OVCON-35 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE)Average Rating: 2.8 (480 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare OVCON-35 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR OVCON-35 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | birth control | severe headaches for the first few days, sick to my stomach.. always about to vomit, unbelievable moodiness, feeling achey... | i was with my boyfriend the second day i was on the pill. i had to pull over and have him drive become the migraine i was getting was so painful. i also felt extremely sick to my stomach and basically was in the passenger seat in the fetal position because i was seriously in so much pain. my boyfriend had to carry me upstairs and i only felt better when i finalyl fell asleep... oh, but then i woke up every couple of hours.. very restless sleep. i've also been crazily moody... very uncharacteristic of me.... waiting for it to improve, otherwise im off of it. | F | 19 | 12 days | 1/19/2006 | 4 | extremely heavy periods, cramps | Terrible bloating -- I missed one month of pills, and during that month I found the flat stomach I used to have! The first day back on the pill though the bloating began..it's pretty extreme. Also, headaches, mood swings and restlessness. | Without this I would go through 5-6 super tampons in one hour. Not healthy. My periods are much lighter and cramps were greatly reduced. | F | 21 | 1 years | 1/18/2006 | 1 | problems w/other contraceptives | Erythema nodosum: quarter size, red, painful bumps on my shins. Also, dizzyness. | Rare side-effect, but only happened with this oral contraceptive, not others. | F | 22 | 50 days | 1/18/2006 | 1 | birth control | Two periods a month, one lasting around 8 to 9 days | On third month and now have 2 periods. One two weeks after the first. The second one, is always heavy and lasts well over a week. To top it all off, I am now so fatigued that I hardly have the energy to keep up with my two little ones. Nurse would not talk to Dr. about symptoms, told to try it 3 more months. Not sure how much more of this I can take. | F | 27 | 3 months | 1/17/2006 | 3 | Birth Control | Three significant episodes of severe cramping (feels like early stage labor pain)coupled with severe lower back pain. Also, spotting/bleeding almost everday during this first month of use. Slightly lowered libido, although when I finally find time for sex, I've had multiple orgasms. Hoping my body will adjust quickly. | F | 41 | 18 days | 1/10/2006 | 3 | long periods | mood swings, insomnia, spotting, acne breakout | i've only been on this pill for about 11 days. i broke out a little after 7 days but it seems to be clearing up now. the mood swings, insomnia and spotting haven't stopped yet though. any ideas how long this lasts? does it go away? i'm ready to quit taking it if i can make it through the rest of this month. | F | 29 | 11 days | 1/6/2006 | 4 | Regulate Cycle | Fatigue, Increased Appetite,Increased Sex Drive, Spotting in between esp if I skip a day by mistake | I have been taking it to regulate my cycle. I have been irregular since 15...3-4 periods a year. With Ovcon, i do get a cycle every month since I started and a little spotting | F | 26 | 3 months | 1/4/2006 | 3 | Regulation, acne prevention | mood swings--never experienced this before...like i'm bipolar or something, breakthrough bleeding (period every other week), severe headaches, cramping, clears acne | my acne hasn't cleared as much as promised... | F | 16 | 5 months | 1/4/2006 | 2 | birth control | tired, sick to my stomach, back acne, loss of sex drive, break through bleeding, breast enlargement! that was good:) | I'M SO TIRED! first i had a huge increase in my sex drive, and now it is nothing... i'm gonna start looking for another BC. | F | 20 | 2 months | 1/2/2006 | 5 | Control heavy periods | I have quit taking birth control after 14 years. I have been on the pill the whole time. Different brands but all the same two side effects. I had two serious side effects. The first one is that my gums have been receeding. I was told by my dentist that the gum recession was due to brushing my teeth too hard. I don't believe that since the gum recession didn't begin until after I started the pill. I have always brushed my teeth the same way. The second one was a cronic sinus infection that would not go away. Now that I am no longer on the pill my sinus infection is gone with out any antibiotics and my gums are beginning to grow back. I miss taking the pill but I want to have all of my teeth when I am 40 and I don't miss the cronic sinus infection. I also don't miss spending $40 or more dollars a month. I wish I could find a birth control that would stop my periods but without the side effects that I have experienced. | F | 35 | 2 years | 12/27/2005 | 1 | Birth control and cycle relief | Horrible headaches, breakthrough bleeding, fatigue, mood swings | I have been taking birth control pills for 6 years and have never experienced a pill like this one. I have taken a variety of different pills but this is by far the worst. I don't recommend this at all. | F | 27 | 4 months | 12/22/2005 | 2 | birth control | breast swelling and soreness, break through bleeding, some nausea, light periods | breasts usually sore, stopped yasmine after i developed break through bleeding and now after 5-6 months i still have breakthrough bleeding at the begining of week 2 and during end of 3/ beginning of week 4. period is very light though. sometimes i get weird abdominal pains or cramps throughout the month. | F | 23 | 5 days | 12/18/2005 | 3 | Birth control | A ton of breast tenderness. Tons ! almost in tears. cramping, sore vaginal area (during intercourse) brown discharge | I was about in tears because my breasts hurt so bad. I had alot of cramping and pain during intercourse. This was within the first 2 weeks. Then everything started getting better. I feel alot better. my breasts are still a bit tender but nothing I cant handle. I will continue this pill hoping it turns out for me. | F | 27 | 3 weeks | 12/8/2005 | 5 | Mennoraghia | breast tenderness, tired but don't know if it is really related to the pill | It has been great, aside from remembering to take the pill :) not a problem so far...had a little scare of pregnancy due to delay of menstual cycle and breast tenderness. Menstual flow is light to medium and cramps are less intense. Wonderful | F | 28 | 3 months | 12/6/2005 | 3 | Endometriosis,12dayPeriod,Moody | This is day #1 and I took the pill and within 3 and a half hours I felt very sick and thought I was gonna vommit. In 2003 I had surgery for my endometriosis, did Seasonale, Lurpon injections, etc. Now my cycle is back to being around 12 days. | I decided to do some research and that is how I ended up here. Reading some of these e-mails, I am not sure I should be taking this one. I do not need it for birth control purposes. I am just in a lot of pain during my cycle and very moody. | F | 28 | 1 days | 12/4/2005 | 1 | Endometriosis, severe cramping | 25 lb weight gain, depression at times, constant nausea, cramping, uncomfort, breakthrough bleeding, light period for 2 weeks as opposed to 1 week at a constant flow | I was on seasonale before this, but believe it or not it was worse, so my doctor switched me to this, but id rather have my period for 3 weeks at a time (which is what happened on seasonale), than have all these side effects. | F | 21 | 11 months | 12/2/2005 | 4 | Irregular periods, birth control | Stomach irritation within the first few days of taking it. | F | 22 | 4 days | 12/1/2005 | 2 | birth control | I took Ortho for about 5 years, and switched to Ovcon because I was having spotting on my other pill. I am on my second month and have spotted regularly...almost daily. I didn't have a perios the first month. I've gained weight and acne has increased. Hopefully it will get better with time! | F | 25 | 2 months | 11/30/2005 | 5 | had problems with the patch | In the first month I experienced a lot of headaches (but this could be normal...I get migraines on a regular basis) and I have had cramps the first day of my period ... which I never had before. | I love this pill. I am just finishing my 2nd month of this pill and I love it. My insurance doesn't cover this med but I'm willing to pay the $43 a month to use a pill that has done wonders for me. I started using this pill due to spotting issues with the patch and that stopped after 2 weeks of starting ovcon and my first period was only 4 days ... 4 DAYS! | F | 24 | 2 months | 11/29/2005 | 4 | Birth Control, PMDD | Bloating, nausea, headache, and extreme breast tenderness!!! Gained at least a cup size (which is great, since I was a B), but they are so painful I have to keep them strapped down at all times with a sports bra, even when I sleep. | I've only been on this medicine now for a week, and it sounds like my side effects are pretty common and will go away with time. The nausea and headaches only lasted a few days and cleared up. The biggest problem I have with this medicine is the pain I have in my breasts now, and hopefully that will get better. I'm looking forward to Ovcon working on my PMDD and making me a little easier to live with around the time of my period! | F | 31 | 1 weeks | 11/28/2005 |