User Reviews for Tri-Sprintec (28) oral

My gynechologist found an ovarian cyst in my left ovary. He first prescribed me Lutera. Thus bc pill was a nightmare. Lutera gave me horrible headaches, nauseas, feeling tired all the time, my sex drive was awful and had horrible mood swings, anxiety and depression. I contacted my doctor and he switched me to Tri-Sprintec and noticed the difference the second day I started it. My sex drive is back, no mood swings, my depression disappeared, and no shortness of breath or palpitations. I feel normal and happy again. Read More Read Less

The worst decision I ever made was taking this bc. I took trinessa for 8 years and never once had an issue. Unfortunately trinessa is discontinued and I had to be switched to trisprintec. The first month i was alright but 3 out of the 4 months I took it were a nightmare. I became a different person. I cried everyday for no reason. My anxiety was worse than ever and I started having crazy thoughts. My acne is so bad right now. Worse than I ever had as a teen. I started getting a pain in my right breast and that was my last straw. I quit tri sprintec 3 weeks ago and I can't believe how much better I feel already. I still have horrible acne but I'm hoping it will get better after so long of not taking this bc. The pharmacy told me trinessa and tri sprintec are the exact same bc and that's a complete lie. I feel like I missed 4 months of my life because I was in such a depressed fog. Now I'm so much happier.Read More Read Less

I am just now starting this birth control it is my first time on any sort of birth control I am very nervous because I keep hearing about how it make you gain weight and the mood swings I am still pretty young I was prescribed this to regulate my period but I’m nervous to see how this goes

The worst birth control I’ve ever been on (and I’ve tried four different pills). They discontinued Trinessa (the best BC) and I was given tri sprintec as a replacement. My face broke out SO much, I gave it three months to clear up and it’s progressively gotten worse: I’ve gained weight as well. I talked to my doctor about this, and the inactive ingredients are different from trinessa (hormones are the same). Would not recommend at all. I’m going back on the generic version which I didn’t have a reaction to. Read More Read Less

This birth control does what it needs to which is fine. But the side effects really hit me. I had flu like symptoms the first couple days. I am on day 8 right now and have no?t had the stomach to eat anything in 3 days. I am ALWAYS nauseous. My sex drive is not the same. And the moodiness has suck in, but I am assuming it is from being sick and lack of wanting/having sex. I understand my body might have to get used to being on BC again, but overall that has been my experience. It could get better but unfortunately I am not waiting around to find out so I am trying to switch now Read More Read Less

Iâ??m on my third week of this birth control. Iâ??ve had really bad issues with nausea in the past with other pills to the point where I couldnâ??t eat or focus on anything else. With Tri-Sprintec Iâ??ve only had a few hours of slight nausea right after taking the pill a few times. However, the two biggest side effects for me was the interruption of my sleep schedule when I first started the pill and the dizziness. I was constantly up throughout the night and woke up really early. Luckily my schedule has gone back to normal. I do still experience dizziness. Whenever I do any kind of motion too fast I experience a strong bout of being dizzy. Other than that, my acne has cleared up. Iâ??m not sure how itâ??s affected my period pain yet since Iâ??ve only been on it for 3 weeks but the initially side affects have been much better than previous birth control experiences. Read More Read Less

I'm just finishing with my third pack on this. It's my first time using pill form birth control so I can't compare to others. So far it's been easy to use and no I'll side effects. I was worried about nausea and decreased libido, but none of that happened. I did notice my mood swings are a little more erractic around my period, but it's something I caught on to and can manage. The only real disappointing thing about it is that I was hoping it would help more with breakouts. I think it helped some, but I still breakout terribly on my back around my period. I really wished the pill would have helped with that. Overall, it's fine. I'm going to stay on another 3 months and see if it improves. Read More Read Less

I’ve been on the pill for most of my life, and for me this brand has been my favorite by far. I actually have a paragard (non-hormonal IUD) in at the moment, so I’m not on the pill to prevent pregnancy. I use Tri-Sprintec to manage my PCOS and acne. My acne was pretty severe prior to this pill. I’ve been on several rounds of Accutane, and if it were up to me I’d stay on it forever but doctors are scared of being sued, so I decided to try this birth control pill being that I needed something to curb my painful periods anyway. Tri-Sprintec has definitely helped to calm my skin down A LOT. No dreaded initial breakout period at the onset of starting them or anything. No bloating, no weight gain. In fact, I’ve had no problems with sticking to my weight loss regimen. I’ve successfully lost weight since taking it. Ok, so the cons: I absolutely had “the crazies” for the first few months. Mood swings, irritability, increased anxiety (I’m already a naturally anxious person). Sometimes I’d feel like all of my coworkers were all talking about me, lol. Yea, it was pretty intense. But I stuck it out, because while bothersome, it still felt manageable and I was enjoying the clear skin and pain free periods. The crazies lasted about three months. Glad to say now I feel totally normal, and still enjoying the benefits I mentioned. Except spotting. This pill does make me spot. Read More Read Less

I’ve been on the pill for most of my life, and for me this brand has been my favorite by far. I actually have a paragard (non-hormonal IUD) in at the moment, so I’m not on the pill to prevent pregnancy. I use Tri-Sprintec to manage my PCOS and acne. My acne was pretty severe prior to this pill. I’ve been on several rounds of Accutane, and if it were up to me I’d stay on it forever but doctors are scared of being sued, so I decided to try this birth control pill being that I needed something to curb my painful periods anyway. Tri-Sprintec has definitely helped to calm my skin down A LOT. No dreaded initial breakout period at the onset of starting them or anything. No bloating, no weight gain. In fact, I’ve had no problems with sticking to my weight loss regimen. I’ve successfully lost weight since taking it. Ok, so the cons: I absolutely had “the crazies” for the first few months. Mood swings, irritability, increased anxiety (I’m already a naturally anxious person). Sometimes I’d feel like all of my coworkers were all talking about me, lol. Yea, it was pretty intense. But I stuck it out, because while bothersome, it still felt manageable and I was enjoying the clear skin and pain free periods. The crazies lasted about three months. Glad to say now I feel totally normal, and still enjoying the benefits I mentioned. Except spotting. This pill does make me spot.Read More Read Less

I did gain 7 pounds in the first three months of taking the pill, but it all naturally went away over 10 months (I’m sure it would be faster if you ate healthy and exercised), and my skin was HORRIBLE for three months. After almost a year on it, I have no side effects at all, and I have yet to get pregnant, even when I’ve been a little risky with it. Take it as directed, and stuck with it, and I promise you’ll be happy.

I took Tri-Sprintec for 17 years. I never had a problem with cramps, spotting, weight gain, decreased libido, mood changes, breakouts, etc. In fact, I never had breakouts at all until I stopped taking it. I had super light periods that only lasted 3-4 days. I couldn't have been happier with it.

I just started this birth control pill and I noticed when I got off my period, I had some spotting which I never had with my first birth control. I think this one is better than the other one cause I gained weight and was hungry all the time. But the good side about this birth control is that when I got my period I DIDN'T experience any cramps and when I did it was very very light pain... This pill seems to work well for me (:

I took these pills to regulate my periods,but the end result side effects were absolutely terrible. I had a accident at work and had to have a MRI done of my back, when the doctors read the MRI they noticed an abnormality on my liver. I went to a liver surgeon who read the MRI and discovered that I had 15 tumors on and in my liver. The first question he asked me was if I was on birth control. Of course I told him that I was, and he told me to stop taking them immediately. I asked what the issue was, he explained that the estrogen in the pills caused the tumors and that 35% of women on the pill would get these tumors. I then asked why are they still on the market then, his answer was because the benefits out weigh the risks. Two weeks later I had surgery to remove the entire right side of my liver and my gallbladder which was also affected by the pill. I am telling everyone I know that is on the pill to have a simple blood test done to check their liver. I am a 21 year old who may never be able to have children due to the strain it would place on my liver. Also I still have 8 tumors on the left side of my liver which I will have to have bi annual MRI's done to monitor any growth. If they should grow, I may need a liver transplant, all because of the birth control pills. So ladies, please take heed and if you are taking these pills, have your liver checked!Read More Read Less

2 pills in and I'm done! I asked for Trinessa but pharmacy gave me Tri-Sprintec instead. This being my 2nd attempt at getting Trinessa I went ahead and jist tried but wish I had not. So nauseated I cant hardly function. Severe nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and bad headaches are all this pill has done for me. Save yourself and run far far away from this useless pack of pills.

This birth control has been effective for me with minimal side effects. It caused some small breakouts when I first started it but it no longer does that and it is easy to use.

As far as effectiveness goes, I did't get pregnant while on this pill, nor had any pregnancy scares. Ease of use; it's a tiny pill, I thought it was very easy to swallow. However, if I forgot to take a pill at night, I would take the next morning, and unless I had just ate, I would be sick to my stomach. I was not myself on this pill. I gained 25 lbs in almost 6 months. My hormones were driving me insane. I would be furious, or upset over the smallest, and I mean smallest, things. I switched to the Nexplanon and after a month and half, I've lost almost 10lbs and finally back to my old self.Read More Read Less

I got oral thrush once I started this birth control because of the change in hormone levels. I also was consistently spotting for weeks straight. I was nauseous for the first week on it and I do not recommend this. Only perk was cleared up my skin

the first week i was on this birth control was hell. i vomited every morning if i didn't eat, and was hungry all the time. i gained 5lbs just in the first week. my boobs increased a cup size and i had terrible mood swings. i'm on my 4th week and the side effects have subsided but my period is late which isn't normal for me. other than the first week everything is back to normal.

I love tri sprinter. It was discontinued years back and I was upset and had to switch to loestrin 24fe which made me gain 20 pounds and horrible chin acne, which I've never had acne issues in my life. Since switched back to Tri Sprintec my acne was gone within one week and I have my regular, completely clear skin back again. I've also lost all the weight I've gained and more. Anyone who says that birth control can't cause weight gain/loss is wrong. I have been on many different brands and Tri Sprintec has my body feeling back to its normal ways. My only side effect is heavier periods and slight emotion mood swings the few days before and of my period, which fades after day 2. I also will not take their generic brand Tri-Nessa, only Sprintec. Hope it is never discountined again. Read More Read Less

When I was 16 I used this for four years. It worked well for me. Only issue was weight gain and occasional migraines. Now, after 2 babies I am back on this birth control pill. I am nauseous after every meal, keep having gas pain, and migraines that make me have blurred vision. I have to stop taking it. It works. It is effective. Side effects are just too much for me.