A young woman claims the contraceptive pill left her so 'nasty and rude' that she ruined friendships and was dubbed 'Rowdy Russell' - as doctors didn't realise she was intolerant to it. Katy Russell started using contraception aged 15 in a bid to relieve her period symptoms and then while in a relationship in September 2021 was prescribed the combined mini pill. But after she began to experience severe mood swings, outbursts of anger and weight gain, she knew something wasn't right.
At the time, the now 22-year-old claims doctors told her these symptoms was just her body getting used to the pill and so she stayed on the medication until February 2022. But soon her friends began to distance themselves from her due to her mood swings that saw her acting 'nasty' and 'just not someone people wanted to hang around with'. Eventually even her boyfriend asked her to come off the pill as she was being a 'b*tch 24.
7', so she began looking into alternative contraception. Katy said her options were limited as she suffered migraines but decided to try the implant to save her relationships but claims her contraceptive experience only got worse. And when she began to experience extreme bloating, back acne and a six-month heavy period, she had the implant removed and the hormonal coil fitted in January 2023.
Katy claims the coil left her 'crippled' in pain and after having it removed in June 2023, she says doctors discovered she was allergic to progestogen - a hormone present in all the cont.
