User Reviews for Ortho Tri-Cyclen LO (28) oral

I was on ortho for 5 years.With this birth control I lost 30 pounds and my periods were regulated.It is very effective as long as you take it on time and everyday and when you take anitbiotics make sure you use a back up because on my 5th year I got pregnant because of the antibiotic.But other than it giving me a beautiful daughter it worked very well.

I was originally switched to this pill because my OB/GYN was concerned about the side effects of the standard OTC. Well, sure enough, after taking it religiously for several months, we are pregnant with our second child. I never missed a pill, took antibiotics, anything. And while we are very excited to be expecting again, we weren't really planning on it to be so soon. Our children will be 20 1/2 months apart. I do not recommend this pill. I hope it works better for others than it did for me. We will be trying Yaz next!!Read More Read Less

Good drug, I just have a hard time taking it at the SAME time each day.

Before starting this med I experienced an abnormally severe amount of pain that kept me in bed and crying for days. I've been on the pill for four years now and have had no problems with my menstrual cycle and have found it to be a very effective birth control. I just hate when I forget to take it!

I experienced extreme mood swings, depression, crying for no reason and about 5 pounds of water weight gain. I was a basket case beyond all things, which is very different from my normal PMS or mood. Switched to Yaz, already feel better. Not moody, very happy.

I was taking this birth control for 1.5 years. In the beginning it made me very nauseous, but after a few weeks it got better. After a while i started to have no desire for sex. I thought it was normal. I thought I could go the rest of my life without having sex, it was horrible. After I stopped taking the pill, the sex got a lot better, and more enjoyable.

I used this for both pain and abnormally long and heavy periods. The first couple months were rough, but it's worked well ever since!

I was on this pill for quite sometime and my periods were very irregular and i was having lots of cramping.

It's easy to use but I did have some spotting and my acne hasn't improved at all.

I am 22 and have used the ortho pills for 4 months and I must say the I was expecting a big difference in my acne and unfortunatly I didn't notice much of a change

I spot quite bit about 2 weeks before my period. It can be quite heavy as though I am having my period for a day or two. I have been taking this for about two years now and it hasn't gotten better.