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Ortho Tri-Cyclen (Birth control) Reviews
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Krista from Nebraska
March 10, 2007
| Pros | Cleared my acne for awhile, made my period regular |
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| Cons | My acne is bad again! ugh! |
| Bottom line | I don't get it? For a LONG time my birth control helped my acne A LOT! My skin went from being bad to almost perfect..and now my skin is horrible again. I've been on the pill for over 4 years. I don't understand why it helped it so much and then backfired on me? Does it quit helping acne after a certain time of taking it or what? |
| Price paid | $30.00 |
Heidi from Chandler, AZ
March 6, 2007
| Pros | Love the fact that I know when my period will be. I tolerate the pill well and have been on it now for 2 years+. |
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| Cons | I gained weight, although I also gained bigger boobs...which is ok with me! I don't notice a big change in it helping with my acne. |
| Bottom line | Great birth control pill, easily tolerated with mild to no side effects. Possible to gain weight and doesn't seem to control acne the way promised. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $50.00 |
Kenna from Georgia
March 4, 2007
| Pros | I haven't experienced any kind of side effects. |
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| Cons | Hasn't done anything for my acne and hasn't helped to lighten or shorten my period and I still have cramps. |
| Bottom line | **ORTHOTRICYCLEN LO** Because of the low hormones, you don't get many side effects. It's perfect for preventing pregnancy, but if you're trying to clear up acne or improve your period, I'd use regular OTC. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $15.00 |
kim from miami,fl
March 1, 2007
| Pros | clear skin, regulates period |
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| Cons | mild weight gain |
| Bottom line | I took ortho tri-cyclen for about six months last year. One month, my pharmacy gave me the generic brand trinessa without informing me. I started taking trinessa, broke out horribly, and had terrible mood swings. For all of you who are saying your skin is breaking out please realize that the generic versions of OTC are NOT THE SAME as the name brand. The name brand may be mpre expensive, but it is worth it. I am now on Ovcon 35, I was happy with it at first, but it has not done anything for my skin, and is causing mild breakouts, Im going to start OTC again next week. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $40.00 |
aleta from California
February 27, 2007
| Pros | lighter period |
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| Cons | bad acne, expensive, and stomach pain |
| Bottom line | I have had moderate acne for years. I started taking otc for my acne and by month three my face was covered in pimples some people swears it clears them up. But it was the worst my acne has been ever!!! |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $50.00 |
JC from Oregon
February 21, 2007
| Pros | Regulated my period, made is shorter and lighter. |
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| Cons | Terrible acne!! |
| Bottom line | I've always had pimples here and there... but once I started taking Ortho-Low I constantly have huge zits around my jaw line! I definitely need to find something new. Plus it's expensive! |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $50.00 |
Michelle<3 from SF, CA
February 21, 2007
| Pros | Clears skin up almost perfectly, added benefit of birth control if you need it =) |
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| Cons | Tri-phasic pills like OTC MUST be taken at the same time everyday in order to work for acne, because for perfect skin hormones have to be perfect, and taking the pill sporatically at different times during the day can really mess with your hormones.. |
| Bottom line | So i noticed with OTC, which i have been on for a couple months, that if I miss pills or don't take them at the same time every day, i break out like mad all over my chin and mouth. But, if i take them very diligently, my skin clears up and is perfect...just a tip. For some reason my skin is really sensitive to my birth control. I dont know though maybe this is just for some types of acne like the "hormonal" acne around the chin and mouth...but for other types of acne i would just eat lots of apples drink water tea and take flaxseed oil and your should be fine!!=) |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
Sara from Florida
February 12, 2007
| Pros | regular periods, clear skin |
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| Cons | MOOD SWINGS and depression, I FEEL LIKE A PSYCHO, my mood goes from up high to down low in a split second, not to mention im driving everyone in my life crazy, including my boyfriend who i am slowly driving off it seems. Hopefully Ortho lo will help |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $15.00 |
Anonymous from toronto, ontario
February 11, 2007
| Pros | very effective as birth control |
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| Cons | made my acne worse, weight gain, mood changes |
| Bottom line | When I started on OTC I had very mild acne and it immediately got much worse. I went to my doctor and she told me sometimes it can make acne worse before it gets better. Tried it for a few more months but my skin continued to get worse, so she switched me off of it. I also gained weight and had mood changes. So OTC didn't work for me at all. But that being said both my sisters and many of my friends are on it and love it. For most of them it cleared up there skin. |
| Recommended | No |
Tarren from Canada
February 7, 2007
| Pros | Work well. no mood swings no side effects |
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| Cons | has not done anything for my acne |
| Bottom line | Use it for birth control not for acne cure. |
| Price paid | $30.00 |
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