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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ORTHO TRI-CYCLE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | for menstrual cramps and acne | First my insurance did not cover the brand name Ortho, so they gave me Tri-sprintec. I hated it. I had headaches, weight loss, still got cramps during my period and the worse thing it did not clear up my acne. I wanted to give the tri-sprintec time to work, but then the pharmacist said that they did not have it and gave me trinessa. Oh my god, that is the worse bcp i have taken. i had the worse acne and migraines. So in December,after arguing on the phone with the doctor whom says that trinessa is just the same os ortho, i went to the pharmacy and asked and paid($59.00)for a month supply of the brand name ortho tri-cyclen and i am so happy. This month i had no cramps, and right now i dont have any active acne and i am looking cute. | Love it. | F | 33 | 1 days | 1/10/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | Weight gain,loss of libido, crazy mood swings, unable to sleep at night, loss of motivation | Trinessa is a nightmare | F | 24 | 2 years | 1/10/2007 | 5 | No - Tri-sprintec | I was prescribed Ortho but my insurance would only cover Tri-sprintec. I was on it a year...took it regularly...no side-effects...except, I got pregnant!!!!!i did not do any herbals or antibiotic. This pill did not work for me. Luckily, my husband and I wanted another baby - and now a beautiful baby boy sits next to me in his bouncy seat! | My ob said sometimes the pill just doesn't work for everyone! | F | 32 | 1 years | 1/9/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | Anxiety and panic attacks, heart palpitations, breakthrough bleeding | It wasn't until last year that I came to the conclusion that birth control pills were the probable cause of my anxiety problem. I went to countless doctors about heart palpitations (even a cardiologist) and none of them made the connection to birth control pills. I stopped taking the pills five months ago, and it's been a rough road getting my body back to normal. I never had any health problems before using the pill, and I am mad at myself for not doing more research before I started taking them and mad that I stayed on them for nine years. I would advise any woman to think twice and do plenty of research before using hormonal methods of birth control. I am now on my sixth month without the pill and feeling better every day! | F | 32 | 9 years | 1/6/2007 | 5 | bc | I am on the generic brand, Tri-Sprintec. It's awful. As soon as I can, I will switch to Ortho Tricyclen. I hear nothing but praise for it. | With Tri-Sprintec, I constantly feel on edge and sometimes, even crazy. I've seriously been considering Paxil or Prozac; anything to help my mood. For the first time in my life, I've somehow decided that spanking is the way to go with my 19 month old. I used to be soooo against it. I'm crying before and after she gets spanked. I hate it. My sex drive is pretty crappy too. My poor husband... I also get these awful, sudden headaches. I was up for an hour late last night, unable to fall asleep (even after taking two extra strength Excedrin). Oh my gosh! I have even had brief moments of blurred vision in one eye. Blurred isn't the word; the vision in my left eye went "black" for a second. Very scary. Did I mention I cry all the time? This is not me. I just hate it. I used to be patient, sympathetic and cheerful. Now... not so much. Rather, it comes and goes in spurts. Please consult your doctor, as I plan to. | F | 26 | 5 months | 1/5/2007 | 3 | birth control | crying ALL THE TIME over NOTHING, depressed, random bleeding, (i don't even know if i'm on my period or not!), slight weight gain, itching, my eyes have felt weird and blurry, no sex drive, hurts to even have sex when i try. | i just started BC a few weeks ago, for the first time ever. i don't even know if thats long enough to have these symptoms. i don't know if i'm imagining them or what, but i do know that i've been extremely depressed when i'm not normally not like that, at all! someone please e-mail me if you can help me, or know what's going on. i don't know if i should stay on it or not? | F | 17 | 21 days | 1/5/2007 | 1 | birth control | I am on Tri-Sprintec the generic brand of ortho tri-cylclen and just quit after terrible side effects. Night sweats so bad that I had to change clothes 2-3 times per night, bad complexion, moody, lymph nodes swollen in neck and armpits, lost energy, feel weak. I've had many tests for blood, CAT scans, etc fearing cancer or other bad things. This drug is dangerous. | I was switched by my insurance company. I will never take a generic brand drug long term again | F | 28 | 5 months | 1/5/2007 | 1 | to prevent pregnancy | VERY BAD HEADACHES, VERY, VERY BITCHY!!!! TIRED ALL THE TIME, ABSOLUTELY NO SEX DRIVE!!! | (TRINESSA) THIS PILL IS THE WORST!!! I'M TOTALLY NOT MYSELF. I SWITCHED TO SAVE $$ ON GENERIC AND THAT WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE! EVERYTHING HAS GONE DOWNHILL AND DON'T RECOMMEND THIS PILL TO ANYONE.....EVER! I'M ALWAYS MOODY, NO SEX DRIVE (WHICH MY HUSBAND DOESN'T APPRECIATE AND NEITHER DO I!), I'VE HAD HEADACHES EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR 6 MONTHS AND MY DOCTOR SAYS THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ME, MUST BE MY BC!! FIRGET SAVING MONEY, IT'S SOOOOOO NOT WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!!!! | M | 24 | 7 months | 1/2/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | Nausea to the max!!! Breast tenderness, super tired. Feel out of wack.. | Okay, so I decided to search the internet to figure out reasons as to why I feel so nautious... I just threw up about an hour ago, every smell is making me nautious.. I almost feel how I did when I was pregnant with my son. Except I KNOW that is impossible for me to be pregnant. I also have breast tenderness and I feel completely out of wack. I went as far as calling the pharmacist because I have NO idea what is going on. But, after reading all of these.. and realizing that when I thought I was taking ortho-tryclen.. I am really taking that Trinessa stuff I was pretty upset. All I know is first thing tomorrow I am calling my doctor. I threw my pill pack in the garbage and I am NOT taking it anymore. With the way I feel I honestly don't care if I have to pay $200 bucks for Ortho-Trycline. I also had a hard time figuring out why I'm feeling funky considering.. I USED to be on Ortho Trycline and LOVED it. | F | 22 | 9 days | 1/2/2007 | 5 | To prevent pregnancy, cramps & acne | None | The best birth control I've been on. It has increased my sex drive, got rid of all of my acne, and my periods only last 4 days with no cramping. | F | 22 | 3 days | 12/31/2006 | 3 | Birth Control | I was on Trinessa the generic for Ortho Tri-Cyclen. Headaches, CONSTANT Nausea, depression, anxiety, shortness of breath and no sex-drive. It has taken me a year to figure out that it could be my birth control that was causing all these problems! I looked up the manufactures listed side effects and every simgle thing I have been dealing with is listed! Why didn't my doctor tell me this!? | I had no idea that Trinessa could cause all of the problems I have been having. I have had at least 5 pregnancy tests in the last year because of the nausea, I have never been pregnant, but none of my doctors told me it could be my birth control that was making me feel that way. The anxiety/depression is what has really been driving me nuts. I have felt like I was going crazy. Since finding this forum I have stopped taking my birth control and the nausea has almost completely stopped, the anxiety also seems to be decreasing, I have actually had some good days lately. I have been off the pill for two weeks now and am hoping I will continue to feel better time passes. | F | 24 | 1 years | 12/30/2006 | 3 | Prevent Pregnancy | I have been on Trinessa for about 1 year. I have had constant nausea, headaches, and no sex drive. I have also been experiencing anxiety and depression - some days I can cry at the drop of a hat, other days I feel like I am going completely insane as everything makes me anxious and I have had several full blown panic attacks! | I found this website about a month ago and since then have decided to go off birth control pills completely (as I have had problems with two others - EstroStep and Seasonale) and use condoms/FAM to prevent pregnancy. In only two weeks my nasuea has almost completely vanished,I actually have a sex drive and I haven't felt AS nutty as I had been! I am hoping that as time passes I will continue to feel better. | F | 24 | 1 years | 12/29/2006 | 5 | BC | Lessened sex drive, 5 pound weight gain...cannot loose it | This is really more of a question...did anyone experience a far lessened sex drive because of Ortho Tri-Cyclen-Lo? I know it is supposed to be the most mild, but I really have a lessened sex drive and it's causing a lot of problems! I've been on and off of it for years, but I recently started up again a few months ago and my sex drive just left me! | F | 22 | 3 years | 12/28/2006 | 5 | acne, contraception | Side effects only occured during the first three months, and then went away. They included leg cramps, slight weight gain, and mood swings. | I went on this website because I was thinking of switching to the generic OTC because of my insurance coverage. I am so happy that I read this first! My mother had a bad experience with a generic pill and was concerned when I told her I was switching. After reading some of these stories, I will definitely stay on OTC. Thanks to everyone who took the time to write these comments for people like me to read before deciding to switch! | F | 26 | 7 years | 12/28/2006 | 4 | resolve ovarian cyst, birth control | Bad: Complete loss of sex drive. Good: Lighter bleeding, hardly any cramps. | Im satisfied with Ortho Try Cyclen Lo because my bleeding is a lot lighter and as a result I barely have any cramps at all. On the other hand, my sex drive is *gone*. Ive suspected this for a long time but its been proven now that I have been off of it for 1 month, going into 2. I had to have a course of antibiotics following the extraction of my wisdom teeth and was told antibiotics can cause Birth Control pills to become ineffectual. As a result of that and finding it very hard to take the pill on time during my recovery, I discontinued use temporarily. I missed my opportunity to start my next pack so I am now in the fertile stage of my cycle without the pill in my system and have noticed a dramatic increase in my sex drive. | F | 24 | 1.3 years | 12/28/2006 | 2 | birth control | I was on OTC for two years, never had any problems. Tried the Nuva Ring and that was fine as well, not to mention more conveniant. Went off birth control entirely for money reasons... and later was offered "OTC" from a friend who had an allergic reaction to it "but still had three months of completely sealed, just purchased OTC for anyone it does work for." It wasn't brand name OTC - it was MonoNessa. I felt a bit wonky the first month - heart palpatations, weird little nonsevere pains in my left arm, hand, and left side of my throat. Thought this was smoothing out at the end of my first month... actually, it's just cuz I went off the hormones for period week. I'm a week into my second month and starting to have more obnoxious chest, arm, and neck pain - and then I read this website and I am thoroughly sketched out and stopping now. Never had high blood pressure or heart problems before... but I'm paranoid. | MonoNessa is NOT the same thing as OTC. I did not react at all like this to the real thing. | F | 23 | 6 weeks | 12/27/2006 | 1 | Just got off of Depo and needed bc | I was so afraid that I was pregenant. I am bloated, my breast are sore, one is bigger than the other, no headaches, but mad weight gain and I am always nausea. | F | 30 | 3 weeks | 12/27/2006 | 1 | Regulating MIA Periods | I just finished flushing down my Trinessa pack down the toilet!!!!!!!!!! I was taking it for exactly 7 days and I've gained weight due to an incredible increase in appetite. STEAR CLEAR from TriNesucks.... Also HORRIBLE CRAMPS if i did not take it at the exact time... Whats up with that? after reading about Trinessa on the internet, i was convinced...oh yeah, crazy bouts of crying. On the bus, home and work....No way...NEVER AGAIN.... | F | 32 | 7 days | 12/27/2006 | 5 | Birth Control | No noticeable weightgain, although my acne was mild I believe it has helped slightly, I feel moodier than I was prior to beginning OTC | When I first started taking birth control I was prescribed OTC lo to use the lowest hormones necessary but it wasn't enough because I was having constant breakthrough bleeding for the first few months and my acne remained unchanged. I was then switched to the regular OTC and it has been wonderful so far. Fully effective for the reason I've taken it, to prevent pregnancy! The only drawback I've noticed since I started taking OTC, even the lo, was more moodiness. I felt slightly more depressed at times and easily brought to tears. Although I'm not sure this had to do with the birthcontrol I don't know what else it could possibly have been caused by. But in general I definitely recommend Orth Tri Cyclen!!! | F | 19 | 1 years | 12/26/2006 | 1 | Birth Control | Regular OTC: EXTREME NAUSEA, Occasional vomiting, COMPLETE CRAZY MOOD SWINGS, could not stop crying, night sweats, hungry, weight gain (about 20lbs per year) complete loss of sex drive, and water retention. The symptoms are SO BAD that I have stopped taking it and I will start taking OTC LO next Sunday. | I took Ortho Tri-Cyclen LO for about 2 years, and had little to no side effects. Mostly slight nausea, and mood swings. Also loss of sex drive, and crying spells. My idiot pharmacist got the perscription wrong, and gave me Ortho-Tri-Cyclen (the stronger dose). Since I started taking it, I experienced the terrible symptoms. I would not recommend switching from OTC LO to regular OTC. I love OTC LO. It is great. DO NOT TAKE DEPO PROVERA!!!!! unless you want to become INSANE, and scare your bf away! ha ha ha | F | 20 | 2 weeks | 12/26/2006 |