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 | Pregnancy prevention | This is the pill for you if you want to ruin your relationship/marriage. My fiancé and I were constantly fighting. Over nothing. And yes, the problem was me because I would FREAK OUT over nothing and at the stupidest things. I would be completely fine, and next thing I know im yelling, screaming and threatening to move out. I'm not bi-polar, I've went to the doctor for that. I honestly thought I was crazy. After I stopped taking this bc pill I went back to normal and my relationship is so much better now. I would also cry all the time. Alllll the time. No I didn't get pregnant while taking this pill but I'd rather have a baby than deal with that again!!!!! Do not take this pill!!!! | F | 20 | 1 years | 2/18/2013 | 5 | Birth control, acne, hair growth. | Weight gain (5-10lbs) | F | 19 | 9 months 30 | 2/13/2013 | 4 | Acne, regulate period | Some breakouts during third week, mild headaches, moodiness. | Was amazing for treating my adult acne. Regulating my period was just a bonus. My cramps went from painful to just mildly annoying. It also made my period lighter and shorter. I had never been on another b/c pill so I can't compare to others. | F | 35 | 5 years 1X day | 2/11/2013 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | I wsnt to the hospital yesterday. I was on Ortho tri cyclen lo for a year no problem, in november I had a BAD PERIOD heavy bleading, and clots galore. well around the 13th of december I had another period like that but heavier, and I passed skme weird fleshy clot, so I went to hospital. They told me I was having breaththrougj bleeding, and I needed to switch to the regular Ortho tri cyclen (higher dose) went to planned parenthood and got it the nex day. I took it for about 3 weeks, and stopped cuz I all of a sudden could'nt breathe and it hurt. Ever since which has been about twoand a half weeks I have it all day long every day. So I went to the urgent care and that doctor gave me a xray, and it was clear. But that doctor said that doesnt rule out clots, and so he said I need to go to the the hospital and get blood work, an a CT. So they called the ER to let them know I was coming. And they did was listen to me with the stethoscope. And check my blood. And said if the blood came back okay then they wont do the CT, and if it came back with clots then they would give me the CT. Well the blood came back okay, and I was thinking if I stopped taking this birth control for about 2 weeks now would there not be blood clots in my blood? but still be some in my lungs cause they don't really go away? Well they diagnosed me with apparently " Asthma wih Accute exacerbation." Tney gave me breathing treatment, which I still couldnt breath and it hurt, and they gave me a sterio | F | 18 | 3 weeks | 1/28/2013 | 1 | Contraceptive | Extreme moodiness, larger breast, depressed, lack of motivation, nausea, headaches Pill has made me feel very sick and tired all the time. Very unmotivated, don't care about much of anything. Snap at husband and kids for stupid reasons that I normally wouldn't get mad over. Breast very sore. Constant headaches. Very bloated. Probably gained like 5 lbs or more. Only taken close to three weeks worth of pills. Stopping tonight after reading all the reviews. Wouldn't recommend at all!! | F | 30 | 3 weeks | 1/22/2013 | 3 | regulate period | I started taking these meds to regulate my monthly cycles and i cant complain so far it has worked. Although, it has made me very emotional and increased my appetite far more than just a bit. Lately i have noticed a rough type of texture inside my vagina and to be honest it hurts! I have been paranoid and i literally feel like my woman parts are falling out and crumbling off slowly. Im scared this might be a severe thing... i wouldnt recommend this pill to anyone! | F | 17 | 2 months | 1/19/2013 | 4 | prevent pregnancy, lighter periods | I love this pill. Had made my periods so much lighter and less cramps. side effects that I have had weight gain (15), tired all the time, wanting to eat everything in site. But other than that its been great! | F | 17 | 1 days | 1/13/2013 | 3 | For birth control | Depression, anxiety, nausea, hunger. | F | 18 | 6 months | 12/29/2012 | 5 | prevent pregnancy, clear acne | I had terrible acne and out of wack periods and cramps before i started taking the pill six years ago. Since then my acne has cleared periods r normal and only four days ( heck yes!) And minimal cramping. However i just realized today i started my period 11 days early! When i started this month i was hunched over n pain from the cramps and period has lasted 4 days and still counting :( im def. Worried but not sure why or how after six years this happened? Any ideas | F | 22 | 6 years | 12/20/2012 | 1 | Pregnancy Prevention | I have been extremely tired, nauseous, breast tenderness, I started taking this pill on the Sunday my period started, and I am still on my period. I have never had a ten day period! I cannot wear my contact lenses anymore (which is a side effect). I am stopping this pill today and calling my doctor, this is not normal. I advise everyone to read that pamphlet before taking one of those pills. | 10 days 1X day | 12/18/2012 | 4 | prevent pregnancy, regulate period | The first week sucked! I was tired, hungry, very moody, and sick feeling, but now I only have breast tenderness and I can cry so much easier.. Other than that, everything is great | F | 1 months | 12/15/2012 | 1 | birth control | I was on this pill twice. The first time I was on it was for about 3-4 days and I experienced by far the most irrational anxiety attacks. I do not have a history of them. I started it up again last week after 2 years of that thinking maybe I would give it another chance. Day one after taking the pill, I woke up in the middle of the night, unable to go back to sleep, my mind just racing about the dumbest things possible. NOTHING I could say to myself could calm me down. Finally, I feel back asleep. I know it takes time for your body to get used to birth control but sometimes you have to know yourself better than the doctors. If you think it's not right for you, don't continue to take it! I certainly cannot not function with a racing mind, nervousness, a feeling of floating, and whatever else would come with the pill in the next 3 months! Yikes. Your mental being is by far more important than birth control. | F | 26 | 1 days average 1X day | 11/26/2012 | 4 | Regulate periods,prevent pregnancy | I have been taking this for 4 days now. The side effects that i have is extremely wetness and a high sex drive. I also weigh 95 pounds but since I have been taking this pill my appetite have been very high I feel like I want to eat everything. Also I think the side effect depends on the persons body so i highly recommend this birth control pill | F | 19 | 4 days 1X day | 11/7/2012 | 1 | Birth control, regulate and cyst pr | Weight gain, mood swings, acne, breakthrough bleeding, increase in appetite, headaches and fatigue. I cannot believe the horrible side effects I experienced with this pill. I was on Yaz for 4 years and it NEVER did this! I have gained 12 pounds in the last few months. I eat healthy and workout regularly so there is no other explanation for this gain. I have had horrendous mood swings, becoming a total bitch at times which is not like me! My face had broken out like I'm 16 again. I could go on and on about all the horrible things this pill has done to me! Stay away from it ladies!!! | F | 31 | 6 months | 10/25/2012 | 1 | Avoid pregnancy | I have only taken the pill 5 times now, today I should be taking the 6th and I refuse. The past few days I have been dizzy, nauseous, and completely insane. I can't stop crying, I feel entirely hopeless, and I didn't feel this way at all before I started it! I woke up this morning and nearly fell from how dizzy I was, I was fighting the urge to vomit, and this past week I have hardly been able to stay awake! I am 20 years old and I slept from 8:30pm to 6:30am and had taken a 3 hour nap yesterday afternoon. This is ridiculous, I don't recommend it to anyone. | F | 20 | 5 days 1X day | 10/12/2012 | 5 | endometriosis | No side effects at all. I would marry this pill if it were legal. | F | 26 | 9 years | 10/3/2012 | 1 | Birth control | Breast tenderness, mood swings, body acne from shoulders to thighs, yeast infection/BV that lasted months after going off the pill, psoriasis of the scalp. | Maybe I was just unlucky, but this pill was absolute torture for me. I was completely healthy/ had no health issues and had a normal cycle before going on this pill. The side affects lasted months after I stopped taking it. Although it was an effective enough preventative, I cannot recommend Ortho Tri-Cyclen to anyone. | F | 22 | 3 months 1X day | 10/1/2012 | 4 | Cystic Acne,Ovarian Cyst,Periods | Some nausea the first week and lose of appetite. | I started taking this as a last resort when my acne meds didn't help anymore. Obviously this pill is also beneficial to help regulate my periods and prevent my occasional ovarian cyst. I am not taking this pill as a birth control I still use condoms and other methods to prevent pregnancy. Anyone else taking this for acne and is on other meds ALWAYS use a condoms because other meds can sometimes lessen the pills effects of preventing pregnancy. The only negative thing I have to say so far is I had some nausea but then again I have a week stomach. Hope you all react well and it helps you ! :) | F | 17 | 2 weeks 1X day | 9/20/2012 | 4 | prevent pregnancy, clear up acne | breast tenderness, headaches, lack of energy, no motivation, cry easily | I love this birth control, I only have side effects when I go off and then on it again. After a month or two my body and emotions always goes back to normal. You have to give your body a chance for ANY medication to regulate into your system. It keeps me from getting pregnant, it makes my skin clear (it takes a month or two to purge itself though) and it makes my periods regular, light and painless. Women who have been on it for 10 days, or 1 month - give it a chance, I only stop taking it when my husband and I want to try to get pregnant and then I always end up going back to it because the benefits outweigh the initial side efffects | F | 28 | 5 years 1X day | 9/19/2012 | 1 | Period Regulation | Horrid cramps. I would sit in a ball crying. headaches. nausea. 3-4 week ling periods | F | 15 | 1 years | 9/11/2012 |