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 | birth control, skin, cramping | I took ortho tri cyclen for 4 years and it was excellent. no problems to mention, got a little moody around my periods but that was no different than before birth contro. | i moved a few years ago and my pharmacy just gave me trinessa. didnt think twice about it-after a few months i should have figured it out! after a few months i noticed i started breaking out with terrible rashed that no body could figure out. went to allergy specialist, dermatologis-no answers. not to mention i have turned into a raging nutcase!! crying hysterically for little or no reason, depressed and have gained weight although i work out regularly. had a talk with my ex-boyfriend (due to my rages) and we figured out it was probably the evil trinessa. going to switch back to otc right away!! thanks everyone for your insight. | F | 30 | 2 years | 5/17/2007 | 5 | Birth Control and acne | No side effects, skin was very clear, periods were in cycle and no effects on my mood. | Started taking trinessa- this is evil!!! Don't take it. I have gained 10 pounds if not more. I workout all the time and still can't get the weight off. Breasts are extremely tender at the end of the cycle, extreme headaches, mood swings that are out control. Don't do it!! | F | 26 | 10 years | 5/16/2007 | 5 | Contraception, Acne | Only been on it for 4 days, but this website has SAVED ME FROM GENERICS!!! | This is the first time I've ever considered birth control. My skin had always been more on the clear side- blessed I know... but lately I have been experiencing pesky blemishes every now and then. I was looking for birth control and Ortho Tri-cyclen is the only birth control approved for acne so I thought- kill 2 birds with one stone! I had gotten my first pack of prescription and it was TRI-SPRINTEC! I hurried back to the pharmacist and asked them for the name brand. The smartest thing I've done in a while thanks to you ladies! THANKS!!! | F | 20 | 4 days | 5/11/2007 | 5 | birth control, acne | early: breast tenderness, mild upset stomach, headaches; after first two weeks: clearer skin, evened-out my moods | i had really bad acne - bad enough to take acutane in high school. after i got off that medicine my dermatologist recommended ortho tri-cyclen so i gave it a shot. i had no side effects the first time i went on it when i was 18. stopped for a while, then went back on at 21. the second time i had tender breasts, mild (but annoying) headaches, and felt like i was going to throw up for a few hours after taking it. all that cleared up in a week or two - as did my acne. while on it, i would usually get one small pimple during the week of my period - or if i didn't wash my face. i was stupid and let my doctor switch me to yasmin three months ago and he's either going to change me back to ortho tri-cyclen or i'm finding a new doctor. | F | 26 | 3 years | 5/10/2007 | 5 | Birth Control | Headaches sometimes. Bigger Breasts!!! And I did NOT have to go to a plastic surgeon! | Awesome birth control. My acne has decreased DRAMATICALLY. I occasionally get migrains I am not sure if it is the birth control or just me. This has NOT affected my sex drive and has NOT made me lose hair. Although I get my period a day early or a day late, at least I'm still getting it. This birth control is fantastic! | F | 25 | 6 years | 5/6/2007 | 5 | contrceptive | Bigger boobs, a couple added pounds (nothing too dramatic like 2-5lb difference depending what time of the month and my diet and excersize that month, I'm a stick so its nice to have some curves) In the begging there was a little nausea nothing bad, Overall I've been myself no crazy emotional outbursts and the breakouts I used to get around my period have calmed down a lot. haven't gotten knocked up either, haven't missed a pill. hope this helps | Thankfully I read all the comments on here warning about trinessa, so I was able to go to planned parenthood and get a whole year free. | F | 19 | 6 months | 5/3/2007 | 5 | Birth control | All good side effects: OTC and OTC generics make me SANE! I have more energy and my skin is clear. Kudos to the person who commented below about how Trinessa is not necessarily bad. | I have also had a great experience with brand name OTC, Trinessa, and Tri-Previfem. I personally like the generics more because they cost a great deal less and work the same (for me). Women need to be smart about birth control - understand that you might react differently to a particular drug than other people do and be prepared to switch after a reasonable trial period (~3 months) if a particular birth control doesn't work for you. | F | 28 | 4 years | 5/1/2007 | 5 | clear acne, birth control | none | i was on OTC about a year ago, and was on it for a year. i never had any problems with and have been on 3 different BC pills since then, i have always debated on switching back to ortho tri. it was great and i had no major side effects if any at all. the main reason i first started BC was to clear up acne, my acne is moderate and not bad at all but i thought it was help clear up the little that i did have... but it did not. BUT it also did not make it worse. no mood swings or depression, nothing at all! Great pill! | F | 20 | 1 years | 4/30/2007 | 5 | acne | None | THIS IS FOR ANYONE CONSIDERING TRINESSA-- ITS NOT AS BAD AS EVERYONE SAYS!! I was prescribed ortho tri-cyclen to help with my acne. My insurance only covered the generic, and so I ended up with Trinessa. TRINESSA has been great for me. Just because most of the people say that it doesn't work or gives them bad side effects doesn't mean it does that for everyone. I spoke with my pharmacist about some of the reviews I had read and she said that the people have problems probably had a bad reaction to the different fillers in the Trinessa. Anyway, please don't automatically turn down Trinessa, especially if it's much cheaper for you than ortho tri-cyclen. I've had acne for about 10 years and had tried EVERYTHING. Trinessa was the first thing to actually have a serious impact on curing my acne! | F | 22 | 3 months | 4/25/2007 | 5 | Ovarian cysts, to prevent pregnancy | With OTC I had no side effects. I have been using OTC for 10 years. My skin looked fantastic, I had no hair loss and it actually made my hair thick and very healthy. BUT then I was given the generic - Trinessa. | HORRIBLE!!! Trinessa is HORRIBLE!!! I thought it was me. I thought my body was going through some weird change. I now realize it was the generic. Without my knowing my insurance changed my prescription. I did not think anything of it since I thought it was the same. When I started reading this board the lights when on. I experienced horrible hair loss with handfuls coming out every day. I then put on 10 pounds of just water in 9 days. I went off of the pill, lost all of the weight by peeing a lot and my hair loss stopped. I am seeing my Gyno tomorrow and I am going back on OTC, not the generic. | F | 36 | 10 years | 4/17/2007 | 5 | Massive cramping vomiting acne | Once I started Tri-Sprintec I experienced weight gain (6lbs), slightly moody but better than I was previously, it fixed my cramps A LOT, and my skin was clearer. My periods are 3-4 days long, before the pill it was a ENITRE week. I was off for 2 months because I couldn't find time to get another perscription. Now that I am on again I gained another 4 pounds but that can be due to my eating and sleeping habits. | I started on Tri-Sprintec, the generic of Ortho Tri-Cyclen, because of my hormonal imbalance during my periods; which made me super cramped, moody, dizzy, vomiting, unable to do anything for the first 1-2 days. It felt like I was dying. All I did was sleep and I couldn't even do that because the cramps were so bad it kept waking me up. I'm glad that I am on Tri-Sprintec it has made it so so soo much easier to function during my periods. I have a friend who was on Ortho Tri-cyclen and they switched her to Sprintec and it didn't work too well with her. I guess it works for some and not for others. But I am completely happy with Tri-Sprintec. | F | 21 | 1.5 years | 4/9/2007 | 5 | To prevent pregnancy | Increased breast size, breast discharge (probably lactation, honestly), decreased appetite, leg cramps (Charlie Horse), dry eyes | Made my eyes extremely dry which made contact lenses uncomfortable for a time. Anorexia, meaning an extremely suppressed appetite. On the good side, no pregnancies, improved skin, and fewer/less severe migraines. | F | 25 | 8 years | 4/7/2007 | 5 | Prevent pregnancy and clear skin... | Not sure if this is due to OTC... have been having headaches, may have Pityriasis Rosea, and in the last few years, developed acne(?). | I've always been very happy with OTC... have always had periods like clock-work. About four years ago, I started having breakouts... I'd never had them before. I figured it was due to my regular face soap being discontinued. It may still be, I've gotten it more under control in the last month & a half or so. (Side note... if you're having breakouts, you may be using too harsh a soap. Hard to believe, I know. :) I was burning my face for a while with ProActive. Have been using plain old Neutrogina original bar soap for a couple of months now, and It's been better.) Back to the OTC... I suddenly started getting headaches a couple of years ago... almost never before that... and they've gotten worse and worse. Just finally realized a few months ago that the really bad ones occur on the first and/or second day of my periods. My doctor wants to switch me to Loestrin 24 because she thinks that the drops in estrogen in the OTC could be causing them. I've read many bad reports about | F | 29 | 9 years | 4/6/2007 | 5 | prevent pregnancy | i started taking ortho tri-cyclen about 10 years ago and used it without problems (i took it religiously, took it with me everywhere in case i forgot to take it in the AM.) i switched to TriNessa in January b/c of insurance and I am switching back to Ortho. | TriNessa made me sad, like clockwork, the 2nd Tuesday of each pack, i wanted to cry and crawl into a hole for absolutley no reason. also it made my skin break out when i had never experienced that problem before. After reading about the recall, I don't trust TriNessa at all and have an appt at planned parenthood today to go back on ortho. | F | 24 | 10 years | 4/3/2007 | 5 | Birth Control | I had no side effects while taking OTC for 6 years. But when I decided to go off of it to get pregnant sometime soon do I have side effects. I'm severly bloated, I get headaches and I'm tired alot. I've noticed how short tempered I am too. Is this normal? I understand the mood and headaches and being tired, but I'm more bloated than I ever have been. | F | 25 | 6 years | 3/31/2007 | 5 | Birth control | Larger breasts (a good thing!), slight weight loss, better skin. After going off OTC for a few months and then going back on my boyfriends says my mood is BETTER while on the pill. The only bad thing is I wear contacts and I think its had a slightly negative effect on my vision (occasional fuzziness, trouble focusing). | I've had a great experience with OTC. In college I did get the brand name from my school's student health center for $24/month, which I thought was a pretty reasonable price. Since entering the workforce and getting "good" insurance, I've switched to the generic Tri-previfem (only $17 total for a 3 month supply!!!). At first I was worried there would be a difference, but I haven't noticed one - I love it! I did research the difference between brand and generic, and basically with generic you get the exact same active ingredients but the "filler" ingredients and absorption rate can be slightly different (though these normally have minimal effect). This is a good website for the differences between brand and generic:www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/2547.html I chose Tri-previfem generic because several of my friends are on it (including one who is in medical school and who's mother is | F | 23 | 3.5 years | 3/20/2007 | 5 | birth control | slightly enlarged breasts (desired). In the almost 6 years that I was taking OTC, I had virtually no side effects (and no pregnancies). | I was very happy with it until it stopped preventing me from getting my period. After 3 months of 2-week long periods, I switched to Zovia, which was a mood nightmare! Then, switched to Loestrin, which is okay, but I have gotten some acne. I miss OTC! | F | 24 | 6 years | 3/18/2007 | 5 | Pregnancy prevention | None bad... improved skin and mood. | I have been on generic versions and brand name Ortho Tri-Cyclen for years. Was on TriNessa for around 6 months and it was fine - no difference. I recently moved to Missouri and the pharmacy here put me on the generic Tri-Previfem - also fine, no difference. These claims that the generic versions of Ortho Tri-Cyclen are different are ridiculous! THEY ARE THE SAME THING! Ortho Tri-Cyclen and all of its generics work for me. I tried Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo for one month recently and it did not work for me as well (made me break out, experienced some slight depression). | F | 27 | 3 years | 3/16/2007 | 5 | Birth Control, Skin Clearing | None on Ortho, but when I switched to Trinessa I felt like I was taking crazy pills. | I have been on Ortho for many years and had no problems. But, like many women on this site, my insurance abruptly decided to charge me quadruple for it, so I switched to generic -- the dreaded TRINESSA. After a few weeks, I felt like I was taking crazy pills. I was overly emotional, tired, and always felt like I was getting a cold. Also, I had trouble sleeping. It was awful. I just switched back to Ortho mid-month, even though I had to pay full price. The mental stability is worth it. Stay away from Trinessa!! | F | 29 | 7 years | 3/15/2007 | 5 | Birth Control | None. | My doc started me out on Ortho Tri-Cyclen about 10 years ago and then I was switched to TriNessa by the pharmacy. Of course I questioned it, but then found out it was a cheaper copay. I had no side effects. I have no side effects. It's fine. I don't think anyone has anything to worry about with TriNessa. I know everyone is different, but TriNessa is the same thing as Ortho. Trust me. | F | 31 | 10 years | 3/14/2007 |