Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo and sleep

This in my experience has been one of the worst pills i've ever been on. It caused me to have horrible gas pain through out the month, then if it wasn't that i was always picking fights with everyone, and then crying about it 2 seconds later. I was constantly in an unhappy mood and was either angry or upset for most the day. I would sleep about 10 hours and still be tired when i got up. The pill made my periods worse, i would cramp so bad i'd curl in a ball and fall asleep. It also made my period last longer than usual. I was on the pill for 3 months and couldn't take anymore. I thought it would get better the next month but all it did was got worse each time. I asked many of my friends about their experience with this pill and they all refered to it as the "maniac pill". But it just gave me a bad impression of this pill.

Head aches everyday.

My boyfriend and I normally have sex 4-6 times a week and now it has gone down to once/twice a week.
I'm a pretty laid back yet fun person.I like to go out to drink and party but lately all i have been wanting to do is sleep and stay in. I feel like im 80 years old with no desire for life. I get irritable at all the wrong times. When my boyfriend tries to initiate, I reject instead of joining.

Ive been with my boyfriend 6 months! I mean its not like weve been together for 10 years!

I also feel faint and dizzy majority of the time. Ironically enough i feel better when im on my period because im not taking BC. Also, I have been getting a mid section. Its not drastic but its definitely noticeable.

I really don't think there is any BC that is absolutely side-effect free.

You just have to find whats right for you.

Ortho low is not for me.

Side effects for me include

Faint/dizziness
Tired
Loss of sex drive
Irritable
Slight weight gain in mid section

Just got my IUD taken out on Fri. 6 days ago. I started taking Ortho lo that night, well every night that I have taken it, I have been sick to my stomach, can't sleep I am so sick. So not taking that anymore. It's like 4 in the morning and I am up b/c of it. Can't take it anymore.