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 | Prevent Pregnancy/ Menstruation | I actually had no side effects with the OTC. It was great, my skin was completely clear the whole time i took it and my periods were tolerable but still lasted like 5 to 7 days with only a few days of heavy bleeding, other than that, no side effects. | I swithced from OTC to OTC Lo about 5 months ago and despite having slightly lighter, shorter periods, the benefits of the OTC were gone. I now have acne once again and get some spotting just before my period because of sexual activity. I switched to OTC Lo because i had developed bacterial vaginosis and i read that lo could help with that. Although things are different, the acne is a big problem and i also do feel a lil more down, getting upset and stuff like that so i'm going to my doctor today and switching back to OTC. Silly me for every leaving you my dear dear friend...hope this helps someone out there | F | 21 | 5 years | 3/13/2007 | 5 | birth control | I had no side effects with otc for the 9 years that I took it--I was switched to ortho tri cyclen lo and I have gain about 15 pounds and my hair is coming out daily--my periods come and goes also some months I'll have one and some months I may not have one--my co-worker is having the same problem--I have been on the lo for about 2 years and finally narrowed it down to this | I'm switching back to otc but the generic brand cause of price--hope its the same as the brand name | F | 27 | 9 years | 3/13/2007 | 5 | Menses | Vomiting (happened progressively more the longer I took the pill so I had to switch to a different kind), light periods, completely cleared up acne (which no other prescribed medicine could), started losing chunks of hair in the shower the longer I took the pill, nausea, much much lighter discharge, larger breasts (about a cup and a half larger)(this happened to all my friends too) | This was a good pill but since the side effects got worse. The nurse wouldn't let me see a doctor and told me just to get ortho tri cyclen lo (which did the same thing). Then I called a few months later and the nurse wouldn't let me see the doctor and gave me ortho evra (the patch) but I had the same problem and gave up on it and figured I would always have to vomit in the middle of the night or just rely on condoms. I went to a doctor and briefly talked to her about it. She gave me microgestin and I haven't had any of the side effects yet except my skin isn't as clear. I've taken it for 5 years not even with perfect use, I've been with the same man for 4 years and haven't ever had a pregnancy scare. Birth control is our only form of contraception. | F | 19 | 5 years | 3/10/2007 | 5 | Birth control | None. | I found this to be a great pill. I had no problems with it. | F | 24 | 1.5 years | 3/7/2007 | 5 | acne | will be getting off Tri-Previfem and starting Ortho Tri-Cyclen this Sunday because I finally FOUND A PLACE THAT SELLS IT FOR CHEAP!!!! | PLEASE NOTE: for those who can't get name brand Ortho Tri-Cyclen for a decent price because of insurance, PLEASE CHECK OUT PLANNED PARENTHOOD. They are the ONLY place I can get the name brand pills from that are the cheapest! Where I live, it is $50 for an examination fee (they just ask you questions, weigh you, check your blood pressure, and that is it). If you've been to planned parenthood before, it will only cost you $35 for your examination. A MONTH SUPPLY OF PILLS IS ONLY $25/MONTH. If you average this out, you are only paying $29/month every year. (You have to pay the examination fee once every year to renew your prescription.) For anyone who is stuck on generic and want to switch to the real thing, please check out Planned Parenthood's website. If I went anywhere else, I would be paying well over $40 per month! | F | 20 | 0 days | 3/1/2007 | 5 | Birth control | Worse cramps during period even though period was light. Breast tenderness, sensitive bladder. | This was a very good pill. There was no transition adjustment at all from the Triphaisal I was taking previously. I had absolutely no PMS with this pill. When generics came out I switched to OTC Lo, but that pill did not work at all for me. I had even worse cramps, worse breast tenderness, stomach cramping and premenstral tension. | F | 48 | 5 years | 2/21/2007 | 5 | contreception | Because of TRINESSA: Loss of appetite, sex drive, diziness, nausea, loss of weight (unwanted...need to GAIN weight!!!) depressed, LOSS OF ENERGY (very lazy) and headaches. | Thank goodness for this web page...I really thought I was dying!! I recently had my Third baby and my doc put me on OTC, but my insurance auto gives me generic for EVERYTHING!!! I took it before, but never waas THIS BAD!!! I have been in and out of my physicians office since DECEMBER!! I have LOW IRON and was put on NIFEREX and suddenly got WORSE!! I was taken off my iron pills and was still feeling no appetite and still feeling like I was going to PUKE!!! I finally said that's it and threw my BCP in the TRASH!! I have even been put on ZOLOFT because of depression, NOW, I feel good! However need to get on something for BCP we are back to the good old condoms for now!! :) TRINESSA IS AWEFUL!!!!! DO NOT TAKE!!!!! Have your gyn write DAW in your prescription box!!!! Even if you have to pay!!! I am going to!!! | F | 3 months | 2/19/2007 | 5 | bc | slight headache | i am now taking trinessa and experience major weight gain, tooth ache and migraine, now i know why- switching back | F | 30 | | 2/19/2007 | 5 | Birth control, period regulation | I was on OTC Lo with no problems for 2 1/2 years. | Insurance forced me to switch so the Dr gave me and Rx for OTC regular instead of Lo. The pharmacy gave me the generic Tri-Nessa. I have been on it for two weeks. I have been feeling like I was going crazy. I have been extremely moody and irritable. I wake up feeling like I did not sleep. Just yesterday, I realized that I have been feeling like this since switching pills. I'm going to ask the pharmacy for the OTC regular instead of Tri-nessa and see if that works. If not, I will pay the extra for the OTC Lo. Thanks for all of your great comments. At least I know I'm not going crazy! | F | 46 | 15 days | 2/17/2007 | 5 | Birth control | I was on ortho tri cyclen for about 8 years and never had any problems, always had clear skin, and really can't blame my weight gain over the years on ortho! The last year I have been taking Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo and I have started to realize that my skin has been a mess (I never had a zit in my life until the last year, now I always have at least one ugly one somewhere on my face). Also I get very moody and depressed a week before my period, which never happened before. Other than that, no major changes. I've never had a difficult menstrual cycle or any other "female problems" and still really haven't on either of these pills, though if anything Ortho Lo has given me more side effects than Ortho regular. I was thinking about switching to Tri-Sprintec or Tri-Previfem because of the price - has anyone switched from Ortho Lo to a generic Tri Sprintec or Tri-Previfem? I'm wondering if going back to even a generic regular Ortho will be better than the Ortho Lo? | F | 29 | 8 years | 2/16/2007 | 5 | birth control | some side effects at first. | when i first started taking ortho tri-cyclen Lo, i had some spotting and my period laste for about 10 days. but the second month everything straightened out. i didnt gain weight but i did see a change in my appetite. i was always craving food. ALWAYS. but again the second month that changed. i love ortho! | F | 17 | 6 months | 2/15/2007 | 5 | birth control | i don't recall any side effects with OTC or Tri-Sprintec. TRINESSA messed me up! no appetite, suicidal, depressed, uncontrollable crying, anger. i was determined to call for psych help/rx first thing this morning. before i got to it, i googled trinessa and realized that it had to be the culprit. thanks to everyone for the comments that allow others to realize YOU ARE NOT ALONE. | i have taken OTC and had no side effects. i got switched by insurance to Tri-Sprintec. only when my insurance (1 month ago) switched me AGAIN - to Trinessa, did I experience insanity. it has been quite helpful reading through these comments! i am switching today back to tri-sprintec (as insurance will not cover OTC at all & its $48/month). i don't recall any troubles with TS but would like to eventually get back to OTC. but thank heavens i am done with TRINESSA! | F | 32 | 30 days | 2/12/2007 | 5 | regulate periods, birth control | I just wanted to comment on TriNessa - I wish I'd read these opinions before ***PLEASE READ THIS*** After 6 months of taking TriNessa I found myself in the emergency room. I was dx w/a blood clot extending from my armpit down to my wrist. I had to give myself injections in my stomach for almost a month, I've been put on coumadin(blood thinner), I had to be out of work for almost a month due to the risk of an embolism. I am fairly young and healthy with no family history of blood clotting problems. It turned out to be the TriNessa ... please do not ignore any pain in your calves/legs, arms, or chest (including difficulty breathing) - I am still not out of the woods 6 months later. I wish I'd explored my other options and would have found this site invaluable. | F | 41 | 6 months | 2/9/2007 | 5 | cycle regulation | None. | Been taking Ortho Tri-cyclen/Trinessa since I was 16. Both have been great with no side effects. PS- does anyone else think that a lot of the people here posting negative reviews of the generics (while conversely praising the hell out of the brand name) aren't real? Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest that the PR goons of the pharmaceutical companies are out here pushing their brand-name drugs to take more money out of the pockets of the public. I mean really people, the only difference between the two is the label! (and at least twice the price) | F | 23 | 8 years | 1/28/2007 | 5 | Prevent pregnancy, reduce cramps | I haven't had any negative side effects since I've started using Tri-Sprintec 28. I have had weight gain but I really needed it. I can't just blame it on the pills. When I first started taking my pills I also got a new boyfriend, and I have tried to eliminate all my stress at home. Which has gone very well. I used to always fight and argue with my ex. Work stress is very minimal. | I am really happy using tri-sprintec. My period has shortened to 3-4 days when it used to be 7 full days. It used to be very heavy and now it isn't. It has worked great for me. | F | 24 | 8 months | 1/23/2007 | 5 | acne | I HAVE ALREADY POSTED BEFORE BUT FORGOT TO MENTION ONE MORE THING. I have never taken OTC but have been on Tri-Previfem for 5 months. I, too, experienced rash-like bumps all over my stomach, some on my thighs, upper arms, and a few on my back. | I went to the dermatologist to get these rash-like bumps tested and they asked if I was on any medications. I told them I was on BC. They tested to see if it was JUST an allergic reaction to BC but it came out to be "pityriasis rosea". I NEVER had it before and was certain Tri-Previfem had caused it. Apparently the skin disease I was diagnosed with was a 1-time thing, and doctors don't know how people get it. I thought I had poison ivy or some sort and was afraid to touch anything and anybody. It went away in about a month and good thing was it wasn't contagious and the dermatologist gave me topical cream to help with the itching (but it wasn't really itchy with me). I still wonder if this reaction had to do with my pill. If you've had similar side-effects, feel free to email me. Apparently this disease also resembled a stage of syphilis, which I turned out negative anyway. Anyways, whoever posted about breaking out into a rash, it happened to me too, and I am on too on Tri-P | F | 20 | 5 months | 1/21/2007 | 5 | birth control, cramps | havent yet | THANK GOD I JUST FOUND THIS SITE my mom seriously just left to go pick up my perscription at walgreens and i logged on to check out what my doctor had perscribed. He told me he was putting me on the Ortho Tri cyclen which ive heard nothing but praise from my friends about.. after reading this i immediately freaked out and called my mom to make sure our insurance hadnt switched the order to the generic brand and sure enough my mom said it was the DREADED TRINESSA i flipped out and was borderline tears, but right now my mom is getting the Ortho Tri-Cyclen after my thourough bashiing of Trinessa thanks to this Birth control ratings blog i cannot thank everyone here enough for saving me from a potentially horrible experience Wow close call... i hope this birthcontrol helps my HORRible cramps and gets me regulated and hopefulyl makes my boobs a bit bigger haha | F | 17 | | 1/18/2007 | 5 | for menstrual cramps and acne | First my insurance did not cover the brand name Ortho, so they gave me Tri-sprintec. I hated it. I had headaches, weight loss, still got cramps during my period and the worse thing it did not clear up my acne. I wanted to give the tri-sprintec time to work, but then the pharmacist said that they did not have it and gave me trinessa. Oh my god, that is the worse bcp i have taken. i had the worse acne and migraines. So in December,after arguing on the phone with the doctor whom says that trinessa is just the same os ortho, i went to the pharmacy and asked and paid($59.00)for a month supply of the brand name ortho tri-cyclen and i am so happy. This month i had no cramps, and right now i dont have any active acne and i am looking cute. | Love it. | F | 33 | 1 days | 1/10/2007 | 5 | No - Tri-sprintec | I was prescribed Ortho but my insurance would only cover Tri-sprintec. I was on it a year...took it regularly...no side-effects...except, I got pregnant!!!!!i did not do any herbals or antibiotic. This pill did not work for me. Luckily, my husband and I wanted another baby - and now a beautiful baby boy sits next to me in his bouncy seat! | My ob said sometimes the pill just doesn't work for everyone! | F | 32 | 1 years | 1/9/2007 | 5 | bc | I am on the generic brand, Tri-Sprintec. It's awful. As soon as I can, I will switch to Ortho Tricyclen. I hear nothing but praise for it. | With Tri-Sprintec, I constantly feel on edge and sometimes, even crazy. I've seriously been considering Paxil or Prozac; anything to help my mood. For the first time in my life, I've somehow decided that spanking is the way to go with my 19 month old. I used to be soooo against it. I'm crying before and after she gets spanked. I hate it. My sex drive is pretty crappy too. My poor husband... I also get these awful, sudden headaches. I was up for an hour late last night, unable to fall asleep (even after taking two extra strength Excedrin). Oh my gosh! I have even had brief moments of blurred vision in one eye. Blurred isn't the word; the vision in my left eye went "black" for a second. Very scary. Did I mention I cry all the time? This is not me. I just hate it. I used to be patient, sympathetic and cheerful. Now... not so much. Rather, it comes and goes in spurts. Please consult your doctor, as I plan to. | F | 26 | 5 months | 1/5/2007 |