Ortho Tri-Cyclen (Birth control) Reviews

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Katie from PA
April 20, 2008
Cons sore breast, mood swings, depression, acne, upset stomach, reduced sex drive, body pains, weight gain!!!
Bottom line this pill completely changed me and i wouldnt recommend taking it.
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Helpfulness score of this review: -1
Lily Rose from Iowa
April 20, 2008
Cons bad acne,no change in period,mood swings
Bottom line I've been on it for 3 months and have worse acne than I did before I started this. I get zits on my legs, which I have never experienced before. My periods are still heavy and last just as long.I get emotional (cry, yell) very easily since I've started this.
Price paid $55.00
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Helpfulness score of this review: -2
Lala from California
April 16, 2008
Pros none so far
Cons Acne, hunger, and ramdon abdominal pain.
Bottom line Just started the pill and I broke out on my face, back, and chest. I get random abdominal pain and I'm hungry all the time. Gained 4lbs within 3 weeks. This never happened before.
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Helpfulness score of this review: -3
Mya from Mclean, VA
April 14, 2008
Pros Bigger boobs, starting to clear skin, lighter periods, no cramps, and not pregnant!
Cons a little weight gain, very hungry some days, some mood swings, emotional at times
Bottom line I been on this pill for about 3 months. The first couple of months i had sore boobs..but then i noticed they were growing! i guess thats why they were sore. I had mood swings but thats tooo much... i would get emotional at times over little things. I have acne, but haven't seen much change in that yet..i think it starting to clear up a little now.
Price paid $35.00
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Helpfulness score of this review: -1
Ashley from Cookeville,TN
April 14, 2008
Pros Well, Im not pregnant...
Cons ACNE!
Bottom line I have NEVER had acne in my life until I took this medication. And it makes me nautious.
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Helpfulness score of this review: 0
celeste from texas
April 10, 2008
Pros helped acne, no weight gain, bigger boobs
Cons little nausea, mood swings, my boobs are a little sore sometimes(but it's worth it!)
Bottom line This BC has really helped my acne. I love it! On top of that, my boobs are a little bigger(1/2cup to 1cup size bigger depending on the time of the month). I haven't gained a pound, but I work out, though. It definitely prevents pregnancy! The nausea I can deal with, and the mood swings, well what woman doesn't have mood swings? Let's not blame it on the birth control, ladies! j/k :) I definitely recommend this product.
Price paid $20.00
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Helpfulness score of this review: 6
Erica from San Diego, CA
April 7, 2008
Pros It keeps you from getting pregnant. I didn't even have a scare.
Cons MOOD SWINGS!!!
Bottom line I'm normally a pretty carefree person and have a boyfriend for 2 and a half years that I love. I noticed just in 3 weeks that I seriously felt like I was taking crazy pills. I had never even considered breaking up with my boyfriend because he's amazing and then all of a sudden I'm flying into these rages because he was late from work, but he was only a little late. Normally that would be no big deal. Also, I go into these crying fits, in the last 2 years I have cried 2 times. In the last 3 weeks I've cried at least 5 times. I'm not normally an emotional, but this is rediculous. It wasn't just the boyfriend either, it was work, school...you name it.
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Helpfulness score of this review: -2
Maria from NYC
April 6, 2008
Pros shorter, lighter periods, less cramps, clearer skin.
Cons I experienced no side effects what so ever.
Bottom line The pill took about 3 months to kick in fully. My skin started to clear up a bit in the first month and got better and better over the course of three months.
I also did other things to help my skin and the products that I used were very simple and non-irritating. I had never had acne until 3 years ago (I'm 23) and experience no acne in my teenage years. I tried all the products out there including proactiv. But since my skin was not really oily at least on the surface, the typical acne products dried my skin and irritated it so much that breakouts worsened.
The routine that I stick to and stand by has helped me skin ALOT.
Cetaphil cleanser, Neutrogina One Less Stress gel, Clinique Dramatically Different moisturizing gel. Mario Bodescu drying lotion, applied with q-tips and St. Ives Appricot scrub used once to twice a week. Mario Bodescu Flower and Tonic mask used two times a week.

My face is transformed. Within three months, I have the skin that I had three years ago
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Helpfulness score of this review: 2
Anonymous
April 6, 2008
Pros less cramping, lighter periods, clearer skin
Cons depression, mood swings, nausea, decreased sex drive
Bottom line It worked fine for a while, then I stopped taking it for several months and when I started again I had terrible side effects. It did help clear my skin, but at the expense of physical/emotional health. After I stopped taking it for good my skin was worse than it had been before the pill.
Price paid $15.00
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Helpfulness score of this review: -3
Adri from Japan
April 4, 2008
Pros Regular/lighter periods, clearer complexion, larger bust size, no weight gain
Cons Regular mood swings (thank-you blue pills), nausea
Bottom line Have used it for 4 years now, and like it overall. Have never had children and have never been pregant. I never gained weight and it did clear up my complexion, although I occasionally have one or two pimples right before my cycle starts. In order to prevent nausea, I take the pill at night; however, when I am woken up in the middle of the night, I definitely feel sick to my stomach. The only negative side that I could live without it the mood swings. My husband is a trooper!
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Helpfulness score of this review: 2

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