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 |
| 2 | birth control | acne cleared up, regular migraines, loss of libido | i was glad to find the feedback on this site - i thought i was going crazy. i was having horrible migraines the week before my period after switching to ortho tri-lo, but when i asked my dr. if it might be because of the pills, she said this wasn't a side effect. amazingly enough, when i went off the pills this month, no more headache! also, it never occurred to me that my recent lack of libido might be due to the pills - so frustrating that the manufacturer and my dr. don't think this is a side effect worth mentioning... | F | 29 | 6 months | 1/13/2006 | 5 | birth control | Ortho tri-cyclen is great, never had any problems. Stay away from generic trinessa. It's NOT worth the extra savings. I took Trinessa for a year and have switched back to Ortho tri-cyclen. I never had migraines until I started taking trinessa. | F | 31 | 10 years | 1/12/2006 | 5 | acne and birth control | felt great on OTC and then was switched to save money - insurance would not pay for OTC. Went to Trinessa and have had nothing but problems. Gained at least 20 lbs. in 3 months. Will be going back to OTC this month and will never use generic BC again. This has just been devistating. | F | 19 | 2 years | 1/9/2006 | 3 | Birth control | Terrible mood swings | Ortho tri-cyclen low worked better for me that Estrostep. I took ortho for 3 month, had spotting for 1 week during the first month only. But I start having terrible mood swings where I would go from happy to angry and want to break up with my boyfriend over little things at first every week adn then almost every day. We have been dating for a year now and didn't have such problems before. | F | 24 | 3 days | 1/6/2006 | 5 | birth control | Ortho Tri-Cyclen is fabulous -- I feel completely normal when I'm on it and it helps control my cramps and period length. My pharmacy gave me the generic brand Trinessa and I have been living a constant nightmare since then. My anxiety has spiked through the roof and I feel completely depressed. Everything annoys me and I can't get any enjoyment out of ANYTHING! I feel like I'm clinically depressed all over again. What's scary is how quickly the Trinessa affected me! Within a week, I went from being a positive, energetic, in love woman to a weepy, paranoid, asexual mess. Trinessa is HORRIBLE! It is SO worth it to pay the extra money to be on the Ortho Tri Cyclen. I am vastly relieved that I found this site because I thought I was going nuts. I wonder how long it will take to get this poison out of my system!Somebody needs to let the powers that be know that Trinessa needs to be pulled off the market! | F | 28 | 5 years | 1/5/2006 | 3 | birth control and acne | sugar craving and hunger, depression, anxiety | dont know if it hurts more than helps | F | 19 | 5 months | 1/4/2006 | 1 | For everyone with complaints about the drug, please report them at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/index.html so the FDA is informed! If Trinessa is causing all these problems, the FDA should be told. | | 1/4/2006 | 5 | Birth Control | Trinessa is horrible, Ortho Tri-Cyclen is great! | I was taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen since I was 18 (12 years ago) and it was great. Had a few symptoms at first but they went away within a month or two. I went off the pill to get pregnant. Had a baby and told the doctor I wanted Ortho Tri-Cyclen again...but the pharmacy gave me Trinessa (generic for Ortho). I have been on Trinessa for a year and a half and have been MISERABLE. I thought I was going seriously CRAZY. I'm not one to usually post anything on the internet...but EVERYONE needs to know how bad Trinessa is. It made me very depressed (I'm not normally depressed), VERY moody, gained A LOT of weight, NO sex drive, and horrible headaches. I was considering going to get mental help from a professional but I've been off Trinessa for a few weeks and went back to Ortho Tri-cyclen and I feel great (I hope to lose some of this weight). Don't get Trinessa...you will regret it. It should be taken off the market and is the worst drug I have ever taken. Pay extra for the brand name!! | F | 30 | 12 years | 1/3/2006 | 5 | Birth Control | I was swtiched to Trinesesa over a year ago. I'm so happy I found this site! I've been having nausea and stomach aches, especially when I'm very hungry or go to sleep right after eating. I've been on prisolec and have had an endoscopy. My doctor couldn't find anything particularly wrong with my stomach. I just realized that It's probably from Trinessa. I'm definitely going to switch back next month. I never had any problems with ortho tri-cyclen! | F | 19 | 3 years | 12/29/2005 | 1 | Pregnancy Prevention | My daughter-in-law took it for a few weeks after her child was born. She got a blood clot in her leg. She did not get pregnant! She had other risk factors also. Don't smoke if you take birth control pills. She was also over-weight. If you have any pain in your calf or lower leg, see a doctor, especially if it is just one leg that hurts, swells or feels tender. | F | | 12/28/2005 | 1 | acne birth control | terrible fatigue. loss of appetite, nasea when made myself eat, and jaundice, which i didnt know included terrible itching until i got it | hated it. after the first few days noticed nasea and then almost fell over in the shower from a sudden onset of dizziness with increased heartrate. i couldnt go grocery shopping with out having to stop and rest from fatigue then by the end of that first month taking it i noticed my urine was very very dark and i had begun itching all the time previous to that, combined with my fatigue and loss of appetite it turned out the trinessa had caused enough of a blockage in my liver to cause jaundice. luckily it only took a few weeks to clear up after i stopped taking the pills. i will never take that stuff again | F | 18 | 1 months | 12/27/2005 | 3 | Ovulation Pain, Pelvic Pain (Endo?) | I have to take a bcp to suppress ovulation as I have cyclical pain that seems to be either endometriosis, ovarian cysts-related or something else. I'm still getting diagnosed but instead of having pain through the entire month (taking Vitamin E, tylenol, ibuprofen and aleve almost every day, sometimes combined), I am not only taking it a few days a month, right before my placebo/green pills when I'll get my period. I've taken this pill for almost a month now. I think it will take three months for my body to adapt to it. So far: I do feel more insecure, although not depressed. Just a bit more emotional. Tearier. I get more insecure around the week before my green pills, when I'm premenstrual. It's more emotionally intense for me than normal pms. However, I am happier because I'm in LESS pain. Significantly less pain. I'm looking fwd to regular, lighter periods and less hormonal pain. My skin looks good, but I still break out during PMS. This could be related to the holid | M | 28 | 22 days | 12/26/2005 | 4 | acne, regulate period, pregnancy | I've been on tri-cyclen lo and was having a few problems (Break-through bleeding that lasted 14 days!) so I went to the Dr. and had them increase the dosage to Tri-Cycle. Well I went to pick up my perscription today. Didn't look at the package carefully, my bad. And I took my pill and have felt miserable ever since. I've even had to leave a friends Christmas party this evening, in fear of retching everywhere. I'm going in tomorrow and clearing this up and getting exactly what I asked the Dr. for , Ortho Tri-Cyclen and NOT Trinessa. If I wanted to feel this sick I'll go somewhere where the bird flu is prevelent. | F | 25 | 7 years | 12/17/2005 | 3 | birth control | First run of this BCP was great. It really cleared up my skin. Was off BCP and then started up again and unfortunately, I had post-coital bleeding (really bad) that resolved once I switched. I don't really understand why this didn't happen the first time, but I can no longer take this BCP. | F | 27 | 3.5 years | 12/15/2005 | 5 | as a birth control method | When I was taking Orthro Tri-Cyclen I was fine and I did not have any problems. Now that I was switched to Tri-Nessa and I was told it was the same thing but a differnt brand I have lost my sexual drive. I am married and now my husband thinks it is him but it is definately him. I also now feel irritated alot. Tri-Nessa is not the same and it has made me very emotional. | F | 19 | 1 years | 12/12/2005 | 3 | prevent pregnancy, acne | nausia the first couple days, then nothign and no pregnancy | IM ON ORTHO TRI CYCLEN LO, AND MY SKIN HASNT REALLY CLEARED THAT MUCH, DOES ANY ONE KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE? I JUST BEGAN MY THIRD PACK, THANKS. | F | 18 | 3 months | 12/5/2005 | 5 | BIRTH CONTROL | all i have to say is that trinessa is EVIL! I am elated to have found this website-i thought i was going crazy on trinessa. i experienced depression, out of control mood swings, anger, hopelessness, diziness and anxiety. who cares about saving money-it's worth getting my life back. i called my doctor and i am switching back to ortho tri cyclen today! i had no side effects with otc! i am still amazed that trinessa actually made me a different person- i can't wait to feel good about myself again! | going back to otc today and trinessa is going in the trash where it belongs- it should be taken off the market! | F | 25 | | 12/2/2005 | 4 | birth control | With ortho tricyclen I experienced no side effects with the exception of an acne free face. I was switched to Trinessia by my health insurance because it costs less. I was hessitant to take the pill but was repeatedly told by the pharmacists that it was exactly the same as ortho. I took it anyway, thought that as along as it doesn't get me pregnant I'd take. After taking TriNessia I started to notice that my mood changed and started feeling depressed and insecure about myself. I didn't feel like my self anymore. After reading this message bored I realize that I am not alone. I also lost sex drive which was causing problems with my boyfriend. I questioned the change to TriNessia but since I was told it was no different than my other pill I thought that it was me becoming neurotic. I have changed to Loestrin and I actually have been feeling much better. It has increased my sex drive to what it used to be before I even got on the pill. But after reading all this I'm going to re | After reading about all these negative experiences about TriNessia and experiencing it myself, I think doctors should really start evaluating this drug. It's just terrible! | F | 25 | 5 days | 12/2/2005 | 4 | Birth Control | Was on Ortho for 5 years, then was given TRINESSA....stay far away from this drug! It is not the same as Ortho. I never had any side effects from Ortho. Trinessa was so bad that I had to stop taking it mid-cycle. I was VERY bloated, extremely moody and felt like I was pregnant.....constant nausea, loss of appetite. I also gained weight on this pill. Even after I stopped taking Trinessa, it took a while for me to feel "normal" again. It is not worth it....pay extra for the real Ortho or ask your doc to write "DAW" on your prescription. | F | 28 | 1.5 months | 12/1/2005 | 3 | cramps | no sex drive depression | ive never been on b/c however i started only 2 weeks ago with trinessa....i want to die....i am 22 with noooo sex drive and major depression....i dont know what to do..... | F | 22 | 2 weeks | 11/30/2005 |