern hair growth (hirsutism), brittle nails, dandruff, dermatitis, abnormal hair growth, hypersensitive response to light or problems with skin pigmentation; pains in the bones, muscle spasms, pains and/or a sensation of heaviness in the arms and hands or legs and feet; urinary tract infection; vaginal thrush, dryness of the genital area, vaginal discharge, pelvic pain, atrophic inflammation of the genitals with discharge (atrophic vulvovaginitis), or a lump or lumps in the breast; swelling due to fluid retention; blood clot (venous thromboembolism, arterial thromboembolism).
Additional side effects in adolescents (12 to under 18 years): loss of bone density.