ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORGESTIMATE; NORGESTIMATE; NORGESTIMATE)

Average Rating: 2.8 (1491 Ratings)

Filter Results

Compare ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN with similar:
 ESTROGENS PROGESTINS CONTRACEPTIVES ESTROGENS PROGESTINS

 Type: Rx Drug

  

ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN  (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORGESTIMATE; NORGESTIMATE; NORGESTIMATE):  This combination hormone medication is used to prevent pregnancy. It contains 2 hormones: a progestin and an estrogen. It works mainly by preventing the release of an egg (ovulation) during your menstrual cycle. It also makes vaginal fluid thicker to help prevent sperm from reaching an egg (fertilization) and changes the lining of the uterus (womb) to prevent attachment of a fertilized egg. If a fertilized egg does not attach to the uterus, it passes out of the body. Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills may make your periods more regular, decrease blood loss and painful periods, decrease your risk of ovarian cysts, and also treat acne. Using this medication does not protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia).   FDA Approval Date: 1992-07-03 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

Results are sorted by Date added.

Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.)
5=HIGH (this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal.)

Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75


More on ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN: Reviews Summary  |  Drug Safety Information

RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR ORTHO TRI-CYCLECOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 3  cramps, prevent pregnancy Moody, zero sex drive, and I mean zero. I have been on and off birth control since the age of 18 years. Started when I was 18 took for a couple of years, and then stopped. Had to return to it to control severe cramping. I was a track runner and wonder if that contributed to my endometriosis. After I go married in my thirties, I took the pill between planned pregnancies. Hair thinned (but could be just age) and my once great sex drive has been driven into the dust. I never want to have sex..!! I would rather sleep. The only time I feel slightly normal is at the tail end of my cycle. It is awful to walk around feeling like a mummy. I often have high anxiety as well. F 46 8 years
1X day
2/27/2010
 1  BC nauseous, extreme mood swings, headaches, increased appetite, depression i suggest don't take this medicine at all. "possible" mild side effects are extremely common. my doctor said that not many patients get the side-effects of this medicine but everyone person that i have come into contact with that has taken this medicine has had a problem with all of the above effects. F 20 1 months
1X day
2/26/2010
 3  to not get pregnant fatigue, hungry, acne, headaches. Before taking this pill, I would get a pimple maybe once every other month if that. Since I have taken it, it's pimple after pimple. I'm constantly breaking out. I can eat and I'm hungry after my food goes down. I have been feeling very fatigue. The one good thing that I did like about it is that it controlled my cramping where it wasn't bad. I finally did stop taking it 2 days ago, now I just have to wait for my hormones to get back to normal and for what I've taken to get out of my system. F 33 95 days
LO 1X day
2/23/2010
 1  BC weight gain, acne, severe depression, mood swings OMG! Im so happy that I found this site! I was starting to think I needed depression medication. I am generally a very happy person, and I am in a wonderful relationship with a terrific man and I have so many things to be happy for, but I noticed since I started to take the pill I have gained weight, am extremely moody and getting terribly depressed.Ive had anxiety attacks for no reason and Ive even had thoughts of suicide. I could not figure out what it was and the thought occurred to me today that maybe its the pill. Ive been doing research online and come to the conclusion that I am DONE with taking this pill. It almost cost me my relationship with a person that I love more than anything. Not to mention pain in my breasts, weight gain, acne (when i usually have perfect skin) NOT WORTH IT! I will try something else. F 25 3 months
1X day
2/23/2010
 2  birth control painfully heavy boobs, severly irritable at times, headaches, big hormone acne, weight gain, dry skin horrible side effects! low self esteem! throwing in the towel! not worth taking! i wore two bras for the past three days. i wake up feeling hungover and drowsy. i actually took a preg test to determine my symptoms. this is my second time on ORTHO TRI, i've been on the patch, won't do depo, and the free condoms from the doctors broke! i'm frustrated and have yet to find the birth control best for me. ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN makes me feel like a beast! F 26 1 months
1X day
2/22/2010
Email
 1  birth control EXTREME mood changes,feeling sad and depressed,freaking out on my boyfriend and mom for the littliest things ,crying over nothing.Not motivated to do things i normally enjoy.This pill made me nuts!! I had not been on birth control for about 2 years because i had a baby and was on tri-cyclen normal for like ten years with no side effects i dont know why this one is sooo different! but it made me feel crazy and not myself,i stopped taking it after one week ,after finding this page of info ,im so glad i found this and can share what i have also gone through! F 30 7 days
1X day
2/19/2010
Email
 2  cramps, acne, birth control bloating, bad cravings, mood swings, loss of appetite, nausea I have only been taking the pill for about 2 weeks and I HATE it! I feel like I'm seriousley pregnant. Im getting bloated and I dont need big boobs and it's giving them to me! This pill is horrible. I have started breaking out bad and getting random cravings, and then big appetite loses. I have never had weight problems and suddenly I'm getting hips. Dont even start! Im getting off as soon as possible! F 17 14 days
1X day
2/16/2010
 1  birth control This pill has made my life a living hell. I'm always hungry, I have major headaches, and I blow up about the smallest things! The mood swings are horrible, I'm happy one minute, pissed and crying the next! I'm pushing everyone away! I thought I was insane until I found this site! Next month, I'm off this crap! F 16
1X day
2/16/2010
 2  PMS Symptoms Breakouts, Cystic Acne (became worse over time), Weight Gain, Major Appetite Increase, Mild Depression, Heart Burn, Irritable, Residing Feelings of Anger So odd how pills effect each woman do differently. I guess it depends on what our personal hormone levels already are? I was on Nuva Ring 5 yrs before this. Switched to this, because of no sex drive on Nuva Ring and hyper pigmentation on face with Nuva Ring. F 39 9 months
1X day
2/13/2010
 1  Birth Control Depression, weight gain, Intense sex drive, Breast groth, Loss of intrests, Intense Mood swings, Panic Attacks, Dry Skin, dry skin around the eyes Worst thing I have ever done was go on ortho tri-cyclen lo! I have been taking this for 6 months now and after reading this site, I finally realized this was because of the pill. I had began feeling unhappy about anything in my life when I had nothing to be sad about. I am a very upbeat person and I have with time more and more depressed. I cry 3-4 times a day over nothing and most recently had a panic attack. I was hysertical crying, my hands and face went numb, I couldn't breathe or talk, and I had no control over my actions. I pushed my boyfriend away from me for no reason, my friends, my family. This is such a relief to know that this is why this was all happening to me. DO NOT TAKE THIS PILL! I am seeing my doctor today to switch it. F 22 6 months
1X day
2/9/2010
 2  yes extreme mood swings, depression, sworness in the breast, weight and fatigued im usually not the one to leave comments, im always reading them and making my decisions based on the comments left by others. but i couldnt resist this one because ive experienced almost every side effect listed on this site with the worst being my extreme mood swings, not wanting to be bothered with my boyfriend when he's and amazing man to me. constantly irriated and wanting to break up. then crying, crying, crying all the time. im sure my bf felt i was a one woman freak show with all my different emotions. i never would have equated my irritation and meaness to this pill until again i broke up with my bf today over the dumbest thing and he asked me if the b.c. was messing with my emotions. i decided to google the side effects of otc-lo and came across this site and what a big releif to know that im not alone. i love my man soooo much and almost lost him due to this pill. after finding the site i printed the comments and gave him a copy and told him how sorry i was and i think majority of my anger,depression, crying and extreme mood swings had to do with the pill and he instanly said we'll get you off and find out how to go from here. im getting off this pill and will talk to my doctor about switching to something else. thaks to all the women out there who has shared. i plan to update next month after being off the pill. F 26 1 years
1X day
2/8/2010
Email
 5  Birth Control Haven't had too many side-effects yet. I am 27 and this is the first time I have been on birth control, I have lost 5 lbs since being on it and haven't had any mood swings or any negative effects. So far I like it :) F 27 2 weeks
1X day
2/6/2010
 2  birth control mood swings i have been on this ortho tri-cyclen for about 5 to 7 years on and off. i find that i cant control my mood swings, i get crazy and mean and i never understood why until hearing that b/s can make you crazy. its true, i was off of it for about 5 months, from sept to jan and when i got my period i felt crampy and tired, but not bitchy then i get on this pill and within the next period i was so mean and bitchy to everyone for things i would normally not care about... i didnt realize how many people this affects. it is even worse if you drink and are moody makes for a pycho moment.. i am not taking this pill anymore!!! F 22 5 years
1X day
2/4/2010
 1  Make periods lighter I'm trying HARDER than ever to lose weight, but yet i GAIN because of this drug. This birth control is horrible. Didn't really work! Made me gain weight! F 14 3 months
1X day
2/4/2010
 3  Acne. Weight Gain, mood swings, 2 week periods, Acne CLEARED Positive- my acne is gone (worked in 2 months to clear). beautiful skin. Negatives, I gained weight, lost muscle tone, i have my period for 2 whole weeks, and i'm a moody depressive bitch. grr. Whats the best BC for acne that wont have me gain weight and period for 2 weeks?! F 23 2 years
2/3/2010
 2  Birth Control Vomiting, going back and fort between no appetite and constantly hungry, always tired, no motivation, moody, crying for no reason, skin even drier than normal (and not just because it's winter, I am constantly using lotion on my arms and legs, but my whole body itches my skin is so dry!), no sex drive, vaginal dryness/yeast infection and odd (unpleasant) odor, acne on face started breaking out again, depression, minor panic attacks I switched from Ortho Evra, the birth control patch to Ortho Tri Cyclen lo because I was concerned with the amount of hormones being pumped into my system and I was experiencing some unpleasant side affects. As a birth control, OTC Lo it works great...but mainly because I feel too disgusted with myself to let my boyfriend touch me. I don't know if I've gained weight because I haven't weighed myself, but I feel like I have. I'm tired all the time, and have no motivation to do anything. I've also been really moody. Normally I'm an emotionally stable person and really happy, but lately I don't feel like me and just about anything will make me cry. I love spending time with my boyfriend, but since I switched I just want to be left alone. I'll finish out the month on the pill, but am switching back to the patch. The patch only messed with my body, not my moods. I'm tired of being constantly tired, and I just want to feel like me again. F 21 10 days
2/2/2010
Email
 3  Horrible cramps CONS---- I am 19 and I started taking this pill in the morning and I would ALWAYS feel really blah, nauseated, and after about an hour of that I would eventually throw up! I haven't vomited since I was literally 6!!!! This happened several times in the first few weeks. I would also cry over everything and feel really sad. I started taking the pill at night because it would always make me sick if I took it in the mornings, and it worked. I was on my period for about a month after switching from morning to night. I did stop getting sick after that. 8 months after taking it my breasts got really sore for about 3 days and I couldn't wear a bra. I do get medium cramps the day I start but I am thankful for that because I use to have them for the whole week and have to stay in bed. I often get headaches due to bright lights and etc NOTE: EVERYONE WILL GET SYMPTOMS IF THEY DO NOT TAKE THE PILL EVERYDAY WITHIN THE SAME HOUR! PROS---- being nauseated went away, cramps went away 90%, period lightened, mood evened out after the 3 month,... F 19 9 months
2/1/2010
 3  to help me regulate my period i started my pack on the 5th and its now the 28 and i still have my period.IM just tired of it but at the same time i lost 10 pounds so i want to stop taking it but at the same time i dont. but at the same time i harly ever get my period i didnt get it for 3 years untill know F 23 23 days
1/28/2010
Email
 1  birth control major mood swings, heavy periods and break outs F 20 5 months
1/26/2010
 4  Birth Control a headache or two, but cleared up quickely I really haven't had many side effects with the pill other than a few minuscule pangs the first few weeks. My period was a little iffy starting off, but once my body got used to it, my period is easy to predict. The main reason why I am not giving it a 5 is because one month I did not have my period at all, and then the next month is was right on schedule, so that was a weird fluke. Other than that, I like it a lot. F 19 7 months
1/25/2010

Previous Page       Next Page

BACK TO TOP