Ovcon and mood swings

I had a horrible experience with this one. I was switched to ovcon from ortho-novum to help with breakthrough bleeding. Over the years, I taken probably about 5 different brands of birth control pills and I NEVER had such a bad experience as this. I didn't connect it with ovcon at first because when I started ovcon, I was also stopping a series of antidepressant medications that I'd been taking for years but finally felt stable enough to do without. Everything that happened as a result I thought was due to stopping the antidepressants but I'm suspecting it was all due to ovcon.

I took ovcon for 5 months. Besides nausea, I had MAJOR bloating and water retention and HUGE weight gain. I felt like I wasn't even in my own body but a strangers. Appetite shot way up. I was never full, no matter how much I ate. I got terrible swelling in my ankles and fingers and feet. Breasts felt huge. All I wanted to do was eat. Depression and ennui set in. I had mood swings like you wouldn't believe. I assumed this was due to stopping treatment with antidepressants, but I'd never had such mood swings even before seeking treatment for my depression. Libido nonexistent.

It worked for helping control the breakthrough bleeding but hardly was it worth it with all these side effects. The swelling finally sent me to the doctor, it was so uncomfortable. Dr. could find nothing wrong--blood pressure, blood tests, urine sample all normal. She decided to try switching birth control.

I'm my third day on LoEstrin now, and I feel tons better. Having major peeing now it seems my body is ridding itself of excess water. Body beginning to feel like my own again. Appetite back to normal--I get full again like I should! Mood much improved and libido hasn't been this strong in ages.

Ovcon was definitely not for me.

I have been taking ovcon since february of 2005.I have just now started break threw bleeding,mood swings even feeling like i am going threw post partum depression.

I am on pill 11 today and this has been the worst 11 days of my life. I have had cramps and bleeding but the worst part is the mood swings. I am ILL at everyone. I am coming off these pills as soon as i get a call back from my DR.

Ladies,

I also started to take OVCON35 a month ago, I just started on my second set of pills and was going on week 2 when I decided to stop taking them. My main reason for taking them wa sbecause I always have very bad cramps on my first day of period, but been on OVCON is like Groundhog day, my first day repeats over and over again. Cramps all over, even worse than before, and mood swings at work and home, its very bad.

I have decided that I'll rather have one bad day of menstruation that I can make better by taking advil or tylenol than to be miserable and having to worry about bleeding unexpectanly.

Maybe we should all place a Law-Suit.

I am 26 years old... I hope this opinion helps.

I've been on Ovcon 35 for 5 months. I had no problems with breakthrough bleeding until this month. I've been bleeding for 3 weeks! I've also had many of the other side effects mentioned by many others on this site- pain in legs, Abdominal cramping, fatigue, bloating, mood swings. I WILL be stopping these pills today. I'm 43 years old and recently married. No plans for children so my husband is getting a vasectomy. Until I read the side effects posted by other people who have taken OvCon 35, I thought I might have something seriously wrong with me but now I'm sure it's the pills! The FDA needs to take a closer look at what these pills are doing to the woman taking OvCon 35!

I have been taking Ovcon for over a year now, and up until this cycle I liked it. I just had my period two weeks ago, and I am bleeding again. And, I don't mean spotting, I mean heavy bright blood and a whole lot of clotting...YUK! But, now that I mention it, I have had some other side effects. I have gained a lot of weight. My breasts have gotten bigger ( that's a good thing), but I'd rather be skinny. I have quite a few more headaches and fatigue. And the mood swings are in full swing.

I was on Ovcon 35 for a few yrs. then I had 3 cyst so my doc. put me on Ovcon50 because it is strong, I hate it I have depression bad!!, mood swings, I get about 4-5 hours a sleep at night, leg pain, fatigue, alot of anxiety, cramps and heavy bleeding, Which I never had before, and I want to gain weight and I gained about 5 pounds which isn't bad for me, and my boobs got one cup bigger, I'm consulting my doc. about it and switching, this sux !!!

i've been taking ovcon for the past 7 months and have gained 10#'s! i am very health conscious and exercise is an important part of my life. i have also had breakthrough bleeding every month, fatigue and crazy mood swings. i just went for my yearly this morning and asked my doctor to switch me. she prescribed yasmin which i will start on sunday. please check back if anyone is interested to see how it's working for this 30 year old mother of 2.

I started taking ovcon about 3 months ago. i was on depoprovera for 6 years and my hormone levels became insanly off balanced. I liked the pill at first. It actually helped me lose a few pounds (curved my hunger) and my boobs went up a full cup size. i had an increased sex drive but can't have sex very often because whenever i would have an orgasm i would have this brownish secretion for a few days after. i read that this has something to do with the bill affecting my liver. my periods were pretty normal which was good being as i hadn't had one in 6 years. but i constantly have an upset stomach, terrible constipation, and mood swings. i'ver also had trouble sleeping.

I suppose most of my side effects are the same as those listed below. I've been on Ovcon for 2 months after my doctor switched me from Yasmin for no reason at all! I had no problem with Yasmin! With Ovcon, I've had 6 full periods. By full, I mean, 11 day long periods followed by 10 days of relief, then another full 7 day period. It's awful. I've had horrible mood swings, bloating, cramping, and the last week of medicated pills, severe constipation.

This is an evil drug and I'm switching as soon as possible, hopefully back to Yasmin!

I've only been on Ovcon 35 for eight days and I've already experienced terrible headaches and intense nausea. I used to be on Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo but switched due to mood swings. I know that side effects can last up to three months. Any happy users out there?