ORTHO-CEPT Reviews (DESOGESTREL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)

Average Rating: 2.9 (108 Ratings)

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 1  prevent pregnancy Depressed, anxious, felt nuts, gained 5 lbs in one summer I guess I can't handle birth control. They all make me depressed. F 27 4 months
7/27/2009
 2  birth control Hating even just the idea of sex, no motivation, depression, bloating, sick to my stomach every night, 15lbs-20lbs weight gain(it fluctuates for some reason which is really irritating when i think ive lost weight just to find it back up again the next week), irritable, not pregnant, huge boobs, overall not a good experience Well i'm not pregnant. but i have to force myself to available sexually to my boyfriend of four years. before this pill i loved sex! im not ok with getting sick every night. i have also noticed that maybe one night a week i get so sick and worn out that i end up sleeping for 12 hours. most days my stomach is really bloated, and if i dont suck it in i look a few months pregnant. my boyfriend despises the weight i have gained because my body was absolutely perfect before these pills. i was 107lbs before starting the pill and now im 127lbs, which would be fine if i could tone my body, but i cant. love handles, muffin top, pooch, cellulite, im developing all of these things and its terrifying me. no amount of working out really works at all, i just bulk up like a man and if i try cardio i get too tired and want to quit right away. i used to run all the time but i just cant anymore. i realize it does not work the same for everyone but i just needed to vent. i wish it would work for me. im switching to lower dose Lutera this week, wish me luck! F 20 2 years
7/23/2009
 5  Birth Control None I am finally happy with a birth control pill! I have tried everything! I am 28 and my face started breaking out a couple of years ago. I tried soooo many things including different birth control pills. I was getting severe headaches on my last pill (Yaz) so my Dr switched me to Ortho Cept for headaches and acne, and I have basically gotten rid of my acne! I have not noticed any changes in my sex drive, I actually think it increased, and no mood swing problems. I am extremely happy with this. The only thing I have noticed is my periods are off. Last month it was 5 days early and barely there, and this month I have yet to get one and I already started my new pack. F 28 4 months
6/17/2009
 3  birth control tender breasts, decreased sex drive, very irritable, weight gain My period has never been regular and after taking the pill I never experienced any spotting and my period came when it was supposed to, which I liked. However the mood swings were horrible for me. I did not feel like myself and anything or anyone could set me off. I was also never in the mood to have sex. F 20 3 months
3/25/2009
 3  endometerisis Sore and tender breasts, late and early periods, face broke out This medicine did what it was supposed to- I guess. I had cramps, something that has not happened in forever. My period was 5 days late the one month and then a week early the next!! F 25 4 months
1/6/2009
 1   Very bad headaches, nasusa every morning, mood swings. My docter put me on ortho cept to make my cramps not as bad. But instead of dealing with my pain around my period, I was dealing with vomiting every morning, horrible headaches, and fighting with my boyfriend becuase of the horrible mood swings I was getting. If you want to save your relationship and not get sick do not take this birth control. F 19 3 months
11/28/2008
 4  birth control stable for long-time. recent decrease in sex drive and increase acne. I've been on orth-cept (Apri tabs) for about 5 years. Recently moved and have been bounced around to other generic versions (Reclipsin from one pharmacy, degestrol (sp?) from another). I spoke with my doctor about switching and even though the estrogen is the same, I may be reacting to the other stuff which varies between brands. On the degertrol (sp?) now and my skin is very oily. Might switch back to reclipsin to see how that goes. I think the decrease in sex is due to the stress of moving and 8 years of marriage (ha ha). F 34 5 years
5/3/2008
 3  Prevent Pregnancy This is only my 1st month on ortho cept but so far i have had a large amount of spotting it's almost like i had my period light for the past 3 weeks. My face has also started to break out which is weird since i have never had bad skin. I have some breast tenderness but i realize that is normal when on most types of birth control. I haven't experienced any mood changes or weight gain but i also work out at least 4 days a week. I may also have been having an increase in sex drive (according to my boyfriend) but i don't see a change maybe i'm just expressing it more? I'm going to stay on it for another month and then see what happens, if i continue to have these problems i'm going to switch but i'll get back to ya F 21 20 days
4/13/2008
 5  birth control none Worked great. Want to go back on it and stop taking Lo/Ovral. Would have never gone off it but my clinic stopped carrying it. F 34 10 years
1/30/2008
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 1  Birth Control my skin started to break out with these cyst-like things under my skin, that would last for weeks. I also started growing extra hair (peach fuzz) all over my face, which lasted even after i stopped taking the pill. My periods weren't the slightest bit lighter, and still lasted just as long. I've been on many other types of oral contraceptives, and have never been so unhappy as I was with OrthoCept! F 25 6 months
1/15/2008
 5  pregnancy prevention/cramps Very few side effects. Worked great for 5 years until this past summer. I tried Seasonale about a year ago and gained 20lbs so my dr put me back on Orthocept. I lost the weight that I has gained and then I began to have complications with the Ortho-cept, my period would NOT go away. I had it for almost 4 months. But my doctor claimed that it just my change in lifestyle, and I am currently on Yaz. I wish that Ortho-cept would still work for me b/c i really liked it. F 20 5 years
12/5/2007
 4  Preg. prevention/ cramps Nothing major. A little nausea/ irritability in the begining. I encountered no major issues with ORTHO-CEPT. I was 17 and later again at 23 when I was on ORTHO-CEPT. My periods were very light to non-existent, which caused panic and lots of unnessary pregnancy tests, my doctor assured me it was fine. I eventually stopped taking the pill for personal reasons. FYI: ORTHO-CEPT and DESOGEN (APRI is the generic name) are the SAME = SAME ACTIVE INGREDIENTS/SAME LEVEL of HORMONES F 29 2 years
10/9/2007
 5  birth control occasional light spotting If I take a pill more than an hour late in the last week, I'll spot starting 3 days later. If I'm very timely with my pills, this one is a dream. No mood swings or anything! F 29 4 months
9/19/2007
 1  contraceptive/regulation/cramps Extreme bloating right before and during period; flow is disgustingly heavy, chunky, and stringy; after 4 months on this pill, I now have HUGE brown blotches/discolorations on my face that are hard to cover up--I've been taking various OC's for 14 years, and this is the FIRST pill I've been on that has done this. After getting a good look in the mirror, I am calling my MD on Monday. F 41 4 months
8/18/2007
 3  Pregnancy Prevention Negative mood, increased appetite, fatigue Within 2-3 days, I lost all of my positive energy. I have become indifferent and even downright bitchy since starting. This is HIGHLY unusual for me, I am always happy and smiling and now I'm like "what's the point". That's a big down side for me, I almost stopped taking it, but I figured I'll wait and see if it goes away after some time. One night I even sat and cried for 10 minutes like a baby but for no reason! My appetite has surged and I want to eat again right after I finish a meal. And it's like I have NO willpower... I am usually very careful and consistent in my eating habits... also, I am quite fatigued and it takes a lot of pushing myself to get my butt to the gym. All of this is extremely out of character and out of my comfort zone. I'm worried that my sex drive has also dissipated... but I have been without sex for the last 4 months (deployed) and won't be with my man for another week... so maybe it's not related to the pill... but I think it is, as I usu F 22 1 weeks
7/21/2007
 5  Birth Control A bit of cramping the first 5 days that I started the pills, breasts were incredibly sore for about the first three weeks, but I grew a whole cup size! I'm small so this was great for me! Has helped me to put on weight which is good for me since I have a high metabolism, but maybe not great for everyone. My body adjusted quite well to the pill. My sex drive plummeted at first, but not it has gradually started to come back. It also came highly recommended from my Gyn. F 20 2 months
5/23/2007
 3  To treat heavy bleeding / fibroids No bloat or weight gain, but extreme mood swings. Around the first day of the second week of each 1 month packet I become depressed, tearful, having feelings of hopelessness and have even felt suicidal. I always tell myself that it will pass and it does, but when you are going through it, it is very tough. I eat well, exercise, and do not do any drugs. Hopefully this symptom will resolver itself at some point. Also, I sometimes have breakthrough spotting but nothing much. F 37 2 months
4/10/2007
 3  Birth control. I have been on the pill (Desogen) for years and years (at least 10), and was switched to Ortho-cept which is evidently supposed to be the same thing. It might be just me (I just turned 30), but I have been having irregular periods for the past year. I thought it was because I was traveling a lot at the time, but my life for the past 8 months has been stable and normal. I'm not on any other medications, I don't diet, I excercise, etc. I was having a lot of breakthrough bleeding, and my doctors kept telling me that nothing was abnormal, and now this month I got my period over a week early and it is very heavy. I also have worse cramps than ever this whole past year. Perhaps my hormones have changed and it's not strong enough for me? I hate to put my body through switching brands because I have never had any other side effects! F 30 1 years
4/9/2007
 5  contraception I did great on this medication until about a year and a half ago. I began experiencing very bad headaches and numbness in my toes. As time went on I began to get swollen feet,ankles and my legs began to get sharp pains.After all my blood work came back normal, I was advised to quit taking the pill for 6 months and see if my symptoms disappeared. I sure hope they do. This will be the last month I will be taking the pill. I hope my symptoms disappear. I didn't know why I was having these problems. If you have any of these symptoms , call your Dr. right away. I waited too long. F 43 16 years
3/9/2007
 5  birth control no side effects except slight breast tenderness, but that is fine since i think they are growing... Yippie! I had to switch because of breakthrough bleeding from LoEstrin fe to Ortho-Cept. I'll get back to you if this works better. So far no nausea or anything like i had with LoEstrin (i was on that for 3 months) Was suffereing from yeast infection right before i went on Ortho-cept since then I have been very dry. I want to have sex with my husband, but i'm so dry it is uncomfortable and painful. So we tried vagisil lubricant. That has been helping. Hopefully the dryness goes away and I get back to my old self. I'm only 26 I shouldn't suffer from dryness. F 26 11 days
2/1/2007
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