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 |
| 3 | Birth conrtol, hormone balance | At first the patch worked wonders, it helped my hormones balance out even with the high estrogen. I only gained about 5 pounds which is expected with birth control anyway. My sex drive increased, and it helped my migraines become infrequent. However, after about 10 months of taking it, I started getting moody, and started getting migraines again. Then at about a year and half of taking it I had to stop it because I started getting rashes where the patch was. I think this isnt a drug to be used for a long period of time which sucks cuz it worked well in the beginning. | It is dangerous to take because of high estrogen so be careful, and doesnt work great long term. After I got off of it my progesterone went so low that I couldnt keep a pregnancy. | F | 26 | 18 months patch 1X day | 3/21/2014 | 4 | Birth Control | GOOD: Boobs grew slightly, increased sex drive, lighter periods. BAD: Nausea and hot flashes during ovulation, menstrual cramping, PMS. | I was on the pill for 7 years and I noticed it was starting to get to me; my emotions were all out of whack, I became bloated, I had low sex drive, and I often forgot to take my pill everyday. I have been on the Ortho Evra patch for 3 months now. I would recommend the patch to someone like me who might not remember to take pills regularly; although the pill is the safer option because it has a lower dose of estrogen. It took a few days to get used to having the patch on, and it can feel a little itchy at first. Sometimes the patch forms a sticky residue around the edge much like a bandage would, but it easily wipes off in the shower. I noticed that around the days of ovulation I tend to get random hot flashes with waves of nausea a few times in the morning. This only happens for 1-2 days, and it is usually on the same days every month, so I know when to expect it. I get a little bit more cramping during my period on the patch than I did with the pill but I never used to take any OTC pain killers; now I just take some Motrin. I also have PMS really bad on the 2 days before my period, nothing like when I was on the pill, but I return to my normal emotional state after I start my period. My periods are lighter since being on the patch and I have not gained any weight, my boobs have grew slightly more cleavage, and my sex drive has gone back up! Overall, I am pleased with my decision to switch from the pill to Ortho Evra. | F | 21 | 3 weeks 1X W | 3/17/2014 Patient History | 1 | Birth Control | Orthra Evra made my skin yellow , however before I stopped using the medication I noticed horrible leg cramps/spasms ! Later they were so intolerable , that I had to be admitted to the hospital to later find out that it was cancer ! Chronic Mylogeous Luekemia! Please if this happened to you contact me . | F | 22 | 6 years I patch/wk | 2/18/2014 | 4 | birth control. | Extreme mood swings and bloating I can't say the extreme tiredness is from the patch since I have a toddler to take care. That's my only complaint in the last four years I've been on it! Periods are predictable, no breast tenderness no nausea NO More BABIES! | F | 27 | 4 years | 2/16/2014 | 5 | Couldn't stay on track with pills. | I didn't notice any changes honestly. The only thing I hated was when I put the patch on my stomach around the patch would get icky so I put a clear window bandage around it. My patch day is on Sundays and I usually get my period on Thursday. It's so much easier to change the patch once a week rather than take a pill daily at the same time. | F | 21 | 3 months 1p a week | 2/13/2014 | 3 | Contraception | At first i was fine, my breasts where a little tender but i expected that as my body was getting used to it. Then the past month or so i have these terrible mood swings! Bein emotional, like ridiculously! I have been eatin more.. feelin exhausted! I mean iv been strugglin to do housework! Iv had to take naps. This is deffo not me. I hate feeling like this. Im on my last patch and when i take that off I am NEVER goin on it again :( | F | 22 | 3 months | 2/7/2014 | 5 | avoid pregnancy | I'VE BEEN ON THE PATCH FOR 2 WEEKS & HALF. I LOVE IT! YEAH IT DOES IRRITATE THE SKIN A BIT (itchy) BREAST HURT. OTHER THAN THAT I'M HAPPY WITH IT :) | F | 25 | 3 weeks | 1/29/2014 | 3 | prevent pregnacy and regulate perio | 1st month went fine 2 month chest pain. Huge appetite, felt tired then usaully, itchy breast and itchy rash at patch site horrible mood swing crying for nothing the only good thing was lighter periods oh snd digrstive problems | F | 26 | 2 months 1xw | 1/15/2014 | 4 | Regulate Periods | Works fine, regulated my periods and cleared up my acne by a dozen. However makes me eat a lot and slight digestive problems and emotional problems. However does it's job. The residue when taking off is gross and the process of replacing it is a little painful. Everything else is all good! | F | 16 | 6 months | 12/6/2013 | 1 | The first 12 hours were okay. After that I experienced debilitating dizziness, nausea, and headaches. Could barely walk to my kitchen and almost fell over multiple times attempting to shower and go about a normal day. Had to take it off when the headaches kicked in. I was on it for 15 hours and would not ever try it again. | F | 26 | 1 days | 12/2/2013 | 2 | heavy periods | Constantly felt sick. Couldnt eat Tired all the time and insomnia | F | 33 | 7 days | 11/26/2013 | 2 | Birth control | I can't eat , feel too sick && constantly feel like ima throw up . I gag like I'm goin to throw up but don't . Itchy , | F | 18 | 3 weeks | 10/18/2013 | 3 | Pregnancy prevention | I started the patch a few months ago. Had no side effects, until just recently. I was beginning to be way too emotional. Crying over nothing, anxiety, and depression I've never had before. I've always been a happy, positive person. Also, I was beginning to get awful leg cramps. I never had sore breasts or itching but the patch has too much estrogen so it's best for me to try another BC with less estrogen. Hoping my mood goes back to normal! | F | 19 | 3 months 30 | 9/30/2013 | 3 | Prevent Pregnancy | I didn't think I would have any side affects because I used to take the pill and I didn't have any with that but I always forgot to take it. However once I started having some issues I read up on the patch and realizes that's it's a much higher dose of hormones. Side affects are as follows: nausea that comes in average twice a week for me, I'm experiencing it now as a matter of fact, I usually just drink water to make it go away; extreme and I'm talking extremely painful breast tenderness, all day everyday, wearing a sports bra helps the most, my breasts feel so heavy, they are a bit bigger too; sometimes I get an extremely sharp stabbing pain by my ovaries or a burning pain down the middle of my lower abdomen that feels like my uterus is tearing in half, only way I can describe it, it happens maybe once a day; patch fell off once because I put in jeans right after putting it on; headaches sometimes but I got those before the patch so could be just me, oh and mood swings for sure, lots of rage; I was very successful in a diet and exercise plan before the patch and once I started it, it was hard to control eating healthy and exercising daily, it increased my appetite and made me more tired I guess. That's it. Lots of side affects. I probably will continue using it tho. Pill is too frequent and Nuva ring grosses me out. | F | 20 | 3 weeks 1 patch | 9/22/2013 | 3 | Birth Control Method | I am normally a happy, determined, and confident person. A couple weeks after beginning the patch, I started to lose interest in everything. I wasn't sure whether it was me or the patch but I experienced horrible mood swings. I would go to bed crying and wake up crying over absolutely nothing. At first I thought I might've been going through a rough time with my boyfriend but there would be days where I'd love him wholeheartedly and days where I'd contemplate breaking up. I seriously thought I developed a bipolar disorder or severe depression. I wanted to be in my own bed all the time. Lost interest in food that I usually loved. Developed insecurities. Also developed a keen sense of smell where everything would trigger the urge to vomit. Basically, things that never bothered me before are now triggering anger and sadness. Sore/tender breasts, weight gain, itch at patch site, and lost of sex drive. I also had to use lubricant for sex, which I never needed. Even my boyfriend noticed that | The patch did the job of preventing pregnancy because my boyfriend didn't feel the need to practice the pull out method anymore. No babies. But if you already experience mood swings/PMS with no BC. I wouldn't suggest the patch since it contains a higher dosage of hormones. | F | 24 | 2 months 1X W | 8/19/2013 | 4 | Birth Control | I really like this birth control, been on it for almost 2 years. Other oral BC's like Alesse, Yaz, TriCyclen made me insanely depressed and completely irrational, and I'm bad with remembering to take pills. Doc was nervous about putting me on Evra because it's considered strong...but it's been fine. Minor irritation to my side where I wear for first 6 months but now my skin is used to it. Have ripped off maybe 4 or 5 accidentally with my jeans, I now wear it in a different place. Only got itchy for the first 2 or 3 patches, no crazy rash or scabbing. I notice mood swings for the first 2 days when I have put on a new patch. Period always comes around 48 hours after I've taken the patch off and lasts 4-5 days. Doesn't help me so much with acne, but acne is not really a problem for me. Sometimes still get cramps every third period or so. Periods are moderate, not too heavy. Definitely prevents pregnancy for me, boyfriend and I have never used a condom on this BC. Sex drive unaffected. I s | F | 19 | 1.5 years Patch 1X W | 6/6/2013 | 3 | Contraception | The first couple of months were good, I've always had anxiety but when I started the patch it felt like it took the edge off things and I mellowed out and felt a lot better. I didn't really have any side effects at all the first couple of months except feeling more mellow and chill. It did itch like crazy after being on for a few days but I just ignored it. I noticed if I scratched the area, I'd get an awful rash for a few weeks so I'd just try really hard to never itch it and it was fine. It made my boobs a bit bigger which was awesome. I didn't gain any weight really because I was trying really hard NOT to gain weight. After about 4-5 months, I started to get more tired than normal. I'd feel so exhausted even though I didn't do anything all day. Smoking DID make things worse. After about 7-8 months on it, I started to notice weird feelings in my legs that felt like clots or something which started to scare me. I even saw clumpy clots forming in my blood vessels which REAL | F | 20 | 8 months 1X W | 6/1/2013 | 5 | Prevent pregnancy | This is the first birth control I ever tried, and after giving a few others a try, I don't think I would ever switch to another medication again. Everything else gives me horrific mood swings, depression, and panic attacks, but for some reason, the patch just works, with no major side effects for me. Even my GYN is surprised by that, actually. | F | 28 | 5 years 1 patch | 5/1/2013 | 3 | regulate cycles, prevent pregnancy | Extreme nausea within 10 hours of placing patch on. Makes my cycle regular and virtually no cramps, no pregnancies. Some skin irritation and one fell off at the beach. Does what it's supposed to do, but I can't handle the nausea and vomiting that feels like morning sickness. | F | 26 | 3 months | 4/30/2013 | 1 | bc | Extreme fatigue and sleepiness. My right thigh: skin went numb ! | F | 38 | 1 weeks | 4/22/2013 |