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TriNessa Lo and Heavy Periods: What Users Say

Heavy periods: mentioned by 4 users (8.5%)

Based on user experiences from 47 TriNessa Lo reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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acne 51.1%
mood swings 23.4%
headaches 17.0%
nausea 14.9%
cramps 12.8%
anxiety 10.6%
depression 10.6%
weight gain 10.6%
bleeding 8.5%
heavy periods 8.5%

Reviews for TriNessa Lo

Showing 4 reviews tagged with "heavy periods". Clear filters to view all 47 reviews.
Commonly mentioned side effects
  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • May 26, 2018

For Birth Control "As many others have said, everyone has different experiences with birth control. That being said, TriNessa Lo was a horrible birth control for my body. I’ve never had bad acne, but I noticed a significant increase in the amount of acne on my cheeks and chin area. Even worse were the mood swings, I would cry at the drop of a pin, and it was very negatively affecting my new marriage. I couldn’t control my emotions and would cry and get angry at my husband for absolutely nothing. Not only that, I was very tired and lethargic all the time. It also made my periods very heavy, and I had headaches at least three times a week. The only reason it gets a 3 rating is that I didn’t get pregnant."

3 / 10
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  • August 3, 2016

For Birth Control "I've taken Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo for 10 years. About 8 months ago, my insurance switched me over to Trinessa Lo due to it being cheaper. It's supposed to be the exact same thing, so I've given it time to work itself out. I'm switching back to Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo. 15 lbs of water retention that will not go away despite constant exercise, a healthy diet (no sodium or complex carbs), etc. Cystic acne, engorged and painful breasts, extreme mood swings, irritability, worsened hypoglycemia, no appetite, dead libido, HEAVY periods, horrible cramping, and headaches. I must be allergic to something in Trinessa, or maybe it really isn't the same as OTC? Either way, this BC has made me consider quitting BC altogether due to the insane side effects."

1 / 10
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  • M C...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • December 1, 2017

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "Out of the 3 pills I have taken (the others being Microgestin Fe and Tri Lo Sprintec), Trinessa is probably the best. Microgestin caused not only constant constipation and the worst depression I've ever experienced. I switched to Trinessa, and these problems lessened within the first month. Trinessa did give me some nasty forehead acne and mood swings, but these also disappeared relatively quickly. My only real complaint is that until the 5th month on it, I would spot for a week straight before my placebo week. My flow was pretty heavy, but no terrible cramps accompanied it."

7 / 10
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  • Mon...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • August 31, 2019

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I have a super heavy period. This gave me melasma. I don't think it caused my HUGE uterine cyst, but I have one now that large mine is 8.6 cm. Do not use this drug."

1 / 10
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