OVCON-50 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE)Average Rating: 3.0 (86 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare OVCON-50 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR OVCON-50 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Birth Control | Weight gain, unable to lose weight, tired, moody, headaches and nausua. | I have been trying to loose weight for sometime now, but just can't. Starting to think it's the pill. On a positive note, my period is VERY light. Used to be a full 6 days and heavy. | F | 28 | 5 years | 1/16/2006 | 1 | irregular periods | Depression, not sleeping, excessive bleeding, anxiety, mood swings, mind racing, heart palpitations, trouble focusing, dizziness, and difficulty breathing. | At the time Ovcon-50 was prescribed to me, I was diagnosed with sinusitis. I was prescribed an antibiotic & decongestant. I thought that those were causing all of my side effects so I quit taking everything but the Ovcon-50. After about a week with no medicine besides the Ovcon-50, my symptoms were getting worse. I went to my doctor and asked to be prescribed something for my depression and anxiety and that did not help. Come to find out, the Ovcon-50 was causing all of the side effects. I am glad that I stopped taking Ovcon-50 before something more serious happened!! | F | 25 | 3 weeks | 1/16/2006 | 4 | Morning After Pill | No side effects noticed. | It actually worked. Took 2 pills the next morning and 3 12 hours later and no pregnancy. Thank God | F | 22 | 1 days | 1/3/2006 | 2 | birth control | vaginal dryness, moodiness, depression, dizziness, nausea, lack of energy, lack of sex drive, LOTS of breakthrough bleeding, headaches, weight gain. | I was switched to this medicine to stop breakthru bleeding b.c it was happening all the time on the ortho-evra patch. It didnt help, it has actually made it worse. I've gained 10 pounds and i'm moody and depressed! | F | 20 | 8 months | 12/25/2005 | 2 | hormone regulation/birth control | made me extremely moody | F | 24 | 3 months | 12/18/2005 | 1 | to prevent ovarian cysts | I gained about 15 pounds right away and cannot get them off no matter what I try. I also became extremely short tempered and moody. | F | 20 | 1 years | 12/18/2005 | 5 | birth control | light cramps | Love this pill. Switched from being on Ortho-Tricylen for many years until had break-through bleeding. Now I have very light periods. No spotting what so ever. And my period last 2 1/2 days instead of 5. Great pill!!!! | F | 30 | 1 years | 10/20/2005 | 4 | birth control | weight gain. but has started since i started birth control. | expensive. but it is the best pill i have been on. i also do have break thru bleeding but again, thats normal with my cycle. | F | 21 | 8 months | 10/15/2005 | 5 | Ovarian Cysts/contraceptive | None | I have been on this pill for 3 years and I love it! No break thru bleeding, it has helped me greatly. I was currently on Ortho-Tri-Cyclen and it was horrible. I LOVE this pill | F | 28 | 3 years | 10/4/2005 | 3 | birth control/cysts | Gained 12 pounds, vaginal dryness, lack of sex drive, mood swings, breakthrough bleeding | F | 31 | 2 years | 6/22/2005 | 1 | birth control | MAJOR panic attacks, anxiety, paranoia, heart beating out of my chest and constant mind racing. | Please do NOT use this product! It made me literally | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 5/24/2005 | 1 | Birth Control | Fatigue, sever depression, mood swings, inability to sleep, breast tenderness, weight gain, inability to focus, break through bleeding, anxiety, bloating. | I have been on this pill for 3 months and I am going to my doctor to switch to something else. I was not depressed until I started taking this pill and ever since then I have been very depressed and unable to focus on daily activities. The bloating, break through bleeding, and weight gain makes things even worse. | F | 23 | 3 months | 3/7/2005 | 5 | | 2/2/2005 | 3 | birthcontrol method | Unable to loose weight. Terrible bloating. | F | 20 | 4 days | 1/19/2005 | 2 | birth control | Terrible bloating. Migraines. Unable to lose weight. Light periods. | F | 20 | 4 months | 1/19/2005 | 3 | excessive bleeding, cycts | 10-15 lb weight gain, depression, lack of sex drive, some break through bleeding, do not like social situations, | F | 31 | 1 years | 1/17/2005 | 3 | birth control & endometriosis | weight gain | I have been on this med for a total of 3 years between a pregnancy. Seems to help more than other birth controls have for the endometriosis, but have experienced break through bleeding. Also at times I feel that I am not on a birth control at all due to the endometriosis, it has its good months and then bad as well. | F | 27 | 3 years | 1/3/2005 | 3 | ovarian cysts | chest pains (not sure if it's from the pill or just anxiety). | I'm a little nervous about the high dosage (50) and the effects it may have on my body. | F | 27 | 3 weeks | 12/27/2004 | 2 | birth control | I am beginning to think that this is what's causing me to experience serious depression, lack of motivation/energy, fatigue, loss of sex drive, and muscle cramps. I'm going to see my doctor about switching. | F | 29 | 20 months | 11/14/2004 | 4 | birth control/endometreosis | I started taking this medication when I was 19 and have gained some weight. Other side effects included break through bleeding. I take an active pill all the time with no time off to get my period but this is an effect that will occur with any pill taken this way. I do have to say that Ovcon 50 has given me the least amount of problems compaired to other pills i have taken. | Good Pill.....VERY HARD TO FIND IN PHARMACYS. I have found that most drug stores do not carry this pill. Also, it is VERY expensive. | F | 25 | 4 years | 9/13/2004 |