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

Average Rating: 2.8 (1491 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 1  Birth control Mood swings x100 , no period , starving weight gain , extreme tiredness. DO NOT get this pill. I was so happy & getting along with my boyfriend until I started taking this I have such bad mood swings . I am in a good mood one minuet the next I'm screaming in your face for the littlest things. I had my period, came 2 times in one month (august) and now I didn't get it at all in September . Which of course worries any women. I feel like I'm STARVING an hour after eating a meal and I breast feed so it's hard to just eat. I'm so tired which I used to be able to go and go , even with my 3 month olds night time Schedual . I can hardley wake up in the mornings I'm so tired and get sick from standing to long or walking around to long. Oh & I can't forget how I hate acne but it keeps coming ! Warning if you want a bad relationship , a huge weight boost , and to have no energy this pill is for you. I will be starting something new ASAP. F 19 2 months
1X day
10/1/2014
 1  irregular bleeding Light blue pill made me nauseous and threw up. Breasts have been hurting the entire time while on the pill. They're swollen. Hair loss in chunks. NO SEX DRIVE. Yeast infections vaginal dryness . no sign of period all month. Mood swings. Lashing out at boyfriend for no reason or over stupid stuff. Crying for no reason. Wouldn't recommend pill and hasn't been a full month F 17 3 weeks
9/23/2014
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 1   Nausa F 31 1 days
9/23/2014
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 3  Prevent pregnancy, clear acne Moderate pms a week before periods with bloating being the worst symptom. A little breast tenderness, irritability and food cravings. All symptoms get better or worse depending on stress levels. Otherwise acne is minimal and this pill does it's job! My periods are very regular short and light F 24 4 years
10 mg
9/21/2014
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 3  Prevent Pregnancy Um... it works. Only thing was that the cramps & weight gain & sore breasts were insane...but this birth control does wonders ... Just make sure to take it at the times that you set up. .. so it can stay effective ... when ever that moment comes up. F 20 8 months
8/5/2014
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 1  Period Regulation, Very Bad Cramps Every month of starting my new package I get nauseous, it wasn't like that when I started, one month I was nauseous for a good 4 days, since that month it's gotten worse, to the point where I'm up in the middle of the night throwing up. my acne changed a slight bit but I'm not sure that's the pills, I've gained weight, my boobs are constantly sore, not satisfied at all. F 17 8 months
low
7/18/2014
 1  birth control, period regulation The first month I went to the pharmacy to get another month pack,they gave me the generic brand of ortho tri cyclen or the real brand (or vice versa).Anyway I was on the ortho tri cyclen. After switching, I just didn't feel right. I would worry about things and overthink things ALL the time. And I felt homesick most of the time. Around the beginning of January, I had a severe anxiety attack.I couldn't sleep, my legs kept twitching, and my breast area felt really tight, like I couldn't breathe. After that night, I felt numb.I didn't feel like I loved my boyfriend any more, which worried me SICK. Because before this happened I could NOT have been any happier with him. He was my best friend. Also, I lost all my drive to do ANYTHING.I love riding horses but after that I didn't want to go out and ride them or be around them. I wanted to cry all the time. I was in absolute misery. Everything I used to love doing I didn't care about anymore. So around the middle of January I went to the docto F 18 5 months
1X day
7/9/2014
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 2  regulate period prevent pregnancy First it was good, cleared up my acne, regulated my period. But I started having my period before even reaching the placebo pills, fatigue, tired all the time, mood swings, acne came back and started having brown discharge F 17 8 months
7/8/2014
 1  Prevent pregnancy Extreme fatigue, slurred speech, disoriented, dizzy. Do not take this pill. You will feel horrible. F 19 10 days
25 mg
7/6/2014
 1  Prevent pregnancy I wouldn't usually blame the birth control but this is getting out of hand. My anxiety is out of control and I've been getting panic attacks as well. I didn't know what was going on until I did some research and found out that it's quite common for this to happen while taking Ortho Tri Cyclen. It also hasn't been helping much with my acne, I was told it would help clear it up some but it's only made it worse. I'm on edge all the time and it's tearing me down, I will be switching as soon as possible. F 20 2 months
6/21/2014
 1  Severe cramps This drug ruined my body, my first year of college and my relationship. Physical: Hair fell out, small acne bumps all over my face, double vision, extreme fatigue. Other: depression, severe anxiety/panic attacks. Ladies, I was unaware of what was going on at the time... I pray that none of this happens to you. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. (Switched to 3 other pills. BC pills deprive the body of vitamins. There is no reason to put this garbage in your body.) F 25 1 years
Lowdose
6/11/2014
 1  Prevent pregnancy I've been on this pill for a while. I'm always feeling very depressed or just numb inside. I have the craziest mood swings all the time! I cry over absolutely anything. I get so emotional over things I sometimes want to cause harm on myself. It's affecting my relationship with the guy i've been with for three years because I snap at him over anything and he doesn't deserve it. I've had horrible acne since i've been on it which has been months and it has ruined my confidence completely. I never look anyone in the eye and I don't even want my boyfriend to look or touch my face. My sex drive decreased drastically. (which isn't completely bad but not completely good either) I'm always tired now I never want to do anything ever but sit or lay down. I used to always be active running around everywhere having fun. My breasts seem to always hurt now also. I get bad headaches and Itch all over my body. I'm losing hair also but not to drastically. Well instead of going on and on i'll just say I have nearly every bad side effect that can happen with these pills. I can't wait to get off them. For anyone who starts to have these things happening to them go to your doctor! Don't wait so long going through all this like me. l've read many reviews and barely saw any good ones so in my opinion this isn't the bc pills to go for. F 17 6 months
3/28/2014
 1  Acne , pregnancy prevention I have been beyond tired since starting this pill. I also have bad mood swings and yell at people for no valid reason and cry all the time. My weight has been such a battle since starting this pill!! I work out 5 times a week, and am extremely careful of what I eat, and I am still gaining weight! This is the worst thing I have ever put into my body! I should've stopped a long time ago, but only just realized the birth control was what was causing my problems! DO NOT TAKE THIS PILL!! F 25 2 days
3/21/2014
 1  For birth control and acne I got a pulmonary Embolism and deep vein thrombosis that hurts, not to mention I might have to be on blood thinner for life! I don't recommend this deadly drug to anyone, so many have died or hurt for life! F 25 1 years
2/22/2014
 4  Irregular Cucle I love this pill! The only side effect I experienced was weight gain, I gained about 10 pounds& was constantly hungry during my second pack. However during my 4th pack I dropped 15 pounds like it was nothing. I never go pregnant while taking this ( I have pretty religious sex) My sex drive is absolutely insanely high! My face was never oily& my ance was as gone completly! My periods came for about 4-5 days and they are so light! I used to have really bad cramps, now I get them once and their only mild! Completely reccomend this to everybody! Oh& I never really experienced any mood swings but I am an un-medicated bipolar so it's hard to tell. F 5 months
2/10/2014
 1  Acne /pregnancy prevention Feeling tired, headache at the same time everyday when taking the light blue pills, oily face didn't go away and brown discharge with te headaches also mood swings irritable and cried for no reason feel like crap just wanted to stay inside my bed F 23 10 days
11/20/2013
 1  Birth control Where do I start....extremely tired,so much so that I can not stay awake and can not wait until it's time for bed! My breast are sore ans make me think I'm pregnant,I bleed off and on all the time,my periods come before I'm even on the placebos . I'm very depressed and have daily anxiety attacks. I'm STARVING all the time and gained 10 pounds and it took until today for me to realize it was due to my pill,I took he last one today and pray I will be getting back to my old self! F 31 8 months
1X day
10/20/2013
 3  Prevent pregnancy Started taking Trinessa when I was about 25. I had mood swings and was very emotional. My scalp started getting dry and now I have dandruff that won't go away. Every time I go to have my hair cut, after the wash - they comb my hair and clumps fall out. I also see clumps in the shower. I have no energy. I pick on my husband for every little thing, and I have no patience. I was very irritable and also have no sex drive. The only thing this pill did was prevent pregnancy (I actually planned a pregnancy during taking this pill, so I stopped taking it and it took 5 months to get pregnant) and it also kept my face very clear. (I washed my face only with water) After another recent haircut, my hairdresser asked what medications I was taking. This was the only medication I was on, so it was then that I figured it out. I googled others' side effects and found I wasn't alone. Now I have stopped taking it for good! F 32 7 years
8/29/2013
 3  Pregnancy prevention, acne Helped somewhat wit acne, better than not taking anything at all for it. Had more pimples this month than id like, tho (compared to being on other bc). My period was a week late. I've had irregular cycle issues before but not for awhile, until I took this medication. Reading all the reviews made me think twice about finishing my placebo pills. I've recently noticed I was unusually more depressed, fatigued, anxious and moody on this. Didn't notice how much it was affecting me til I stopped taking it. F 18 1 months
1.5
8/18/2013
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 1  Regulate my period Irregular period I get my period every other week. F 8 months
8/13/2013
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