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 |
| 4 | Acne, regulation of periods, bc | upset stomach during first 1-2 months | Didn't help acne. My period got lighter and I now know exeaclty when it will come! I love being on ortho tri-cyclen! | F | 18 | 10 months | 10/19/2009 | 2 | Oral Contraceptive | Extreme mood swings, irrational thinking, depression, anxiety, increased acne. | I am going off the pill TODAY! My fiance and I decided on a short engagement- only 4 months so I really had no choice but to get on Birth Control quick. A friend suggested Ortho Tri-cyclen lo to me so I hoped for the best. The first month seemed fine but the second month was when all the negative side-effects kicked in. My sadness and irritability and emptiness just didn't add up, comparing to the extreme happiness I was experiencing just a few weeks before even amidst the crazy wedding planning. I was about to break off my engagement until I starting thinking it might be the BC. When I found this site, I felt a deep relief that it wasn't just me. Thanks so much for sharing, now I know I'm not crazy, and I will not be taking this pill anymore. I might just be switching to spermicide when we get married. | M | 25 | 2 months | 10/19/2009 | 1 | Pregnancy Prevention | I honestly don't know why I didn't think of this earlier, but many women have posted side-effects that make them feel exactly the same I do everyday...Tired, extremely moody, constant hunger followed by obvious weight gain, did I mention moody? Along with dry eyes, dry skin, acne, crying for no reason, biting people's heads off, OMG the list goes on and on! I had been taking Ortho-tricyclen for about 3 years previously and the side effects were tolerable, but I have recently switched to the tri-lo sprintec because of insurance...I have experienced almost every side effect listed on this site. I'm not usually a person who overanalyzes things, but I get so flippin irritated for no reason, then I get sad because I feel guilty for yelling at either my boyfriend, my best friend...I work as a receptionist and I swear I thought it was just stress from my job wearing me out. I feel so much less crazy now that I know other people are feeling the same way! | I will be calling my doctor for an appointment right away to change my prescription! I'm so glad that everyone is sharing their experiences because like I said I would have never thought to attribute my symptoms to my pill. I came across this site because I was trying to research why I was spotting brown discharge at odd times during the month, along with cramps, weight gain around my stomach...it is so noticeable that people have even begun to ask me if I was pregnant! That is followed by extreme depression because I look like a fat pig! My boyfriend has spent many nights on the couch or in the spare bedroom because I refuse to let him touch me which upsets me even more because I just end up thinking he's going to cheat on me anyway! | F | 26 | 5 months | 10/19/2009 | 1 | birth control | crying about literally everything, extreme mood swings, bleeding mid-cycle, increase in acne, did not help cramps, did not shorten or lighten period at all, anxiety, restlessness, etc, etc, etc. | First birth control I've ever taken. I've been on it for about 3 and a half months and I stop today. Since I started taking it my acne got horrible, but that was the least of my concern. I've been extremely depressed and cry multiple times daily about absolutely nothing. Everything makes me angry, irritated, and/or upset. The mood swings are completely intolerable, I feel so bad for my boyfriend. Recently I started bleeding brown about a week and a half into the pills and have continued for over a week...still hasn't stopped. DO NOT TAKE THIS. | F | 17 | 3.5 months | 10/14/2009 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | nausea, severe back cramping, bloating, anxiety, peeing all the time, depression | I've tried other pills and it all feels the same. I've been on the pill since 17 and I'm 26 now. I hate it. I feel trapped. I have to pee like 5 or 6 times a night. I have gained weight and hardly eat. I am sick to my stomach for the first week of the pack, feel okay mid month, and then get horrible back cramps before the period and during. My sex drive is low and it sucks because I'm with the man of my dreams. I'm tired. I'm low. What else can I do? Condoms dont work for him, he can't get an erection. I'm hanging by a thread here. I almost cried when i read that all these other women are suffering from the pill. There should and can be a pill for men. They need to share the burden. | F | 26 | 6 years | 10/13/2009 | 2 | birth control | CONS: weight gain specifically in the stomach area that was very very hard to get off, increased appetite, nausea, cramps, migraines, lack of energy | PROS: fuller hair, clearer skin, no vaginal dryness | F | 25 | 8 months | 10/12/2009 | 3 | Prevent Pregnancy | Never really experienced many side effects, only if I missed a pill and had to double up I would have breakthrough bleeding | Oh and FYI if you miss 3 consecutive blue pills you will get PREGNANT!!!! Trust me it happened to me once....I even finished a pack and a half after I missed those 3 pills and realized I was pregnant 9 weeks later! | F | 28 | 2 years | 10/11/2009 | 1 | PCOS | I feel like crying all the time... moody weight gain like crazy...I was on Ocella and LOVED IT! | F | 32 | 2 days | 10/10/2009 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | I had horrible mood swings, cried over the littlest things, felt depressed for no reason. I also had to stop wearing contacts after 17 years of wearing them because my eyes were sore and dry all the time. My breasts were swollen and sore about 2 weeks out of the month and I felt bloated all the time. | F | 31 | 3 months | 10/7/2009 | 2 | pregnancy prevention | mood swings, loss of appetite, depression | I started receiving side effects about 3 months into the pill and lasted only 3 or 4 days but recently it has gotten consistently worse. I have never been so depressed in my life. I started analyzing every little thing and over thinking everything and having anxiety attacks. I hated this pill and because of what this pill has done to me I'm not even switching to another kind of birth control because it really messes with your hormones. I even thought about seeing a counselor because of what this pill caused. So to all the girls out there that think they are going crazy if your on ortho tri cyclen its probably it because this birth control can really mess with your emotions and feelings. | F | 20 | 6 months | 10/5/2009 | 1 | Birth control | Depression, Anxiety, High Sex Drive(extreme), Weight Loss, Loss of Appetite, | I am usually a spunky fun person, I have been down in the dumps the past couple of months, don't feel good about myself, constantly irritated, and racing thoughts. I have never been a crier, and that all I fucken do now. I am getting off this shit. | F | 25 | 1 years | 10/4/2009 | 2 | birth control | boobs hurt ALOT, bloated, feeling sick to your stomach, bipolar | finally found people with the same side effects. although i'm controlling my mood swings I still have cramps and boobs hurt like crazy. | F | 16 | 19 days | 10/1/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | Depression, Weight Gain, Anxiety, Decresed Sex Drive | Since beginning this pill approx 1 year ago I have had periods of depression, anxiety, weight gain (approx 10 lbs), decresed sex drive. The symptoms have seemed to worsen as time goes on. I have been off the pill for approx 4 months and feel great. I do not recommend this pill at all!! | F | 27 | 1 years | 10/1/2009 | 5 | birth control | This pill is great. it provides safe contraception with minimal side effects. When i first went on the pill i felt awful with nausea, dizziness, and a sick feeling for the first two weeks. But I stuck with it and now i've been on it for two months with no side effects. so, don't give up on this pill in the first week. The only complaint i have is that it made my acne worse. but overall it is a great pill! | F | 17 | 2 months | 9/30/2009 | 4 | cramps, heavy bleeding, mood swings | feeling sad all the time, loss of appetite, loss of interest, increased sex drive, not being able to focus, boobs hurt like crazy, odd dreams | The first day I started taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen my pimples & acne scars cleared up. i was so happy i don't usually have a perfectly clear face. My sex drive was much more intense. As for the mood swings it fuuccks up your emotions, i feel really sad and confused a lot of the times. My period are lighter which is the good part. This is the first birth control pill i've been on and it seems to work ok. | F | 16 | 2 months | 9/30/2009 | 2 | birth control & sweat bumps | bloating, depression, and lighter periods | I went on ortho try-cylen for birth control, and the effects of it came about 2 months after my start day. Yes, I had lighter periods, but I started feeling depressed. I am a high-energy person always on the go, and it made me feel just blah. I felt like I was pmsing all of the time! I gave it two more months, until my mom mentioned my mood change, and how I wasn't the usual happy Chelsea. I agreed with her, and went to my physician to change my prescription. I have been on Ocella, the generic version for Yasmin for the last 3 years, and I feel perfectly fine! | F | 21 | 5 months | 9/25/2009 | 1 | for 11 days | very nervous, irritable, awful thoughts, anxiety, many headaches and a general malaise. i was very upset about the stupidest little things. I tried to exwercise as much as possible to expel the demons in my head, that helped, but not for long. I am stopping today, after 11 days and throwing away the rest of the packet, it is POISON!!! | don't take it, there are other ways to avoid pregnancy. In my case its because I have endometriosis and taking th epill helps with avoiding cysts, but I will go back to Allesse, the low dose that I used to take before. | F | 39 | 11 days | 9/25/2009 | 2 | Birth Control | depression, irritability, acne increase, exhaustion | Wow it is such a relief to read this, I thought I was going crazy. I started Ortho tri lo a month ago and started my freshmen year of college at about the same time, since then I have felt so awful. I am a very level headed person and I don't get overly emotional very often, i also have always been the sane one in my relationship with my boyfriend. Well all that changed I am not constantly feeling insecure, and depressed, i start fights with my boyfriend over absolutely nothing and cry over nothing. I think the combination of stress due to starting college mixed with the new hormones was a very bad thing for me and i am going to talk to my doctor today, to get off of ortho tri-cyclen. | F | 18 | 1 months | 9/24/2009 | 1 | To prevent pregnancy. | I am on day 11 of taking this pill and it is my last day taking it. I have NEVER felt like I am feeling. I haven't eaten in 3 days because every bite I take I gag. I'm having a little break through bleeding but I am so depressed. I have bouts of the blues but never like this. I feel so hopeless and I had no idea why and then it hit me! I left a message for my doctor this morning about switching me back to Yaz. They took me off Yaz because I wasn't getting my period at all on it. I was on Yazmin for about 5 years before Yaz and the only problem I had was blurred vision on the first day of my period. I would take that any day over the way I feel right now! | F | 30 | 11 days | 9/23/2009 | 2 | prevent pregnancy & decrease cramps | extreme nausea in the first month which decreased over the next 2 months, ive become extremly moody, bipolar, highly irritable like everything either made me angry or depressed... I knew there was something off with me but I couldnt figure out why I was actin like this out of nowhere until something hit me and I realized it was the OTC! | I cant say how well it worked as a birth control cuz I actually didnt have much sex while on it but I did have spotting for like 3-4 days before I got my actual period which 2 me felt like a 10 day period & although my cramps were way more bareable they lasted for damn near the whole 10 days which was not cool! Now that im off it I feel way betta and back to my old self. | F | 24 | 3 months | 9/22/2009 |