Ortho Tri-Cyclen (Birth control) Reviews

Well what happened is i went on this pill(the regular one not the lo or generic) to help my mild- to moderate acne and what happened whas the first week i notied more breakouts and one side of my cheek was swollen, then after going through 2 packs of pills ive broken out completely and not the whitehead typp pimples but the deep cystic ones all over my whole face all of my cheeks my jaw line thankfully my back was spared, i saw the doctor and she was in shock, also my whole face was swollen, i went of it a month ago and i saw results imediately,skin started to improve,even though i am left with lots of red spots all over my face and scars .....the swelling went down but now my face is breaking out again and is it because of the after effect of the pill? any advice will it get worse better its just a stage??? please my vanity is far too important

Did anyone gain weight when taking ortho tryclen lo? I am normally thin but I eat right and exercise consistently.

I never took birth control until recently. I have been on ortho tri-cyclin lo for six months. I have absolutely no side effects. I am on time every month. I'm not as tired, my face cleared up. Around that time, my face does tend become a little red and irritated, but nothing compared to what used to happen.

I second the TriNessa troubles!!! I was on otc (not lo) and LOVED IT! My insurance co. switched me over w/out notifying me and I was a mess! I called them, called my doctor, got everything straightened out (they did not refund my money) and couldn't be happier to be on the GOOD generic, TriSprintec.
Stay away from TriNessa!!! Please! Also, your doctor can write DAW on your rx - it means Dispense As Written and the insurance co. CANNOT give you anything else. If they do, call your doc and scream the insurance co. Also, before you mail your rx out, make a copy w/the DAW on it for evidence. If you're at the pharmacy, you shouldn't have a problem! My acne went away again too.. With TriNessa, I broke out ALL THE TIME!

I do not like ortho try cyclen lo I was on my menstrual for 9 days stopped the 2 days later started again, I am a little nauseus, but I can not stand the heavy bleeding and my sister bled for 7 weeks and she said when that stopped she experienced such dryness but wanted sex but could not because of her dryness so what is the point of birth control if you are abstinent.

I am on my second month of OTC lo, and so far it is making me crazy. I was excited to take it at first because I had a formal coming up, and I thought it would help my bacne and help my face clear up. It did the complete opposite, it made me break out with a zillion little pimples everywhere. It was SO embarassing. Not to mention the mood swings. I am a newly wed, and I have no sex drive, and I am SO MEAN. During the week with the sugar pills I am myself, happy and fun. But geez, the day after I start on the other pills I transform into a mega-b****. It sucks!!! I guess I will wait it out for a few more months, good thing I have an awesome husband that can deal with me and these mood swings!! Good luck!!!

Hey everyone! I have been taking "the pill" for a little over a month, and I have noticed a huge difference in my mood and my complexion. I was on the shot (depo) before I started taking the pill and OMG...I was a BITCH, my face was broke out, and I was gaining weight (it made me tired all the time). Now that I am taking Ortho, I can be a good mother and girlfriend..I LOVE it!

I'm currently on my 5th packages of otc and I have noticed a marked improvement in my complexion. I felt a tiny bit nauseous in the mornings and late at night during my first pack, but nothing too disrupting and that went away pretty quickly and the pill is working well with my body. (I even think my breasts have grown a bit because of it!) Now, I can not definitely say the improvement in my acne is because of otc, as acne can sometimes improve on its own, and also i have been using Stievamycin gel (mild) for about 6 weeks now, but i've been unfaithful with that as i have to wait half an hour after i wash my face in the night time to apply it and usually when i go out i come home, wash, and fall straight into bed. half an hours wait to put on some stinky gel isn't worth it to me if i'm sleepy. but i'm willing to make a pretty good guess that it is the otc, since i've never responded to any other topical treatement before.. I've gone from A) Forehead: bumpy clogged pores all over, 2-3 small red zits Cheeks: approx ~5 active painful/post-flaky/discolouring pimples (thats not counting the ones that are in the healing process)which take forever to heal Between Nose/Upper Lip Area: 2 or 3 stingy pus fill zits to B) Forehead: relatively smooth (though skin tone is still kind of blotchy) one zit and a couple of disappearing bumps Nose/U.Lip: maybe 1 of those little zits every 2 or 3 weeks. Cheeks: as of now, no active angry-painful-flakies, 3 bumps from previous ones though, 2 which aren't visible other than the discolouration and 1 is small and on its way to healed and plenty of little brown marks where the angry's used to be, but they are sloooowwwllyy fading, and smooth to the touch. Hey, my acnes not gone, but its a huge improvement in my eyes and i feel better about myself in public. I'm actually at the point where my discolouration/marks/general complexion is my main concern right now rather than my active pimples. Oh and even if all this improvement isn't because of the Ortho-Tricyclen, most imporantly I'm sexually active and haven't gotten pregnant. *thumbs up* And with my health plan it cost me about 3-4 dollars per pack.

I am on Trinessa..... Like most people, I was prescribed Ortho Tri Cyclen, and was given the generic brand. I am almost finished with month two, and have not had good side effects. I have no sex drive at all, and I am always tired. One of the worst is the break through bleeding. I have been bleeding for almost three weeks straight, and it sucks. I am thinking about just going off of it. I used to be on Desogen for almost three years with no problems whatsoever, but I just wanted to put in my two cents. :)

I've been on ortho try cyclen lo for about 3 years. My gyno put me on it because my ovaries are messed up and my menstral cycle was all out of wack. Now I'm all fixed up, and i don't have any acne. I think it works really well.