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 |
| 5 | birth control | slight tenderness at patch site...but only while the patch is on. Once the patch is removed, the area is no longer tender | I love Ortho Evra. I've been on it for about 6 months now and it's great. I just stick it right on my butt cheek and I don't have to think about it for a whole week! The next week, I just change butt cheeks! It's perfect. | F | 30 | 6 months | 4/23/2008 | 1 | Birth Control Heavy Periods/Fibrd | I wore the patch for 6 months, 3 years ago. My cycle is still all screwed up and my body/skin is not the same. Feb 2006, I swithced from the patch back to the pill. My skin turned with blotchy with acne and large pores. I am still having problems with my skin today. June 2007, I got off of the pill and my periods went crazy lasting 14 days/month. Then, my fibroids went on a growing frenzy and I had to have a myomectomy 8 weeks ago. I was on Lupron for 4 months. Please do not take the patch. | F | 39 | 6 months | 4/20/2008 | 1 | Prevent Pregnancy | Nausea, Cramping, Joint Pain, Depression, Mood Swings, Severe Crying Spells, Fatigue, Rash at Application Site | When I first started taking it 6 months ago, I cramped horribly and felt like throwing up all the time. During the second month these symptoms went away, but I seemed to have a dischare all the time. During the 3rd month I started getting moody and depressed which I associated with stress from trying to plan my wedding, but after the wedding it didn't go away. My husband and I just recently moved from KY to FL and I have been crying A LOT just about every night for no apparent reason. I thought this was from being homesick. With no history of having horrible mood swings and depression/crying spells I read up and found this website. This will probably be my last month of the patch. | F | 21 | 5.5 months | 4/16/2008 | 3 | Birth Control | Joint pain, weight gain, anxiety, mild depression, fatigue, numbness in toes and hands | I really loved the patch it was nice to not have to worry about taking a pill everyday. I have always been thin since being on the patch I had dramatic weight gain, which is now under control with a strict diet and exercise, however recently I've been experiencing severe joint pain. I've never experienced this before and I'm afraid that the patch may have something to do with it. I'm going to be switching immediately. | F | 22 | 8 months | 4/15/2008 | 1 | Birth control | Migranes, low libido, irritable, mood swings. | My girlfriend is on the patch and has been for about three months, i have noticed that she is very irritable and never wanting sex anymore, we used to have sex 3 times a week now it seems like its about once a week and i have to beg for it! If you want to save your relationships please do not choose this route find a lower dose of estrogen and go with it! I have to leave my girl cause of these side effects, pretty good birth control. turns you into a flaming bitch so no one will come near you! I try to tell her it's the patch but she refuses to believe it, she makes excuses for her erratic antics! | M | 30 | 3 months | 4/15/2008 | 1 | birth control | nausea, tender breast, hair loss, extreme mood swings, crying for no apparent reason, headaches, leg and arm cramps, extreme menstrual cramps, bleeding for no reason | I would not recommend ortho evra TO ANY ONE WHO LOVES THEIR BODY!!!!! its horrible how women are used as tools and as objects to test stupid crap on. this all happened for using it for a week and 2 days | F | 18 | 1 weeks | 4/14/2008 | 2 | breast enlargement and tenderness. | .Ive been off it for 2 months already and my breasts seem to be extremely tender and i feel some pain on my right breast. | F | 26 | 2 weeks | 4/2/2008 | 1 | birth control | Breast enlargement (which is great for me), nausea the first full day of wearing the patch | I started using the patch 8 months ago as my first birth control method. I loved it because I didn't have to remember to take a pill everyday and I was afraid of getting a depo shot because you lose your period completely. The first week was great, I felt a little sick the day after I put the patch on when I woke up but got over it soon enough, and my breasts got probably twice their size very quickly. After the second month the sick feeling went away, but for the past 3 months it has come back as a huge problem. The morning after I put my patch on (doesn't matter what time of day, I always wake up sick) I am truly sick and vomiting for hours. Last month was so bad, I couldn't keep anything down (not even water) for nearly 6 hours and my stomach felt queasy into the next day. I told my doctor at PP about the symptoms and she said it's probably a normal bodily reaction to the drug, but honestly I don't think this is normal and this will probably be my last month taking it. | F | 20 | 8 months | 3/24/2008 | 4 | birth control | NAUSEA, headaches, moodswings, breasts seems to grow | this is my first birth control,i like it, but i hate the side effects, right now im experiencing nausea & i guess depression too. been crying too much also. hmmm i think i should stop it. | F | 21 | 5 months | 3/18/2008 | 4 | Birth Control | none | I have a hard time taking birth control pills because of side effects and I used the patch for 9 months. I had an increase in libido, no vaginal dryness and a short menstral ontime w/ no pms symptoms. I got off the patch because of all the concerns over it but I have to say it is worth trying if your not at risk for complications, I am thinking of going back on it because the loestrin fe that I was on made me feel horrible. | F | 31 | 9 months | 3/13/2008 | 1 | Birth Control | Joint pain, decreased sex drive, burning/rash/irritated skin | I couldn't understand why my joints were constantly aching but initially attrbiuted to lugging around a 6 mo old. I finally put 2 and 2 together and started researching to see if joint pain was a side effect of Ortho Evra; although not a published side effect it does seem to be a common one based on internet postings. I have since stopped using the patch but even after 3 weeks of being off Ortho Evra I still have severe joint pain. | F | 36 | 6 months | 2/4/2008 | 1 | TEMPORARILY Prevent Pregnancy | Infertility | I've tried everything. The pill, Depo, the ring. Never was a fan of condoms. I conceived my second child (not long after having my first) while on the pill. With two babies I was terrified of getting pregnant again. I was too busy to remember a pill that had already let me down (while I was also breastfeeding!) I liked the patch for years. Easy to use, regular periods, clear skin. It did the job. I didn't get pregnant. Not while I used it and not in the 9 months since I've taken it off. I should be preparing to hold a baby. Instead I'm left wondering if I ever will. Same risks as the Pill? Not in my case. Don't use the patch. It's not worth it. | F | 28 | 4 years | 2/4/2008 | 3 | prevent pregnancy | mood swings, slight hairloss, huge breast enlargment(36b->36d), slight depression, spotting, low/non-exsistant sex drive, vaginal dryness, and slight sickness after eating. | ive been on evra for a litle over 3 years now, and i have made the decsion to discontinue its use. i am just wondering now if the side effects i have been having especially the breast enlargement would go away. if anyone has had there breast size decrease after stopping the use of it, would they please contact me. i would really like to know. | F | 19 | 3 years | 1/31/2008 | 1 | birth control | I had normal, regular periods before using the patch. I have been off the patch for 8 months now and have only had 2 periods! This would be great except that I am trying to get pregnant. I also had major skin irritation where the patch was placed. | Would not recommend this to anyone. My sister and sister-in-law have also had issues with the patch. | F | 23 | 2 years | 1/28/2008 | 2 | Birth Conttrol | Well I was on it for two years after I had my daughter in October 2004, and I was fine, relatively normal. Then I had a change of insurance and had to be off of it for a month. Well being off of it that month screwed me up, then I put it back on then noticed I was a major mess (depressed, crazy feelings, sensations).. SO then I got pregnant almost immediately and felt normal again finally. I just gave birth to my second child in July 2007. I had the normal baby blues, then I went on birth control a month later and was fine, then I skipped a month and that was the biggest mistake cause it screwed up my entire cycle then I got back on and I ended up with PID, and I just finished my last patch for the month. And for the past week or two I have been depressed its at its worse now. I cannot figure out what I am sad about and I cannot smile, I cannot even enjoy my childrens presence like I use to in the past. I have to talk to my OBGYN to figure out what the heck is going on. NOT sure if its | F | 24 | 4 months | 1/17/2008 | 3 | birth control | The first few weeks on the patch I experienced nausea,throwing up,breast tenderness then these symptoms gradually went away. My breast went from an A cup to a B cup and i was happy because I only had to worry about changing the patch once a week. It has been 2yrs since i been using the ortho evra patch and im experiencing depression and severe anxiety next month im switching to birth control pills. | F | 22 | 2 weeks | 1/6/2008 | 1 | Severe vomiting on the first day of the month, shortness of breath, crying spells, depression, anxiety, weight gain (5-10 pounds) | Although more convenient than pills, it did slide off during the summer when it was warm, and it made me loose my concentration on everything. I was out of it, and not really aware of things going on around me. | F | 21 | 6 months | 1/4/2008 | 3 | birth control | leg cramps, dizziness at the start of cycles, crying during the second week, general depression | The leg cramps were infrequent but intense (achy feeling at joints). The depression was difficult to deal with, and the crying cycles were insane. My poor friends and family members. | F | 27 | 4 years | 1/1/2008 | 2 | Birth Control | yeast infections, emotional, darkened skin at patch site, depression, discharge, tiredness, HEADACHES everyday | I have been on birth control since i was 16. I have tried the shot, the pills and now the patch. Since i have been using the patch i have had a yeast infection after every period. My sex drive has not changed. I also have sharp pains in my chests and numbness in my legs and feet sometime. I also have gained weight in my stomach area to the point where i appear to be pregnant. | F | 20 | 6 months | 1/1/2008 | 4 | Pregnancy Prevention | Occasional rash at patch site, weight gain, occasional spotting between menstraul cycles, mood swings, loss of interest. | I've been using Ortho Evra for about 3.5 years now. This was my first contraceptive so I didn't realize the effects until now. At first I had the occasional rash appear at the patch site and I didn't even notice the weight gain as it was gradual over the course of 6 months until I had averaged about 20 more pounds! Still, I love the patch as it was soo much easier to remember and I didn't have any other symptoms. As for the weight, I've managed to lose 15 of the 20 just by modifying how and what I ate. I really can't blame it on the patch as I was able to lose the weight once I controlled my appetite. Until recently I really had no other side effects. I just started having issues with the patch staying on and have been on and off of it. This has totally messed with my cycle and my moods are up and down as well as. I didn't even realize it at the time, but looking back I've realized that I was more interested in sex during the off week. Especially now that I've been going on and of | F | 24 | 3.5 years | 12/26/2007 |