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

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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  Pregnancy prevention Extreme depression, no motivation, cried for no reason, more sensitive, mood swings, lack of sex drive, loss of interest. Cant sleep/ insomnia. Stomach bloating/gas. Not sure if its related but kidney stone. Which i have ever had before! Terrible experience over all would. Not recommend!! F 27 3 months
3/20/2012
 1  Birth control method Loss of appetite, vomiting, mood swings, emotional wreck crying for every reason , depression, anxiety F 23 2 months
3/20/2012
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 3  Pregnancy prevention Broke my face out in horrible acne for the first 6 months, then it was fine. I was on the Lo version. It did prevent pregnancy, however, I have been off the pill for almost 3 years now trying to achieve pregnancy and it has yet to happen. Not sure if this pill left me infertile or if it's something else but please be cautious. F 25 2 years
1 pill 1X day
3/15/2012
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 5  Birth control and regulate periods Regular Ortho made me nauseous each morning for about 10 minutes then it went away. Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo didn't bother me one bit. Tri-nessa made me wacky! I liked taking this form of the pill. However, when the pharmacy switched me to generic, that's when I started having wacky crazy issues. So I switched to Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo and I didn't have any problems or symptoms. My periods have been very light and they are on time each month unless I'm really stressed out. Otherwise than than, proper diet and exercise and eating healthy, you won't have many issues. I'm guessing some folks have BC Pill issues cause they have other issues like READING THESE POSTS!! Get off the NET and stop over reacting!!! F 35 28 days
1X day
3/11/2012
 1  Birth Control I was prescribed this at my 6 week check up after the birth of my son.  Exactly 30 days later, I was in the hospital with blood clots throughout my body including a life threatening pulmonary embolism in my lung. For the next year, I struggled through blood thinner therapy along with trying to enjoy being the mother of my newborn.  I have severe vascular damage due to the clots that have impacted my health for the last 14 years.  I was 25 years old at the time and did not smoke and no other warning label items applied.I know this was a while ago and not sure if anything has changed with the 28 day pack since my situation.  In 1997 the Internet was just getting started so I would never have thought to post back then, but I think my situation is still applicable considering another had a similar result this year.   When I had blood clots, my legs swelled up and and were red in color like they were sunburned. When it happened to me, I was not aware of the warning F 40 30 days
30 1X day
3/7/2012
 1  birth control horrible depression, increased acne, no sex drive, weight gain, mood swings. F 20 2 months
3/6/2012
 1  Hair loss Terrible weight gain, even tho I was working out 6 days a week. I have had severe migrains, mood swings and the pms bloating is ridiculous, on top of the weight gain, I have never been so uncomfortable in my life. I was prescribed this because of hair loss, heaven forbid we have a bad hair day. But at this point, if god wants me to be bald as I get older, I guess thats just what im gonna have to accept. I will be miserabe either way, but maybe I wont be as fat :( F 43 26 days
1X day
3/1/2012
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 4  Pregnancy prevention. Weight gain, mood swings, decreased sex drive. It is a good contraceptive, but the side effects are something that you have to get used to. F 19 2.5 years
1 1X day
2/25/2012
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 2  pregnancy prevention Ok... Migranes periods from hell that last 11-15 days at a time nausea fatigue weight loss I weighed in at 117 before the pill now I weigh 98 this pill sucks F 20 2 years
1xmg
2/16/2012
 2  Birth control weight gain, mood swings, fatigue, decreased sex drive, water retention i have taken the generic form tri nessa for about 3 years. I have noticed in the last year a drastic change in my mood and sex drive. It seemed like I was in a better mood when I was on the placebo pills during my period. I have also gained about 10lb in the last 6 months. I had absolutely no energy and slept all the time. The week after i stopped taking this pill, I felt 100% better!!!!! My doctor started me on the nuvaring and I have had no side effects. F 26 3 years
1X day
2/7/2012
 1  to prevent pregnancy Feel awful and crazy! I am having moodswings so bad can't sleep! Having trouble interacting with my baby! This is not me at all F 21 1 months
2/6/2012
 5  Prevent Pregnancy When I first started taking the pill, I gained about 2 or 3 lbs. But since then, I've had absolutely NO issues with it! I finally have a regular period thanks to OTC!!! I switch to it from the Depo shot because the shot was making me super depressed and irritated all the time. OTC has been a God-send!! F 21 2 years
1X day
2/1/2012
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 2  Regulate periods I was on this several months ago and I just got back on it. I have horrible mood swings, which mainly consist of being irritable and snappy, anxious, headachy, almost feel like my blood sugar is low, nauseous(which is fine for weight loss) and insomnia. It's usually only the first week as I remember but this sucks. F 28 4 days
2/1/2012
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 1  Acne, PMS, Birth Control This is my first time on Birth Control and although I've only been o n it for 2 weeks, the side effects have been almost unbearable. I started taking it on Day 1 of my period... 14 days later I still have my period and this had never happened to me before. My periods have never been a big deal for me--I never had severe cramps or irregularity. During the first week of ortho tri-cyclen lo I had the worst cramps of my life, migraines, ZERO energy. I was completely exhausted. Now, in week 2 I have been getting some even stranger side effects. Driving home from work, my eyes would not focus. I wear contacts and it was the strangest thing I have ever experienced. I have been feeling dizzy and light headed. I feel nautious. I have been unable to sleep and I get severe anxiety (and there is no reason for me to have anxiety). I cry spontaneously. This pill is making me into a crazy woman!! My period is the heaviest and longest it has ever been in my entire life. I am swollen to the point where F 22 2 weeks
1X day
2/1/2012
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 1  birth control, acne, pms increased acne including body acne, memory loss, extreme fatigue, lack of motivation, increased appetite, weight gain in face and breasts, constant daily nausea, sore breasts, NO sex drive, vaginal dryness , anxiety, depression, increased pms symptoms and the list goes on. i used to take this bc before i had children and it worked ok for me. i never used to have much of a sex drive while on it but because i had been on for as long as i had been having sex, i assumed that was just the way i was. after i had children, i stopped taking bc all together and became another person. i had a sex drive, was able to orgasm through sex, no vaginal dryness. my anxiety disappeared and i felt more engerised. I did not clue in that i was feeling better because i was not on this bc anymore. I started back up on this pill last month and the side effects have been unreal. I feel insane. I am nauseated all the time. i want to sleep all the time. I have no sex drive. it's awful. i will never use synthetic hormones again! F 32 1 months
1X day
1/25/2012
 1  irregular, heavy periods loss of appetite, mood swings, nausea, insatiable thirst, blurry vision, HORRIBLE, SEVERE abdominal/stomach/lower back pain that sent me to the ER. F 37 7 days
1/25/2012
 1  Pervent pregnancy SEVERE DEPRESSION, anxiety, trouble sleeping, breast tenderness, sad and crying all the time for no reason, actually got to the point where I started Doubting my relationship with my amazing boyfriend. I knew enough was enough. F 17 4 months
30 mg
1/18/2012
 5  fertility control None. This medication stopped my severe premenstrual cramps. My mild acne disappeared and I no longer have mood swings before my period. I did not gain any weight or have any other side effects. I highly recommend this oral contraceptive (especially in the affordable generic form), though as a medical professional I know that what works for me may not work for others. F 25 5 months
1X day
1/11/2012
 2  Pregnancy prevention Horrible mood swings, headaches, inability to sleep through the night, crying fits, increased appetite, lethargy, weight gain (probably due to increased appetite!!) nausea. Pretty much the only thing this pill did was prevent pregnancy, if I stay on it another month I won't need to worry about getting pregnant, because my boyfriend of 10 years will leave me for being so crazy b/c of this damn pill!! F 28 7 months
1/9/2012
 1  birth control I hate this pill. In the past I took a different type of birth control because my periods were heavy. I just got married 3 weeks ago and my cousin let me borrow her pack which is the orth tri cyclen because I stopped taking my birthcontrol pills when I was almost 18. It has only been 3 weeks and I have no urge to have sex and can not get wet. This is def not normal for me as I have been sexually active with my husband before taking this pill but it had been a while. I have an appointment tomm for something different F 19 3 weeks
30
1/4/2012

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