Tri-Lo-Marzia for Birth Control User Reviews (Page 4)

• Abs
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 2, 2022

"I have been on this pill for about 4 years and I would say it made me gain weight (10 pounds nothing serious) and had a lot of fluctuations in my skin but it overall helped my acne clear up. I have also been having unprotected sex for the last 4 years and this pill has me starting my period on the exact same day of each month. I feel confident that it protects me and I usually take it once a day at the same time, with the occasional missed pill absolutely rarely. I think it turned me into an angrier person but overall I would recommend it"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 27, 2021

"Gave me terrible cramping and excessive bleeding. Took it for about 5 months and stopped when I noticed a had huge blood clots coming out during my period, they were so big it was painful to pass. Didn't give me acne or any weight gain."

• Emily
• April 10, 2020

"I took this pill for 2 weeks and 1 day and I developed a severe cough and an awful rash on my stomach, back and underneath my right breast. I’ve learned as I’ve gotten older that I am more sensitive to ingesting medications. Just be cautious and ask about all the side effects before trying this medication. It didn’t work for me unfortunately."

• Britt
• April 21, 2020

"I started taking birth control for my painful period symptoms (cramps, migraines, nausea.). I was originally on Ortho Tri Cyclen, the brand version, but they stopped making it I think so naturally I opted for this one, I didn’t mind. It has helped a lot with my headaches/migraines. I don’t get them anymore. I still get pretty bad cramps and nausea but I also credit that to my body always eventually building immunity to whatever pill I’m on. I have gained some wight what but nothing too noticeable or serious. I get occasional pimples along chin/jawline but again, nothing too bad. I recently tried being more prompt with taking my pills on time at same time of day to prevent pregnancy since I normally just take it whenever I remember to (various times of day), do we’ll see how affective it is with that lol. Ultimately, I like it. It’s done better than other birth control pills I’ve used before. I see a lot of reviews with hives & rashes; I have not experienced any of that."

• Sara
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 3, 2021

"I went on Tri Lo Marzia after 9 month off birth control. I was previously on Junel and my doctor said this would reduce the side effects I felt of mood swings. Let me first say everyone’s body is different however, this increased my mood swings and causes depression in only 3 months. I was irrational, sad, and fought with everyone in my life. Please make sure you have someone you love keeping tabs on your and being honest with you while starting any birth control pill. Consider counseling or therapy if you know you have a history of depression on hormonal contraceptives. If you’re feeling like I did, stop taking it and contact your doctor."

• Anony...
• May 27, 2020

"I have only been on the pill for 5-6 months now and since I’ve started it’s been horrible. I got on birth control because I had extremely bad cramps and super heavy flow which cause me to be nauseous and very weak when trying to walk without taking 3-4 pain pills. I blacked out each time I had my cycle, even at university classes too. Only high doses of pain pills worked. So the second week I started feeling sick, constant headaches, nausea 24/7 I lost interest in a lot of things, I constantly felt irritated and I hated talking to people. I wanted to be alone and I felt sad when I was alone but wanted to be around people (very confused). Two months in nothing changed except for me cramping for 2 weeks, the week before and week of, it was lighter but it lasted longer and I had no appetite AT ALL. And I exercise a lot but I still look like I’m gaining weight and my family keeps telling me this. All I can say is be cautious before u use this"

• Anon
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 18, 2020

"I had been on this Tri-Lo-Marzia brand for about 3 months and a half and have decided to stop it entirely and not try any other combination pill. Originally I was on another brand with a higher dose and had horrible physical and mental side effects that I noticed within a month or so. I switched to Tri-Lo-Marzia as it was a lower dosage of hormones and noticed within the first two months my skin cleared and boobs got bigger. It was not until the third month of taking it I had a personal issue come up and assumed my anxiety was because of that but it just got worse for the next four weeks. My last week on the pill has been the darkest place I’ve ever been I experienced bad anxiety, panic attacks, and creeping symptoms of depression which I have never had before the pill. Again everyone’s body will react differently but I have had such a negative experience with the pill on my mental health and do NOT feel like myself at all. I’m hoping it will leave my system quickly."

• Mpano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 10, 2021

"Terrible, the first week was non stop crying for no reason. Anything made me cry. I got terrible facial hair under my chin also, they were dark coarse hairs. Since each week increases its progestin the hair got worse each week. As far as pregnancy prevention, it did fine but just terrible facial hair and headaches. Stopped it and went back to a monophasic pill."

• Annoy...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 17, 2019

"So I’ve been taking tri-lo-mariza for a while now(years) and it only now just clicked that it probably what’s causing all my problems, when one of the issues I was blaming it do to a death in the family. Let’s see 40 pounds weight gain, joint pain, muscle spasms, boils/large cyst, terrible headaches the week before my period. Only recently did I think this was the issue when the spasms happen worst after my cycle when I started a new pack of pills and had none during my period. I have one more row of pills before my next period and helping with getting switch back to tri-lo-sprintec things will go back to normal. My pharmacy changed me to tri-lo-Marzia without telling me it was different years ago because they weren’t carrying tri-lo-sprintec. Also I get really anxious or annoyed by stupid little things super fast and just haven't felt right for awhile."

• Betty
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 17, 2019

"This was the first birth control I was ever prescribed, starting when I was 18 (I'm now 24). I've always struggled with acne (was on accutane twice) and heavy periods with heavy cramping. This medication never worsened any of my acne or period symptoms, but also didn't improve them. While taking Tri-Lo Marzia I had 7-8 day long periods with the first 1-4 days being very heavy with cramping and it lightening up the last few days. I still broke out around the time of my period, but my acne was not worsened or made better overall by taking this pill. I'm only considering switching now because after 6 years of heavy cramps and period symptoms, I'd really like to not have to deal with it anymore! Overall, wouldn't dissuade anyone from taking this, but I also think there are better options out there."

• Alex
• October 6, 2019

"Within the first 2 weeks, I had horrible acne around my mouth, constant breast tenderness and immediate weight gain. This was only the tip of the iceberg. As my time on Tri-Lo-Marzia increased, so did my problems. I have never been as moody as I was on Tri-Lo-Marzia, with the most intense mood swings. The depression I had while on Tri-Lo-Marzia was comparable to the depression I experienced during my parents divorce only 5x worse. My final week on it led me to experience the worst migraine of my life, one that persisted for 4 days straight with no moment of peace. What ultimately led me to stop taking this pill was reaching the lowest point in my life, something I have not considered in many, many years, nonetheless seriously considered. My final night with tri-lo-marzia in my system was a culmination of depression, tears and anger as I am baffled at how a synthetic hormone could cause such havoc on my life. I took this pill for 1 month and 7 days."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 12, 2019

"I had the worst experience. I couldn’t sleep, I had major headaches & I had hair loss! My hair came out in clumps, it has helped my acne but is not worth everything else I’ve gone through. I have endometriosis & this doesn’t help it what so ever, my periods are still so heavy and brutal. This pill has made me feel so anxious and irritable all the time. I will be getting off of it immediately."

• maryn...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 29, 2021

"Before I started taking this birth control, I had the worst PMS & periods. A week before my period, I would have intensified feelings of anger and sadness. There were so many crying spells. I would get bad acne around the time of my period. My period was so bad one day I had to leave work. So, my doctor prescribed me Tri Lo Marzia (one of the lowest birth control dosage) in order to keep my hormones in place. After 3 months of using it, I have noticed a little weight gain and I had to go up a bra size or 2. But, it has protected me from pregnancy, made my periods SO much more manageable, lighter, & minimal pain. I may get 1 or 2 pimples here and there. I think it’s great. * PS- I had my own personal problems with my weight before taking this medication. I was gaining weight before the birth control. This had very little effect on my weight but I do think it contributed to my bra size. I still would recommend!"

• golfer
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 15, 2019

"The first month on this was a breath of relief. I switched over from a 90-day pill that messed up my cycle as well as my mood really bad. However, after my first month I noticed that I was getting AWFUL acne. Then more symptoms began to show where I would be super down for a week, and then back to normal after. My doctor and I miscommunicated two months ago and I missed one pill pack, so when I started again it was a bigger mess. I had a solid day where I sat in my room and cried over nothing. This pill was definitely not for me. It was an improvement from my 90-day pill though, I was not changing my emotion every hour."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 17, 2022

"A year ago my doctor prescribed this BC to help with my cystic acne, after reading all of poor the reviews online I never ended up taking it. Fast forward to now, I'd had enough of the acne & my doctor highly suggested I give this pill a try, and not read anything online. So I tried the pill for 3 days, and immediately knew I had to stop. The depression was HEAVY, extremely noticeable being someone who used to be depressed and is currently in a good place. For reference I run a business which I am very passionate about and I literally felt the urge to walk away from it all. For the first time ever I actually really didn't like my job at all, I could barely get myself to open the store. I knew right away that it wasn't worth it. I hate to feed the fire, or to keep anyone from taking this whom it might help, but I can strongly back up all of the reviews that have mentioned depression because it is very real and can make you feel very lost overnight."

• Anonymous
• August 13, 2021

"I am only two weeks into my first pack and I am horrible. This is so bad. My moods immediately shifted and I became extremely irritable and random sadness spells. I feel like I have gained 20 pounds, I’m not really sure how much, but I feel so heavy. I have vaginal dryness, low sex drive, and bad back pain. The only good thing that came from this so far is my skin is clearing up. I do not recommend this at all. Please take anything but this"

• CShas...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 3, 2023

"I went on birth control to help clear up my cystic acne and hopefully get me back to having a normal cycle. So far, I still have cystic acne, boils, 10 lb weight gain, hot flashes, I still have a messed up menstrual cycle and it’s been 3 months on it."

• Tarah
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 13, 2021

"Honest review here. I have Sinus Tachycardia and estrogen is a trigger. I wanted to try birth control again at the lowest possible dose after a couple years of not being on anything. Within that week I started getting a burning chest, racing heart, horrible headache and 24/7 cramps. Threw it in the trash where it belongs."

• iwant...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 1, 2023

"I do not recommend taking this birth control. I’ve been on birth control for two years and I’ve been on tri-lo-marzia for a few months now. I started with Junel and I had no side effects, but I had breakthrough bleeding and my doctor switched me because of it. Tri-lo-marzia didn’t seem bad at first. I didn’t have a period my first month of taking it, and since then my period has been all messed up, either just spotting for my period or starting my period during the middle of my pack still having breakthrough bleeding. my libido is still 0, I’m bloated all the time, I’ve gained weight in my face, am my self-esteem has been affected. I’ve never been depressed or had harmful thoughts before, but I do now. I’m hardly the person I was before I started this pill. I have an appointment to get a copper IUD but it’s in a few months and I’m trying to find one sooner so I can stop taking this birth control asap"

• Anonymous
• September 15, 2019

"I have been taking Tri-lo Marzia for a little over a year now. I switched over from Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo due to my insurance. I certainly don’t care for it! I have gained weight, became very emotional and suffer from random migraines. I’ve noticed that when I accidentally miss 2 days I do have heavy bleeding."

• Giano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 22, 2020

"Do not take this birth control. This was my first time ever taking birth control. A week after taking it, I had my first panic attack ever in my life. After my first one, I had 3 since then. Usually after the attacks, I’ll feel normal the next day. But after my most recent one, I’ve been on edge and haven’t felt myself ever since. I’ve never had problems like this before and it started around the time I began taking this birth control. I stopped taking them... hopefully it leaves my system soon."

• umm
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 25, 2021

"I’ve been taking Tri-Lo-Marzia for about 3 months now. I was placed on it for mainly day 1 period cramps and acne breakouts the week before my period starts. At first, this made me gain about 10 pounds, but since then my weight has just been fluctuating. Surprisingly it got rid of the acne, but I’ve also been taking better care of my skin and haven’t worn makeup in forever. But the reason I’m taking my time to leave a review is that I used to have 3-4 day long periods and I’m now on DAY 7. It’s not even a constant flow, but it’s not light enough to be spotting and it’s so annoying. It’s safe I am over that and I’m getting an IUD."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 4, 2022

"I haven't gotten many side effects from this, other than a loss of libido. I rarely want to have sex with my boyfriend, and when I do I stay dry. I also bled for almost a month and a half when I first started. I do get spotting every so often which is annoying. I was on Blisovi fe before and had even more frequent spotting."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 9, 2022

"Please do your research before taking this pill. I have been taking Tri-Sprintec for years, no issues. My pharmacy switched my prescription to this and I didn’t think to do any research before taking it. After 3 days on the pill, I started having extreme depression and suicidal thoughts. I’m normally a very happy, driven individual and this pill crippled all drive I had for life. I stopped taking it after 3 days and hoping it leaves the system ASAP."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 6, 2023

"I would not wish this birth control on my worst enemy. The only reason I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 is because I didn’t get pregnant. I have never experienced such intense anxiety in my life, and I am not generally an overly anxious person. My heart would randomly start beating crazy fast or I would get palpitations, and I had racing thoughts and intrusive thoughts. I have never felt so out of control if my thoughts. I genuinely thought I was going crazy. I’ve been off of it for 3 weeks and still don’t feel completely back to myself. Do yourself a favor and STEER CLEAR."