ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORGESTIMATE; NORGESTIMATE; NORGESTIMATE)

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ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN  (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORGESTIMATE; NORGESTIMATE; NORGESTIMATE):  This combination hormone medication is used to prevent pregnancy. It contains 2 hormones: a progestin and an estrogen. It works mainly by preventing the release of an egg (ovulation) during your menstrual cycle. It also makes vaginal fluid thicker to help prevent sperm from reaching an egg (fertilization) and changes the lining of the uterus (womb) to prevent attachment of a fertilized egg. If a fertilized egg does not attach to the uterus, it passes out of the body. Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills may make your periods more regular, decrease blood loss and painful periods, decrease your risk of ovarian cysts, and also treat acne. Using this medication does not protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia).   FDA Approval Date: 1992-07-03 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 3  Heavy Periods Nausea, Severe Headache/Migraine, Ringing in Ears, Blurry Vision I'm 36 and after many successful years on Trinessa (generic form) switched to Ortho Tri Lo. In the last week I've experienced persistent migraine headaches that are not responding ot OTC treatment. The week prior I developed nausea and acne that would rival most teens. I feel miserable! F 36 21 days
1X day
9/10/2010
 1  birth control severe depression wow, I've never been on birth control and my obgyn gave me a prescription for otc and it was fine, but by the 2nd-3rd week my mood took a complete dive. I'd cry a lot, sex wasn't even interesting and I rarely wanted to have it. I lost interest in my cell, my husband, my family, my coworkers..basically any communication with the outside world. I tried to stare at the sky and feel 'happy', but I couldn't even feel angry, like I was empty of any emotion and that's the worst! I stopped taking it two days ago and I already feel better. I would say if you feel any depressive mood changes it's not worth it! F 21 21 days
1X day
9/7/2010
 3  prevent pregnancy mood swings, increase in acne, very nauseous, tired, can't sleep at night I have been on this pill for 8 days and so far I have had a lot of negative side effects. I have been having problems with mild acne but the past few days it has been getting worse. I feel sick to my stomach a lot throughout the day, I wake up a few times a night (which is not normal for me), and I have had very severe mood swings. I normally get moody right before my period but these mood swings are bad. I have been lashing out at my kids and not wanting to be in the same room as my husband. I was on the regular ortho tri cylcen when I was 20 for about 7 years . I never experienced any of these sides effects. I remember being more tired than usual but that's it. I'm going to try and stick it out for 3 months hoping that my body gets used to it and adjusts but if the side effects don't go away I'm going to switch! F 31 8 days
1X day
9/6/2010
 3  prevent pregnancy cramping. weight gain. constant constant headaches! I do not recommend this pill to others. It makes me cry 24/7. I have gone through a different kind before and stopped because it was out of my budget. 3 months later I decided it was better to pay the price than be with child at age 18. :( They told me this is what they give now instead. With OTC I have been having so many problems constant crying and getting into arguements with the boyfriend over the simplest things. It's awful :( I could defend my point and then the mood swings like no other and want to apologize and suck up. It deffinatly messes with your head. F 18 35 days
1X day
9/6/2010
 5  birth control, acne moodswings I have been on this pill for almost 2 years now and it has been awesome. I never get cramps, my face has completely cleared up, and my period only lasts for about 4 days. It made my boobs get alot bigger and i havnt gained much weight at all, if any. I eat regularly, not too much or too little, and i sleep normally. Only very recently have i started to get a little more moody than usual when im about to start my period but who doesnt get like that? i recommend this pill to pretty much all my friends and alot of them have actually started taking it. everyone's body will react differently, though, so the best way to tell what will work for you is to try it out. F 19 2 years
1X day
9/2/2010
 1  Prevent Pregnancy WEIGHT GAIN!,Emotional wreck, Vomiting, Nausea, Increased appetite, Ect. Ive only been on OTC for about 2 weeks and ive gained 6 pounds. I cry for no reason, im whiney and tempermental. I feel like a completly different person. I started taking the pill to prevent pregnancy but with all the side effects and weight gain its just like pregnancy minus the child. Ill be stopping the birth control tonight and switching to a different kind ASAP. I do not reccomend this to anyone. F 21 2 weeks
1X day
8/25/2010
 4  Birth Control I gained about 5 pounds but it cleared up my skin and I had no problems with it. It must affect different people differently because I recommended this particular pill to a good friend and it made her depressed and miserable. She couldn't stay on it. F 22 2 years
1X day
8/24/2010
 3  Prevent Pregnancy Weight Gain, Sadness, Insomnia, Better Skin(somewhat) I first starting taking the pill in college and i could never ever sleep at all. I would be up til the sun rose and pretend to be asleep when my roommate got up to get ready. I never thought it was because of my pills but that is the only possible reason. I would get a few cramps a week or so before my period came so it was like a little sucky reminder but at least it helped me know.My periods were lighter and only had cramps for the first day of my period and maybe 1 day before it actually came. I would be mean to my boyfriend alot and just get mad really fast and then really emotional and start crying. I gained about 20 pounds over the last 9 months and it sucks. I'm short so the weight is just harder to get off. I just got off the pill about a month ago and i have a late period but it says it could take up to 3 months to finally have a period.I have noticed my skin is breaking out and i am getting very oily skin which i hate the feeling of it in the morning. I have some insomnia tonight but i don't see it lasting long. Other than mainly the weight gain this pill was fine. It worked great for me. F 19 9 months
1X day
8/17/2010
 2  Help reduce the size of a cyst I have it set up to take it at 930 pm every night and no matter how tired i am it wakes me up for at least 2 hours but then during the day im exhausted!! it has made my anxiety 10 times worse!!!! im always hungry! and im peeing all the time!! F 21 8 days
1X day
8/17/2010
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 2  horrible cramps I have nauseu and NO sex drive! I'm glad I found this sight. I am going to change my pill. I thought it was just me. I also have headaches almost every month. Since I have no insurance I have to use my local health center. I have actually mentioned to them that I thought these things were do to my pills but they didn't want to change it. I was told "its working". It definately is... I DON'T WANT HIM TO TOUCH ME! F 27 10 years
1X day
8/13/2010
 1  Acne Sick to my stomach all the time, vomiting, gas, sleepiness, sadness,headache, and acne not clearing up. You name it I have it. This is the most horrible birth control I have ever taken. The other day I vomited and had stomach cramps all day, it felt like food poisoning. I thought I had ulcers in my stomach until I read all the side effects. I’m stopping this medication immediately. I never felt so sick in my life. F 32 14 days
1X day
8/12/2010
 3  Birthcontrol, weight gain increased in appetite, acne, mood swings, bloating I've been on this pill for 8 days and I've already noticed changes. Before, I had a clear face while using differin every night. (btw, differin really works:) and now I have wayy more acne. I've also been eating A LOT lately too and don't get me started on the mood swings.. I cried myself to sleep a couple nights ago for no reason. Just felt reallllly down. So this pill pretty much just helped me from trying to gain weight and preventing pregnancy. But everything else just sucked. F 16 8 days
1X day
8/10/2010
 2  prevent pregnancy/acne suddenly depressed, last week i was throwing up all day long. whenever i drink even if it is only 2 beers i will be vomiting all the next day. i have been with my boyfriend for a year who i am crazy in love with. we went to miami last week and i had absolutely NO sex drive when usually im all over him. ive also been contemplating ending it because my emotions are just gone. i will be stopping this pill after my cycle is over. F 21 17 days
1X day
8/10/2010
 1  Regulate Period SEVERE Nausea, Vomiting, weight loss, green stools, no energy, insomnia, acne, mood swings. I've been in yaz and I thought that was horrible, this tops that pill! I have never, ever felt so sick in my life as I have this last week on this pill. I stopped it and got on Lo-estrin (spelling?) and already after a day I feel soooo much better. I can eat and keep it down, poop normally, clean, play with my kids, sleep and my acne is going away. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE! F 29 7 days
1X day
8/10/2010
 1  Birth control anxiety, mood swings, lack of libido, anger I do NOT recommend this. It may prevent a baby but it is not worth the strain it will put on your life. What man wants a nutcase girlfriend? This is what it made me -- for months I didn't cry until I took this. It made me feel unmotivated, easily ticked off, more likely to bicker with people, cry like 5 times a day (and keep trying to find something to blame it on). You get the picture. F 19 1 months
normal 1X day
8/8/2010
 5  Heavy blood flow I took this pill when i was like 14. All you people sound crazy, my doctor gave this pill to me because of heavy blood flow and i had no problems with this pill. I've always been a little moody, but I don't think that changed. I wasn't any more moody than I already was, my period was about 3 days and it was no longer heavy. Yeah I gained a few pounds but back then I was overweight, and VERY lazy. I was always out with friends, nothing changed. The extra cup size was a plus and the clear skin was amazing, when I got off the pill at around 16 my breasts went back to an A and my face got all pimply again. I got off of it because I didn't need it anymore, I wasn't having sex and my cramps went away. This pill is not bad, if it is bad for you then why the hell would you take it for more than a year if your gonna bitch and moan about it? Seriously, what the hell lol. I'm looking forward to being put back on the pill so that I don't get pregnant. To prevent weight gain, I'm going to take fiber drinks everyday and exercise daily. :] F 18 2 years
Idk 1X day
8/6/2010
 2  Birth Control, Acne My acne got considerably worse. I was bloated all of the time and I couldn't tell whether I was hungry or having cravings. Mild depression and I would always into fights with my boyfriend about the strangest and most petty things. It is an effective contraceptive pill. I didn't gain any weight nor did I lose any. I didn't have many severe side effects. No headaches, no pains. F 17 2 months
1X day
8/3/2010
 5  Birth control/regulate None, maybe a 2 pound weight gain..but I was also growing still I'm 22 now and I love this pill. Been on it for over 4 years. Never had side effects. I tried the generic and it sucked. I love OTC Lo ! I never want to stop! M 22 4 years
1X day
8/1/2010
 5   occasionally nauseas, it may be part of why I'm having difficulty losing a couple pounds but it was always hard for me to lose weight (im not fat, theres not much to lose), a headache once a month ish all of these people's reviews scare me. maybe I'm a little bit quicker to cry, but I am by no means depressed and I have pre-OTCL had a tendency to get very depressed. I don't really have anything, but nice things to say. It seriously cleared up my horrible acne. I've been so nice to my skin for years, it's great to have the favor returned. My boobs are a little bit bigger, but just like a cup. It's also really nice to know to the hour when my period's going to come, so I don't need to fret before an event that it's going to come while I'm there or whatever. F 18
1X day
7/28/2010
 1  Sex and minor back/face acne Crying, negative thoughts, weighted down, anger I have been on Ortho Tri Cyclen for a year and a half. Prior to taking the pill, I was the happiest person you could imagine.. never had negative thoughts and always felt cheery and lucky to be alive. Since taking Ortho Tri Cyclen, I have had so many mood swings. I am such a pessimist and cry all the time over things that never would have got to me before. I try to keep a positive attitude for my relationships sake, but even so... I can tell I'm different than I used to be - faking happiness rather than being happy. Looking outside at a beautiful sky doesn't give me the same rush as before. Instead I think about all the negative things in life leaving me sad. I forgot to re-fill my perscription this last time and went off the pill for a month. True story - towards the end of that month I was feeling better than ever and so happy (hadn't had that feeling in so long).. the weigh was lifted. I went back ont the pill again this month and yesterday (about 8 days into the cycle) threw a huge rage in my car and then this morning cried all the way into work for nothing imparticular. I can't focus on anything positive. I am going off the pill and will have to use a new method of birth control and get back on acne meds... but positive outlook is way better than feeling dumpy! F 26
1X day
7/27/2010

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