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 |
| 3 | for birth control | nausea | I've been on this for the past 5 months or so (since I got married) and I just recently (this cycle of pills) experienced nausea. My doctor told me it was a side effect but it didnt' phase me since I didn't have any the first 3-4 months I took it. It's not constant all day but it's more on than off throught out the day. I don't have any other side effects, just nausea...I may go and try something else...I'm on Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo.....who knows...but this nauseated feeling really sucks!!! I havne't gained any weight - I've actually lost alot of weight and I don't have the break thru bleeding or anything...just nausea.... | F | 24 | 5 months | 9/29/2005 | 1 | regulate my periods and pregnancy | depression, anxiety!!! occasional bad head aches | i went on yasmin for about 10 months then switched to ortho tri-cyclen-lo and have been on it for almost 3 months. still feeling the same way,anxiious and depressed. crying all the time. maybe a bit more depressed. dont know what to do, need to find a BC without sideeffects. if anyone knows please email me!! | F | 22 | 1 years | 9/27/2005 | 1 | birth control | Weight gain, moody,anxiety, always hungry,bloated | Ortho Lo works when it come to birth control but the side effects are horriable, want to get an IUD | F | 23 | 7 months | 9/13/2005 | 3 | birth control, endometriosis, acne | reduced sex drive; weight loss (American Version); Significant Mood Swings; weight gain; cramps; depression; ACNE ACNE ACNE! (CANADIAN VERSION) | I lost my insurance, so I bought Ortho Tri- Cyclen over the internet from CANADA, and I HATED IT! I had NEVER had any side effects up until this point (on account of the fact that I was taking Ortho bought in america). Let me tell you, I wonder whether or not the pills actually worked! Within weeks, like NEVER before, I had acne! I'm not talking about a few blemishes, ladies, I'm serious. These were large zits (at times I would count up to 14 at a time), that would puss every morning. My face looked like a disaster (and I'm still getting over it). As a result, I started eating more, felt depressed, and my over all mood was really negative. My mom pleaded with me to get off that pill and I did. My acne has somewhat subsided, but I'm still aghast at the effects of the Ortho Tri-Clclen that I bought in Canada. It's weird because the packaging and everything looked the same. Please share your comments especially if you've taken the kind pur | F | 25 | 6 years | 9/12/2005 | 2 | acne | depression, mood swings, and i flat out don't care about anything. i know that sounds contradictory, but it fluctuates. | I'm on Tri-Nessa (the generic version) and it's made my periods very irregular. I've been putting on a fake smile almost every day, though some days I just can't pull it off. I'm only still on the drug because I can't bear to tell my mother I'm depressed half of the time. I don't know what I'll tell her. But I've got to do something soon. | F | 15 | 2 months | 9/11/2005 | 3 | birth control | Heart palpitations, anxiety, fatigue, depression | Works great for preventing pregnancy, but the side effects are getting worse as I get older!! I was on Ortho Tri-Cyclen for 6 years. I've been on Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo for 2 years. I've noticed weight gain with Lo. | F | 31 | 8 years | 9/4/2005 | 1 | Birth Control | CHEST PAIN!!! No Scary!!! VERY Regular Periods, Very BAD Depression, MANY Vag. Infections. I had NEVER had an infection until I went on BC. Periods a little heavier. I loved it for the regularity but my saddness and lack of wanting to have sex was NOT worth it!!! | Would NEVER use AGAIN! | F | 20 | 2 months | 9/2/2005 | 1 | Birth Control | Severe Anxiety, stress, mood swings... | I was prescribed Tri Nessa 3 months ago and until right now as I have read these posts, I'd begun to think I was going crazy. This has been the worst summer of my life as I though I was having the beginning stages of a mental illness. I began to experience severe anxiety and stress in situations that never caused stress before. I cry and cry for really no reason. I fight with my husband over the stupidest things. Just last week I actully opened up the phone book to psyhcologists because I've started feeling like I really need to see someone. But now, I am going off the pill immediately and try to get my life back. | F | 28 | 3 months | 9/1/2005 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | I was taking ortho tri-cyclen and switched pharmacies. They switched it to Trinessa. I've been a horrible person these last few months and didn't know why until I saw these comments!! I knew I had serious anger issues but never related it with these pills. I came on here because I'm losing like 300 hairs a day. Anyone else experiencing this? Needless to say I am going to go home, apologize to my family and switch my pills! | Trinessa has turned me into a timebomb. | F | 29 | 6 months | 8/31/2005 | 5 | prevent pregnancy and bad cramps | I was on Ortho Tri-Cyclen for a while but switched because my hair was thinning. After learning that all the brands I tried never helped my hair out, I did learn that Tri Nessa is definetly NOT the same as Ortho Tri-Cylcen. I was moody, lost my sex drive, had no energy and my face started breaking out with big, painful pimples. I decided to pay full price to get back on Tri-Cyclen and am happy to say that I am back to normal and my skin has cleared up. | Think twice before you decide to use the generic Tri-Nessa instead of Tri-Cylcen. It's not the same. | F | 26 | 5 months | 8/29/2005 | 3 | birth control | I gained about 5 or 6 pounds, but that was it. My skin was always pretty clear so I didn't notice much of a change. I tanned/burned in the sun a lot easier, though. | I was on it for about 6 months but went off it when I broke up w/ my boyfriend. I was off all birth control for about 2 1/2 years. I then decided to try Ortho Tri-Cyclen LO with my boyfriend... I've been on it for a year and think that a lot of my mood swings are because of this pill. I am switching to generic Alesse as soon as I finish this pack of ortho Tri-cyclen LO - my doc says it may help with the mood swings, so it's worth a try. I've also gained about 5-6 pounds on this (ortho lo) pill, which will probably also happen with alesse. | M | 1.5 years | 8/25/2005 | 5 | Birth Control | Two weeks on Trinessa and I was ready to drive to the mail-order pharmacy that sent it to me instead of Ortho TriCyclen and hold someone hostage to get the Ortho. My mood was swinging from raging bitch to hopeless thoughts of suicide. DON'T TAKE TRINESSA! IT'S TOO MUCH RISK! | F | 35 | 14 days | 8/23/2005 | 1 | prevent pregnancy, regulate cycle | I have used Ortho & Ortho Lo. Both have worked for me and I would recommend both. My gyno actually used some type of test to figure out which BC to start me on. | I'm am so grateful I found this site with all of your honest comments. What brought me here was my recent visit to my military pharmacy. I guess they thought they would be able to change up my meds w/o me knowing, but I got back in line & asked them what was up. They could have at least explained the sitch. She said that's what they were sending to replace ortho, most likely to save $. She said it was the same as ortho, but I was a bit worried b/c I understand that a change in meds could have major side effects, so I took the meds but knew I would need to do some research before I popped one. From all the comments, I refuse to take a chance with TriNessa b/c I just recently started back on ortho the past 3 mths and am losing weight. Not to mention, I don't need the psychological probs while I'm starting a new job! Thanks again for the comments, you don't know how much it has helped in my decision to take control of my health and demand to stay on ortho. Whatever the price is I will pay. For anyone that might not be able to afford ortho, I would try contacting Planned Parenthood. They sell BC at low costs depending on your income bracket and the ones I have been to are friendly & understanding, not matter what the sitch is. | F | 24 | 5 years | 8/21/2005 | 5 | regulate | UPDATE | UPDATE!!! I posted a comment last week about trinessa. I have lost 11 of the 40 pounds I put on while on trinessa in the last week.I drank losts of water took one step class on wednesday but the real difference came today when I sat in the steam room at the gym to shed water weight from the pills. 5 and a half pounds sweat out of me in a 20 minute steam session. Ladies if you have access to a steam room I highly recommend moderate usage to get rid of that shit that trinessa has delt us all. I am going to be me again!!! This will be my second week without trinessa. My breasts feel much better, I can even sleep face down like I like to. I had great sex today for a change and I the weight is coming off. Quit Trinessa and feel the difference. | F | | 8/20/2005 | 1 | I was never given the name brand Ortho; I was given Tri-Nessa. I t has been awful!!! I have thought I was pregnant because of constant nausea. I am breaking out, and have had horrible weight gain. The mood swings haven't been pretty either. I thought i was going to have to go off the pill, after reading this I will make sure I get the name brand of Ortho!! | F | 24 | 4 months | 8/20/2005 | 5 | prevent pregnacy and acne | when I first started taking the pill I experienced some nausea after i was fine | I have been taking the pill since i was 20 now i am 25. I refuse to use any other birth control. It keeps my cycle regular and my acne under control. Thanks ortho | M | 20 | 5 years | 8/19/2005 | 5 | Endometriosis treatment | I have always been on Ortho Tri-Cyclen. In January 2005 I was put on Tri-Nessa, tried it to save money. Had terrible mood swings the first three months and they have now tapered off. I used to never be like this on Ortho Tri-Cyclen. I would cry at the drop of a hat, become angry over nothing important and extremely stressed for no reason. It was very strange. I have stuck with the Tri-Nessa, just to see if it would go away, and it has. But since I've switched to Tri-Nessa, I have been getting yeast infections. I don't know if it's the pill, and I'm going to go to the doctor again to make sure I'm ok, but I have never had a yeast infection till I switched to Tri-Nessa. It could be age, and definitely stress and food could be the culprit, but it could also be the pill, esp right before my period. I think next go around I'm going to go back to Ortho TRi-Cyclen. I never had any problems and things always ran smoothly. | F | 28 | 8 years | 8/18/2005 | 5 | Birth Control | Slight Weight gain, improvement of skin, consistency of menstration | F | 19 | 2 years | 8/18/2005 | 5 | regulate | ortho tricyclen is great! trinessa sucks!!!don't do it!! | Over the last year I have gained 40 pounds! I look and feel horrible. I thought I was going into early menopause because I have no desire to sleep with anyone. I thought that the pain in in my breasts was complications of implants I got a couple of years ago so I learned to live with the pain. I am a singer and my appearance is my living. My audience does not recognize me so I have resorted to playing beer joints instead of casinos and social functions because I am so embarrased of my appearance. I tried adkins diet and gained weight. The gym... gained weight starving, six small meals everything gained more weight. My bro in law asked me what kind of bc I was taking. It hit me that the insurance company had switched me to trinessa. I can't believe I could have remedied this situation a year ago and not had to suffer these horrible circumstances wondering if my life was over as I had always known it. I am paying 45 a month for a gym membership I would not need if they would not have switched me. Ortho is great! Trinessa will change every aspect of your life for the worse. | F | 37 | | 8/14/2005 | 3 | birth control | Trisprintec--lighter periods, less cramping, clearing up of my face...basically all the positive a birth control is supposed to do. Tri nessa--bloating, extra cramping, more acne, crazy mood swings, tender breasts, nausea, lack of sexual desire. | My doctor actually prescribed trisprintec for me and it worked GREAT! I had lighter periods and they were more regular and it even cleared up a lot of my acne. When I moved the pharmacy only had tri nessa and so I thought it would be exactly like trisprintec. I thought wrong. I completely lost my desire to have almost any kind of intimacy with my husband. Then, about a month after being on tri nessa, I started having ALL the symptoms of pregnancy. So, I thought I had somehow missed a pill and gotten pregnant. But not only all that, I had some major grumpiness. EVERYTHING annoyed me. My husband tickling me drove me nuts. When he would tease me it made me mad. I'm not a grumpy person normally. Well, I've been off of tri nessa for about a week now and while I'm still having some of the same symptoms (such as tender breasts and nausea) I am happy when my husband teases me, I don't burst out in tears at every little thing he says and I think even the bloating is subsiding a little bit. | F | 20 | 7 months | 8/13/2005 |