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 |
| 5 | pregnancy prevention and spotting | I haven't experienced any side effects. | I am actually taking Trinessa, the generic form of ortho tri-cyclen, and it's been working just fine. It has significantly reduced the spotting that I was having with my previous pills (Alesse). | F | 24 | 4 months | 6/9/2005 | 5 | polycystic ovary disease | No side effects with brand-name Ortho Tri-Cyclen. I had side effects with generic Tri-Sprintec - missed periods, spotting for an entire month. | I was switched by my insurance company from Ortho Tri-Cyclen to Tri-Sprintec. This month, I was switched back to brand name (thank goodness!!!) and realized I had been having side effects with the generic. My rosacea was even worse on the generic! DO NOT TAKE GENERIC if you can avoid it! They should take it off the market! | F | 41 | 10 years | 6/9/2005 | 5 | birth control | none with ortho tricyclen. | i agree with many of the other comments about trinessa. i've been taking trinessa for about 8 months now after the birth of our baby and it is horrible! i have no sex drive, more acne, weight gain and have been depressed with mood swings. i also felt morning sickness symptoms. this has confirmed everything i was feeling. i am going back to ortho tricyclen for the extra $10...it's worth it!!! | F | 30 | 8 months | 5/22/2005 | 5 | acne | minor fluid retention | I have taken many different types of birth control pills over the years and ortho tri-cylen was by far the best. When it became a generic recently and I saw how much ortho had become I gladly switched. It took awhile for me to figure it out but generic form called Trinessa has dramatically effected my life and not in a good way. I did not gain any weight while on ortho but since i've been on Trinessa in the last year I have gone up 2 dress sizes. I have never been this big in my life!!! My breasts have increased to a D from a C, it's not a good thing! My sex drive has dramatically decreased to almost inexistent. Ortho was just the opposite. For the last few months I have side effects that feel like | F | 36 | 15 months | 5/14/2005 | 5 | acne | felt great | I have taken ortho tri-cylen many times over the last several years and everything was going great til I switched to the generic Trinessa. I actually lost weight when i took ortho but since I have been on Trinessa I have gained 15 lbs and my activity level and eating have not changed. I also have had awful periods,heavy and painful, my breasts are huge, my acne is horrible, i have morning sickness symptoms and hot flashes. After reading posts here I am switching back to ortho. OMG, I just called Walmart and found out the price difference is only $10! I suffered this much for $10 that is ridiculous. | F | 33 | 6 months | 5/14/2005 | 5 | For birth control/acne | I took ortho-tri-cyclen for about 4 years, then I was switched to Tri-Sprintec. It was aweful, I experienced weight gain and also bleeding inbetween periods. I saw the gyno today, and she switched me to the new Ortho-Tri-Cyclen Lo. Hope it works! | F | 24 | 4 years | 5/10/2005 | 5 | contraceptive | I took the original ortho tricyclen for 10 years with no side effects (it was wonderful!), then went off to have my first child. When it was time to start back on birth control after my baby was born, I decided to try the generic brand since it was half the cost (I couldn't believe the ortho brand was up to almost $50, and my insurance pays nothing for BC pills). I've been taking trinessa for about 4 months now, and I've been gaining weight like crazy, have huge sore breasts and have terrible headaches and mood swings during the 2nd half of my cycle. I've thought I was pregnant every month on this pill, because the symptoms are so similar! I'm so glad it finally occurred to me that it could be my pills, and this website has confirmed it. Trinessa is going into the trash today. | The Ortho brand is the only way to go. I will bite the bullet and pay the extra cost for the brand name from now on. | F | 35 | 10 years | 5/9/2005 | 5 | prevent pregnancy | I was on Ortho Ti-cyclen for years virtually no side effects. Possibly a little nausea. | Insurance switched me to Trinessa last year. I gained five pounds. Could not lose the weight despite working out regularly and eating really good. At the time I contributed the weight gain to other health issues at the time. Now, a year later, I discovered it is the TriNessa. In the last two months I've gained 10 pounds. I was killing myself working out and eating practically nothing to lose the weight and I kept gaining. I am about to start Ortho tri Lo. I can't wait. I hope the this weight comes off and breast tenderness goes away!!! I was amazed with this website. I'm so glad that I found it! DON'T TAKE THE GENERIC TRINESSA! IT'S AWFUL! | F | 32 | 1 years | 5/8/2005 | 5 | perimenopausal symptoms | Ortho tri-cyclen was great. NO PROBLEMS!!! | Do not switch to Tri-Nessa!!! I have been on it one month and I am losing my mind! Crying all the time - bloated - sooooo depressed!!! Do not want to do anything - no energy!!! Stay AWAY from it!!! | F | 42 | 6 years | 5/6/2005 | 5 | Birth Control | Very few side effects associated with Ortho-Tri cyclen. I took it for 4 years and never had any problems. | Recently I had to switch to Tri-Sprintec because my insurance wouldn't cover ortho. I thought it was my new job, but actually the Tri-Sprintec is the cause of my severe mood swings. I go into rages about 2 weeks before my period, my sex drive is non-existent, and my breasts hurt all the time. I'm changing back to Ortho, I'll pay what the insurance won't, its worth it to have my sanity back! | F | 23 | 6 days | 5/5/2005 | 5 | I'm actually going back on ortho | i would stay on ortho and not go on any other. the generic (trinessa) is ruining my marriage. No sex life, i'm extremely bithchy!!! Mood swings i can't even tell you, My husband and my poor children could. I'm surprised my head isn't turning 360. | STAY ON ORTHO DON'T GO ON THE GENERIC SAVE YOUR SANITY!!! ALSO I FORGOT I'M 34 YEARS OLD AND I ALSO LOOKED LIKE I WAS GOING THROUGH PUBERTY AGAIN ON THE TRINESSA, I ALSO HAD COLD SWEATS. ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN SAVED MY LIFE AND MY SANITY....... | F | 34 | | 5/2/2005 | 5 | birth control | Ortho tri-cyclen was wonderful for six years-- no side effects, no pregnancy | Three months ago I started taking Tri-Nessa because the pharmacist told me it was | F | 26 | 6 years | 4/26/2005 | 5 | Birth Control, Acne | No side effects with ortho tri-cyclen. Terrible side effects with the generic - tri sprintec 28. | I was on ortho tri cyclen for about 5 years with no problems and then switched to a generic - tri sprintec 28 for a little over a year. I wish I would have know there was a difference between the two. I was engaged and we actually put our wedding on hold because our relationship was destroyed with everything that happened over the year that I was on the generic. I had terrible, terrible mood swings, anger for no reason, and no sex drive whatsoever. My doctor recommended I go back on the brand. I did, and I feel like my old self again. I wish I would have known before it was too late. Don't take the risk! Don't go on the generic! | F | 25 | 5 years | 4/26/2005 | 5 | Birth Control | Was taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen for 2 years -- little to no side effects. (Generic Tri-Nessa another story...) | My insurance company switched my prescription to the generic Tri-Sprintec. That was fine & I had no problems. Then my insurance changed and I was given Tri-Nessa. I experienced awful side-effects on Tri-Nessa, including weight gain (10 lbs in 2 months)& bloating. I've taken various pills for the past 10 years and never experienced anything like this. I'll pay full price before I continue taking this drug! | F | 28 | 2 years | 4/26/2005 | 5 | birth control | none | I was on ortho for almost 10 years, took alesse fro a while cuz it was cheaper and got pregnant. then tried to go back on ortho but dr gave me trinessa. fater 2 weeks i was in horid shape!!! weigth gain mood swings, bleeding too early. i called and got my pharmacy to give me the real deal -ortha tri and I am happy again!! | F | 32 | | 4/23/2005 | 5 | Birth Control | None with Ortho Tri-Cyclen OR with the generic Tri-Sprintec. I LOVE both of them! | **But** The generic Tri-Previfem (Treva) made me start my period a week early, so I was having my period for a week and a half every month!!! Talk about a bummer! I've since switched back to Tri-Sprintec and the problem is gone! | F | 30 | 3 years | 4/17/2005 | 5 | Pregnancy Prevention | None. | I took Orthotricyclen for several years and have since switched to Tri-Spritec. I switched to save money and so far it has been ok. | F | 30 | | 4/15/2005 | 5 | Birth Control | Once in a while, suffer from really bad migraines. But, no other side effects. I love Ortho Tri-Cyclen! Have been taking it for about 14 years. | HOWEVER, I recently switched to the generic brand, Trinessa, because my health insurance didn't cover Ortho Tri-Cyclen. I HATE IT! DON'T TAKE IT! Pay the extra money to save your sanity. I have my husband convinced that I am going crazy - terrible mood swings, depression, hopelessness, tender breasts, insomnia, night sweats, uncontrollable anger, feelings of isolation, dizziness...Thank God I found this website because I really did think I was going crazy. I had to recall what in my life had changed to cause all this craziness and, it dawned on me, I had switched to Trinessa! If it costs me $100/month to be on Ortho, I'm switching back. All my best. | F | 33 | 120 days | 4/13/2005 | 5 | Birth Control | No side effects from Ortho Tri-Cyclen....But Trinessa is another story....do not switch!!!! | I was on Ortho tricyclen for about 6 years, which was great because I did not experience any side effects. However, my doctor recently switched me to the generic brand, Trinessa, and it has been a disaster. Depression, no sex drive, breast tenderness...I just called my doctor requesting a switch ASAP!!!! | F | 28 | 2 months | 4/12/2005 | 5 | Dysmenorrhea (Severe Periods) | A little bit of breakthrough bleeding the first couple of months, I AM STILL OVULATING (Yet, since I wasn't using this to prevent contraception it doesn't bother me any), a bad headache the first day of my placebo pills on the first month | I still ovulated on these pills, I am guessing it is because of the lower hormones and my body needs a higher dosage in order to prevent it. HOWEVER, keep that in mind if you are looking at this to prevent conception--it does not work for everyone. AMAZING at decreasing my cramp pain, and very clear skin. Lovely pill. | F | 18 | 9 months | 4/9/2005 |