ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORGESTIMATE; NORGESTIMATE; NORGESTIMATE)Average Rating: 2.8 (1491 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ORTHO TRI-CYCLE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Switching to BCP for skin | fatigue, depression, bloating, moodiness | I switched from Alesse to Ortho Tricyclen Lo (tri-lo-sprintec is what the pharmacy gave me) on the recommendation of my dermatologist because it is suposedly better for acne, which I have currently had a problem with. I have been on it for a week and have been miserable. Extremely fatigued, depressed, moody, I cry all the time, and feel extremely bloated despite working out every day and eating healthy as I usually do. It is extremely out of character for me to feel this way and I am stopping it immediately. I wish I had never switched because now I will have to screw up my cycle until I get my next period and can switch back to my old birth control. Basically it makes me feel crazy and my boyfriend is a saint for putting up with me this week. Stay away from this pill. Also, I have actually broken out more rather than having it clear up my skin, which is the only reason I switched to it originally. | F | 26 | 6 days | 1/23/2010 | 4 | Heavy and long periods | A little nausea for the first week, crackers helped. | I'm taking tri-lo-sprintec, the generic for ortho lo. I had a lot of anxiety because of all these bad reviews. Apparently, only people with negative experiences write in. Granted, I've only been on it for three weeks but i've had no side effects. No weight gain, no mood swings, no shedding of hair, no migraines, no tenderness in my breasts, nothing. My period was also shorter and lighter. I have tried a lot of different birth control pills but so far, this one is great. | F | 34 | 3 weeks | 1/22/2010 | 3 | my period, duh? | I know I'm young. I started taking Ortho tri-cyclen when I was 12, even with a small dose, I noticed some weird side effects. My period wasn't as heavy, but still very painful, just as long, and I got many migrains still. I used to have it to the point where I couldn't go to school, and I couldn't MOVE; so it did help me out a little bit. It didn't really seem to do much, and it made me really cranky. For all the older adults and teens out there, I'm in the same boat as you. Time for a prescription change! | F | 13 | 12 months | 1/22/2010 | 5 | Birth control | Regular periods, cleared up acne | I was on Trinessa (generic brand) for 5 months. Before I started taking Trinessa, I was such a happy and kind person.. as soon as I started taking it, I was having constant mood-swings. I would get mad over nothing and was constantly depressed and irritated. In addition to that, my knees hurt and my feet were always swollen to the point that it was painful to wear even flipflops. The ENTIRE time I took Trinessa, I was constantly sick.. ear infections, flu, colds, pneumonia, bronchitis, dental issues.. it was one thing after another and everytime it seemed a medicine was working, something else would flair up. I am generally a healthy person and don't get sick often, so this was strange for me. I decided to get the brand name one month because the generics were out of stock and I didn't want to wait.. within one week of taking the brand name Ortho Tri-Cyclen, I wasn't sick anymore and didn't feel depressed. The swelling went away in my feet and I wasn't sore or moody. My boyfriend and several family members have mentioned how they noticed a change in my attitude and mood. Now, months later, I still feel great and back to myself. I had read reviews on this site before, but didn't think that the generic could be that different from the brand name.. but the BRAND NAME IS DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERIC. Trinessa on my insurance is $10, OrthoTri is $30. I will GLADLY pay the 20 extra bucks for my and my boyfriend's sanity! | F | 21 | 9 months | 1/21/2010 | 2 | Birth Control | 5 pound weight gain in 19 days, cramping, extreme fatigue, depression, bleeding for 2 weeks straight. | This actually makes no sense because I was on the pill when I was younger and had no real issue. Off for about 5 years. Just started out 2 mos. ago again, first with Tri Sprintec and had consistent cramping, bleeding and fatigue. I asked my Dr. to switch me to Tri-cyclen LO thinking the lower hormones might help and I thought I was better for about a week. All of a sudden the symptoms returned with a vengeance as the hormones increased. And I gained 5 pounds! (I weigh myself consistently and track what I eat and exercise.) I definitely noticed an increase in appetite as well, but not enough to account for 5 lbs! (Mostly in the boob and booty area...nice). The big problem, though, was just how tired, depressed and bloated around the belly I became. I suppose maybe some people adjust to this, but I am going to find a non-hormonal contraceptive. I don't want my body to adjust to this. It's not normal! | F | 39 | 60 days | 1/21/2010 | 2 | prevent pregnancy, control cramps | Fatigue (being tired) even after I get 8+ hrs of sleep Nausea Cramps | I've only been taking this pill for 4 days. And I already have been feeling tired and wanting to go to bed at 11pm instead of later like what I usually do. I also wake up in the middle of night nauseated. Plus when I do get up in the morning, I feel so sick to my stomach I have to eat something or I feel like I will vomit. I've been having cramps as well. I'm glad I found this website and I can see that I'm not alone! I know if I tell my dr she will say to test it out for a month, but it's only been 4 days and I hate that I feel tired and nauseous! | F | 24 | 4 days | 1/16/2010 | 4 | large blood clots | first week a little nauseated but it went away. Periods are lighter but have actually been extended by about 2 days. | I am on ortho tri-cyclen lo. No weight gain...actually have lost 10 pounds in 2 months but have also been more active in that time frame. No depression, irritability, tiredness, hunger that others complain about. As of this month because of price difference, I am trying the generic version and so far no change. | F | 47 | 4 months | 1/15/2010 | 4 | birthcontrol | Lost weight, no appetite, very sore breasts, didn't effect my sex drive at all, very nauseated first week. | F | 23 | 3 years | 1/13/2010 | 2 | contraceptive | almost constant crying, increased appetite, bloating | was on sprintek (a generic available @ walmart pharmacies) but was put on this by a new doctor. i highly advise against it...wish i had come across this website before. | F | 25 | 1 months | 1/13/2010 | 2 | bad cramps, pregnancy prevention | irritability, diminished sex drive, bloating, pelvic cramping, extreme fatigue, depression, more acne than normal | I am currently taking ortho tri cyclen lo and hate it. I lost my sex drive and am extremely irritable and tired all the time. I also feel bloated and depressed more than normal. The first birth control pill I tried was the regular ortho tri cyclen years ago and had none of the above symptoms. I went off it for many years and when I chose to go back on to birth control, I couldn't remember if I had been on the regular or the lo version so I told them to give me lo. I will be seeing the doc tomorrow to tell her about my symptoms and go on the regular version of the pill. I'm hoping this will clear up all my negative symptoms. Thanks to everyone for their reviews. I thought I was going crazy! | F | 34 | 36 days | 1/13/2010 | 4 | Migraines, nausea for the very first week. | I used this pill for about 9-12 months. I thought it was ok. I was put on it because I couldn't take a whole lot of estrogen. It definitely took away the crazy moodyness I had with the last few pills I was on. I've always had 3 day periods so it didn't change that at all. I didn't experience any weight gain due to the pill. I did, however, start gaining weight after I graduated in May because I took up a sedentary job for 8 hours a day (I joined a gym for that). It did decrease my cramping on periods but towards the last few months I started to get crippling migraines so I'm switching to Loestrin24 fe. I have no idea how it's gonna affect me. I'm kinda scared to change over. But enough is enough with the darn migraines. We'll see how the change goes, but if it's not smooth, I will be changing back to ortho tri-cyclen lo and getting onto a migraine medicine. Over all, it's not so bad. Whoever is looking at all these terrible reviews, most people that have bad experiences come online and complain. The people that have good experiences don't even check online because they don't need answers to questions they don't have. All BC works differently with every woman so give it a try and if you don't like it, move on. | F | 17 | 10 months | 1/12/2010 | 3 | To help clear up acne | hair loss, irritable, depressed, crazy | When I first started taking the pill everything was great. My skin cleared up very nicely. But I noticed that my hair was starting to shed a lot more after awhile. And now it's thinned out a ton and I feel like I'm going bald! Not to mention I've been depressed, moody, and have felt like I'm going crazy for the past year. I'll never touch this pill again. | F | 17 | 1.5 years | 1/12/2010 | 2 | nausea, weight gain, increase in appetite, dizziness, shakyness, weird cravings, tiredness, headaches. | only reccommend BCP if you have UNBEARABLE cramping and all optional medicines fail!! BCP SHOULD BE THE LAST OPTION, IT'S A HUGE BODY CHANGE THAT YOU MAY STILL NOT GET USE TOO. EXPECT TO GAIN EXCESSIVE WEIGHT REGARDLESS IS YOU ARE ON A DIET OR NOT. You will have uncontrollable cravings for just about anything and your extremely hungry every HOUR OF THE DAY as if you haven't eaten since that previous morning!!! Acne helps but not as much and nausea is frequent throughout the day, especially an hour or so after you take the pill!!! TAKE MY AFVICE INTO CONSIDERATION....IF THIS PILL IS NOT FOR YOU, YOUR BODY WILL GIVE YOU HINTS LIKE THIS!!! | F | 20 | 6 months | 1/9/2010 | 1 | prevention of pregnancy at 15 | head aches, mood swings, depression, irratability, fatique, slight weight gain some gain was from the depo vera shot I experienced before trying OTC...and nausea | I gained more weight on the depo shot..8pounds in 3 months im 15 so this id dramatic for me and as if im not moody enough i now have depression and severe unexpected anger...the pill has less symptions but nausea is arragravating. If anyone knows another source of birth control with less severe or little symptoms please contact me at [email protected] | F | 15 | 2 months | 1/9/2010 | 1 | birth control | i've had horrible headaches and naseau daily since i've taken it.. didn't put it together tilll just now when i decided to google side effects.. i also feel like my skin is drier thus making my wrinkles pronounced :( annd my hair is noticeably falling out more.. I feel Tired and reluctant to get dressed or do annything. Im moodier than normal... and IM IN LOVE.. i wasn't feeling moody 3 weeks ago... and now i've been crying alot.. and although im tired .. i wake up in the middle of the night and dont sleep well. | I'm going to stop taking this drug asap. it feels like im poisoning myself. no wonder why u don't get pregant. who knows what else its doing to my body.. and i've only taken this for 3 weeks.. i can't imagine long term affects.. | F | 39 | 3 weeks | 1/7/2010 | 1 | heavy, irregular period | nausea, extreme tiredness, anxiety, racing heartbeat, panic attacks, heart palpitations, chest pain, tightness in throat, funny taste in mouth, | I was taking the generic Tri Sprintec after my doctor switched me from yaz. i had not had these problems before. the first week i was extrememly nauseous. the second week i was so tired i didnt want to get out of bed or do anything, the third week all of the other symptoms set in. i thought i was dying or having a heart attack and i am a healthy 25 year old. my period was just as heavy and painful as it was before the pills. i quit taking them and all of the symptoms have gone away. i cant take yaz anymore because it made me cry all the time. i guess its back to the drawing board. | F | 25 | 1 months | 1/7/2010 | 1 | acne and prevention | mood swings, extreme hunger,no sex drive,weight gain, | i experienced extreme mood swings and hunger, i gained 10 pounds, i went to the gym every day and i still felt bloated. | F | 26 | 3 months | 1/7/2010 | 2 | Pregnancy Prevention | Headaches,nausea (almost daily), depression,fatigue,weight gain, weird cravings,no motivation,decreased sex drive. | I have been taking OTC lo for two months now after switching from Yaz after two years. I had minimal to no side effects from Yaz but got nervous with all the health warnings so I asked my Dr. to change my BC. I immediately gained weight (10 lbs in two months), all I want to do is sleep or cry and I have terrible headaches. My left breast swelled to twice its normal size and was extremely tender. Once I got my period, the breast returned to normal but I don't want that to happen again next month! I have even missed work from feeling so terrible. I have a very decreased sex drive. The way this pill has affected me is taking a toll on my marriage. I called my doctor after one month of feeling this way and she said to give it a month or two more in order to adjust but I just can't take it anymore. I have three pills left in this pack and then I am going to stop taking the pill. I am thinking of trying a barrier method for BC. I am not happy with all these hormones! | F | 32 | 2 months | 1/5/2010 | 2 | no baby pill. | depression, anziety, fatigue, lack of focus, weight gain, no sex drive | after about two months of taking it, i began to lose all interest in everything that i did. i did not dress up and felt the worst. i even had a few anziety attacks. it casued me to not focus at all in my courses at school. my fiance was not noticing something was wrong so i have stoppedi it around 4 weeks ago. since then i smiel again, i looked at my fiance like it was a sex machine again, and i mame it through the day without wanting to sleep all day. the only thing is now, i have been spotting for about a week now even though i have had my period. but i hated that stuff | F | 26 | 8 months | 1/5/2010 | 2 | BC | Irritability, fatigue, low sex-strive, weight gain (6 pounds) | I never gain weight. I started to gain weight as soon as I started the pill and in one month have gained 6 pounds. I was extremely emotional over things that do not really upset me (both at the beginning of my period and through the first few days). I'm going to give it one more month' shot and see what happnens. This stuff is definitely a HUGE change! | F | 23 | 1 months | 1/3/2010 |