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 | Contraceptive | Weight gain, inability to orgasm, high sex drive, depression, anxiety, vomiting, fever, headaches. | It sucks. I wanted to do it all the time, but I never orgasmed. And I've been sleeping in weird patterns, throwing up a lot, eating a lot. My period was super late. | F | 17 | 1 months 30 MG 1X day | 10/22/2010 | 2 | Pregnancy Prevention | Weight gain, constipation, loss of sex drive, inability to orgasm, constant drowsiness. | I began taking this as a birth control shortly after becoming sexually active. A girlfriend of mine told me that she had terrible side affects from it, but I felt that mine would be different. I was so wrong. Switching birth controls as soon as possible. | F | 17 | 4 months 1X day | 10/21/2010 | 2 | Regularity/Heavy Bleedig | Nausea, mood swings, breast tenderness, depression | I started taking this pill 4 months ago to regulate my periods & help with heavy bleeding. I had nausea for 4 months. I was hoping it would go away after the 3rd month. My periods and cramping did get lighter. BUT, I started feeling depressed & started to cry over nothing. My mood swings were horrible. By the end of my 4th pack I got a kidney infection, which the dr told me was most likely from the pills. It's not worth the side effects for me. Before I started taking these pills I was very healthy, let's hope I cam get back that way. I know some people can take these with no problems, but they are not for me. | F | 31 | 4 months 1X day | 10/19/2010 | 2 | PRegnancy, allergy to condoms, acne | weight gain, boob size got bigger, loss of motivation, sadness, emotional roller coasters, apathetic attitude | I started taking this as a form of preventing pregnancy, it was the first kind I tried so I was happy with it at first. The side effects come on slowly and sometimes you don't even realize it. I wouldn't have thought it was this until recently but a month or so after I Started taking it, i realized I had no motivation for anything. No motivation for school, no motivation to look good, no motivation for anyhting. I was sad and emotional about a lot of things and I was thought it was just me. I didn't start thinking it was the pill until recently and I just finished a cycle and I'm going to stop now. I wish I had found this out earlier but it's never too late. | F | 20 | 7 months lo 1X day | 10/16/2010 | 2 | Prevent pregnancy, acne | Ortho Cyclen: severe depression Ortho Tri-Cyclen: SEVERE ACNE! mild depression | I have taken the monophasic version Ortho Cyclen AND Ortho Tri Cyclen and while I'd say Ortho Tri controlled my moods much more, it severely worsened my acne. Which was a total bummer, because I was told it would minimize my small flare ups around that time of the month. Overall, I'd reccomend this pill, because most importantly, I never got pregnant. It's a shame it didn't work for me. Depression and acne are a brutal combination | F | 21 | 6 months 1X day | 10/13/2010 | 2 | Birth Control | Moody loss of sex drive weight gain | I am glad i found this sight i thought i was crazy until i started hearing aboout other people having the same symptoms as me i am going to change to a different pill! | F | 22 | 2 years 1X day | 9/13/2010 | 2 | yes | Weight gain, 2 week periods, severe depression, loss of appetite (and still gaining weight anyway), insomnia, fatigue, lightheaded-ness, anxious at inappropriate times for no reason, sleeping all day, not wanting to do anything (go to classes, shower, eat, daily chores), mood swings, even fever at one point. | Took for 3 months, never thought about this pill causing such complications until I just quit taking it this month because of the two week periods...I just couldn't take that part anymore. Then my head began to clear up a little and i thought "maybe I'm depressed?" because i was sleeping at least 15 hours a day, during the day...even if i woke up early to get my schedule back, I couldn't sleep at night when it came time to. I've gained 20 lbs even though I don't have the energy or appetite to eat sometimes. This sucks, now I'm just waiting for it to get out of my system so I can get back to normal. | F | 20 | 3 months lo 1X day | 9/13/2010 | 2 | Help reduce the size of a cyst | I have it set up to take it at 930 pm every night and no matter how tired i am it wakes me up for at least 2 hours but then during the day im exhausted!! it has made my anxiety 10 times worse!!!! im always hungry! and im peeing all the time!! | F | 21 | 8 days 1X day | 8/17/2010 | 2 | horrible cramps | I have nauseu and NO sex drive! I'm glad I found this sight. I am going to change my pill. I thought it was just me. I also have headaches almost every month. | Since I have no insurance I have to use my local health center. I have actually mentioned to them that I thought these things were do to my pills but they didn't want to change it. I was told "its working". It definately is... I DON'T WANT HIM TO TOUCH ME! | F | 27 | 10 years 1X day | 8/13/2010 | 2 | prevent pregnancy/acne | suddenly depressed, last week i was throwing up all day long. whenever i drink even if it is only 2 beers i will be vomiting all the next day. i have been with my boyfriend for a year who i am crazy in love with. we went to miami last week and i had absolutely NO sex drive when usually im all over him. ive also been contemplating ending it because my emotions are just gone. i will be stopping this pill after my cycle is over. | F | 21 | 17 days 1X day | 8/10/2010 | 2 | Birth Control, Acne | My acne got considerably worse. I was bloated all of the time and I couldn't tell whether I was hungry or having cravings. Mild depression and I would always into fights with my boyfriend about the strangest and most petty things. | It is an effective contraceptive pill. I didn't gain any weight nor did I lose any. I didn't have many severe side effects. No headaches, no pains. | F | 17 | 2 months 1X day | 8/3/2010 | 2 | birth control | mood swings, lack of sex drive, dryness, fatigue, depression, breast increase | Things started out fine but by my second month period I was a maniac. I cry for no reason, feel completely helpless and depressed, and my mood changes very quickly. My relationship has suffered from these sudden outbursts, and also because I have had little to no sex drive since I started the pill. I started to realize that this was NOT normal behavior for me, and I'm getting off this pill as soon as possible. | F | 18 | 4 months .25 mg 1X day | 7/19/2010 | 2 | To prevent pregnancy | Moody, depression, feelings of hopelessness, exhaustion, headaches, weight gain, frequent urination, no sex drive | Sure, it prevented pregnancy but it made me feel terrible all the while. I get angry/anxious for NO good reason and lash out at my husband and kids. I've gained 5 pounds. I'm always sad. I'm getting headaches almost daily and feeling nauseous. I am quitting the pill TODAY. I am not taking it tonight. I am sick of how it makes me feel! | F | 24 | 4 months 1X day | 7/16/2010 | 2 | prevent pregnancy | I began tri cyclen to prevent pregnancy about two months ago; i found the love of my life and everything was going great in my life for the first time. Last year I was diagnosed with depression and social anxiety, which had been devouring me since childhood. Only after hospitalization and medication was i able to see myself and life as it truely was and no longer "living" in the darkness. Never thinking i would be in that situation again i began to feel my old self seeping through. Tri cyclen brougt back symptoms of my depression and anxiety and slowly began to lower my sex drive. I was able to take control of the situation just in time, I stopped taking the pill about two days ago, but cant imagine what would of happened if i wouldnt of realized these symptoms were due to the Bc pill. I sttrongly recomened to anyone taking the pill to be aware of changes in your body or mood. Like all medications it can work great for one person and do the total opposite for another. | F | 23 | 2 months 0.035 1X day | 7/11/2010 | 2 | to prevent pregnancy | rapid weight loss, decrease in appetite, mood swings, overly emotional, my heart beats really fast sometimes, anxiety, dizziness, nausea, vomiting | I've lost 25 pounds in the last 6th months with no exercise, my appetite has decreased severely, I cry for absolute no reason all the time. I feel like I'm changing and something is definitely wrong with me. I'm usually a very happy, easy going girl and now I easily get annoyed and I sometimes just feel SO different from how I use to. I also read that this birth control can cause signs of a stroke or something else that causes pain in your leg or arm. Last night my shin and foot hurt VERY badly out of no where, which now I'm kind of scared about even though the pain is gone. I'm definitely considering switching birth controls. | F | 19 | 6 months 1X day | 7/6/2010 | 2 | birth control | Lack of sex drive, weight gain, mood swings,depression | I have been taking this BC for 4 years. Before I started taking this drug my husband and I were sex maniacs and I liked it. As the years have gone by I've gotten to the point were I don't even want to be touched by him and sex is an "I can't wait till it's over" type deal. Since being put on this pill I have gained a solid 20lbs and can't for the life of me get it to go away regardless of being on a 1500 cal diet and working out daily. I, like many others, also have severe mood swings. I wake up and my day is crap from the beginning. I get irritated at anything and everything. I've been thinking lately that I'm just an a**hole but after reading all these posts I'm beginning to think this drug has something to do with my unhappy life the past couple years. | F | 24 | 4 years 25-35 1X day | 6/28/2010 | 2 | Prevent Pregnancy | I find i'm constantly having to urinate, i have severe cramping some days, i get headaches, fatigue, lack of sleep even from depression, panic attacks, i cry all the time. | I really am debating getting off this pill. I took it to prevent pregnancy but it's making me an emotional sooky wreck. I guess it works different ways for certain people, but one small pill to be THIS powerful, i don't think i can do it anymore. | F | 20 | 7 months 1X day | 6/17/2010 | 2 | First birth control ever | Depression, depression, depression, and my period is late...I took a pregnancy test which was negative, but my period still hasn't come | Every now and then, everyone gets a little sad, but my depression that developed over a week ago for no apparent reason, has been ridiculous. I started taking it because me and my boyfriend were sexual all the time, and suddenly I just felt my world turned upside down. he broke up with me cause I was so nasty to him, and I can't stop crying about the stupidest things. I stopped today, feeling suicidal is too high a price for pregnancy prevention, and hey, I'm not going to be having sex for a long time anyway cause my boyfriend dump me.....so if you have any of these side effects, stop immediately | F | 22 | 21 days 30MG 1X day | 6/11/2010 | 2 | Regulate Periods | Yeast infections with every package! I never had one before starting this birth control, but got them every month until I stopped taking them. Other than that, no side effects. | F | 23 | 120 days 1X day | 6/7/2010 | 2 | Period regulation | I am even more crazier than I normaly I.....I am lifeless....I don't want to do ne thing (but the Dr told me that I would feel like this for the first few months until the pill regulates in my system) so I am giving it a chance.....at least until dec....I have been having extreme diareha, HORRIBLE blood clot (coming out every time I clean myself up), cramps cramps and more cramps!!!!! | F | 33 | 8 days 35 1X day | 5/23/2010 |