Hi there,
I have been taking trinessa for the last 3 or 4 years, and before that another generic of Ortho Tricyclin. I have not noticed weight gain, or fatigue but I have had increased anxiety and a few panic attacks.

I have begun to believe that my panic attacks are caused by the pill. I only began getting them when I started using BC pills.

I am going to do an experiment and stop for a while to see what happens. I have never liked the idea of taking artificial hormones. And this is as good a time as any to stop.

I don't know if anyone else has found the same side effects, I would be interested to know if anyone has.

Cheers.

If you didn't lose hair while on the pill, you won't lose it from going off the pill.

Have you tried any other pills? You might find another that works perfectly for you. I had really similar side effects from the mirena IUD, but everyone reacts differently to everything.

I am not stressed or anything.I thought it was just normal shedding but I have experienced a significant amount of hairloss while taking this prescription which makes me very upset. I went to the gyno and spoke to her about it and she was unaware of that being a side effect. But, I am glad that I was not crazy in thinking that this was the culprit. I have been taking it for two mths and no other drugs. I am wondering if all BC does this, because I am going to stop taking this generic brand after it runs out this mth...Any thoughts?

I think hair loss is caused by excessive androgens? If so, other bc's might work just fine since the amount of androgen varies by pill.

No, they shouldn't all have that effect. It's actually pretty rare, so if you switch you should be ok, but it's all up to your body.

i have just realized that trinessa has made me depressed. i got an email from my bestfriend and i just started crying because i was remembering all of the fun times and things i used to love that i have lost interest in.

i cried and i told her that something was wrong with me. and i noticed it started to happen after my birthday which was in march. i started taking trinessa in april. i couldnt figure out why i wanted to take myself away from fun things, people i love. ive always been high spirited. and ive noticed ive been faking it cause i dont know how to tell someone i just feel so sad. after i sent her that email i just tried to figure out what has changed since the beginning of the year. and bam! i remembered that when i was about to start trinessa i googled it and read about girls getting depresed. and i didnt think it would happen to me. and now that i'm reading about hairloss my mom has complained about that. i think i'm finally happy that ive figured out whats been making me feel so terrible.

I have been on trinessa for three weeks and have expaerienced a great amount of discharge. is this normal?

Actually I just started taking Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo because of the mood problems I was having on Tri Nessa. Before I got my last period I did seem to have a great amount of discharge aswell.. Everything seems to be fine now that I've changed. So maybe it is the pill.

okay.. because they were going to give me something for a yeast infection but I don't have any itching or irritated symptoms. Its just discharge... what BC did u switch to.. How much do you pay a month for it?

I thought it could have been a yeast infection also but I didn't have any of the itching or symptoms I read either. Then my period came and I've been fine. I switched to Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo and it's $30 a month!! I was like this better work!! Cause there's no generic the woman at the pharmacy said.

okay trinessa is $30 for me right now so it won't make a diff lol... but imma switch and try that because it seems like everyone is having a problem with this brand!

oh! lol then yeah. From all the ads i'm seeing on this site looks like Ortho Tri-Cyclen is the way to go. I don't think I've ever noticed them till now.

Well, I wouldn't trust the ads, it's all just money. But if it works for you, great! Stick with it!!

It takes quite a few years for the generic forms come out, the patent has to expire before other companies can replicate it.

So since i only been on it for three weeks.. shoul i try it for like two months to see if my body will get used to it

Yeah, you should generally give any new birth control for 3 months before you give up on it, unless the side effects are really bad.

I was on trinessa for a while and I experienced weight gain and depression right before my period. I did stop to try another BC because of the side effects, however I am going back on trinessa. I know what to expect. The other bc I was on had me losing my hair with severe depression. I actually had to go on medication. As for acne, when I went completely off of bc my face went out of control. I went on antibiotics. I do not want to go through that again.

Did anyone have issues with spotting during taking active pills?

I told my OBGYN about it, but didn't seem to think there was much concern on the matter.

i had trouble with trinessa... i took it for 2 months and had breakthrough bleeding through most of my second month. Ive decided to quit taking it...Ive been off for 4 days now and still bleeding, making this almost 2 weeks in a row (after already having a regular period then 2 days off)

Is this normal??

I'm new to taking BC pills. About a month ago now, I started taking Trinessa. Since then, I've experienced nasuea everyday, change in appetite, and weight gain already. I use to have a cup of coffee every morning I came in to work and chocolate at least twice a week. Both which I've enjoyed having. Now I cannot stand the smell of either of them, which makes me gag. I've been having craving for things like coke, fatty foods, etc. which my body has learned to stay away from before taking the pill. One morning I really felt very weak I couldn't move, I felt like vomitting. I feel lack of energy, more depressed than before, fatigue, and sometimes have no appetite. Also, I've been having some sharp pain in my right breast along with tenderness.

Has anyone experienced what I have?