ORTHO-CEPT Reviews (DESOGESTREL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)Average Rating: 2.9 (108 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ORTHO-CEPT with similar:
Type: Brand name discontinued; available as generic
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ORTHO-CEPT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | PMDD (severe cramps) | WEIGHT GAIN, severe acne, insomnia. | F | 6 months | 1/3/2013 | 1 | Birth control | My appetite became ravenous! I also found it hard to fall asleep at night and to get up in the morning. The lack of sleep caused my skin to break out as well | F | 3 days | 11/2/2012 | 4 | Prevent pregnancy | Slight weight gain, but only a few pounds. Other than that, no side effects were experienced! I'm not pregnant so it gets the job done! Only costs me $27 a month. I would strongly suggest this birth control pill! | F | 15 | 2 months 30 MG 1X day | 6/29/2011 | 3 | Heavy period/birth control | Larger breasts, lighter and shorter periods, but more acne! I know I have only been taking it for 3 months but my skin has gotten progressively worse. I only would have a few breakouts every month or so but now I break out more frequently and its all over my face. It may be mild acne but I am considering stopping my prescription. | F | 15 | 3 months 1X day | 2/15/2013 | 5 | Prevent pregnancy | NONE | you people are stupid!!!! you can not expect a pill to work in a month!! if u read the package it comes with it says it will not really start getting rid of ur problems until you use it for THREE months!!! give it a chance, do NOT listen to the people who only used it for a month!! they are not correct about this pill!!! | F | 16 | 1 years 1X day | 6/20/2011 | 4 | Prevent pregnancy | Breast enlargement, some weight gain, mild acne | I didn't see any clearing up of my acne from this BC, which was disappointing considering my old prescription from Planned Parenthood cleared up my acne really well, but they changed their brands. However, my boobs are now a 36 D (up a cup size) and it works for preventing pregnancy. I haven't had long periods either, but I still get some cramps. Overall, I'm pretty damn satisfied with this product, and haven't had any problems with it. | F | 16 | 2 months 1X day | 4/26/2012 | 2 | Ortho-Cept high in Estrogen | Uncontrollable acne, mood swings, breast tenderness and increase in appetite! | I know I have only been on this for a month but I don't know if being on it is worth it anymore. I was struggling with mild acne so I went to planned parenthood to get something that would help with it. Well, the doctor gave me Ortho-Cept that is high in Estrogen to help me mostly with acne. I have about had it with my acne and it's only been a month. It's painful and it's on my neck which has never happened. My breasts are tender. The slightest touch hurts. I get some mood swings, not to bad so fat, & I could eat a cow! If after bout 5 months, and my acne doesn't clear up, I'm changing! | F | 16 | 1 months 0.15MG 1X day | 8/13/2012 | 4 | Contraceptive | I went up 2 bra sizes slight break out and I haven't had a change in my horrible PMS symptoms but I do like this contraceptive pill it's not for every one but its for me | F | 17 | 3 months 0.15mg | 12/22/2012 | 4 | pregnancy | the only negative side effect i've had is an increase in acne. i never had it until now and its freaking me out. other then that its been fine. i only went on orthocept because i went through planned parenthood since my mom wont pay for it. if my face doesnt clear up soon though ill be pissedd. | F | 17 | 3 weeks 1X day | 1/10/2011 | 2 | no babies | Loss of sex drive, headaches, tiredness, cramping, spotting, breakthrough bleeding | I've been taking Ortho-Cept for about three months. The 1st & 2nd month were fine & I didn't notice any side effects besides my boobs getting a little bigger & perhaps a slight loss in my sex drive. This 3rd month has been hellish, however. I spotted for about a week before my period started & I'm still bleeding (all day & pretty constantly) almost two weeks after it should have ended. Being on my period pretty much for a full month has led to my other side effects - I'm cramping up, I'm tired, & I have bad headaches. This was just my experience, but I wouldn't recommend this pill. | F | 17 | 3 months 1X day | 5/3/2012 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | Horrible mood swings, depression, spotting | F | 17 | 2 months .15 mg | 1/31/2012 | 5 | Contraception | Clear skin, increased appetite | I haven't had any bad side effect while on this pill. No acne, although I normally have very clear skin so no big difference there. Sex drive is not affected at all and no nausea. | F | 18 | 3 months 1X day | 5/8/2012 | 5 | Prevention. | Weight gain, breast tenderness, change in appetite. Really helped to give me regular light periods. | F | 18 | 2 years 1x | 1/16/2013 | 5 | Breast largening, no more mood swings. Light periods. No more migraines. Less acne. Weight gain. | love this pill other than the fact that i gained some weight. | F | 18 | 4 years | 2/5/2015 | 4 | Prevent pregnancy, acne | Nausea, WEIGHT GAIN, moodiness, loss of sex drive | Although I experienced some bad side effects, it's very effective at preventing pregnancy & it cleared up my acne significantly. | F | 18 | 1 years 1X day | 8/23/2012 | 4 | relieve cramps | when i first started orthocept i was 17. it went well only it made me gain 20lbs! so i stopped taking them. about a year later i tried them again because my cramps would just be way too much for me to handle. ive been on this pill for aout six or seven months and its worked great! its a smaller pack from the last one ive had. ive had no weight gain if anything ive lost a lot of weight! i dont have a big appetite anymore. one thing i absolutely do not like about this pill is every time i start a new pack, for about the first or second week i get REALLY sick. the more months go by the less sick i am. but i dread the first/second weeks. i have STRONG adversions to food. i work in a restaurant and it sucks when it hits me and i just feel nausious. i only get nausious when its been a couple hours after i take my pill for the day. so about 8 at night i get super sick. other than that its been perfectly fine! | everybodys body is different! | F | 18 | 6 months 1X day | 9/24/2011 | 3 | Birth Control | Not pregnant, Cleared acne, no period (skipped the center period ring, its not a health hazard I checked) If you are late to taking the pill... you'll regret it.... | For the first two months I was VERY happy with the pill, no periods no mood swings, no spotting, nothing; nothin' but blue skies. But a couple weeks ago my boyfriend surprised by taking me up to the cabin... didnt have my pills with me; took the pill about 12 hrs later than usual. Now I suffer from dryness during sex, which in turn causes intense burning after. NO sex drive, and a dark secretion every day that wont go away for the life of me. I want to cry all the time. Its as if the withdraw of that one day set me back. I went in to PPH but they just told me to hang in the... I gonna go in again tuesday, and pray they fix this, because I like sex... | F | 18 | 3 months 28 1X day | 8/27/2011 | 3 | birth control | Nausea, headaches, low libido, spotting, slight cramps, increase in appetite. | This birth control prescription was given to me by my gyno. Apparently, I was given this dosage because of my height so I need a bit of a higher level of hormones, I guess. I've been taking this for only 8 days. Started on day 1 of my heavy period so I should be safe. The first few days, nothing was wrong but these past 2-3 days I've been feeling nauseous, headaches, and cramping. I take the pill everyday on time during the evening and these symptoms occur hours before the time I should take the pill and hours later so I feel like I never get a break. The smell of some food makes me want to vomit and right now, I'm currently feeling extremely nauseous as well. =[ After my period was finished, I've been experiencing spotting but that is probably withdrawal or old blood from just finishing my period. I really want to stop taking the pills but I should probably wait it out for these symptoms to stop. This is my first pack of birth control pills, ever and I already hate the idea of having to take oral contraceptives. Maybe the dosage is too high for me. I don't know, but I just wished I didn't want to vomit from just the smell of some food, all of the other symptoms are easy for me to handle. | F | 18 | 8 days 30 1X day | 7/16/2011 | 2 | horrible mood swings, major spotting, increase in appetite, bloating, breast size increased, sweating, depression, sleepy | the only positive thing about this pill is im not pregnant...but the mood swings have caused alot of personal relationship issues and im always either mad or crying for no reason. ive been spotting ever since i started taking the pill and it still hasnt stopped. i gave it the recomended 3 months to let my body get used to it...but im still experiencing issues. plus my acne has gotten worse. i definitely do not recommend it | F | 18 | 7 months 1X day | 6/26/2011 | 2 | Pregnancy | Acne: face, chest, back, arms. Major mood swings which you can call bipolar disorder. Insomnia - do not take this before you go to bed! always bloated. Huge increase in appetite. Breast tenderness. Very very bitchy! I hate everyone basicly. I'm always mad and pissed off. | This pill is literally a joke. This was the downfall of my life. After 2 months of being on ortho-cept I was diagnosed with anxiety disorder and bipolar disorder. If you feel like ruining your life; knock yourself out. | F | 18 | 1X day | 5/5/2010 |