Ortho Tri-Cyclen (Birth control) Reviews
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samantha, salem, ma
Jun 22nd, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Nice, easy form of birth control. I did not experience weight gain or nausea. |
| Cons: | I could not control my emotions most of the time when taking this; may have also made acne worse. |
| Bottom Line: | I had the Paragard IUD for awhile. I had it removed because partly because of the severe cramping every month and partly because I thought it was contributing to my acne. It wasn't that bad, but the breakouts were enough to aggravate me. I thought going on birth control would be the answer to all my problems as far as cramping, acne, and birth control were concerned. I specifically asked for the non-generic OTC because i once took trisprintec and had to come off it because of severe mood swings and depression. I thought maybe the regular OTC would be different. For about 3 months I thought I was doing OK, but gradually I became irrational, angry all the time, irritated over everything, and just very unhappy in general. I was never calm. It felt like having severe symptoms of PMS all the time. And my acne got WAY WORSE after taking the OTC as well. Full-blown cystic acne all over my face. I've stopped taking it and already i feel more in control; taking Doxycycline to treat acne. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | samantha has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 28.00 |
| Acne severity: | severe |
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Jo, Missouri
Jun 21st, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Pregnancy prevention, Cheap to buy |
| Cons: | Worsened acne |
| Bottom Line: | I have been on these for a year. I got on them after having my Mirena (IUD) removed. The Mirena gave me acne and acne on my back and made me bleed for 9 months. Took that out and got on OTC. Back acne cleared up for awhile but face did not clear up. After awhile I got back acne again! Got off of the OTC and face is already more clear. Condoms again. No more hormones for me. Hopefully I do not get pregnant again. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Jo has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | 9.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Anonymous, oklahoma city
Jun 20th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | clearned skin completely! leveled emotions, consistent periods |
| Cons: | weight gain |
| Bottom Line: | It cleared my skin. I have had hormonal acne since I was 13 and I feel I have tried everything else.I took the pill for 4 months and it was wonderful for my skin, but not so great for my body. I gained 7 lbs. Urg. I stopped this month and am trying a few different things. My face is already breaking out a little bit. I may go back or try a different birth control eventually. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 9.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Kristie, New York, NY
Jun 19th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | No headaches, no nausea, predictable periods, sex drive, no kids |
| Cons: | Very mild acne has become severe along chin since beginning, spotting |
| Bottom Line: | I've been on birth control before, and then tried Depo. That worked great until I found out the black box warning, and got off. My skin was clear... until the stuff got completely out of my system. I finally got on Ortho, and it has been nothing but more and more pimples every day it seems. I'm switching to Yaz any day. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Kristie has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Lisa, Chicago
Jun 18th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Prevention of pregnancy. Light period. I guess it may have helped with my acne. |
| Cons: | Loss of Sex drive. Yeast infections. Emotional. |
| Bottom Line: | The reason I got off this pill is because I completely lost my sex drive. The purpose of this pill was so I can have sex without worrying about pregnancy, but I didn't want to have sex at all. Libido Gone! .I felt as if it made me get yeast infections constantly. I became very emotional and i was a total b*tch. I'm a positive, happy, smiley person, and this pill was just very wrong for me. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Lisa, Las Vegas, NV
Jun 18th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | I have had hormonal adult acne for years and this pill has dramatically improved my skin! |
| Cons: | I have nausea every day; almost ill feeling all day. I have gained weight suddenly without changing my good diet and excercise. The weight is very noticable on just my stomach area- almost bloated. |
| Bottom Line: | I wish I could keep talking this pill as I love my skin now! I feel fine-not moody, but maybe a little more tired than normal. Studies say that the pill doesn't make you gain weight, but I am baffled because I gained at least 5lbs since I started taking it. (3 weeks). I scared to keep taking it for this reason; as I've read reviews of others gaining weight too. Try this pill if you have bad skin, maybe you won't gain weight--there are lucky ones! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Lisa has used this item for a few weeks. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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elizabeth, south hills, pa
Jun 17th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | no children |
| Cons: | increase in acne |
| Bottom Line: | I had mild acne on my face, and would get what i refer to as tumors once a month so my doctor suggested ortho tri-cyclen. i have been on it for three months and my face still has mild acne, but my entire back has broken out with tumor pimples. i have never had a pimple on any other part of my body except my face, and now i have scars on my back from these pimples. i am going back to yak. yes, it costs an arm and a leg, but atleast i can show my back in public! |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | elizabeth has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 9.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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OTC Low Acne, Canada
Jun 17th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | period is lighter and lasts 4 days only |
| Cons: | your acne gets worst and you get pimples on your chest and back. No matter if you avoid alcohol and greasy food, your light acne becomes moderate to severe. |
| Bottom Line: | I tried Ortho-Tricyclen Low for a month. I started getting pimples out of nowhere although I dont drink or smoke. I work out and do not eat junk food. It was really frustating!! Anyway, I talked to my doctor and she told me to try Ortho-Tricyclen. I really do not understand why doctors will give us something that will not help your skin at all!! I have read a lot of comments on this issue on different forums and seriously it is pretty upsetting. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | OTC Low Acne has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
| Acne severity: | light |
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Anonymous
Jun 16th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Decreased severity of acne, dramatically decreased cramp pains, lighter period, no unpleasant side effects so far. |
| Cons: | Expensive, needs a prescription, takes a long time to start seeing results, acne will return if you stop taking it. |
| Bottom Line: | I've been taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo for almost 5.5 months solely for acne and not for preventing pregnancy, so I can't comment on how effective it is as birth control. I can tell you that it does help clear my skin. When I started, my acne was the worst it's ever been: all over my face, a couple of reoccurring cysts. It took about 4 months for me to notice that I was breaking out less and that my pimples shrunk in size. I'm still getting a new pimple every few days, which is a big improvement from how I was before, getting 1-3 new pimples almost everyday along with the occasional cyst. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 52.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Kim, San Carlos, CA
Jun 15th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | No weight gain! :D Free from local planned parenthood! |
| Cons: | Very emotional. Cried a lot! |
| Bottom Line: | I was on this pill for 2 months. I was so excited b/c i never gained any weight and thought i was keeping my emotions in check. (B/c i've heard horror stories about this pill and crying, anger etc..)
I've been off of it for a couple months now and feel... normal =]
The reason i got off of the pill was just because i no longer needed it as a birth control method!
If i need to get back on the pill, i will probably give Orth Tri Cyclen Lo another try. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Kim has used this item for a few months. |
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