Ortho Tri-Cyclen (Birth control) Reviews

I hope you all realize that each persons body chemistry is different therefore each persons reaction to a specific birth control pill will be different, for example someone can take ortho for years and have no side effects, someone else can take ortho and it will magically clear thier skin of acne and they will suffer no other benefits or side effects, someone else can take ortho and it could be a nightmare of every side effect there is in the world. I suggest that you try out a pill and take note of your body's changes and/or reactions to that pill. With that said I offer my experience with ortho-evra which broke my skin out with cystic acne every month painful, when I never had acne this bad when I was a teenager and I am 25 now. I also got terrible headaches, feel bloated all the time, and have gained about 10 pounds. I just had my doctor swich me to Tri Nessa I hope I do better, as a side note my cousin uses ortho evra and has never had any problems!

Was on Ortho Tri-Cyclen for 8 years. It completely ended those painful 'time of the month' cyst type breakouts and in general it helped to keep my skin more clear and smooth (I also use Retin A Micro/every other night and a BHA moisturizer during the day)

Another huge plus, for me, was that Ortho-Tri meshed really well with my body's chemistry. No moodswings or depression and my periods were practically painfree and lasted about 3-4 days with no breakthrough bleeding.

Sound too good to be true? Well enter "TriNessa" the generic "evil twin" version. (For the record I have no qualms about using generic meds and until 'Nessa assumed all generics were an exact copy of their name brand counterparts)

On TriNessa (for 2 years) I started to notice changes in my weight, large fluctuations during the month and my hands and legs would swell from fluid retention. I felt so bloated and gross, the side effects were so gradual that it took me a long time to realise TriNessa was to blame.

If you want to try Ortho Tri-Cyclen. I strongly recommend it. It was great for my skin and helped balance my emotions.
Be FOREWARNED though: TriNessa is somehow lacking, maybe its only a different filler ingredient but there is no way I can recommend it. Go for the namebrand, it costs more but what price can you put on comfort and piece of mind.

I ended up having to take a break from BCP altogether for a couple months and am looking forward to going back to Ortho Tri-Cyclen very soon!

Hope this review helps someone =)

I have been on Ortho Try-Cyclen for 4 months now. I have always had mild acne, and I got on the pill with hopes that the pill would make them go away. I have not noticed any improvements in my skin, but it also has not made it worse. I also haven't had any side affects with the pill. My periods were already kind of light to begin with and lasted about 5-7 days before I was on the pill, but now it is really light and I love it.
No one has realy mentioned on here how long they have been on the bill before noticing a difference in their skin. It's been 4 months for me already and I was wondering how long I should wait it out.

When i was on ortho tri-cyclin i loved it, my skin was so clear, then i got off of it and i gained weight and got acne, probibly because my hormones were trying to get back to normal, im about to start it again and hopefully i will have the same luck

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I have had been on the pill for quite a long time. Dont let all of these people say that it doesn't work or that it isn't good for ance or anything because it depends who you are and how your body works. The pill worked for my acne, very well. I am not sexually active, yet, but i can tell you that it does work. They wouldn't give perscribe you a pill and they wouldn't put it on the market if it didn't work. So trust me on this one!

Can cause weight gain.

I have been taking Trinessa for 7 months and it has definetly been effective. My boyfriend and I still use the old pull out method when we don't use a condom. The only thing I don't like is that it has killed my sex drive and it is harder to have orgasms. Also, it has caused vaginal dryness and sometimes even mood swings and depression.

I am going back on Ortho Tri Cyclin. They gave me the generic- Tri Nessa, which is a horror show. It made me break out, gave me awful scars on top of the scars I already have from breakouts throughout my young adulthood. They also made me depressive, have mood swings, gain a ton of water weight. I am also on differin which I seem to be non responsive to, like most topical ointments. The only time my skin has cleared up was when I was pregnant and when I was on Ortho tri cyclin. From what I am gathering, all other birth control pills are not effective for acne treatment. Which is probably why my crooked insurance company will only cover a small portion of the expense for OTC.--They probably view it as a "cosmetic" or whatever crafty reason suits them not to cover fully a popular drug.

DO NOT TAKE BIRTH CONTROL TO FIX YOUR ACNE! Taking Birth Control causes an overabundance of hormones in your body that WILL cause your face to break out. This is a FACT- it says it right on the sheet accompanying the pills listed as a side effect! I started regular Ortho Tri-Cyclen a little over 3 weeks ago thinking it would clear up my face and it has only made it worse!

i've had acne since i was 13, i'm 16 now..still suffering. At times throughtout many different treatments ( first off store bought products, clindoxyl gel, differin, retin-A from lowest to highest %, staticin) I found my acne got better then worse again. Right now i think it's at it's worse point... i've been using proactiv for a little over a month, and tried Tri cyclin lo for 1 month(made my face break out, found out its not even for acne) then switched to tri cyclen regular and been on that for 2 months... but im not satisfied i still have like 20 pimples on my face not to mention many red spots. People say tri cyclen takes 3 months to start working for the skin, but my dermotologist said 6 months :o.. im hoping my skin WILL clear up within that time. i will continue using proactiv.. anyone else have to wait a long time for tri cyclen to work for the skin??