User Reviews for Tri-Previfem (28) oral

I switched pharmacys and I'm not sure if they just couldn't read my Dr's handwriting or what but they gave me tri-previfem instead of my normal tri-sprintec but I figured I'd try it anyway. Worst choice I've ever made. Going into my third month and I want to cry all the time, my acne has come back, and I have horrible cramps again. The smallest incident or thought makes me want to ball my eyes out and as for effectiveness who knows because my new found moodiness is affecting my 2 year relationship. Switching back ASAP.Read More Read Less

Worst birth controll pill ever! Worst packaging ever! I bled for 14 days, off for 10, then started again. Made my cramps worse. And I wake up in a bad mood most days. I do not feel like myself.

Worst packaging EVER. What is with those little cardboard cut-outs that fall everywhere when you pop a pill out??? They are all over my purse, house, and car. I repeat- WORST PACKAGING EVER!

I began Tri-Previfem just before coming to college. I take it for my long painful periods and also as birth control. For the first two and a half months on the pill, I found myself irritable with a still heavy flow and no sign of improvement with my acne. Now, six months later, I have zero zits, a way smaller flow, and I'm not pregnant. During the first few months I felt like quitting it but I'm glad I stuck with it.

This birth control pill makes me so angry and moody. I snap constantly, when normally I am an easy going person. Don't take this pill unless you want to be an emotional roller coaster! This has also made my face break out like crazy, and have gained weight. terrible pill!

effective birth control, body hair grows slower, more stabalized appatite, less anxiety

I was switched to this through Medco and yes it has prevented my from pregnancy. That being said, my cycle is out of sync, my period can arrive anywhere from 4-6 days after I start the sugar pill and it lasts anywhere from 3-8 days. I never had this problem with any other pill!

I have had horrible experience with this pill. It has caused me to have horrible hormonal imbalance. I will never take this pill again. This messed my personality up while on birth control. Now, I'm on my 3rd month off from it and still suffer from depression, but it has gotten slightly better. I would not recommend it to anyone.

I have been taking this pill for 4 months now as a generic for ortho tri cyclene. I have been miserable! Completely beside myself with bouts of anger and depression. I have gained a lot of weight and retain a whole lot of water. I crave sweets all of the time and I have been breaking out in places I do not generally get pimples. I also have had awful back pain and very heavy discharge for over a month now. Switching to NuvaRing and hoping it helps.

I have taken Ortho Lo for the past eight years. After my insurance encouraged me to use generics, I gave this one a shot as an alternative. Not a good idea. I've been taking it consistently for a year, and although it has kept me from becoming pregnant, it has created a host of issues, such as weight gain, irritability and mood swings. I have an OBGYN appointment this month and plan to go back to Ortho Lo.

Before an endocrinologist put me on Ortho-Tricyclen, the "gold standard" as she said, I'd tried a few different generics to stop a continual though light flow that went on for three months. Ortho-Tricyclen worked very well for me for about 6 years. I would have continued to take it but a poor choice and drive to make more profit by Medco mail order pharmacy backed me into a corner sending me TriPrevifem. Instead of being assertive, I gave this generic a try. WRONG WRONG WRONG. significant increase in mood swings, anxiety, acne (even on my scalp!), breast tenderness, and joint pain. After only 14 days, I'd had enough, called my doc and the mail order pharmacy, and refusing to use anything other than ortho-tricyclen. Read More Read Less

After Tri Sprintec got recalled, the pharmacy switched me to Tri Previfem. I have always had issues with PMDD, symptoms like intense anger and depression, and the pill has always helped regulate that, until Tri Previfem. I feel depressed, anxious, angry, and sad constantly. I would not recommend this drug to anyone, especially those with PMDD.

I was prescribed this birth control by my doctor, not only for preventing pregnancy, but because of me severe migraines. I took this medication for 3 months and never missed a dose. I also used a second type of protection, thank God, because I have been getting letter's by the manufacture's warning me that for the past 6 months these birth control pills were not made with the right ingredients and so they were caused to be recalled. I am very disapointed in the fact that the drug manufactures could let something like this happen!! I will never take this pill again and would not reccomend that anyone take it.Read More Read Less

I have been taking Trinessa for several years and my pharmacy gave me Tri-previfem cause its cheaper. Since going on this med I have had some dramatic mood swings. I’ve felt somewhat depressed and crying at even the slightest mishap. I have never had such unusual side effects from BC. I called the pharmacy and asked to switch. If this is happening to you I recommend calling a pharmacist and telling them along with getting your Dr. to write u a new Rx. I didnt like how it made me feel.

Rite Aid switched to this brand. I was taking Tri Sprintec and had no complaints or noticeable side effects. I've been taking this for 2 months now and I've noticed that I have been feeling depressed, I'm always irritated with people, snapping at my family, impatient, having problems with my contacts, migraines. I hate this pill and I'm going to be seeing my dr and getting a different kind. Oh and of course I have no sex drive but that was also my (only) complaint with Tri Sprintec; I think that is a problem with ALL BCP's, unfortunately. Read More Read Less

I have noticed an extreme tenderness in my breasts that I've never experienced before, along with a 10 lb weight gain. I do p90X 4-5 times per week and I'm still gaining weight. Also, my eyes burn constantly and I read another review here where someone else mentioned that. I don't wear contacts and I'm not allergic to anything but they feel like they're on fire every day. If it is this pill that is causing all these awful things, I think I'd rather just use condoms.

Horrible, horrible, horrible. After 2 months of taking this pill, I have finally stopped taking it. Going back to my Dr. to find out what I can be switched to because the emotional strain on me from this pill is just too much. I was taking TriNessa 28 for 2 months prior to this one and when I switched to order by mail from my insurance they switched the prescription to Tri-Previfem. The first month I get switched, they have a RECALL because pills were packaged incorrectly. Thank goodness mine did not end up being part of the recall but still scary enough. Unfortunately it took a major outburst with a co-worker to finally open my eyes and realize I've had horrible ups and downs in my mood the past two months. I'm not one of those women that cries at every little thing, until I began taking Tri-Previfem. I feel like a teenager again who is not in control of her body due to the fluctuating hormones. My face has broken out horribly along my jawline and now two weeks of being off the pill it's finally starting to clear up.Read More Read Less

I have been on this BC for ONE MONTH and have had the worst experience. I was originally on Ortho Lo but because this generic brand was less pricey, I switched. MISTAKE. I have gained 5-7lbs, my contacts bother me constantly and my mood has gone up and down. I would not recommend anyone to switch to this BC has an alternative to Ortho Lo. I have been on BC for 7 years and haven't run into issues until now. I have decided to give my body a break from the drug and see how I feel.

I have been on this for a year and a half and love it. My periods are light and only last four days without any pain. I haven't gained any weight and my skin has cleared. I even told my friends about it and now they take it too!