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 |
| 1 | I started taking this pill after no longer wanting to take the depo shot. After I took this pill I began to notice a change in myself. I no longer was happy, severely depressed, snapping at my boyfriend and my son for no apparent reason, having suicidal thoughts and unable to stop crying on a daily basis. I also felt drowsy, fatigue. My blood pressure became high, I'm very dizzy also. I stopped taking this medicine yesterday, I got a full night of rest last night and woke up this morning in a much better mood. I will not take ortho tri cyclen again. | F | 25 | 2 months 1X day | 7/15/2010 | 1 | pregnancy prevention/ovarian cyst | depression, headaches, anxiety, no sex drive | I switched to ortho tri-cyclen a year ago after being on Ovcon 35 since I was 14 years old. I switched pills because I would get a very severe rash every time I got my period and my doctors did not know why...so they tried switching my pills. Well, recently, I developed anxiety and I am a girl who is always cool as a cucumber and very happy-go-lucky! I also began to feel very depressed, hopeless, and would just cry for no reason. I love my boyfriend of 6 years to death and just wish I had a sex drive...at all. I know all birth control pills react differently with every woman's body but I have decided to switch back to Ovcon 35 because I experienced zero emotional difficulties on that drug. | F | 23 | 1 years 1X day | 7/9/2010 | 1 | birth control | nauseas, mood swings, anxiety, depression, fatigue, panic attacks. | I have the most amazing husband and am constantly fighting with him for no reason. Feel anxious and depressed a few days before my period every month, pretty much around the time our fights begin. I never thought it had to do with the pill until I finally saw the connection. I'm not taking these pills anymore and will go to doctor to see if he recommends something better. PLEASE if you experience any of these serious side effects stop taking this pill!! it can definitely affect your relationships big time! | F | 23 | 3 years 1X day | 7/6/2010 | 1 | regulate her monthly period | depression, crying for unknown reasons,moody | My 13 year old daughter was put on this medication to help with her menstrual cycle. She was having 2 periods a month and horrible acne. Two days ago she just busted out crying I asked whats wrong she said "I DONT KNOW" This is a child that is very happy and loves life. Now shes confussed about everything in life and does not understand why shes feeling this away. Its breaking my heart to see her like this and I DO NOT recomend this medication to aanybody. Please keep her in your prayers. Thank You | F | 13 | 1 months 28 1X day | 6/20/2010 | 1 | To not get prego | babe its the same exact thing as all the other ones..... babe, stop. hahaha. delete it. your gender is male.. ssssssstooooooppp.(urgh) "eyebrows" sigh smirk giggle. laughter as she says stop babe. come on. what are you doing. stop typing it. seriously come on as she hits me and screams into a pillow for 30 seconds. as you see she has f-ing problems from this pill. | I'm sitting here and my girlfriend is a psycho... more than usual... apparently she is not A PSYCHO. she is concerned of the language i am using. oh well. she has some problems to say the least. just staring into a mirror AND crying b.c she can't pluck her eyebrows correctly. i'm going to the bar. get me away from this soap opera. she doesnt think this is funny at all. I'm totally not getting laid tonight between her puking. I just thought all of you guys should know what this pill is doing to her in the WHOLE 4 days she has been using it. drama. drama. my opinion... wait for the body to get used to the hormone lvl change and it could possibly get better. i'm no doctor, just a realist. the end. i have to go get my ass kicked now. BYE BYE XoXO i got in trouble for doing xoxo.. she thinks im cheating on her with you people.... OMFG stop this. | M | 21 | 4 days 1X day | 6/16/2010 | 1 | BC | I switched to Ortho Lo from Cyclessa because of cost. I feel completely insane all the time. I do not have any desire for sex and don't even like to be touched. I'm depressed all the time and just feel hopeless. | I shouldn't have to live like this just because I don't want a baby. Who knows what this is doing to my brain... | F | 24 | 2 years 1X day | 6/11/2010 | 1 | Birth Control | Irritability, moodiness, depression, panic attacks that caused me to go to ER, PVC's (Preventricular contractions of the heart), SEVERE nausea and vomiting that enabled me from working, dizziness, loss of sexual appetite, and fatigue | I do not recommend this pill to anyone. I felt like dying. The horrible side effects were enough so that I went to the hospital. I now have stomach problems which I did not have before. Since quitting the pill my headaches, nausea and vomiting have subsided and I feel like my body literally cleansed itself. Please DO NOT take this drug. | F | 24 | 3 months 1X day | 6/10/2010 | 1 | Birth control, skin | I have been taking this pill for a little over 2 weeks and I absolutely hate it. I am experiencing loss of energy, moodiness, over sensitivity, weight gain (6 lbs in 2weeks!), and my skin has only gotten worse with dry patches. I've heard it may take a month or so before some of these side effects go away, if they do. I will give it a few more weeks, but these side effects are not worth it. | F | 27 | 15 days 1X day | 6/2/2010 | 1 | Prevent Pregnancy | Suicidal, crying for hours, lack of energy, loss of appetite | I could not figure out was wrong with me over the past 4 days since I've literally only taken the first 5 pills out of the pack. I went off Estrostep 3 years ago and just got Ortho-Tricyclen from Planned Parenthood because I don't have insurance. I've been calling my boyfriend in tears every night telling him I want to die. He suggested it might have something to do with the pill and of course I was like NO IT DOESNT!!!! Then I did a quick google and here we are. I'm going to switch to taking it before bedtime and give it another month to see if anything changes. But otherwise I cant live like this. | F | 27 | 5 days 1X day | 5/26/2010 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | Extreme depression, mood swings, crying for no reason, no sex drive, neasua, vomiting, fatigued all the time, unexplained weakness, bad migraine headaches, panic attacks, abdominal pain, lack of motivation, abnormal period flow | I've taken this same kind of birth control before when I was like 16 or 17 and I never once had an issue with it. I don't know if they have changed something but I am switching off of this today!!! For all of those who do not know much about this product do not take it!!! It had ruined me relationship with my bf bc he thinks I'm crazy all the time and I don't feel the want to have sex anymore. | F | 22 | 6 months 1X day | 5/18/2010 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | Ok, so this pill makes me feel horrible! I am nervous, I have been throwing up, I am depressed, I feel suicidal, I am anxious, I am unmotivated, I can't even workout...All of this in the 10 days. I am not taking this anymore! This also happened with Yaz so I am very scared to take BC. So, I guess I'll take my chances. | F | 29 | 10 days 1X day | 5/17/2010 | 1 | Birth control | I almost died.....from the side effects and lost my husband. No sex drive....and depression never went away! | Stop taking this while you can! | F | 28 | 8 years 1X day | 5/8/2010 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | Extreme anxiety, severe depression, pounding heart, general lack of interest in everything, crying all the time | Took this horrible drug for years then switched to the generic trinessa and tri sprintec... all made me feel the same way...angry, anxious, depressed. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with me for years. I would totally snap over the littlest thing, cry every 5 minuites over NOTHING, constant dark and irrational thoughts going through my head, not being able to cope with minor life events and anxiety that was so bad I could't get myself out the door to go anywhere! It was only until about 1 month ago when my prescription ran out, I decided to not get it filled. Only 3 days later it felt like the fog over my life had been lifted!! Then I started researching and thats when I discovered that this pill has been the root of my mood problems for years!! I wish I would have linked it together years ago. I've been off it for a month and I feel like a brand new person. I don't recommend this bc to anyone and if your having mood problems you should definitely talk to your doctor and think about coming off. | F | 32 | 9 years 1X day | 5/8/2010 | 1 | yes | I would like to thank everyone for posting there experience. i was going crazy i never had any side effects from birth-control pills until i started taking ortho-tri-cyclen, vaginal secreations, mood swings, no motivation, no sex drive. it took me almost a year to figure it out i was a reck and didnt know why. with the secretions i had no sign of an infection no smell ,no itching it was weird so i did reshearch and figured out it had to be the pill. | F | 25 | 1 years 1X day | 5/3/2010 | 1 | to prevent pregnacy | mood swings, depression, excessive vaginal secretion. i also have to thank everyone who posted on this site. i recently switched birth control because of my health insurance (not of my own desire) to othro tri-cyclen and have had a severe flare up of emotion issues and depression. i have struggled with self abuse since i was 15. i have gotten it under control since i've been in my 20s with occasional, minor, relapses over the years, but i can honestly say that i have never hurt myself as badly or frequently as i have over the past week that i have been taking ortho tri-cyclen. as with many of the other girls on this site i also thought it was just me and i was over reacting to everything, but after talking to other girls and reading this site i think i can at least partially blame ortho tri-cylen for my lose of control and excessive emotions. fits of crying, hopelessness and a lack of motivation to do anything or see anyone have taken over my life. i also have experienced excessive | F | 25 | 5 days 1X day | 5/2/2010 | 1 | Birth Control | DON'T TAKE ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN. i was on Trinessa since i was 18 (i'm 21 now) which actually worked with no side effects for me. My Insurance company made me switch to Ortho Tri Cyclen because it's cheaper, and i have never felt so bad in my life. I'm usually a really upbeat and fin person, but lately i've been severely depressed. I'm crying all the time, freaking out on my boyfriend and friends for no reason, never motivated to do anything (including sex). I pretty much just want to sleep and cry all day. I'm going to stop taking BC for a month or two to get it all out of my system... and then go back on trinessa. | F | 21 | 6 weeks 1X day | 4/25/2010 | 1 | birth control | I've been on and off this pill for years and have never really put together the side affects until now because my hair has been rapidly falling out! Not to mention the INSANE moods and iritability that have made me feel completely out of control. I'm so upset that I didn't realize this sooner- I thought it was "just me"...it's not. It's this AWFUL pill!!! | F | 37 | 2 years 1X day | 4/14/2010 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | I'm glad I found this site because it validates my feeling. I recently had a baby 6 months ago and about 3 months later started ortho tri cyclen. I have had some post partum depression and panic asttacks for years but I think with my body trying to get regular after birth the pills made it worse. My panic has becaome bad and I have awful crying spells out of nowhere! Was going to start yaz but I think I am giving bc a break so my body can get back to normal. Plus my face looks bad (acne) and I had a 17 day period followed by 10 days off and then on it again. Forget this I'l stick with another form of contraceptive! | F | 28 | 3 months 1X day | 4/11/2010 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | painful breasts, severe mood changes, bloating, weight gain from water retention. | In spite of the fact that I am a marathon runner and eat a very healthy diet, I gained weight while taking this pill. I believe is most of the weight gain is water retention, as even my face got kinda puffy and my shoes do not fit right. My breasts hurt, which makes running very uncomfortable - that was a show stopper for me. I was also cranky as hell - borderline homicidal, even. I am usually a very mellow and upbeat person. I have decided to discontinue taking this pill, and seek other alternatives. | F | 37 | 1X day | 3/11/2010 Patient History | 1 | birthcontrol | Sick to my stomach within hours. This last all day and night on and off. | I've only been on this for 4 days. everyday all day and night my stomach feels yuck!!!! I'm eating crackers the entire day in hopes that I wont get sick....I will be contacting my DR. first thing Monday morning for a different medication. | F | 40 | 4 days 1X day | 3/7/2010 |