ORTHO EVRA Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORELGESTROMIN)Average Rating: 2.5 (592 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ORTHO EVRA with similar:
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| 4 | birth control | mood swings. breast enlargement. Breast tenderness. | I only really had any mood swings during the week that you are supposed to wear no patch. It sucked, but worth not having kids. Other than that my biggest complaint is that the patch itches pretty often, but not severly. Really I'd recommend it for anyone, like myself, who can't remember to take the pill everyday. | F | 20 | 5 weeks 1X W | 4/16/2010 | 3 | regular Birth Control | nausea, headaches, larger breasts, less active | The first week I started the patch I got the worst nausea/headaches/cramps of my life (I never got period cramps or nauseous before, I rarely get headaches). I wanted to take the patch off but obviously don't want to get pregnant and I had 3 months of patches left to use. I'm hoping it will get better as I keep using it. The biggest plus is that I've gone from barely a B cup to a C cup, but now I need to buy new bras. I'm on the second month of the patch, still get nausea and headaches frequently, but I'm starting to work out again mainly because I'm forcing myself to even though I'm still tired all the time. No mood swings though, so that's good. | F | 21 | 2 months 1 patch 3X M | 4/13/2010 | 2 | wanted to switch | nausea, headaches, itching everywhere especially where the patch is located, vaginal bleeding, bad calf cramps as if pulled. mood swings | i honestly wouldnt recommend it. i would constantly get irritated by not being able to scratch where ever the patch is located on my body. i also experienced some vaginal bleeding. lately i've been waking up in the middle of the night to my calf muscles spasming really bad and would usually go away within 15-20 mins. recently, i woke up to it agai but it lasted all day where i could barely walk. | F | 24 | 3 weeks 1X W | 3/29/2010 | 3 | To prevent babies | Nausea, dizziness, no libido, tired, and I'd rather stay at home than do anything. | I started taking the patch about a month before I got married. At first it was great. I tried the pill, a couple different ones, and the side effects were worse than the patch. After reading all these posts I realize that things I thought were just me or my husband might be the patch. Now I get mad at the drop of a hat, anything can set me off or I am crying for no reason. I am someone that never cried before unless I had a good reason to. Now I watch a movie on Lifetime and the tears roll. I think after reading these posts it is time to stop using the patch. | F | 25 | 2 years patch 1X W | 3/18/2010 | 2 | For endometriosis | The first 2 months I had minor side effects, a little nausea, headaches here and there, but nothing alarming or anything I oouldn't handle. Now on to the 3rd month, nausea got worse, headaches almost daily, dizzy spells, and mood swings have been crazy, from depression, anger, fear, to paranoia. Its certainly causing issues in my daily life. I have chosen to stop using the patch | On a side note, I used the patch for severe endometriosis I have had extreme back pain etc etc and it did help 100% for it! Here is hoping I find something else to help | F | 37 | 3 months 1X W | 3/18/2010 | 3 | birth control | nausea, dizziness, weight gain, application site irritation, mild acne on chest | I was on pills for 6 months when I decided to switch to Evra. Evra did take care of the acne left by the pill. The first month was a breeze; but I had gained 2 pounds in the first month and my breasts became really full. The only other annoying side effect in the first month was the breast soreness. It felt tender and hurt like hell the entire month. Apart from these side effects, I experienced newer ones in the second month- awful nausea and dizziness. Dizziness was quite erratic but it was severe and so was the nausea. I was normal from time-to-time. I have one more batch of these patches to finish. After which I would probably try a different pill. I am done with patches. | F | 28 | 2 months 1X W | 3/17/2010 | 3 | birth control | breast enlargement, mood swings, headaches | This is my 3rd month taking ortho evra. the first two months, I only noticed my small A-cup breasts enlarging to huge B cups. Now, however, I am noticing a little weight gain, headaches and major mood swings. I feel like crying for no reason at all and am having a hard time getting out of bed and being social, which is not like me at all. I do recommend that all users at least TRY this type of birth control because everyone has different side effects. | F | 18 | 3 months 1X W | 3/14/2010 | 4 | Birth Control/Regulate Periods | I experience very bad headaches the day after I put the patch on. I also experience nausea on and off all the time. My periods are much shorter though which is a plus. I've lost weight since I've been on this also. | F | 22 | 1 years 1X day | 3/10/2010 | 2 | Birth Control | Major mood swings, breast swelling, breast tenderness, anxiety | I've been on Ortho Evera in the past and let's face it, it stops you from getting pregnant and that's the ultimate goal. Also, I experienced breast enlargement which was great! However, this time around, I have turned into a complete maniac. Everything upsets me, even to the point of ruining friendships and almost relationships. I will miss the large breasts but not as much as I will miss my friends and boyfriend running away from me because of my crazy mood swings! | F | 31 | 3 months 1X W | 3/6/2010 | 4 | pregnancy prevention | Overall this method has worked well for me. Much easier to remeber than a pill. Hadn't really realized possible side effects until reading these posts. Experienced breast tenderness, but always thought it was related to caffiene. I now remember extreme anxiety in the first couple of years, but chalked that up at the time to stressful events taking place in my life. I have put on weight and become more inactive, but thought that just came with age. Husband would say I am very moody, but I always thougt it was just him. Guess it could be me. Did notice an extreme drop in sex drive. Holding that over hubby's head to encourage a vasectomy. LOL! Have had increasing fear of breast cancer due to so much estrogen in the patch and b/c of the length of time I've used it. Going to gyno tomorrow, will discuss with her. Not sure if these issues were caused by Ortho Evra, maybe I've been in denial. | F | 38 | 7 years 1X W | 2/28/2010 | 5 | birth control | Didn't really have any side effects. I like the patch because i can't ever remember to take a pill. | I used this patch for about 5 years and went off it the year i wanted to have a baby. I had some spotting off and on for the first 3 cycles and figured out when exactly i would spot. The key was to put the patch on exactly the same time each week. I had no problems with this drug. Now I am back on it after the baby. Took about 8 months to have a baby after being off the patch. | F | 33 | 2 weeks 1X W | 2/27/2010 | 3 | birth control | SEVERE MOOD SWINGS, headaches, leg cramps | I was on the patch for 5 years and one day decided to read about the side effects on a forum like this b/c there were so many commercials about it. I read about so many issues and several were things I'd been dealing with for a long while. So, I decided to change and see. I tried Nuva Ring, which worked well enough and was very convenient, but also gave me a wicked yeast infection. I tried it for 3 months, hoping it was something else, but all 3 months, I ended up with one. (I'm prone to them AND UTIs so I should have known.) So, I decided to go back on the patch. I've been back on it now for 2 months and I've started a week early both months. But, I am fairly sure that the mood swings are back as well. I have been awful...to the point of my bf and I having problems...almost to the point of calling off our wedding in October. I have also had horrendous headaches on and off for the past few weeks. Luckily, while my bf and I were discussing our "issues" we realized that my mood/anger changes has coincided w/ my the return of the patch. I think I will try something else ASAP | F | 37 | 5 years ? 1X W | 2/20/2010 | 3 | birth control | severe mood swings, absolutely NO libido | i went on the evra patch just after having my little girl and it`s been just over 3 yrs now and my sex drive is totally dead, so much so thats it not doing my relationship any favours, plus if i replace my patch a day late or it falls off my mood swings are shocking, i get so irritable and the slightest thing turns me crazy. i cant really comment on weight gain or breast enlargement as i started it just after having my baby but i`m larger than i was and have a big appetite. i used to suffer with ph inbalances down below quite a lot and have to wear loose clothing most of the time too. it`s a great drug for birth control but the side effects can be a nuisance. i`m debating whether its time for me to come off the patch to see if my relationship/sex drive gets any better. it`s all trial and error i guess =( | F | 26 | 3 years 1X W | 2/18/2010 | 1 | Birth Control | Breast/chest pain and tenderness, shortness in breath, weird/no periods, anxiety, mood swings, cramping, dizziness, I WENT CRAZY!!!! | OMG!!!! Ortho Evra almost caused my marriage to end I started using it right before my wedding and my new husband was almost ready to break up and I blame this BC. I would have crazy fits of anger and anxiety, depression, and crying spells. My husband told me he's never seen me like I was and he's known me for 10 years. I also had so many physical side effects I was pretty much convinced I was pregnant which added to my craziness. I won't be taking it anymore or any hormonal BC until I do a lot of research on it. | F | 27 | 6 months unknown 1X W | 2/17/2010 | 4 | birth control | weight gain, crazy hunger. | F | 17 | 3 months | 1/26/2010 | 5 | birth control | no mood change, little redness where patch was but not severe or painful. | I have been on several of the pills for birth control and had sever mood swings, slight depression and what I would call sereve side affects as far as mood went. I have not had any of that with the patch and have been on for several years now. I highly recommend. | F | 26 | 4 years | 1/23/2010 | 3 | Birth Control | Pros: Better mood, only change it once a week, cramps less painful Cons: Vertigo sometimes paired with bad headaches, slight acne, very low libido, and it sometimes rubs and either falls off or leaves me a nasty little mark. | I started using EVRA because I hate remembering and swallowing a pill everyday. Overall I am happy with it. I love the concept of it. My biggest problem is that ever since I started the patch I get vertigo every now and then. It happens after I put a new patch on and it doesn't happen everytime. This is confusing. The first episode of vertigo I had was just a couple weeks after I first started it. The vertigo stuck around for 2 days. Since then the most it lasts is about a day sometimes only a few minutes. The vertigo is not always extreme either sometimes it is very mild. Today it is medium. Bad enough I can't go to work but not bad enough that I'm stuck laying in bed with my closed wondering if my room will be spinning when i open them. | F | 19 | 1 years | 1/21/2010 | 3 | Pregnancy prevention | Nausea, vomitting, loss of apettite, migraines | F | 16 | 11 months | 1/18/2010 | 4 | Birth Control | Increased appetite, nausea, increased breast size, acne on face cleared, however, minor acne developed on chest, and boil like zits appeared on legs, inner thigh and bikini area | First month I had an increased appetite and couldn't stop eating and gained some weight. Second month I lost my appetite almost completely, was nauseous, and had a headache that lasted nearly a week and lost the weight I had gained the previous month (breast size increased though which I can't complain about). Now that I'm in the third month I no longer have issues with food or headaches, but with my skin. While the minor acne on my face has cleared, but I'm noticing breakouts on my chest and have started getting boil like zits on my leg, bikini area (painful!) and inner thigh so far. I noticed the first two boils/zits during my week off and have since developed four more (now in week two). They're painful, tender to the touch and slightly embarrassing. However I have not been experiencing any mood swings, anxiety, severe cramping or any of the other severe sounding side effects others here have described. As others before me have stated, everyone reacts to medications differently. I can't really give a recommendation at this point, just my own personal experience... I'll continue to use the patch unless some severe reactions occur. | F | 21 | 3 months | 1/5/2010 | 3 | Hormones | I have been on Ortho Evra for 2 weeks now, yes its a short time but its becasue I was always getting infections with the IUD, the depo was decreasing my bone density, I got pregnant on one type of pill so tried 2 more others and would not stop bleeding. So my dr suggested Ortho Evra. I like it for the simple fact I dont have to take it daily (because I would forget) but I dont like the side effects. I am a very active person, well not anymore since using this BC and I know I am gaining weight because I always feel so HUNGRY. Its sickening, my mood is HORRIBLE and I am a A cup and recently I have not even touched a bra because it hurts so much..(I wouldnt complain if they grew and stayed bigger than a small A) but at the same time THEY HURT. | Its not bad, its just not for everyone. Everybody is different and so are our bodies, but from the sounds of it most of us are having the same issues. | F | 23 | 2 weeks | 1/5/2010 |