ORTHO-CEPT Reviews (DESOGESTREL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)Average Rating: 2.9 (108 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ORTHO-CEPT with similar:
Type: Brand name discontinued; available as generic
|
Results are sorted by Date added. Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) |
More on ORTHO-CEPT: Reviews Summary | Drug Safety Information
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ORTHO-CEPT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Birth Control | No sex drive, Bad mood swings, Irritablity | I have been on Ortho Cept for approx. 3 yrs now, and hated everv minute of it. I was ok the 1st 3 mos. but then I slowly started losing my sex drive and started to become very irritable. My sudden & terrable mood swings have been threating my marrage for at least a year and a half now. I thought it was just me. Then this last month I ran out of pill packs and this freak ice storm had my Dr's office shut down for 5 days. We typically have sex only once a month. But, for those 5 days I was back to my old self. My hsbands dirty dishes & laundry didn't bother me, we cooked togethr, I felt sexy again, and we made love like when we were 1st dating.(safely) On that 6th day I rushed to get my pills and get back on trac. Now once again I am screaming at him for no reason and do not want to be bothered with sex. Needless to say I realize now that I need to be switched back to my old pills Ortho Tri Cyclyn Lo. | F | 24 | 3 days | 1/25/2007 | 5 | Prevent Pregnancy | No Side Effects | I have been taking ortho-cept for 5 years now. I have not gotten pregnant once. It really is a good birth control pill you just need to give it some time. | F | 21 | 5 days | 1/23/2007 | 2 | prevent pregnancy/regulate | NO sex drive at all, mood swings, nausia | I switched from ortho trycyclin to orthocept 3 months ago to have fewer periods. However, I almost fill it is pointless to take this birth control because I have absolutely no sex drive. My husband and I have only had sex once this month and I'm just glad he is so understanding. I will be going to the doctor soon to switch back before this birth control ruins my marriage. Of course noone gets pregnant while they're on it-you hardly have sex! | F | 26 | 3 months | 12/2/2006 | 2 | birth control | none | i have been taking ortho cept for about a month and in sunday i started my green pills. usually i get my period on tuesday with my old pill (orton tri cyclyn 135) and here it is wednsday and no period. my feoncie and i dont want any more kids and i am freaking out. has this happen to anyone else? | F | 28 | 24 days | 11/15/2006 | 5 | Birth control | Slight headaches at first. | I've been taking ortho cept for about 7 years now, and have nothing bad to say about it. Symtoms, if any (I had headaches, and slight abdominal pain), are worse in the first months.....If you don't have any major symtoms, then,give it TIME. It works great, and as the only control method I've used, I've not become pregnant yet, and have had no more symptoms. I will definantly stay on ortho cept. | F | 22 | 7 years | 11/11/2006 | 4 | PREGNANCY | REDUCED SEX DRIVE - AND AFTER BEING ON ORTHOCEPT FOR APROX 10 YEARS I STARTED GETTING BAD HEAD ACHES | NO OTHER SIDE EFFECTS - I CHANGED TO SEASONALE TO GET RID OF HEADACHS AND LESS PERIODS BUT IN 9 MONTHS I HAVE GAINED 10 LBS AND I EXERCISE OVER 1 HOUR A DAY EVERY DAY (RUNNING AND SPINNING AND WEIGHT TRAINING) AND COULD NOT GET RID OF THE WEIGHT -- AND I TRIED DIETING TO UNDER 1300 CAL. PER DAY AND ONLY LOST 4 LBS ?? AND ON SEASONALE AM HAVING NIGHT SWEATS! DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO! | F | 33 | 9 months | 3/9/2006 | 5 | birth control/managing periods | no side effects | I have been taking this drug for several years now and I have had no problems with it. The rater before me only took it for a month and gave up. Side effects sometimes won't go away until after the 3rd month. So, she gave up way too soon on Ortho-Cept. And Desogen is the exact same drug, so she may encounter the same problems if she doesn't give it time. Anyway, I've been on several brands and never had too many problems, but I will definitely stay on Ortho-Cept. | F | 26 | 2 years | 6/8/2005 | 2 | Contraception; acne control | Breast soreness, bad mood swings & almost total loss of libido | I went on Ortho Cept because I mistakenly thought that it was the pill I was taking happily last year. It definitely wasn't! Almost instantly, my breasts began to grow (great!) and become unbelievably sore and tender (not so great!). Then, I started noticing some pretty intense crankiness. I took a trip to see my long-distance boyfriend and realized that I had absolutely no sex drive. I didn't get pregnant while on this pill but if I would have stayed on it my mood swings and lack of sex drive would have ensured I would have no opportunity to. This was all after a month of taking Ortho-Cept--when I got back home I immediately went to my doc and got Ortho TriCyclen Lo. I started having breast soreness after the second week; unfortunately, but I researched pills on the internet and found the one I used to take that I was quite happy with (Desogen) and am going to switch back to that. | F | 28 | 21 days | 5/28/2005 |