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 |
| 3 | acne, regulating period | weight gain | I never ever had weight problems before I started Ortho, but after starting it I gained 10 pounds after a few months. The gym, a low-carb diet, and obsessive calorie-counting were the only reasons why I didn't gain any more. I never got "fat" or even chubby on Ortho, but that's because I stopped taking the stuff after deciding enough was enough. My weight dropped right back to normal (and then some) a month after stopping Ortho, and even though my skin has also gotten back to (ick) normal, I no longer feel like a failing anorexic. | F | 20 | 4 months | 1/2/2010 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | extreme anxiety, irritability and depression | I have been on OTC Lo for a little over a year now and have for the past 5 or 6 months been experiencing extreme anxiety depression and irritability. My depression has gotten so bad that I've been seeing a psychiatrist regularly. I've been pushing myself away from my AMAZING boyfriend and had multiple panic attacks. I decided to search my birth control to see if maybe depression was a side affect and NEVER thought I'd come across this site with all these people feeling the same way i do. this pill has ruined my life. It is so sad to me that I've felt it was me all this time and that i was going crazy when it has been this pill all along. i feel like i am taking a dose of depression now looking back at all this time taking OTC Lo. I am calling my dr. tomorrow to get off of this insane drug as soon as i can. | F | 18 | 1.5 years | 1/2/2010 | 1 | Birth control | Got a blood clot that travelled to my heart. So I had a heart attack at 25 healthy non smoker. They said it was the pill...I am not saying don't take it but think before you leap...heart attacks and from the pill happen. | F | 25 | 5 days | 12/31/2009 | 3 | depression, lack of focus | I started taking Ortho tri-cyclen lo last week and have experienced depression spells and a clear lack of focus. I used to be able to get myself out of any depression spells by simply getting dressed and out the door, but with the medication, i just don't seem to have the energy or will power to do so. | F | 32 | 1 weeks | 12/29/2009 | 3 | My cramps | Moody, short tempered, sad, tired, sick to my stomach, zero sexdrive : ( | I'm blown away after reading these posts! I've only been on this for 8 days, and stumbled along this website while seeing if this pill makes your boobs bigger...(mine have been hurting). The light bulb just went on! I've been really down, sick to my stomach, and exshausted. My bf keeps saying "what's wrong now" I'm getting really short with everyone around me and I don't want sex at ALL! Thanks for sharing girls, it's not worth all this for bigger boobs. I'm throwing this stuff out before I ruin my relationship. | F | 29 | 8 days | 12/28/2009 | 1 | Birth control | Weight gain, sore breasts, depression and lack of sex drive. HATE THIS PILL! Going back to Levora! | I have had overall bloating and weight gain - it's been disastrous on that front. And I have no sex drive and am teetering about the depression front. Levora was a life saver compared to this! | F | 35 | 3 months | 12/28/2009 | 3 | I have been on and off Ortho tri cyclen for years. It's great for clearing skin and regulating periods. Bad side is that it causes weight gain no matter how much you workout or eat healthy. I went on Ortho lo for awhile and it helped me lose weight by I broke out with SEVERE ACNE on ortho lo... the higher does orthotricyclen helped clear it again | F | 25 | 6 years | 12/26/2009 | 4 | Menstrual Regulation | Mood swings in the day preceding my period, slight weight gain (3 lbs). | I absolutely love OTC. Before, my periods were heavy and erratic. Now, they are predictable, pain-free (no God-awful cramps like before!), and tolerable. My skin cleared up in a flash, and I can track my periods without worrying about starting early or late. I feel fantastic. | F | 18 | 2 years | 12/17/2009 | 1 | birth control | swore breast, EXTREAMLY irritable, not motavated and sad | I have only been taking this pill for about a week and a half and all my friends tell me to wait it out and let your body get use to it but i feel like if i wait any longer this pill will ruin me!! i am so irritable and everyone around me bothers me!! i really cant stand my boyfriend and every more he makes irritates me!! I love him and never felt this way about him. i feel like this pill it targeting him!! i normally am a veryhapppy person and i am irritated, mean, bitchy and nervous all the time now | F | 22 | 1.5 weeks | 12/14/2009 | 1 | Regulate period, cysts, BC, acne | Nausuea, vomitting all night. Loss of sleep. | F | 18 | 1 weeks | 12/13/2009 | 2 | Birth Control | depression, mood swings, decreased sex drive, loss of appetite... (basically about the same kinds of things most other people have been saying on here) | I just quit taking OTC Lo after a year because my mood swings have grown out of control. I still don't know why but I now suspect it may have something to do with this BC pill... After reading about other people's experiences with this drug I realized that I was not alone. Most of the responses I've read say exactly how I've been feeling. The only differences are the physical ones. I never experienced cramps, headaches, naseau or anything like that but honestly I'd gladly take the physical pain over the mental anguish any day. It's only been about a day and half since I quit so it's still way too early to tell but I'll let you all know in about a month or two if I have noticed any major differences. | M | 19 | 1 years | 12/10/2009 | 2 | Pregnancy Prevention | NAUSEA all the time. Bloating. Depression. Anxiety and bad taste in mouth | This pill gave me constant nausea | F | 19 | 1 months | 12/10/2009 | 1 | birth control | Less acne, sore breasts, ZERO sex drive :( , crazy depression taken out mostly on my boyfriend, feeling completely empty inside, crying nearly all the time for no reason | I went on OTC Lo 3 months ago. I used to be on Loestren, but switched to OTC Lo due to breakthrough bleeding. WHAT A MISTAKE. This Birth Control actually ruined my life. It made me extremely depressed...I cried myself to sleep about 5 out of 7 nights per week over NOTHING. I also had absolutely no interest in sex with my boyfriend, in fact I was repulsed at the thought of it. We used to have sex every single day about 2 to 3 times a day. After this pill, we did it about 5 times in 3 months. He broke up with me last week because he couldn't understand why I was so depressed and he was exhausted trying to figure it out. He said it was a problem that I couldn't communicate to him what was wrong with me. He was scared about what my nonexistent sex drive meant about our relationship.Then I talked to a friend about it and she asked what BC i was on. all of the sudden it made sense. She was on this drug too and it messed her up in the same ways. DO NOT TAKE THIS. IT RUINS EVERYTHING | F | 21 | 3 months | 12/8/2009 | 4 | Birth Control | Tiredness, clearer skin, NO EFFECT on weight, vaginal infections fairly often, dryness, decreased sex drive | **ORTHO TRI CYCLEN LO** This rating is about Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo. This is the best birth control I have tried so far. Previously, I used Depo Provera (caused 40 pound weight gain), Ortho Tri Cyclen, and Seasonale. Ortho tri cyclen lo is the best out of those. | F | 22 | 3 years | 12/7/2009 | 2 | Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo | I'm iritable, noticed an increase in acne, and I have no sex drive at all. | The worst thing that i've experienced is the fact that I have no sex drive. My mind wants it but my body doesn't care, I never get aroused anymore with my boyfriend or by myself and I know it's because of this stupid birth control. I'm getting off of it when this pack is up. I miss wanting sex and i'm scared that I won't get aroused again, which i'm sure I will when my natural hormones are in balance. It has caused a big strain for me and my boyfriend...he feels so helpless. Screw this birth control. | F | 18 | 7 months | 12/6/2009 | 1 | Birth Control/Acne | Depressed, tired, bitchy, mean, irrational | I started taking OTC at the beginning of my new school semester. I had transferred schools and moved away from home. I thought that I was just dealing with a lot of changes, instead I finally figured out my birth control was driving me to be a huge bitch, I felt like breaking up with my bf all the time (i love him to death) and i eat ALL the time. Im usually a really healthy eater but now I like don't give a damn. It hasn't done a thing for my acne either. i also have negative sex drive. and im usually wanting it everyday and minute. i also cannot become lubricated whatsoever which has NEVER been an issue in my life. | F | 22 | 4 months | 12/6/2009 | 5 | BC | Mild Fatigue | I've been on this pill for about 6 years now and I love it. I just recently switched to Seasonale to try to lessen my periods and I'm so bummed I did. The other pill made me feel terrible and I gained 5 lbs in two weeks. I am definitely considering switching back and highly recommend this pill to anyone who has severe side-effects, because I tend to and this worked amazing for me. | F | 28 | 6 years | 12/4/2009 | 2 | Acne | Thank you all the women who have posted here..I too thought I was alone n now I know it's not me, it's what I've done to me. I was so excited to get BC because I'd had bad acne for at least 7 years n I was told it was hormonal. The first few months I was happy with it. I don't recall any weird bleeding or anything, and my skin has never been this clear, but recently I've been a completely different person. My bf and I argue about the dumbest stuff and he sometimes even questions if he knows me anymore. Anyone out there who loves their man knows how badly that can hurt. I snap on him in an instant about NOTHING and cry cry CRY all the damn time! I have NEVER IN MY LIFE cried as much as I have been. We can't even deal with other issues n our relationship because I cry about EVERYTHING so he says he never knows when something really bothers me or not. I'm so moody all the time also! We'll be having a great time and I'll just be mad at something not even worth thinking about | F | 21 | 8 months | 12/3/2009 | 1 | ovarian cysts | weight gain (6pnds.), bloated, fat tummy, bleeding daily, cranky and I'm usually VERY mild mannered, YEAST INFECTION followed by a bladder infection. | It's the worst BC I've ever taken! | F | 42 | 4 weeks | 12/1/2009 | 2 | Large cyst, irregular bleeding | one sided headaches, breakthrough bleeding, anxiety, depression, constant feeling of "doom and gloom", nausea, no interest in sex | this was this first time I ever took birth control after having my period for twenty-six years! I wish I never did this...the headaches (if this is the cause or it is extremely ironic that they started after taking this!) are driving me nuts, and I feel like all I think about is death/dying/cancer...I hate this feeling. I have suffered from depression before, and was mildly depressed before I started, but now-it is scaring me...who wants to consciously feel this way all the time??? and the periods are still irregular and spotting right now for the past week because I missed two pills over the holiday...ugh. Do guys ever deal with anything similar to this crap? | F | 37 | 5 months | 11/30/2009 |