ORTHO EVRA Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORELGESTROMIN)

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 3  birth control Mild bloating, much bigger appetite, mood swings, clear skin complexion, no cramps, nausea/dizyness motion sickness F 24 1 years
6/8/2012
 1  Birth control Nauseous, light headed, discharge/spotting F 25 3 weeks
6/3/2012
 3  Horrible Cramps, Birth Control Been on it for 1 1/2 years. Absolutely zero side effects, zero change for the first few months. Boobs grew a bit. After a year I started gaining weight (gained 15lb), and my emotions are completely out of control. I'm always tired/want to sleep. I can't take pills because I throw up, so my only real option was the patch. I loved it for the first year, had absolutely no problems. I used to have horrible, horrible cramps where I could barely stand to get out of bed. Since on the patch they have improved, not completely but I can at least get out of bed and be productive. I feel bad for my boyfriend though, the hormones throw me completely out of control of my emotions. I cry or get pissed off at the tiniest things. It's pretty hard to make me happy, a lot of times I feel depressed. However, some days it makes my social anxiety better (which I had before going on the patch). I just wish I could keep the good effects and get rid of the bad. F 20 1 years
1 Patch 1X W
5/27/2012
 1  Prevent pregnancy Really bad nausea! Mood swings. Crying for no reason (really sucked since it was week before my wedding and I was always so down) F 20 4 days
5/26/2012
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 3  irregular periods Really bad head aches , moody , hungry all the time :( F 20 6 days
5/25/2012
 4  Contraception and period regularity Occasional depression, irritability, weight gain and anxiety. F 21 1 weeks
5/21/2012
 3  Extreme period pains COMPLETE LOSS OF INTEREST IN SEX (Boyfriend isn't too happy!), Sore breasts, I never feel full, Always hungry but never really want to eat, have lost weight since being on the patch, REALLY BAD DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY, always feel down, get upset really easily, bad temper, (surprisingly have much cleaner skin), get bad back pains sometimes. :/ The patch was horrible the first time I put it on! Had really bad stomach pains and headaches but it eventually died down after a month or so. The patch has honestly helped me with my period pains; I used to be in severe pain once on my period but now only have a little cramp and have light bleeding :) The biggest downside to patch is that it has made me hate sex. I'm never in the mood for it when I'm wearing the patch (has caused bad problems with my relationship), but as soon as I take the patch off and my period comes I'm suddenly in the mood for sex. I have also noticed that I have back pain most of the time and that I am going through a bad stage of some kind of depression! Always feeling down and always feel like everyone hates me. I would recommend the patch (although it has bad side affects) as It has definitely helped with my period pains and it protects from little kiddies popping out of me. hehehehe ;) F 16 1 years
1X W
5/10/2012
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 3  Contraception At first: Weight gain, bigger appetite, breast enlargement, heavy periods, occasional stomach cramps, skin irritation from patch and took 2 months to get rid of each time. Nothing too serious that bothered me. More recently after 4 years of taking it: Mild to severe headaches everyday, nausea/feel sick with no vomiting, dizziness, loss of appetite, anxiety and occasional panic attacks, feeling depressed at times, avoiding to go places and see people. I have been on the patch since I was 14, going on 15, because my mam was paranoid I had boyfriends I didn't tell her about and I was sexually active. I've now just turned 18 and have been sexually active for nearly 2 years, so I believe there was no need for me to go on the patch at such a young age and I think the doctor shouldn't have let my mam made me go on it. The patch was working fine for me, except for the weight gain, which didn't kill me I suppose, but would rather it didn't happen and my boobs got a good deal bigger which wasn't so much of a bad thing either. But in the past 5 months or so, I've had panic attacks, feeling depressed, anxiety, avoided going to sleepovers or clubbing with my friends and also I got diagnosed with Acid Reflux and took meds for that and started getting headaches, the doctor said it was the patch and the meds were reacting with each other and told me to stop taking the meds but the headaches weren't fully gone so I decided to stop taking putting on the patch also to see if that made any difference after a month. It took 3 weeks for the headaches to fully disappear and I was pain free from everything and so much more happier without it, my Acid Reflux didn't even kick in. Last week, I put on a new patch for the first time in a month, and a week on I'm back to square one. Reflux is back, have awful headaches, feel down in the dumps and the whole lot. After reading similar experiences here, I'm glad I'm not entirely by myself and I can bin t F 18 4 years
1X W
4/28/2012
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 5  Birth Control Breast tenderness, some blurred vision, small headaches, small amount of nausea first month, very hungry, hasn't affected libido, virtually no cramps I started Ortho Evra 6 weeks ago. I don't have good memory for pills. I get really bad cramps and this reduced the pain to almost nothing. For the first month I got a lot of headaches and was nauseous a lot, along with hungry. Now into my second month I get maybe a headache that I can handle every other day, breasts are tender, and some bloating. Very happy overall. F 20 6 weeks
1X day
4/9/2012
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 1  birth control Every morning i was nausea dizziness back pain chest pain leg cramps arm cramps headache anxiety depression SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN!! RUSHED TO ER!! DO NOT TAKE THIS PILL..SUICIDAL THOUGHTS! ! DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! ! F 20 2 weeks
4/5/2012
 5  cramps Pain in the arms... I get really bad cramps and I faint sometimes so my dr recommended ortho evra, it worked fine the first 2-3 months but this time its been hurting my arms (where I put the patch). If it wasn't for that effect I would still be using it. F 18 2 months
3/28/2012
 4  contraception and painful periods had mild nausea after applying a new patch everyweek it lasted a few hours and wore off it lasted around 2-3 months and stopped. i had mood swings that bad i thought i was depressed and sometimes pain in legs. was on the patch for around 4 years and was worried about the health risks and woke up to severe pain in leg i was so worried about blood clots so went to gp and decided to stop using now im worried if i get side effects from sop using the patch , has anyone had sypmtoms from stop using it??? i also didnt relise until i looked up depression and the patch that they were linked . for a long time i thought i was depressed and was going to see my gp as i also was getting panic attacks about vomiting and now i know why i was worried about everything and it got worse as the years went on. im off it now and its the 1st day i hope i feel better F 23 4 years
1X day
3/26/2012
 3  prevent pregnancy Cramps, racing heart (rare), nausa, loss of sex drive, trouble with lubrication I have been on it off and on for about three years. I am going off it today because It is causing major issues in my sex life :( I wouldnt mind the other side effects but I notice when Im Not on the patch my sex drive is great and when Im on it its gone! I think its time i find something with less hormones so I can go back to feeling like myself. F 25 3 years
1X W
3/26/2012
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 1  Not to get pregnant Nausea, dizziness, headache, and depression F 31
1X W
3/26/2012
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 3  I didnt wanna get pergnant Pains, depression, I been off the patch for 8 months now, I got off so I can get another baby, but 8 months now im still not pregnant :( F 23 2 years
30MG 1X W
3/25/2012
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 1  birth control extreme dizziness, irritability, headaches, nausea, tingling legs/arms, shortness in breath, heavy chest, mood swings, ANXIETY, depression - not wanting to move from the couch for anything Have been on Evra for approximately a year. Went on it because I didn't remember to take my pill every day, so I wanted something easier. The patch tends to get dirty easily from lint, clothing, etc. and has a tendency to peel off around the corners - I am a neat/clean freak so I can imagine this is happening to a lot of other women. I have gained 25 pounds and haven't changed anything drastically in my routine. I just had a 24 hour bout of the symptoms I described. I "googled" my symptoms and was lead directly to Evra reviews. I didn't know all of these side effects, and after reading through everyone's reviews, I am happy to know that my anxiety and depression that came out of no where and have intensified are NOT me. I went from a bubbly, inspired, self motivator to laying on the couch not wanting to move, crying for everything, and mood swings that put the gem in gemini. I also just learned that Evra has 60% more estrogen than other pills and that they give this dosage to women going through menopause. I have stopped taking it so I hope to be free of these symptoms ASAP. I hear it can take up to 6 months to get the extra hormones out of your body. Based on my experience, I would NOT recommend using this product. F 25
1X day
3/19/2012
 1  Birth Control Weight Gain, Anxiety/Panic Attacks/Racing Heart, Zero Sex Drive, Depression/No Drive To Do Anything, Tingling/Numbness In Left Arm, Severe Mood Swings, Sleeplessness, Occasional Back Pain Did make my cycle consistant, Upped my breast size, and prevented pregnancy for lack of sex drive. I've been using the patch for almost 7 years now, with really no issues. Slowly gained weight over the years and lost my sex drive. The last month or so I've been experiencing panic attacks and high anxiety, numbness in my left arm from time to time, aswell as a racing heart. Have become depressed and have lost interest in everyday activities. Never really put two and two together until the other day and started reserching on sites like these. I just put in my prescription for my patch refill today and am 100% convinced I will not e picking it up. Called to see my Dr and she's on holidays for 2 weeks. In the mean time, hoping to see an improvement after lack of use! Thanks for all the info ladies, this has REALLY helped me out! F 26 7 years
1X W
3/13/2012
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 2  prevent pregnancy I began this patch back in august of 2011 and I expirienced mild side effects (nausea, sore breast, dizziness) but nothing to severe I discontinued the contraceptive for about a month and then tried to start it aain OMG I have never EVER had abdominal pain like that it my life. The side effects came on slowly within the week I began the patch the second time around but their intensity was mind numbing. My boobs were so sore, I was feeling overwhelmed and depressed for no reason. I was awaken on the 6th night with severe abdominal pain and was rushed to the ER. I would not reccomend this drug. It killed my sex drive!!!!! F 20 7 months
3/12/2012
 5  Heavy Periods None Work wonderful. No Complaints! AND NO KIDS!!! F 29 7 years
1X W
3/1/2012
 1  did not have to remember every day After a week or so started experiencing severe severe depression to the point where i couldn't face to get out of bed in the morning or even go to school, constant crying when alone and even sometimes when in public, random crying when walking down the street. ocaasionally getting so worked up i physically couldnt move; mild insomnia didnt sleep for 3/4 days then started falling asleep random places without realising. this has only been happening in the last fortnight or so i genuinely thought i was developing severe depression until the other day i had an argument with my mum went mental threw chairs everywhere was totally out of character, i went upstairs saw my patch and realised i only started feeling like this since starting new birth control, so looked up about the patch and have found some very similar results. F 17 2 weeks
1X W
2/27/2012
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