OVCON-35 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE)Average Rating: 2.8 (480 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare OVCON-35 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR OVCON-35 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | endometreosis | Breast tenderness (whole time), breakthrough bleeding (whole time), bloating. I started experiencing twitching and tingling throughout my body after being on it for two weeks. I was on this for a total of a month and was told to stop due to my symptoms. I have already begun to feel better. Personally, would not recommend. | F | 33 | 5 weeks | 2/25/2006 | 2 | birthcontroll | Vomiting, mocked pregnancy, breakthru bleeding, just bad | Was vomiting three days of the week in the morning, thought i was preggo. Nausea was awful and on 3rd week had breakthru bleeding all week. Stopped taking for one day and got my full period. I lost 3lbs, but was miserable with the nausea and vomiting. Have switched to Yasmin. | F | 25 | 1 months | 2/24/2006 | 5 | Birth Control | For me this is the pill from Heaven! I've been on it nine months. Have not gained weight, my skin is fabulous (always an issue w/ me and the pill.) I had been on Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo and blend heavily between periods and switched to Ovcon 35. I have had NO period in 4 months (which my Dr says is common and ok) so what more can you ask for?!! Oh yes...my insurance does not cover this so I pay $43 a month, which is a bummer but worth it. | F | 34 | 9 months | 2/23/2006 | 1 | Heavy periods, birth control | Severe weight gain and bloating, break through bleeding, nausea, nasal drip, increased appetite, fatigue. | My weight increased 15 pounds in 1 1/2 months, I am constantly starving and I am swollen like a balloon. I am usually full of energy and now I fight to stay awake. I feel absolutely horrible. I think I will get my tubes tied..... | F | 37 | 50 days | 2/23/2006 | 1 | Heavy periods, birth control | Severe weight gain and bloating, break through bleeding, nausea, nasal drip, increased appetite, fatigue. | My weight increased 15 pounds in 1 1/2 months, I am constantly starving and I am swollen like a balloon. I am usually full of energy and now I fight to stay awake. I feel absolutely horrible. I think I will get my tubes tied..... | F | 37 | 50 days | 2/23/2006 | 1 | Control Period | My Dr recommended I take Ovcon-35 to prevent my period when I'm on vacation. I started bleeding after my 1st week of taking the pill and haven't stopped since (I'm on my 5th week). Lots of cramping, breast extrememly tender, extrememly angry at times, light to very heavy flow, very sporatic. I'm getting off the pill. It's now worth it. I would much rather have my period during vacation then deal with this crap. | F | 34 | 5 weeks | 2/20/2006 | 3 | regulating period | upset stomache | F | 21 | 1 months | 2/12/2006 | 1 | ovarian cysts | Severe nausea, Manic depressive state!!!!! fatigue, vomiting, persiods of rage....crying, lashing out.....stomach cramps. Insomnia, loss of sex drive. Bordering insanity!!!! | I walk around for half a day nauseous and depressed, crying and that other half like a loose cannon pouncing on everyone with stomach cramps. I have severe nausea after a few hours of taking the pill. I cant sleep,cant think.....no sex drive. I cry all the time. Had the same side effects with Estrostep FE. I'm supposed to take the 6th pill now, and I refuse to. If I continue to take this, I will need to be on suicide watch...Would recommend to STAY AWAY from this pill! | F | 22 | 5 days | 2/12/2006 | 5 | Regulate cycle | Breast tenderness for the first several months and some breakthrough bleeding during the first month. | I love it and reccomend it for anyone who can afford the 30 dollars a month. | F | 25 | 6 months | 2/8/2006 | 2 | Birth control | Bled all the time, major hair loss, severe PMS, moodiness, no sex drive at all, depression, severe breast tenderness, 10 lb (or more!) weight gain, water retention, irritable, constipation, increased appetite | I was on Triphasil. Doc switched me to Ortho Tricyclen Lo. Had bad breast tenderness w/that for a year so he switched me to Ovcon 35 in November 2005. A few weeks later I noticed my hair falling out. As soon as I started taking it, I started to bleed, not spot, bleed for 3 weeks straight. Then had about 2 weeks of no bleeding and then it started all over again. It was like 2 periods a month. I thought something was wrong w/my thyroid (see symptoms to the left) and endocrinologist said it is NOT thyroid - GET OFF THE PILL! I stopped taking it the next day and have been off of it for a week. Definite increase in mood! Hair still falling out. Of course, the next day my period started. I just wonder if anyone else went through/is going through this? If so email me!!! (posted Feb 8th 2006) | F | 35 | 4 months | 2/8/2006 | 3 | prevent pregnancy | I have had a stuffy/runny nose the entire time I've been taking Ovcon-35. There was one month in the middle during which I did not take it and the problems with my nose stopped until I resumed the pill. Maybe this is common with all pills, but I have found that it reduces my libido during the three weeks out of the month that I am on it, something my husband finds disappointing. | I haven't experienced the same problems with moodiness that I had with other pills. | F | 23 | 6 months | 2/6/2006 | 2 | BIRTH CONROLL | Extreamly moody. I have been very sad as of 2 weeks after I started take this. | 2 months | 2/6/2006 | 3 | control period | the first week i was very nausiated. When I worked out I would get funny looking to where all my friends were worried. I have had quite a few pimples pop up.I have been moody and tired. | F | 15 | 7 days | 2/5/2006 | 4 | irregular period | weight gain (about 5-6 pounds so far), breast enlargement (im happy about this part!), & cramps for the first month (which i never had before) | the first month my period was still irregular but ive been on it for about 3 months and it has been very predictable & regular for the past 2 months. im not happy about the weight gain but it seems to be slowing down (ive also started exercising now). overall a good pill for me, but i might switch just to prevent further weight gain. | F | 17 | 3 months | 2/4/2006 | 2 | prevent pregnancy | I have breast tenderness, headaches, low sex drive, nausea and light periods. | In the first month of taking the pill, I started to notice the side effects. I thought I would ride it out, hoping it would change. Now I am noticing that it's getting worse. If birth control is supposed to prevent pregnancy and I have a low sex drive, why take it? Right after I take the pill everyday, the headaches come almost instantly. My breasts have never been so tender, I never (in my life) had light periods and I get really sick to my stomache. | F | 22 | 1 years | 2/3/2006 | 2 | Frequent periods | Initially it was heavier than normal cramping (worse than when I wasn't taking anything), loss of appetite but that turned to increase in appetite, some acne, breast tenderness, then the worst: irritation and moodiness. And I'm normally NEVER moody or irritated! Yesterday, I was ready to kill someone. I don't like feeling this edgy. Now it's about a week before I should start and my cramps are baaaack and the smallest things are getting on my nerves. | 4 more of these things then I'm OFF of them - for good!! I'd rather deal with frequent periods than this other mess! I want to be my normal, light-hearted self again. | F | 37 | 3 weeks | 1/31/2006 | 3 | birth control/ heavy periods | I just started taking Ovcon about a month ago. So far I have experienced a loss of sex drive..hopefully thats only temp. but it has lightened my period already! | I love this pill b/c it makes ur period so much lighter my gyn even told me u can take it for 3 months and finally take the non hormonal pills and only have a period every three months! | F | 20 | 5 weeks | 1/29/2006 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | This is my third month using till my side effects have increasingly become worst. My wombs hurt, my calf hurt to the point i feel i am getting a charlie horse. I have BIG mood swings and my sinus doesnt stop (which i have never suffer of). | F | 32 | 90 days | 1/26/2006 | 4 | painful periods/prevent pregnancy | nausea for first couple days, irritability, breakthrough bleeding for almost 3 weeks off and on, swollen tender breasts, slight weight gain | this is the first bc pill i have been on. i used the paraquard iud before this for almost 4 years, but due to extremely painful periods and headaches i decided to try the pill. i have been on it for 1 month. the first two weeks were pretty bad, quite a bit of breakthrough bleeding, irritability, mood swings. had nausea the first couple days but that was it. the 3rd week got better and this week i had my period and it was greatly improved--lasted 4 days!!! my usual period never lasts less than 7, recently one lasted 2 weeks! anyway, it helped my period a great deal this time, so i'm very pleased with that. i've gained maybe 5 pounds, but it seemed to increase my appetite so that could be why. my breasts have been more tender and swollen some. overall, i am quite pleased with this pill--i'm glad i didn't give up on it a couple weeks ago! | F | 28 | 1 months | 1/25/2006 | 2 | Prevent pregnancy | spotting between periods, water weight, mood swings, breast tenderness/swelling, headache | I originally started taking this to prevent cysts (which it worked). It was great for the first year or so, but after 4 yrs, I have abnormal cycles, breakthrough bleeding, severe breast tenderness and swelling, back/pelvic pain. I do not recommend this drug for long term use. | F | 25 | 4 years | 1/23/2006 |