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 |
| 4 | To stop menstrual cramps | Fatigue and bad mood swings | This has helped my cramps a lot but am trying to decide if its worth it considering all the other side effects | F | 28 | 3 months | 11/28/2004 | 3 | Prevention | I still hvae breakouts, I used to have horrible morning sickness so I started taking it at a different time. I stopped ofr a few months but when I started up again I wanted to eat everything in the world. I gained so musch weight! I did not have too many mood swings though. | F | 24 | 4 months | 11/23/2004 | 3 | ALL REASONS | RIGHT HAND GOES NUMB- NUMBNESS DOWN THE RIGHT ARM-NEEDLES IN HAND (COMES AND GOES)- ALOT OF ACNE- NEVER HAD ACNE BEFORE-ON MY FACE AND NECK. WEIGHT GAIN USE TO 115 NOW (3MOS LATER) 121. NO MOOD SWINGS/STRANGE BEEDING OCCURANCES. DRY EYES. | LIKE THE FACT THERE IS NO MOOD SWINGS- THIS IS THE ONLY PILL SO FAR THAT HAS KEPT ME BALANCED. | F | 38 | 3 days | 11/23/2004 | 5 | general reason/birth control | None, no break outs, no weight gaining, light periods | Loved it when I was on it. I was off for about a year and resently got on Trinessa and I have been on it for about 2 months and I HATE IT! My boyfriend can not keep up with the mood swings, I have either gained or just bloated, I feel horrible, my breast are tender and they hurt, no sex drive, I am switching back to Ortho. | F | 28 | 3 years | 11/18/2004 | 4 | Birth Control and Acne | On Ortho Tri-Cyclen, no major side effects. Acne cleared up beautifully. | Ortho TriCylen has proven extremely effective for my skin. However, I have tried Trinessa, the generic, and I would like to inform women out there that Trinessa can cause tremendous side effects, when Ortho TriCyclen does not. I experienced the most horrible depression of my life while taking Trinessa, yet had a completely normal experience on Ortho TriCyclen. I come from a family of physicians who told me that generics may vary up to 20% from the brand name. When you are speaking of a very high estrogen pill, 20% can be far too much of a hormonal increase. BE VERY CAREFUL WITH TRINESSA. Generics are not necessarily the same as brand names. | F | 27 | 4 years | 11/16/2004 | 3 | Birth control | I first thought I was just breaking out but then realized that I had a rash and was allergic to this pill. Facial bumps especially around the eyes. | If I wasn't allergic to it, I would definitely continue taking this pill. Lighter period, very mild weight gain (2-4 lbs.) | F | 20 | 3 months | 11/16/2004 | 2 | birth control | anger, severe mood swings, loss of sex drive, gained 10 lbs. in 4 months, frequent headaches, constant bloating, more acne break-outs than with any other BC pills, and longer periods than previous BC pills (Yasmin). | Obviously every woman is different and will react differently to BC pills. Ortho Tri-Cyclen was absolutley HORRIBLE for me. Just switched to Lo-Ovral...we'll see this one works out? | F | 26 | 4 months | 11/9/2004 | 3 | | 11/4/2004 | 5 | Birth control | very regular periods, to the day. alternitive to depo pervera. | i love ortho tri-cyclen,dont EVER EVER take Trinessa, i got pregnant after only three months. many others have too. stay away from Trinessa for birth control | F | 19 | 1 years | 11/3/2004 | 5 | Painful/Irregular periods/BC | Bloating the week before and during period. Still have mood swings, some months worse than others. Gained 10lbs the first year on it (then lost it fast). | Used to bleed irratically, often, heavy for extended lenghts of time (up to 8 days), O.T-C made me regular (can set a watch by my period now), reduced cramps to first day of cycle - also the severity (used to get sick they were so painful) and amount of flow, only bleed three days at a time now and use regular feminin products. It's great being like clockwork! I would HIGHLY reccomend this product at the advice of a physician. I've tried one type of low pill and one generic, girl friend at work got pregnant second month on Trinessa. Will use Ortho for the rest of my non-pregnant, non-menapousal life! | F | 23 | 5 years | 10/26/2004 | 5 | | 10/21/2004 | 1 | birth control, acne | TERRIBLE terrible mood swings! Never had this on any other BC pills. Apparently this is common. | M | 1 years | 10/20/2004 | 4 | birth control and acne | moodiness (crying for no reason), loss of sex drive, headaches, loss of libido, cured acne | It completely cured my severe acne, but the mood swings and loss of libido were not worth it. I was a newlywed with no sex drive... bad news. I switched to Mircette which seems to be better, but not for my acne. | F | 22 | 5 months | 10/19/2004 | 3 | birth control | Minor weight gain (less than about 5 pounds). Eventually, headaches and high blood pressure. | Was way better than any other oral contraceptive I ever tried, and I think I've tried all of them. No bleeding, no weird mood swings. | F | 34 | 2 years | 10/19/2004 | 4 | cause im horny | none | this shit is awesome | M | 8 | 6 years | 9/28/2004 | 5 | Extremely painful periods | No apparent side effects. | Really helped with severely painful periods. Didn't ELIMINATE the pain, but made a big difference. Didn't shorten the length of menstration. No weight gain. No moodswings. Great means of birth control. | F | 20 | 4 years | 9/14/2004 | 3 | prevent pregnancy | breakthrough bleeding....that was fixed if i took the sunday pill 30 minutes earlier each week | F | 29 | 3 months | 9/9/2004 | 5 | Painful Periods | F | 28 | 6 months | 7/18/2004 | 4 | birth control | Mood swings, mind was hazy. Overall though not as bad as other methods friends have used. Trying Mircette next. | F | 25 | 1 years | 7/15/2004 | 3 | Prevent pregnancy | The first few months were great my breasts increased by a full cup size and I had less break outs. But after almost 8 months I have experienced weight gain or bloating, I am not sure which one. I have a very high metobolism and have never had to diet or anything to reamin at my acceptable weight which is 115. I now weigh 122 and I am wondering if I shold stop the pill or not. | I expericend a weight gain of 6 pounds which is overall not very much but I am a small woman and it shows terribly on my body the weight is concentrated around my waist and spare tire area and my thighs which I have never had a problem in that area before. I have also found that I worry much more now then I did before. I don't have as much confidence as I used to and I have hardly any sex drive at all. I am thinking of possibly switching pills. | F | 28 | 8 months | 6/26/2004 |