Ortho evera?

Question

any women having odd pains in their chest or weird nerve twitching while on the patch?

Answer 1

I don't take it but a friend of mine did and she is having problems with blood clots here are two articles I hope it helps:
(1) Who should not take Ortho Evra?

Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious adverse effects on the heart and blood vessels from the use of hormonal birth control methods. This risk increases with age and with heavy smoking (15 or more cigarettes per day) and is quite marked in women over 35 years of age. Women who use hormonal birth control methods should not smoke.

Ortho Evra should not be used by women who have a history of:

heart attack or stroke
blood clots in the legs, lungs (pulmonary embolism), or eyes
blood clots in the deep veins of the legs
chest pain
known or suspected breast cancer or cancer of the lining of the uterus, cervix or vagina
current unexplained vaginal bleeding
yellowing of the whites of the eyes or of the skin (jaundice) during pregnancy or during previous use of hormonal contraceptives
liver tumor (benign or cancerous)
current or suspected pregnancy
severe high blood pressure
diabetes with complications of the kidneys, eyes, nerves, or blood vessels
an allergy to Ortho Evra or to any of its ingredients
General Precautions with Ortho Evra:

For the majority of women, Ortho Evra can be used safely. But some women are at high risk of developing certain serious diseases that can be life threatening or may cause temporary or permanent disability or death. The risks associated with using Ortho Evra increase significantly if you:

smoke
have high blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol
have or have had clotting disorders, heart attack, stroke, chest pain (angina pectoris), and cancer of the breast or reproductive organs, jaundice, or malignant or benign liver tumors
Ortho Evra may be less effective in preventing pregnancy in women weighing more than 198 pounds.

What should I tell my healthcare provider?

Tell your healthcare provider:

about all your medical conditions
if you smoke cigarettes
about all the medications you take, including prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Some medicines can affect Ortho Evra and make it less effective.
What are some possible side effects of Ortho Evra? (This is NOT a complete list of side effects reported with Ortho Evra. Your healthcare provider can discuss with you a more complete list of side effects.)

Some common side effects with combination hormonal contraceptives like Ortho Evra are:

breast tenderness and enlargement
headache
nausea
menstrual changes
abdominal cramps and bloating
vaginal discharge
Ortho Evra may also cause skin irritation at the application site.

Reports of new information after Ortho Evra became available:

As a result of further analysis by the FDA and the manufacturer, it has been found that users of Ortho Evra are exposed to about 60% more total estrogen in their blood than if they were taking a typical birth control pill containing 35 micrograms of estrogen. However, the highest blood level of estrogen (peak blood levels) is about 25% lower with Ortho Evra than with typical birth control pills. In general, increased estrogen exposure may increase the risk of blood clots. However, it is not known whether women using Ortho Evra are at a greater risk of experiencing these serious side effects.

(2) Ortho Evra and Blood Clots
There have been reports suggesting that women who use the Ortho Evra patch may suffer from blood clots and die at a rate three times as high as those women who use traditional birth control pills. According to the Associated Press, federal death and injury reports obtained through a Freedom of Information Act filing have indicated that at least twelve women died in 2004 from blood clots that may be linked to the use of the Ortho Evra patch. The majority of the women who died while using the patch were suspiciously young, as they were only in their late teens or early twenties. It is believed that many women have suffered other blood clot related problems such as strokes and heart attacks, which were serious but not fatal. Ortho Evra Lawsuits Already Filed
As a result of the extremely harmful side effects that may result from the use of the Ortho Evra patch, a number of lawsuits have already been filed on behalf of many women who have suffered injury or died allegedly from the use of the Ortho Evra patch. As information continues to come public concerning the Ortho Evra patch and its link to blood clots and serious health problems, many more lawsuits may be filed. Some information that has already come into the public eye, comes from an internal memo from Ortho McNeil. According to the Associated Press (AP), the Ortho McNeil memo indicates that the pharmaceutical company refused to provide funding for a 2003 study of its Ortho Evra patch, which would have compared the side effects of the patch with the company's birth control pill Ortho-Cyclen. The AP has further reported that the memo indicates that the study was not done because of concern within Ortho McNeil that there existed "too high a chance that study may not produce a positive result for Evra." A company spokesman for Ortho McNeil responded to questions from the AP concerning the internal company memo, saying, "decisions to fund studies are based on scientific merit