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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 | Birth control | Breakthrough bleeding, loss of libido, mood swings. | Two solid weeks of breakthrough bleeding (not spotting - a moderately heavy flow) and my libido was decimated. I also found myself crying or becoming angry for no apparent reason and experienced vaginal dryness. Will NOT continue taking this medication. | F | 35 | 2 months 25MG 1X day | 12/29/2011 | 2 | Birth Control | EXTREME breast tenderness/soreness. Mood swings/sensitivity, lethargic/lazy/lack of motivation, very clear skin, weight stayed same, but was difficult to loose weight after working out a lot this year, very light periods little-to no cramps, Almost no sex drive. | I am going to quit taking it today. I haven't gotten pregnant on this pill, and my skin looks great, but those are the only benefits. The breast soreness and lack of sex drive are too much as I used to have a very high libido. I wouldn't recommend it. Will be looking for something more natural/less side effects as these aren't worth it. Breasts got very large (DD) and are sore all the time, very uncomfortable. I almost never want to have sex, which isn't good for a newlywed like I am :) | F | 27 | 8 months 1X day | 12/12/2011 | 2 | By doctor's order | Weight loss (which I didnt need and want); EXTREME mood swings: anxiety, depression, anger, overanalytical (which always lead to bad arguments with my husband over nothing); low sex drive; vaginal dryness; headache; abdominal discomfort; severe backpain; joint aches; extreme fatigue; low motivation; rashes | Prevented pregnancy, decreased acne. Would not recommend it because of all those adverse side effects. I am stopping after this cycle. It is not worth it. | F | 30 | 2 years 1X day | 11/26/2011 | 2 | Regulation/birth control | vaginal dryness, decreased sex drive, others that i'm sure i will begin to realize as i stay OFF the pill. | This pill worked great for about 4 months. Around month 4, I lost all sexual desire, and I began to get vaginal dryness. I stopped taking the pill about 3 weeks ago because my fiance and I simply can not handle me having no sex drive and a dried up vagina. It was horrible. In the last three weeks of being off the pill, I have already noticed that I have an increase in vaginal fluids. Good ones. I am slowing getting back to normal!!! If the pill causes these effects...stop taking it! | F | 29 | 10 months 1X day | 9/26/2011 | 2 | Curb PMS, birth control | Mood Swings, Bloating, Loss of Appetite, SERIOUS depression, SERIOUS lack of sex drive, inability to reach climax. | Honestly, this drug has messed me up so bad, I am almost not even motivated enough to complain about it because it would take too much of my already limited energy. I have no drive for anything, ESPECIALLY sex. My poor husband is doing the best he can to tolerate me, bless his heart, but my frustration is through the roof, and the depression is hard for him to watch. It's like permanant PMS. I thought it was withdrawals from having my IUD removed and switching BC methods, but it's been 6 months now. I'm going back to my doctor. I'm over this. | F | 24 | 6 months 1X day | 8/23/2011 | 2 | irregular periods, birth control | Breast tenderness, crying, mood swings, nausea, sleeplessness, headaches, depression, lighter and regular period, less acne | I wish I had read all this before I started taking this medication! I started taking ortho tricyclen lo to help regulate my period, clear up acne, and for birth control. I was fine the first 8 months or so before I started to develop mood swings. Eventually I started having problems sleeping and depression. Within the last 2 months it has only gotten worse. I cry for no reason and find myself extremely sad. On top of it all are the aweful headaches and nausea every morning. I hate feeling this way, it's unbearable and it's not me. My bf urged me to get help, so I saw a therapist who said it's got to be the bc because I have no history of depression. If not for my bf, who I'm amazed wants to stay with me and my crazy moods, I don't think I would've realized what this pill is doing to my life. I urge anyone who is thinking of this pill to reconsider because it's just not worth it. I'm quitting this pill at the end of the pack. | F | 21 | 1 years 1X day | 8/11/2011 | 2 | Birth Control/Severe Periods | Mood Swings, Anxiety, Depression | I took this mainly because I had horrible periods that kept me out of school and work. It did wonders for that since I barely had cramping and the periods were short, but it made my state of mind completely askew. I cried constantly and was so up and down that I thought I had a mental illness until I made the connection. I've been off it for almost three weeks and feel so much better. It made my skin amazing but it wasn't worth it anymore, hoping to try something different that won't affect my emotions so horribly | F | 18 | 9 months 1X day | 6/15/2011 | 2 | to stop severe cramping | Since starting to take Tri-Cyclen I have nausea unless I take it with food but I have never had to do that with the last BC I was talking, severe mood swings. I find myself happy one minute and sad/angry they next..and I cry a lot more.Along with weight gain. | F | 24 | 7 months 1X day | 4/18/2011 | 2 | Contraceptive | I recently just started on my second pack of Ortho. So far, I can honestly say that I am NOT impressed. I have been very moody, and have been crying ALOT. I normally only cry about every 6 months (maybe) and I have cried almost every week since. Also, I have been experiencing light/moderate bleeding almost everyday since I started, not sure if this is normal. | F | 29 | 40 days 1X day | 3/23/2011 | 2 | prevent pregnancy | severe headaches, pains in legs and arms. | I had been taking trinessa for about a 3yrs, because it was cheap and i had no insurance. I needed a new check up so i went to the free clinic and they told me they would be putting me on ortho tri-cyclen that trinessa was the generic form so I shuoldnt have any side effects. But shortly after starting them I started to get severe migraines that would last for days, Im currently having one that has had lasted for a week now. I get pains in my legs and arms that feel like there is something seriously wrong with me. I also have been very moody I snap at my husband for nothing, in my head I try to justify it but I know that there was no reason for it. I just feel like this is takin over my life now, if Im not laying in bed because of my head Im angry and wanting to be away from everyone including my own family. I have tried to read through most of these but didnt see anyone else saying they were having headaches to. If you read this and you have had headaches due to this birth control please write me and tell me how long your headache lasted. | F | 21 | 1 months 1X day | 3/22/2011 | 2 | contraception | breast tenderness, weight gain, bloating, mood changes, FATIGUE. | Took the generic (Trinessa) for 7 months. Didn't know why I was so tired all the time until I stopped taking it. Almost instantly I was happier and more energetic. I retained a lot of water taking Trinessa, especially around my stomach, hips, and thighs. | M | 20 | 7 months 1X day | 3/15/2011 | 2 | Regulate periods, contraceptive | Extreme moodiness, bad cramps daily, headaches, depression, constipation, irritability, inability to sleep normally. | Just finished my first pack - horrible experience. This month has been terrible. I feel sick all the time, I cannot sleep well at night at all. I'm tired and irritable each day, and have severe mood swings. I had horrible cramps while on my period and 2 weeks before I cramped every day in my lower abdomen. I will continue for one more month to see if these issues clear up, if not I will discontinue use. | F | 18 | 1 months 1X day | 3/14/2011 | 2 | Weight gain, mood swings, loss of sex drive, cravings, acne | I HATED taking Ortho Lo. I began taking it when I was 18. I went from weighing 115 lbs to almost 140 in a short amount of time. I had horrible mood swings and absolutely no sex drive. I've never had bad acne, but as soon as I was taking this BC I developed acne between my breasts. It was so awful. I took it for a little over 4 months before finally stopping. I lost a lot of weight, no more mood swings or acne. I'd never recommend taking this birth control. | F | 21 | 4 months 1X day | 1/10/2011 | 2 | regulate/acne | i had nausea, headache, stomach cramping, breast enlargement, spotting, and my acne got worse. I would get angry at the drop of a dime. Extremely emotional. I didn't feel like myself. I had less energy and had a hard time sleeping through the night. I had spotting, horrible cramps during my period and with the spotting. My sex drive decreased massively. Before I started taking this I couldn't keep my hands off my boyfriend, but then I didn't want to be touched, I some what dreaded sex because I couldn't get into it. | This was my second time taking the bc. Both times my sex drive decreased but that was my only side effect my first time. I do not recommend this bc to anyone. I stopped taking it 5 days ago and already see a difference in myself...not as emotional, more energy, sleeping through the night and my sex drive is back to normal. | F | 26 | 3 months 1X day | 1/3/2011 | 2 | Cramps, Headaches, Mood Swings | Depression Anxiety | I have mixed emotions about Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo. While it did eliminate my cramps, heavy flow and keep my skin clear, I went into a deep depression after 3 months of use. I am normally a very happy-go-lucky person without any history of depression or prolonged sadness but I ultimately had to take an anti-depressant (I still take it) and see a therapist. I also experienced comorbid generalized anxiety disorder and the anti-depressant is used to treat this as well. As soon as my doctor made the correlation and stopped the birth control, my depression cleared. I regret not recognizing the side effects sooner and would caution women to carefully monitor their mental health while taking this drug. | F | 21 | 8 months 30 MG 1X day | 10/26/2010 | 2 | Regulation of Period | Anxiety, Anxiety attacks, severe depression, loss of interest in everything, excessive tiredness, cleared up acne | I had increasingly bad anxiety as I started taking OTC to the point where I started having panic attacks and it has slowly developed over the years to the severe experience I'm having with depression now almost 3 years later. I have not felt like myself since I started taking this pills, but I just thought it was me and not the pills, but over the years and especially as my depression is getting worse for no reason their are the only possible culprit. I look permanently tired no matter how much I sleep, I hate being around people for more than 10 mins, I feel like the only thing I can concentrate on is television shows and only because they have commercials, plus I am feel like I could I could fall asleep no matter where I am. But it did clear up my acne. Not worth it though. | F | 21 | 2.5 years 1X day | 10/25/2010 |