ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORGESTIMATE; NORGESTIMATE; NORGESTIMATE)Average Rating: 2.8 (1491 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ORTHO TRI-CYCLE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | bad cramps, thick uturus wall | So far the only thing I am noticing is there are a few hours of the day that I am feel really really tired, and I just don't care about anything really. I have had heart palpatations a couple of times and small amount of chest pain on the left side on my chest. Nothing major though. I hoping it gets better as time goes on. Hopefully I can get fixed the issue I have an no longer have to take the pills. | F | 30 | 2 weeks 1X day | 6/20/2010 | 1 | regulate her monthly period | depression, crying for unknown reasons,moody | My 13 year old daughter was put on this medication to help with her menstrual cycle. She was having 2 periods a month and horrible acne. Two days ago she just busted out crying I asked whats wrong she said "I DONT KNOW" This is a child that is very happy and loves life. Now shes confussed about everything in life and does not understand why shes feeling this away. Its breaking my heart to see her like this and I DO NOT recomend this medication to aanybody. Please keep her in your prayers. Thank You | F | 13 | 1 months 28 1X day | 6/20/2010 | 2 | Prevent Pregnancy | I find i'm constantly having to urinate, i have severe cramping some days, i get headaches, fatigue, lack of sleep even from depression, panic attacks, i cry all the time. | I really am debating getting off this pill. I took it to prevent pregnancy but it's making me an emotional sooky wreck. I guess it works different ways for certain people, but one small pill to be THIS powerful, i don't think i can do it anymore. | F | 20 | 7 months 1X day | 6/17/2010 | 1 | To not get prego | babe its the same exact thing as all the other ones..... babe, stop. hahaha. delete it. your gender is male.. ssssssstooooooppp.(urgh) "eyebrows" sigh smirk giggle. laughter as she says stop babe. come on. what are you doing. stop typing it. seriously come on as she hits me and screams into a pillow for 30 seconds. as you see she has f-ing problems from this pill. | I'm sitting here and my girlfriend is a psycho... more than usual... apparently she is not A PSYCHO. she is concerned of the language i am using. oh well. she has some problems to say the least. just staring into a mirror AND crying b.c she can't pluck her eyebrows correctly. i'm going to the bar. get me away from this soap opera. she doesnt think this is funny at all. I'm totally not getting laid tonight between her puking. I just thought all of you guys should know what this pill is doing to her in the WHOLE 4 days she has been using it. drama. drama. my opinion... wait for the body to get used to the hormone lvl change and it could possibly get better. i'm no doctor, just a realist. the end. i have to go get my ass kicked now. BYE BYE XoXO i got in trouble for doing xoxo.. she thinks im cheating on her with you people.... OMFG stop this. | M | 21 | 4 days 1X day | 6/16/2010 | 3 | Contraception & Acne control | Nausea, moodiness, loss of libido, cleared up cystic acne | When I fist started taking this bc pill i loved it because it cleared up my skin and there weren't any more side effects. I started getting nausea, but it isn't that serious, recently in the past 6-10 months it has affected my libido severely which is making me consider switching bc pills but I had a really bad experience switching to YAZ and getting really bad cystic acne and depression. | F | 23 | 2.5 years 1X day | 6/12/2010 | 2 | First birth control ever | Depression, depression, depression, and my period is late...I took a pregnancy test which was negative, but my period still hasn't come | Every now and then, everyone gets a little sad, but my depression that developed over a week ago for no apparent reason, has been ridiculous. I started taking it because me and my boyfriend were sexual all the time, and suddenly I just felt my world turned upside down. he broke up with me cause I was so nasty to him, and I can't stop crying about the stupidest things. I stopped today, feeling suicidal is too high a price for pregnancy prevention, and hey, I'm not going to be having sex for a long time anyway cause my boyfriend dump me.....so if you have any of these side effects, stop immediately | F | 22 | 21 days 30MG 1X day | 6/11/2010 | 1 | BC | I switched to Ortho Lo from Cyclessa because of cost. I feel completely insane all the time. I do not have any desire for sex and don't even like to be touched. I'm depressed all the time and just feel hopeless. | I shouldn't have to live like this just because I don't want a baby. Who knows what this is doing to my brain... | F | 24 | 2 years 1X day | 6/11/2010 | 4 | Birth Control | Sore breasts and slight fatigue. | This pill has caused my breasts to become sore, but it has not effected my sex drive at all. I just told my boyfriend to be extra gentle :P I'm a little more tired than usual, but I've also been a little more active than normal, so it might not even be the pill. Other than that, the pill works great. I still have not had my period while on the pill, so we will see how that works out. Too bad there's so many bad reviews on here. I figured I'd put a positive experience on here. No depressions or nausea or weight gain for me. | F | 19 | 12 days 1X day | 6/10/2010 | 1 | Birth Control | Irritability, moodiness, depression, panic attacks that caused me to go to ER, PVC's (Preventricular contractions of the heart), SEVERE nausea and vomiting that enabled me from working, dizziness, loss of sexual appetite, and fatigue | I do not recommend this pill to anyone. I felt like dying. The horrible side effects were enough so that I went to the hospital. I now have stomach problems which I did not have before. Since quitting the pill my headaches, nausea and vomiting have subsided and I feel like my body literally cleansed itself. Please DO NOT take this drug. | F | 24 | 3 months 1X day | 6/10/2010 | 3 | prevent pregnancy | really bad cramps, irrability, tiredness, heavy bleeding, longer than normal bleeding--5days | F | 32 | 5 months 1X day | 6/8/2010 | 2 | Regulate Periods | Yeast infections with every package! I never had one before starting this birth control, but got them every month until I stopped taking them. Other than that, no side effects. | F | 23 | 120 days 1X day | 6/7/2010 | 3 | Pregnancy Prevention, Acne Control | SEVERE depression, constant suicidal thoughts (more so than usual). Motivation is out the window!! Nausea hits hard when I take the pill during the day, so I switched to taking it just before bed time so that the nausea kicks in while I'm sleeping and it goes unnoticeable. Vivid dreams... anybody else? | Just to give an idea - my ex-husband and I have been separated for a year after a very difficult marriage. It wasn't until I started taking this pill that I am disregarding all of the terrible things he's done and thinking of him in positive ways again. If you knew me, you'd know that this is unreasonable and insane!!! Yet it's happening. And the only thing I can attribute it to is the pill. | F | 25 | 30 days 1X day | 6/2/2010 | 1 | Birth control, skin | I have been taking this pill for a little over 2 weeks and I absolutely hate it. I am experiencing loss of energy, moodiness, over sensitivity, weight gain (6 lbs in 2weeks!), and my skin has only gotten worse with dry patches. I've heard it may take a month or so before some of these side effects go away, if they do. I will give it a few more weeks, but these side effects are not worth it. | F | 27 | 15 days 1X day | 6/2/2010 | 1 | Prevent Pregnancy | Suicidal, crying for hours, lack of energy, loss of appetite | I could not figure out was wrong with me over the past 4 days since I've literally only taken the first 5 pills out of the pack. I went off Estrostep 3 years ago and just got Ortho-Tricyclen from Planned Parenthood because I don't have insurance. I've been calling my boyfriend in tears every night telling him I want to die. He suggested it might have something to do with the pill and of course I was like NO IT DOESNT!!!! Then I did a quick google and here we are. I'm going to switch to taking it before bedtime and give it another month to see if anything changes. But otherwise I cant live like this. | F | 27 | 5 days 1X day | 5/26/2010 | 2 | Period regulation | I am even more crazier than I normaly I.....I am lifeless....I don't want to do ne thing (but the Dr told me that I would feel like this for the first few months until the pill regulates in my system) so I am giving it a chance.....at least until dec....I have been having extreme diareha, HORRIBLE blood clot (coming out every time I clean myself up), cramps cramps and more cramps!!!!! | F | 33 | 8 days 35 1X day | 5/23/2010 | 3 | Painful Periods | Better, regular periods. Breast size increase then decrease. Extreme irritability and emotion. Depression. | Began taking this as a means by which to regulate awful periods (pain, nausea, etc). Absolutely effective in that respect. After skipping a cycle of pills I noticed that my awful mood swings and feelings of loneliness/depression were gone and I'm having an exponentially greater amount of fun in social situations. Pill's fault? Yes. | F | 19 | 2.5 years 1X day | 5/22/2010 | 4 | prevent pregnancy | fatigue, still have acne, depression, moody, nauseousness, not pregnant though | ive been on the pill since I was 16..i always thought that the feelings I felt was mostly because of puberty or because it was just me. But after reading this Im starting to see that it's a problem....I have not considered switching because I figured all this would pass, but after several years..I still feel the same as I did when I was younger. I'm just not sure about how my body could react to a new pill. I guess what it comes down to is that i don't like change | F | 21 | 5 years 1X day | 5/21/2010 | 3 | Prevent pregnancy | Severe mood swings,rapid thoughts,crying spells,depression,anxiouty,serious freAK out sessions! | The only thing this pill has helped with so far is my acne and my breast are huge...no wieght gain(thank gawd) i was going crzy i couldnt pin point why the f i was freaking out snapping at the simplest of things feeling down about life and just wanting to drive into a brick wall while driving!no seriously,is crossed my mind!and the worse is i snap at my 6 year old for nothing due to my moods! i didnt really notice the moods till about a wk ago when my dude was like you been tripping alot lately well now i know but i was fine today until i took the pill and thn i wanted to ring someones neck again!never had any emotional issues with any other bc so im going to try only taking ortho at night before i sleep and if that doesnt help then im switching bacck to the patch asap! | F | 23 | 1 months .18mg 1X day | 5/19/2010 | 2 | Prevent Pregancy | I'm so glad I found this site.I haven't taken birth control in years. About 3mnts ago I started. I have gained at least 10lbs it seems to be in the stomach area,breast are sore and swollen,stay hungry,frequent urination,metal taste in my mouth,bloated,constipated and gas.Sometimes very nauseated,moody,depressed,sleepy to the point were I just sleep all day. Also I have heart palptions and decreased sex drive. I can't believe a tiny pill can cause all this! | M | 29 | 3 months 1X day | 5/19/2010 | 2 | Really bad mood swings, depression, anxiety, but no choice but to to take it, sucks. This site helped. | F | 20 | 1 years 1X day | 5/19/2010 |