Ortho Tri-Cyclen (Birth control) Reviews
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LCpoo
Jun 19th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | no cramps |
| Cons: | MY FACE IS BREAKING OUT LIKE CRAZZZZYY! I have never had a problem with acne until now! |
| Bottom Line: | terrible acne, moooood swings...makes me wanna eat allll the time! |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | LCpoo has used this item for about a month. |
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WEN, Ontario
Jun 18th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | regular period |
| Cons: | I took the Tri-Cyclen pills for 3 months and end up with DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS. My left leg has been swollen for 2 months and also has the catheter procedure done however the problem is not going away |
| Bottom Line: | I would like to share my experience of this pill. First I got a stiff neck for a month. Then it moved to my shoulder and side, after a week I got DVT . My leg was swollen and hard so I rushed to the emergency and got local procedure done to remove the blood clot in my left leg. There is about 5 veins affected and my leg is still swollen and cant walk around. I hope no one will get this side effects-DVT. I am scare to try other pills.
Ask your doctor about the side effects of the pills and ensure your blood INR is not too thick. Good Luck |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | WEN has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 20.00 |
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Ann, Sacramento
Jun 15th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | not pregnant, cheap, cleared up mild acne, bigger boobs |
| Cons: | horrible headaches, VERY tender breasts, fatigued, extreme hunger |
| Bottom Line: | This pill is okay. I take the generic - tri sprintec. I've been taking it for a month. I have EXTREMELY tender breast..so sore that i can barely roll over in my sleep!..but on the flip side I went up a cup! I get horrible pounding headaches to the point where I have to lay down and pop tylenol. I always feel tired and lazy. I get extremely hungry even after I've eaten a large meal. On the brighter side, my mild acne has cleared up and I have a much brighter and smoother complexion. No mood swings, no cramps, no bloatedness. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Ann has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | 5.00 |
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Jennifer
Jun 13th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | The first week i lost some weight. |
| Cons: | tired, sometimes dont care about anything, and then others i was very emotional,bloating, right before i started the blue pills i started getting acne on my neck and jawline and cheeks. |
| Bottom Line: | I got to day 17 on my first pack and itmade me crazy but i think from lack of sleep. cause i started breaking out like crazy and i was taking it to help acne. at first it was clearing my acne up and then POOF i started to break out. and from seeing all these reviews i decided not to wait it out to see if it gets better. this sh*t sucks. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Jennifer has used this item for a few weeks. |
| Price Paid: | 20.00 |
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Anonymous, New York,NY
Jun 12th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Didn't get pregnant,less acne,lighter/shorter periods |
| Cons: | I've been on Ortho for nearly a year now and I'm just beginning to realize, this is the reason for my constant sadness/indifference to everyone/everything. I feel like I don't know what I want or who I like one day, hate the next. |
| Bottom Line: | Bottom line...I haven't gotten pregnant, my skin is slightly better, but the toll my relationships have taken..is not worth it. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | 30.00 |
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Anonymous, ontario,canada
Jun 10th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | didnt get pregnant thats it. |
| Cons: | constantly bloated, tender breasts, constant break through bleeding, gained weight, moody, didnt really help my skin |
| Bottom Line: | i was on this for 2 years and constantly had side effects, i just went off of it for 6 months because i didnt know what to do! I gained about 10 lbs and always had the worst hunger pains even if i had eaten! This was my first pill i'd ever been on so i had nothing to compare it with, i didnt think the side effects were that bad until i went off of it. Im now on yasmin and am absolutely loving it!! so glad i made the switch |
| Recommended: | No |
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Jenna, LA, CA
Jun 10th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | I didn't get pregnant.
My boobs grew. |
| Cons: | WEIGHT GAIN, Weepy-ness, Heightened appetite, Lethargy, Depression-(I thought I was clinically depressed) irritability,
EXTREME mood swings |
| Bottom Line: | Ruined my life, in short.
I just figured out it was from the pill three weeks ago and only now are things starting fall back into place. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Jenna has used this item for about a year. |
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oxxxxx, Hamilton, ON
Jun 9th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | none |
| Cons: | loads |
| Bottom Line: | this stuff is crap. i've been off it for about two months now and i am SOO happy. when i was on low i was angry ALL THE TIME. for nothing. just angry. i was so close to being dumped just cause i was so mad all the time. he knew it was cause of my pills but i was just that hard to handle. im normally really happy and hyper. honestly, this has been simply THE worse year of my life. and it did squat for my period and nothing for my face. and weird as it is, it made my legs feel like there were bugs in my pants. WEIRD?! drove me nuts. and after barely a year of being off it i started having two periods a month. both about a week. so bottom line: dont even bother. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | oxxxxx has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | 5.00 |
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Jackie, L.A.
Jun 8th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | im on ortho tri cylcen (not low) but the reg one..and have been on it for about 2 months..
none yet |
| Cons: | HEADACHES!!! im experiencing headaches like never before, and body ache and my acne hasn't improved yet ;9 |
| Bottom Line: | im wondering if i should continue..bc these headaches are killing me so much that ive been taking lots of advil. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Jackie has used this item for about a month. |
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Marilyn, Chicago, IL
Jun 5th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Effective birth control, no break through bleeding, reliable length of period, can almost set a clock to it. |
| Cons: | Horrid acne, weight gain, moody, head-achey, migraines. |
| Bottom Line: | I asked my doctor about my complaints over a year ago and he dismissed them. I just now, after being on this poison nearly since it came out, am I figuring out that the postules, cysts, horrible skin, headaches and migraines are from this stupid pill. Rest assured, he will be getting a call tomorrow morning and I want off this crap. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Price Paid: | 18.00 |
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