February 24th
2008
1:40 AM
I do not recommend this pill at all. I can't believe I have been on this pill for nearly 5 years now and I'm just now putting the pieces together. My entire personality has changed. I get angry very easily and little things set me off. I get raging thoughts and I feel like I'm not in control of myself. I get headaches every day and migraines several times a month. I'm always nervous and anxious to the point where I don't even want to leave my house. This is not me at all. Over the past few years I just thought there was something wrong with me and my husband has been very understanding. He suggested it could be my birth control so I decided to do some research and I am shocked to read that there are others out there experiencing the same side effects. Can someone please recommend another birth control pill?
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October 8th
2007
11:18 AM
lots of breakthrough bleeding, headaches, mood swings...not pleased!
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August 3th
2008
3:22 PM
I have been on Ortho-Tri Cyclen lo for about 5 years off an on. When I first started the pill I was fine but after being on it for about a year everything changed. Before I started the pill I was losing weight. I was 163lbs and I got down to about 142lbs which was great but since then I've been on constant weight gain, I've tried metabolite and aerobics, some diet changes and now I last weighed 187lbs, with a few drastic changes I think I've dropped about 3 lbs since then. My sex drive used to be fairly high now it doesn't exist, I'm moody and always have headaches. I get nauseous a lot. So as of today I'm just going to quit the pill and live with cramps.
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