Ortho Tri-Cyclen (Birth control) Reviews
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Anonymous Oct 8th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | no pregnancy yet, larger breasts, acne cleared up |
| Cons: | nausea at first |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
| Acne severity: | very light |
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Shannon, Seattle, WA Oct 8th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | I started using ORTHO TRI CYCLEN my sophmore year of high school, to help with acne. I never had any problems with the pill whatsoever, no cramps, acne got better, no nausea, etc. |
| Cons: | A little bit of bleeding between periods, very light, and eventually went away after longer use. |
| Bottom Line: | I would recommend, the pill doesn't increase psychological problems, if you already have thoughts of particular troubling things in life, it's not the pill that increases these thoughts. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Acne severity: | light |
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Kelley, Katy,Tx. Oct 2nd, 2009 |
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| Pros: | I had a boy, I love him so much. Im loving my life. Husband and I were shocked at first. |
| Cons: | Didn't work for me got pregnant. |
| Bottom Line: | Gonna try again |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Kelley has used this item for about a month. |
| Acne severity: | very light |
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Anonymous, el paso tx Sep 30th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | it hasnt made me gain wait and my skin is getting better not prego yet so thats good |
| Cons: | i havent been on the pill for too long but it has had some bad side effects on me... it makes me super moody...
i cry for no reason.. get ticked off about pretty much everything and get deppressed very easily... some nausea but not alot.. |
| Bottom Line: | its not worth it... when you cry almost every 3 days and spend most of ur time in a confused and blaah mood.! |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for about a month. |
| Acne severity: | very light |
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annie, New York, NY Sep 30th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | cleared up ALL of my acne. |
| Cons: | weight gain. SEVERE depression. crying for no reason. crazy thoughts. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | annie has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 15.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Jen, Ontario, Canada Sep 29th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | I have been on Ortho Tri Cyclen for 5 years, and opposite from many of the reviews above, there has been nothing but positives for me. Clear skin, no cramps or back aches, super light periods...and as for birth control...100% effective. |
| Cons: | I've only ever felt slightly nauseous when I had to take two pills at once....never have I been sick. I have slight mood swings a few days prior to my period, which I contribute to the sudden drop in hormones from not taking the pill for 7 days |
| Bottom Line: | Tri Cyclen has offered nothing but benefits...two thumbs up all the way. I Truly have 100 % faith in this birth control (given you are responsible and take if on a consistent basis). My boyfriend and I never use condoms, and I have never had any issues. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Acne severity: | light |
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Hawk09, New Jersey Sep 27th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | I have not taken ortho tri-clycen, but my sister and best friend did and I wanted to share their stories. My sisters skin did get better, however, there were serious adverse effects you need to be warned about |
| Cons: | Serious adverse effects included suicidal and morbid thoughts. Both my sister and friend gained weight, and their personalities completely changed. My sister kept having the same terrible worries our family would die the whole time she took it |
| Bottom Line: | BE VERY WARY of psychological side effects as well as physical ones. My friend pushed her roommate away and caused her boyfriend to break up with her. Both her and my sister couldnt figure out what was wrong, but all their psychological unsteadiness stopped when they discontinued their use of the pill. My friend stopped because her and her boyfriend broke up, and we were lucky enough to realize the pill was messing with my sister's mind. I wasn't the one that took the pill, but felt it important enough to warn you about this pill. |
| Recommended: | No |
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Sg22657, Strasburg,Va Sep 26th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | It works great at preventing pregnancy. It began to clear my skin some after 1-2 months. My breasts got bigger. It's on the Walmart list and is very affordable. |
| Cons: | My breasts were sore. My face didn't clear as much as I hoped. I gained 10lbs around the 3rd month and had a lot of sugar cravings. |
| Bottom Line: | If you don't mind sore boobs and weight gain and don't have bad acne, then it's not bad. I just don't want to gain weight, and I want clearer skin. I work hard to stay thin and I exercise daily. I went from 113 to 123, and saw no end in sight so I got off it and started feeling better immediately. I am going to try Yaz. I hear a lot of good things and my dermatologist recommended it after I visited while on this particular brand. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Sg22657 has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 9.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Anonymous, Ft. Worth texas Sep 17th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Birth control |
| Cons: | Break outs worse at first but still worse than before ever on the pill. I have to wash my face with heavy duty cleanser! Extremely tender breasts once a month then it goes away. |
| Bottom Line: | Worth it overall |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 9.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Breeana, Raleigh, N.C. Sep 17th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | My breasts had gotten firmer, which is not saying much since im 36DD. |
| Cons: | Nauseous, Tired, Dizzy, headaches that increased in severity, confused and dis oriented. |
| Bottom Line: | I started this pill a week ago, on the first day I had taken a pill and i had gotten nauseous then i had thought it was because I hadn't eaten anything, so the next day I had taken a pill after dinner and i wasnt naseous but for the rest of the week I was tired then when the weekend had started I became nauseous all over again and I had a headache that started on friday at 7 and went away when i woke up the next morning but was back as soon as 7p.m. had came around. On monday I was so tired and nauseous that I felt like I was going to pass out and the headaches didnt help like clock work it had came back at 7. So I had stopped taking it on wednesday and it is now thursday and I have been feeling better the only thing was that I had a slight headache but it stopped after 10 mins. So now I would not recommend this birthcontrol to anyone. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Breeana has used this item for about a week. |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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