ORTHO EVRA Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORELGESTROMIN)Average Rating: 2.5 (592 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ORTHO EVRA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ORTHO EVRA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Convienence | Worst headaches in my life. Been on for about 3 months. The last three weeks I have had severe headaches. Especially when I am having sex. The headache comes on so intense that we have to stop sex. I thought I was having a stroke. Not until today when I was reading this website did I link it to the patch. I ripped it right off my butt and promptly called my doctor! | WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND TO ANYONE! | F | 39 | 4 months | 6/1/2009 | 1 | birth control | I have horrible cramps all month long.. TERRIBLE migraine headaches (hormonal migraines), joint pain, EXTREMELY HEAVY periods, back and knee pains, very irritable, always on edge. | I would not recommend this to ANYONE!! It's horrible. | F | 21 | 2 months | 5/23/2009 | 1 | I thought it was better than pill | extreme migraine headache, severe hair loss, weight gain, loss of sex drive, mood swings, chest pains, fatigue and short of breath. | I wouldn't recommend anyone to use the patch because it nearly killed me, as Im writting right now Im still suffering from the side effects of evra patch. Right now Im suffering from chest pains, blood disorders, headache and all my life changed for the worse, I ve been sick since I started using evra and I ve not been in good books with my husband because he is now thinking that Im just avoiding him but the truth is IM IN PAIN BECAUSE OF EVRA and I don't even know if my life is going to be normal again. | F | 29 | 9 months | 5/16/2009 | 5 | Yes | Severe Migrane Pain, Weight Gain, Mood Swings, Depression, Low sex drive, Joint Pain, Started lossing my eye sight. | I have been using the patch for about 4 years now. This is the only thing I have ever use for birth control. I was pertty happy with the patch because I thought my side effects were due to other things. I started to put attention to my body and now after 4 years on the patch I am realizing that all my side effect are due to this patch. I am definitely leaving the patch, this is my last month I'll use it. Now that I know all my symptoms are related to the patch I DO NOT RECOMENDED. THANK YOU. | F | 26 | 4 years | 5/15/2009 | 2 | Birth control | Migraines, patch would not stick | I'm an active person and had a horrible time in trying to get this patch to stick. It continually came off my skin and was ineffective. | F | 25 | 20 days | 5/15/2009 | 5 | prevent pregnancy | No side effects, yay! | I've been using orthoevra for a year, and I love it. It is very convenient, and I never forget to change my patch (unlike when I was on the pill). I haven't had any side effects. My period is lighter and I don't ever get cramps, like I did before I used the patch. Its awesome! | F | 22 | 1 years | 5/10/2009 | 1 | contraception | Abnormal smear test result (after further tests there was no evidence of cancer or precancerous change), very low libido, extreme mood swings, headaches, skin itching, painful intercourse. | The most worrying side effect was an abnormal smear test which the Evra information leaflet does list as one of the reported side effects. I went through months of worry to thankfully be told that I did not have any signs of cancer, only inflammation of the cervix, which I have never experienced prior to using Evra. This is very worrying and for this reason I would not recommend Evra to anyone. | F | 27 | 9 months | 5/5/2009 | 1 | Regulation of Periods | Irritation at site of patch, leg and feet cramps, bacterial infections, swelling of the feet and knees with horrible pain in the bones and joints. | I was on the patch for 4 and 1/2 months. After every period (besides the first month) I would get a bacterial infection that I could't get rid of. On the fourth month I took the patch off for my period and my feet swelled up for 2 two days to a huge size and were painful. Two weeks later I decided to take off the patch for good b/c it wasn't worth it. I took off the patch and was on my period for a month and half after the entire time my feet swelled up to a horrible size and my feet and knees were in great pain. I got off of my period for 4 days while 3 of them my feet went back to normal. Then I was on my period again and they swelled back up again. For the first month and a half that my feet swelled doctors told me that it wasn't the patch that was causing this and my parents spent thousands of dollars trying to find out what was wrong with me and now we find out that it was the patch screwing up my hormones. Be very careful with this patch. It will cost you in one way or another!! | F | 22 | 4.5 months | 4/30/2009 | 2 | Control heavy bleeding | scalp hair loss, severe fatigue, some weight gain, mood swings | i started using patch four yrs ago because I had heavy periods. the patch helped control the heavy bleeding but i begaan shedding excessive amouns of hair approximately two years ago. just checked the net and found that orth evra has excessive amounts of estrogen which could cause hair loss. i'm switching back to the pill. a low dose androgen birth control pill. I went to two different doctors and one was a dermatologist. Neither would contribute the patch to the hair loss but they would to the fatigue and mood swings. | F | 32 | 4 years | 4/19/2009 | 2 | Birth Control | Nausea, mood swings, skin irritation, increased appetite | Day one, I had no side effects until I went to bed. My skin under and around the patch was radiating incredible heat compared to the rest of my skin; it started burning uncontrollably and it itched badly. Day two, I felt nauseous all day long; it wasn't as bad as when I was pregnant. By day three, I was eating mass amounts of food and couldn't get "full." I had severe mood swings and attacked my husband verbally when he did nothing wrong. I couldn't take the burning any longer and my mood swings drove me to rip the patch off. A few days later, I still have a blotchy rash but my mood swings stopped. | F | 22 | 3 days | 4/11/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | weight gain (15 lbs.), DRASTICALLY decreased sex drive, chest tenderness, breast enlargement, fatigue, slight depression, aching in left arm & leg, and mood swings galore! | I started Ortho Evra about two years ago for the first time and after about 5 months I just couldn't stand it anymore. Yes, it was VERY convenient, easy to use, and worked well but the side effects were terrible. I very noticeably gained 15 lbs and seeing as I'm only 4'10" I've hardly got any extra room for weight gain. I had zero sex drive which was also very noticeable to my boyfriend, and so weren't the mood swings, fatigue, and just pure laziness. My boobs did grow a whole cup size which was about the only perk. I stopped wanting to go out after work or hang out with my friends so I decided to stop it. I went back on it after half a year or so because it was the only BC that I seemed to work for me (I can never remember to take pills, and forget about shots and sticking things in my vagina.. no thank you) I began to experience the same effects. I did my research and found out about all the lawsuits and recalls for Ortho Evra because it increased the risk of blood clots and heart attacks by 3 times. I read a case about a 19 year old girl that developed a 10-inch blood clot in her brain and I decided that was it. Never will I go on OE again after that. I'm currently excited to see the weight disappear like it had the first time and have my sex drive back as well as being myself. | F | 19 | 2 years | 4/9/2009 | 2 | Birth Control | Weight Gain, loss of sex drive | I was on Jasmine for 6 months and then switched to the patch because I sometimes I forgot to take my pills. I started using the patches at the time I turned 25. In the months to follow I started gaining weight even though I go to gym 60-90 minutes most days and follow a very sensible diet. I thought it was because I am getting a bit older, and even joked with my friends that I started gaining weight just after turning 25. My weight gain is about 3kgs (about 6 pounds), and I cannot seem to lose it no matter how hard I work. Today I decided to just look on the net and see if it could have something to do with the patces ( I was becoming quite desparate cuz I dont know what more to do), now I am so happy to have found the cause of this terrible weight gain! Also, I realised that my sex drive is very low, that is so strange, because I have never experienced that before, now I know what the problem is. I will go off the patch after seeing my gynae in 2 weeks time, I hope that things will go back to normal then! | F | 25 | 6 months | 4/6/2009 | 1 | Pill causing severe upset stomach | Extreme weight gain causing incredible amt of discomfort in breasts and back muscles (where fluid retains causing spasms); left leg pain behind knee; vertigo; significant change in labido; anxiety/mood changes; blood pressure hike; fatigue (more illness in general) | Individuals should know that apart from extreme danger of DVT, the side effects appear to get significantly worse the more time you are on the patch. Maybe the estrogen amt builds up in a woman's system. I will most definitely stop using this product and will see my doctor to report the issues. This concerns all women and it is not worth taking, not with as many side effects. It's important to consider the length of time these patients have been on the patch and how they have already had negative side affects. They should be warned they get increasingly worse with time. | F | 44 | 3 years | 4/3/2009 | 3 | Birth Control | Good - lighter and shorter periods with virtually no cramps; convenient; sex drive actually increased; increased appetite (could be bad for some) Bad - severe breast tenderness; mood swings; severe aches in both knees (could barely bend to sit down); cystic acne; nausea the first two days | If the drug company could fix the side effects the patch would be great. otherwise it's a toss up. | F | 24 | 6 months | 3/29/2009 | 4 | birth control | good product - nice not taking a pill every day. Increased sexual pleasure b/c not worrying about protection. | F | 32 | 2 months | 3/26/2009 | 1 | for contraception | CHEST PAIN. Mood swings, cramps, weight gain, head aches | I had to go off this medication because it started giving me severe chest pains. As I was 28 at the time. It was very comfortable as a delivery system, My skin was never irritated. I had a lot of mood issues (which is not usually an issue for me). | F | 31 | 6 months | 3/16/2009 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | increased vaginal discharge, very low libido, ocasionaly break though bleeding | I started taking Ortho Evra because I would forget to take the pill. The first two years were fine but the past year I have had this ANNOYING extra vaginal discharge. It is just plain uncomfortable. And the my libido is gone. It didn't even occur to me that this could be because of my birth control untill someone suggested it. I am going to stop this week. Maybe I'll get back on the pill. I am just scared it will take a while for my libido to come back. | F | 25 | 3 years | 3/12/2009 | 1 | Period regulation and birth control | Horrendously painful breasts when I took off my bra and I couldnt sleep on my stomach because they wer so sore, constant cramping everyday while on my periods, a swollen joint on my middle finger, pain in the leg | i'm a migraine sufferer but it didnt give me any migraines in fact I had none in the 2 weeks I was on it. | F | 26 | 14 days | 3/10/2009 | 1 | birth control | slight mood swings, emotional over the silliest things such as my boyfriend speaking loud to me.. My breat hurt every day all day long, I can't sleep on my stomach because my breast hurt so bad, headaches, body aches, itchy skin every where not just on the patch site, extra V discharge which is nasty to me, hair lose a little also I noticed into my 2nd month, slight weight gain, thank the lord I still have my sex drive I've noticed thats one of the side effects also.. I've been on the patch for 1 1/2 mons now and I am really starting not to like it at all. My first month I bled for 28 days practicly str8 a few days spots the rest river flowing period which is not normal for me at all. I called my Dr. she said thats normal and my body just has to adjust to it.. so I paid for one more month and I hate it.. | I DO NOT SUGGEST ANYONE TO EVER EVER TRY THIS PRODUCT AT ALL!!! | F | 26 | 2 months | 3/2/2009 | 1 | birth control | SEVERE moodiness, breast tenderness, fatigue | I've just gotten off the patch after a few months and feel like a brand new person. I would not advise anyone to take this type of birth control. The mood swings alone made me want to kill myself...I'm not kidding! I couldn't walk without my breasts hurting, and forget sleeping on my stomach! This needs to be removed from market ASAP!!! Please, whatever you do, do NOT take this medication if you value your sanity. I firmly believe they are using us as their guinea pigs for their sick experiments! | F | 35 | 6 months | 2/25/2009 |