Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo and hormones

I have been on BC since I was 18 and I am now 26. I first started out with Ortho Tri-Cyclen and I loved it! When I was 21 my doctor switched me over to Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo because it was a lower dosage of hormones. I found I had no side effects to switching to the Lo and I had no issues at all with BC. About 8 months ago my doctor put me on Loestrin24 because my blood pressure was slightly high. After being on Loestrin 24, I told my doctor I really didn't care for it because it made me irritable, bloated and my periods were non existent. I was crying over nothing and I started fighting with my boyfriend for no reason. I felt horrible. My doctor wanted me to stay on it in hopes that things would get better. Well they didn't, I have finally come to the point where I want off. I called my doctor to put me back on Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo. I would much rather deal with an elevated blood pressure and fix it in other ways than have the irritability I have been dealing with.

I am very pleased with Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo and would recommend it to anyone. I know some people will not like it, but I love it!

I was on ortho tri-cyclen lo from the time i was 16 til i turned 21... i liked it.. my sex drive was awesome, but it did make me horrifically moody during my period. I have currently been on the nuvaring for 2 months, which has it's perks (you don't have to remember to take it, i have no cramps or moodiness) but my breasts throb 24/7, im hungry ALL the time (like starving), i'm bloated, get gas about every day after i eat dinner, i've gained a few pounds, i wake up 3 times in the middle of the night, and i have next to no sex drive.. and when i do, sex is dry and it burns! So i'm going back to ortho... i will for sure trade weight gain and dry painful sex for moodiness on my period! I really don't think there is a bc without side effects, you just have to try a few and see which one you hate and which one you can live with. All in all... ortho tri-cyclen lol has been the best one!

I am 17 and have been on ortho tri-cyclen lo for 2 years now I never really notice until I started having sex I wanted to do it for about the 1st 4 times than after that I never wanted sex, me and my bf had gone without sex for like 2months and every time he wants to do it I say I don't want to he says I never want to than it starts a huge fight, so we basically fight all the time. We have been together 11months yesterday. I don't know what to do I am really thinking its because of the pills, I get WAY moody, and I cry a lot. I'm always cranky and tired. I'm only 17!! I should want to have sex lots of sex not have no sex at all what is wrong with me? could if be the pills ? I have been on them for a long time now but I never really thought that it would be birth control to cause all of this.someone please reply.