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 | Birth Control | Taking OTC lo: Depression, Easily angered, HORRIBLE OVERALL...Going back to Yasmin (had no side effects with that) OTC low is SCARY STUFF | F | 4 months | 4/6/2007 | 2 | Birth control/regulate periods | HEAVY bleeding during periods and cramps. | Before OTC I would get my periods for about three days and it'd go away and come back two weeks later maybe for like two days but it was very light, I didn't even really need to wear a tampon, and I could go the whole day without changing one(not safe though TSS). But I wanted them to last a week which turned into a very rude awakening. Ever since I started OTC there's been 3-5 days of extreme bleeding, I go through about eight pairs of underwear, can't go to school, I fill up a super tampon within two hours, I have to wake up every two hours at night so I won't bleed everywhere, and before the pill I NEVER had cramps and now I always get them, do you know if this will stop if I stop taking the pill? | F | 15 | 2 months | 4/5/2007 | 1 | Prevent preg | I've been feeling very moody and very sick almost like im pregnant. I wake up very tired and have no energy at all. Im angry most of the day and im getting headaches non time, But the feeling like im gonna throw up everyday is starting to bug me. I was on yaz and had worst side effects, maybe birth control is just not the right thing for me.. My weight gain is not to bad im not gaining or losing, but im ready for another pill but whats good out there? i would not tell anybody to take this pill its why to much for so many side effects. | Birth control with bad side effects | F | 27 | 2 days | 4/5/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | depression, weight gain, EXTREME HAIR LOSS | I've been taking ortho tricyclen lo for almost 3 and a half years, and from this website learned that it was probably the cause of my depression (was on anti-depressant pills), I can't lose 5-8 pounds, mood swings that either make me want to kill myself or put my fist through a window, and an incredible amount of hair loss. My doctor says hair loss isn't a side affect, but I see that others have experienced it. I'm angry because I'm going bald, if anyone else is losing hair on this pill, please contact me! I'm trying Yaz to see if my mood swings lessen and if I can get my hair to stop falling out. I've been on Yaz for 3 days and have already lost 3 pounds, probably water-weight. | F | 21 | 3.5 years | 4/4/2007 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | So glad to have found this website. Thank you, all ladies for your honest and insightful comments into the the world of the birth control we take. Have been feeling like a madwoman ever since I started taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen LO and didn't realize it until just last week! Was taking Orth Tri-Cyclen for 7 years and never had a problem with it, and the deceided to take Ortho Tri-Cyclen LO because I thought less amount of hormones would be better for me. WRONG! Turns out that it has made me moody, irritable, angry, depressed...nothing less than normal in weeks one and two and scary in weeks 3 and 4. Going back to Ortho Tri-Cyclen ASAP! | Mornings I wake up and feel that everything is negative, cry at the drop of a hat, worry way too much, ultra-sensitive. Worse things is I take it out on my poor fiancee who seems to be the one person I want to get away from even though he's probably the only one who will put up with me. Stopped taking pill today and won't go back on until its Ortho Tri-Cyclen. let's see how this all goes... | F | 26 | 4 months | 4/4/2007 | 5 | prevent pregnancy | i started taking ortho tri-cyclen about 10 years ago and used it without problems (i took it religiously, took it with me everywhere in case i forgot to take it in the AM.) i switched to TriNessa in January b/c of insurance and I am switching back to Ortho. | TriNessa made me sad, like clockwork, the 2nd Tuesday of each pack, i wanted to cry and crawl into a hole for absolutley no reason. also it made my skin break out when i had never experienced that problem before. After reading about the recall, I don't trust TriNessa at all and have an appt at planned parenthood today to go back on ortho. | F | 24 | 10 years | 4/3/2007 | 3 | birth control | moody, depressed, cry for no reason but have great skin! | I was on Ortho-tri-cyclen for about 5 years, then stopped b/c my husband said it was making me crazy. Then I had my son, afterwards, I had to go back on the pill b/c of my period flow, it needed to be regulated. otc lo did NOT work, i would have my period for 2 weeks so went back on OTC. I found out that co-pay is $30.00 for OTC but only $10 for Trinessa. I've been taking Trinessa now for 6 months and I feel awful. I'm always depressed, sad, tired and sex, forget about it, I'm just not in the mood. I thought the generic was the same but after reading what other people said about it, I'm going to have to pay the extra $. | F | 28 | 6 days | 4/3/2007 | 1 | BIRTH CONTROL | TRINESSA IS SO TERRIABLE. FOR WEEKS NOW I HAVE FELT MORE AND MORE SWOLLEN AND BLOATED. I HAVE HAD TO BUY NEW JEANS FOR MY BLOATED GUT WONT FIT IN MY PANTS ANYMORE. | THE IRONY IS I'M TAKING BIRTH CONTROL, THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS HAVE SEX W/ ANYONE. I JUST WANT TO GO HOME AND EAT...EAT...EAT!!! I WAS ON ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN FOR YEARS AND SWITCHED THINKING I'D SAVE A FEW BUCKS. I'D RATHER BE BROKE THEN SPEND ANOTHER DAY FEELING THIS WAY. | F | 26 | 1 months | 4/3/2007 | 5 | Birth Control | I had no side effects while taking OTC for 6 years. But when I decided to go off of it to get pregnant sometime soon do I have side effects. I'm severly bloated, I get headaches and I'm tired alot. I've noticed how short tempered I am too. Is this normal? I understand the mood and headaches and being tired, but I'm more bloated than I ever have been. | F | 25 | 6 years | 3/31/2007 | 3 | Prevent pregnancy | After taking Orthotri-cyclen, I feel as though I am a mental patient. I was never the type to become easily aggitated or annoyed, but for the past few months I have had a bad additude and an even worse temper. And the crying! At the drop of a dime. It seems as though this drug works for some people, but I just can't take these mood swings. After reading these comments, I am almost certain that these pills are the cause in my suddden change of temprement. | F | 22 | 6 months | 3/28/2007 | 2 | Was recently prescribed | I was recently prescribed Tri-Sprintec 28 because I had unexplained lowered hormones and lowered sex drive from Seasonale. After reading all of your comments about Tri-Sprintec, I am very scared to start taking it. Does anyone have anything positive to say about it? Please email me if you do and put in the subject line Tri-Sprintec so that I don't accidentally delete it. Thank you so much. | F | 28 | | 3/27/2007 | 3 | birth control | intense lower back pain, some weight gain | I took this otc while in high school and then went off of it due to insurance complications, ended up getting married and getting insurance and am back on it; it is great with my periods, making them lighter and shorter but i have this horrible back pain during my period and for a short time afterward, i can hardly move with it. | F | 21 | 4 months | 3/26/2007 | 4 | Birth Control | Mood swings | I was on this for 9 months. Liked almost everything about it. Periods were very predictable and not very heavy. I'm trying out a new one to help with the mood swings, but I may go back if it causes any other problems. Good BC overall! | F | 23 | 9 months | 3/25/2007 | 4 | Prevent pregnancy | OTC and OTC generics have worked for me with no bad side effects. I would be VERY careful of TriNessa though - 1.3 million packs were recalled back in Feb. 2006 because "The active Norgestimate component of TriNessa tablets fails stability assay." Many women got pregnant! Visit and scroll down on this page for the actual FDA Recall Report on TriNessa: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/enforce/2006/ENF00942.html | Last August I was switched to Trinessa for a few months. Immediately after filling that prescription, I googled Trinessa and found many rumor sites talking about recalls. I went back to the pharmacy and asked about it. They said there were just a few recalls because of "misprinted packaging." THE PHARMACY WAS INCORRECT! After taking TriNessa for a few months I found out that Trinessa was recalled because the hormone levels were wrong - women were getting pregnant!!! While the packs I got were probably fine and not part of the recall, I will never take Trinessa again simply for the fact that so many packages were recalled. Raises too many red flags! | F | 28 | 1 years | 3/21/2007 | 5 | Birth control | Larger breasts (a good thing!), slight weight loss, better skin. After going off OTC for a few months and then going back on my boyfriends says my mood is BETTER while on the pill. The only bad thing is I wear contacts and I think its had a slightly negative effect on my vision (occasional fuzziness, trouble focusing). | I've had a great experience with OTC. In college I did get the brand name from my school's student health center for $24/month, which I thought was a pretty reasonable price. Since entering the workforce and getting "good" insurance, I've switched to the generic Tri-previfem (only $17 total for a 3 month supply!!!). At first I was worried there would be a difference, but I haven't noticed one - I love it! I did research the difference between brand and generic, and basically with generic you get the exact same active ingredients but the "filler" ingredients and absorption rate can be slightly different (though these normally have minimal effect). This is a good website for the differences between brand and generic:www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/2547.html I chose Tri-previfem generic because several of my friends are on it (including one who is in medical school and who's mother is | F | 23 | 3.5 years | 3/20/2007 | 5 | birth control | slightly enlarged breasts (desired). In the almost 6 years that I was taking OTC, I had virtually no side effects (and no pregnancies). | I was very happy with it until it stopped preventing me from getting my period. After 3 months of 2-week long periods, I switched to Zovia, which was a mood nightmare! Then, switched to Loestrin, which is okay, but I have gotten some acne. I miss OTC! | F | 24 | 6 years | 3/18/2007 | 1 | Birth control | Please ladies do not take Trinessa! Brand name Ortho-tri-cyclen may be safe but not it's generic sub. It made me get angry at things I would normally overlook. I've had no sex drive and it has affected my marriage. I also have headaches and very low energy from this drug. | Also please note! There is a post on here stating that brand and generic are the same besides the name. WRONG!!! I am a pharmacy tech and know this to be false. I have also talked with my doc about it and THERE IS a difference between the two. | F | 29 | 1.5 years | 3/18/2007 | 1 | Reduce cramping, lighten period | Mood Swings, Depression, Anxiety... | Ortho Tri-cyclen turned me into a raving mad woman for 5 years. I didn't realize the effects until I stopped taking the pills altogether that it had made me a totally different person. | F | 24 | 5 years | 3/18/2007 | 5 | Pregnancy prevention | None bad... improved skin and mood. | I have been on generic versions and brand name Ortho Tri-Cyclen for years. Was on TriNessa for around 6 months and it was fine - no difference. I recently moved to Missouri and the pharmacy here put me on the generic Tri-Previfem - also fine, no difference. These claims that the generic versions of Ortho Tri-Cyclen are different are ridiculous! THEY ARE THE SAME THING! Ortho Tri-Cyclen and all of its generics work for me. I tried Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo for one month recently and it did not work for me as well (made me break out, experienced some slight depression). | F | 27 | 3 years | 3/16/2007 | 5 | Birth Control, Skin Clearing | None on Ortho, but when I switched to Trinessa I felt like I was taking crazy pills. | I have been on Ortho for many years and had no problems. But, like many women on this site, my insurance abruptly decided to charge me quadruple for it, so I switched to generic -- the dreaded TRINESSA. After a few weeks, I felt like I was taking crazy pills. I was overly emotional, tired, and always felt like I was getting a cold. Also, I had trouble sleeping. It was awful. I just switched back to Ortho mid-month, even though I had to pay full price. The mental stability is worth it. Stay away from Trinessa!! | F | 29 | 7 years | 3/15/2007 |