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Below are Ortho TRI-Cyclen LO (Norgestimate / Ethinyl Estradiol) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 3 ratings/reviews, Ortho TRI-Cyclen LO has an overall score of 5.67. The effectiveness score is 7.33 and the side effect score is 6.67. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Ortho TRI-Cyclen LO review by 27 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | acne |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 pill/day taken once a day for the period of one year |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | multi-vitamin | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Lighter periods, clearing of acne for the first 6-7 months. |
| Side effects: | | I think it might have made the hair on my scalp thinner; irregular bleeding (this might have been due to my not always taking the medicine exactly at the same time each day). |
| Comments: | | Even taking the medicine correctly, my skin started breaking out again and I've had to go to a higher dose formula. |
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| | Ortho TRI-Cyclen LO review by 34 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | birth control |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 per day (dosage frequency: 1 per day) for the period of 3 years |
| Other conditions: | | hypothyroidism |
| Other drugs taken: | | unithroid | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | by taking as prescribed, the drug prevents pregnancy, regulates period, helps reduce acne. |
| Side effects: | | slight weight gain |
| Comments: | | Upon having irregular periods, my doctor prescribed the pill to regulate them. Upon taking the pill for a month, I found that my periods did become regular. In addition, the pill has so far prevented unwanted pregnancy. The only side affects I found were slight weight gain. However, this is easy to overcome with excercize. Therefore, I feel the benefits outweigh the side-effects of taking this medication. |
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| | Ortho TRI-Cyclen LO review by 19 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Marginally Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Heavy menstrual bleeding |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 pill taken once a day for the period of a couple months |
| Other conditions: | | Anxiety, depression, PTSD, hyperthyroidism |
| Other drugs taken: | | Zoloft, PTU (Anti-thyroid medicine) | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | None... did not make my periods any lighter |
| Side effects: | | Weight gain... I gained 10-15 pounds while on the pill and because I'm only 4'10, that 10-15 pounds REALLY SHOWS. I've tried other oral contraceptives for my heavy menstrual bleeding and all of them do the same thing... they don't help regulate my menstrual bleeding but they do make me gain weight. In the future, when I need to use a method of birth control, I will not be using oral contraceptives... EVER! |
| Comments: | | My sister is also on this pill (for birth control) and she has experienced many side affects from it, too. |
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