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 | Bith control | I started this on a sunday and only took it 5 days before I started feeling weird. I felt like my whole body was numb and I was in a dreamlike subconsious state. Very scary to me. My hair started falling out really bad breast tenderness leg cramps in my left calf. felt like I was TRYING to get a charlie horse but didnt get that bad. I already have drepression but this intensified it extremly. I cried at everything even stupid happy things. like rosanne the tv show. | I guess I fell in the catagory of the "EXTREMLY RARE" but can happen. I read about the leg cramps and the Subconsious state and the hair falling out. and drepression and all of these happend to me. Needless to say I took my self off of this med. and will not be taking it again, I am now scared of any side effects of any other ones that they might want to put me on. I think I will stick with another form of Birth Control. | F | 25 | 5 days | 11/26/2005 | 2 | prevent cysts, prevent pregnancy | very tried, body aches, very moody, back ache, breast tenderness | My doctor switched my generic birth control of sprintec to ovcon 35 to try and get rid of my 6 cysts that i have. Right now I am not happy with it because of the side effects. Im not sure if i should try it for a longer time, or call my doctor to switch it. | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 11/22/2005 | 2 | heavy periods/anemia/endometriosis | Marked fatigue within 24 hours of first pill, had to use a wheelchair to go shopping, nausea for entire month, head in a fog feeling, cramping throughout the month. | This pill caused such extreme fatigue that I was unable to function. It did not help my bleeding and cramping issues, only made them worse. If I were able to stay on them for the full 3 month timespan, it may have made a difference, but the rest of my health declined so quickly that I had to be taken off of them. | F | 37 | 1 months | 11/14/2005 | 3 | pregnancy prevention | irregular bleeding, headaches, some bloating, moodiness | The first few months were normal for me, but the longer I stayed on the pill, the more my body got messed up. Some months I miss a period, other months I have 2 periods. It is very frustrating. On the bright side, it did do its job - I am not pregnant. Still, I gave it a year - time to try something new | F | 28 | 11 months | 11/13/2005 | 3 | Heavy Bleeding | Extreme nauseau-which I also noticed in everyone my age. The pills break easily - and I know I am pushing them out correctly. Post nasal drip and I feel all in all sluggish. | Will continue as this is only my first week - but if I dont feel better soon - I am stopping. Never felt like this on any other pill. | F | 40 | 1 weeks | 11/12/2005 | 3 | Heavy bleeding | Headache and nausea | Have just taken ovcon -35 for 4 days and experiencing headaches and extreme nausea. Side effects so severe I can't even go to work. Not sure how long I will take these. | F | 43 | | 11/9/2005 | 3 | contraceptive and mood leveler | Nausea, spotting, severe breakthru bleeding when I missed one pill and then was late twice all in the same week. I have lost about 3lbs. Only a few mood swings right before I started. A little breast tenderness and a bit of a heightened sex drive. | Well, okay. The first month was awesome. I took it within 45 minutes of the same time every night and my first period on ovcon was extremely light... not even 3 days... when I'm used to 5 heavy days. But... about 2 days later I started spotting a bit. Also, during the week of mid-terms I missed a pill and then was like 7 to 9 hours late taking 2 pills. Yeah. I started two days after the last late pill. This is like the worst period I've ever had. I started yesterday and I have cramps that could kill a horse, headache, extreme nausea. So, basically... it's a dream pill if you take it at the exact time every day... otherwise... spotting and headaches and nausea may occur... and it totally sucks! I guess that will teach me to be on-time. :( Feeling stupid and sick. | F | 23 | 1.75 months | 11/4/2005 | 4 | To get rid of unbearable periods. | I've been on Ovcon 4 months now and get spotting every month in between periods. My periods are light to moderate but nothing like they were before. I am enjoying this! Sometimes right before the spotting occurs I get a headache on the left side of my head at the base of my neck that travels up and around. One bad thing I noticed is that I have extreme difficulty getting out of bed in the morning and definite overall fatigue. However, I am losing weight which is strange but good! Before the pill I would get bloating so bad that I looked 4 months pregnant. Gotta love a pill that will keep my weight off even when I'm a lazy bum! | Overall I like Ovcon. I was really having major health issues with my cycle before. Now I can enjoy being a woman without feeling like a complete mess, emotionally and physically! | F | 33 | 4 months | 11/2/2005 | 3 | birth control | severe headaches the week of my period, breakthrough bleeding, breast enlargement and tenderness before period, non-malignant lump in breast(needed surgery to remove) | symptoms have become worse over time | F | 26 | 1.5 years | 10/30/2005 | 5 | Pre IVF- To get pregnant | 5lbs weight gain, fatigue, a headache early in the cycle. | My infertility specialist put me on OVCON-35 in order to stop/shut down my cycle entirely before going on to invitro fertilization. (They have to prevent you from ovulating in order to start the fertility drugs)--I know...sounds contridicting. Obviously it did the trick because I now have a baby girl and starting on my next IVF cycle this winter. | F | 35 | 2 months | 10/27/2005 | 2 | regulate periods, cramps,b-control | Very bad headaches first two weeks, nausa every day, breast tenderness, cramps in my stomach. | Been on BC for about 5 years just switched to ovcon-35 I am just finishing up my third week on my first pack, and i have been miserable since day one it seems like. i have nausa every day not all day but a good part of it.no weight gain! thats a plus, i am going to try keep taking it for two more months to give it a fair shot and maby by trying some of the tips it will get better?!! | F | 29 | 19 days | 10/27/2005 | 4 | Ovarian Cyst Prevention | Breast tenderness; nauseated at 1st - especially if taken off schedule; moodiness; | I really like the fact that I have short periods with virtually no cramps. But, I'm still having Ovarian Cysts. So now they've moved me up to Ovcon - 50 and my breast tenderness has gotten worse. I'm scared also that I'm gaining weight. I'm going to the OB-GYN in 2 days to see if I have another cyst. | F | 24 | 1 years | 10/26/2005 | 5 | Birth Control | Breast tenderness, emtional mood swings, sometimes I felt like I was carrying around a lot of extra water weight. | Mostly I absolutely loved this pill. Have been on it for almost 3 years now and haven't gotten pregnant yet (yea! Knock on wood). Periods evened out and became EXTREMELY light and EXTREMELY predictable. However, sometimes I would miss my period all together, which is fine and dandy unless you are having sex and all of the sudden are freaked out about the absense of your period and therefore the possibility of pregnancy. I think I would rather just get my period every month and know I'm not pregnant than not getting it...but it is still nice to not have to deal with it all the time. | F | 24 | 3 years | 10/24/2005 | 4 | just got married | Loss of sex drive, BREAST Tenderness!!!!!!!!!, nipple tenderness, breast grew, light periods, irregular periods for the first three months | So far it seems to be working great! My gyno said Vitamin E would help my breast/nipple tenderness but they are still VERY tender. I had a regular cyle before the pill so now I have more cramps than normal but you can't beat the light period! | F | 22 | 5 months | 10/24/2005 | 3 | Prevent pregnancy | nausea, mood swings, increase in appetite and decrease off and on throughtout the day. | F | 29 | 5 days | 10/20/2005 | 4 | Birth Control | First couple of months I had migranes, breakthrough bleeding, cramps, and leg cramps. Gained a little weight. Increased sex drive | Increased bust side and I didn't get pregnant | F | 25 | 7 months | 10/17/2005 | 5 | Birthcontrol | I had an IUD for 6yrs when I decided to remove it because of recent infections. I tried Ortho for 1 month and became pregnant!! I which to Ovcon and have not gained any weight or any other side effects. This pill, I have no problem recommending. | I have researched many birthcontrol to make sure this pill would be the right one for me and so far it has not proved me wrong. | F | 28 | 3 months | 10/14/2005 | 5 | birth control | Temporary increase in appetite that lasted for about a month and I gained 7 lbs. Then my appetite went back to normal and I lost the weight. | This is my second time on this pill. First time around, I only stayed on it for 4 months because it made me so depressed, I couldn't stand it. No depression at all this time, though. Good pill for me. | F | 35 | 9 months | 10/12/2005 | 3 | To regulate menstruation | Initially I felt some nausea, but that quickly disappeared. What I did notice, however, was the complete lack of sex drive and the extreme mood swings coupled with irritability, and some weight gain. Although I was happy to get rid of the 2 x/month period issue, I was not too happy about the side effects. | I went from taking Micronor for 5 years(stuck with it after childbrith), which was a great pill, but had to change to a pill containing estrogen b/c of the irregular periods. I wouldn't say OVCON 35 is a bad pill, it just wasn't right for me. | F | 35 | 3 months | 10/12/2005 | 3 | To prevent pregnancy | Break through bleeding, but no period. I've been to my gyno twice to get a pregnancy test and probably have taken 10 others at home. Very stressful. | I guess it's doing it's job since I am not pregnant, but I'm wondering if the stress of not having a period is worth it. | F | 24 | 3 days | 10/11/2005 |