MICRONOR Reviews (NORETHINDRONE)Average Rating: 2.1 (709 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MICRONOR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MICRONOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | BC | OMG...you need to see a psychiatrist - you're totally paranoid! And DON'T blame it on the meds!!! :) | F | | 6/18/2009 | 4 | Clotting issues with combined pill | No major side effects. Some weight gain. Periods were regular and lighter/shorter than before I went on the pill. No issues with sex drive. | I have just stopped taking Micronor after 2.5 years of use. Waiting to see what the side effects are for coming off this pill. | 2.5 years 1X day | 8/6/2014 | 3 | BC | Ok so I've been researching birth control pills and for each one the ratings are bad. Is there any good BC? I was on Micronor for a year but i had to stop it because side effects started showing. I tried Loesterin24Fe and it drove me crazy I was so bitchy and had thrown up twice. Now I am taking a break and just researching. Any suggestions? | M | 1.5 years | 4/22/2009 | 3 | | 12/15/2004 | 2 | nursing | Bloating, weight gain, period once in 3 months, heavy period | I started taking this pill while nursing. Feel really bloated, started GAINING weight even though eat healthy and exercise regularly...gained 10-15 lbs. Paranoid about pregnancy since periods so irregular and when I did get a period, it was very heavy. Plan on getting off of it soon. | F | 4 months | 5/5/2007 | 1 | prescription | Im having it for 2 weeks now I got lots of pimples...1st time happened to me to have pimples outbreak.:( | F | 2 weeks | 9/9/2013 | 1 | birth control, period | Headaches, severe depression, mood swings, decreased appetite | Unfortunately my only option for oral contraceptive was micronor since an estrogen based pill was not an option. I would not recommend this drug to anyone. For the short amount of time I was on micronor I experienced a constant dull headache. Nothing compared to a migraine or concussion type headache, just an annoyance. I also experienced depression that gradually got worse as I continued to take this drug. It is important to note that, prior to taking this drug, I had never experienced depression nor taken a drug that had induced such feelings. It is difficult to say whether my loss of appetite was from micronor, the depression it caused, or a combination - regardless it was present. Throughout the entire time I was taking this pill I experienced awful mood swings. These were not your typical PMS mood swings. Everything I could once tolerate became incredibly annoying. I felt unable to control these mood swings. I eventually decided to discontinue the medicine. For me, the cons greatly outweigh the pros with this pill. I'm very thankful I knew these were side effects of the drug so I could act appropriately. | F | 2.5 weeks 1X day | 2/15/2015 | 5 | Combined pill | periods lastest 4 days and were very light. i have also been able to skip periods easily without bleeding or pain. Currently no other side effects. | F | 15 | 1 years | 4/3/2007 | 5 | Cannot take combined pill | When I started taking micronor I had light bleeding for about three weeks. I then had a regular period but now in the last 6 months I don't have a period anymore. If I do forget a pill then it causes me to ovulate which I am feel and then two weeks later I will get a very short period and some breast tenderness. However, if I take it correctly this pill is amazing for myself. And since taking it my migraines have subsided. | F | 16 | 1 years | 3/31/2016 | 2 | Contraceptive/ period problems | Headaches, extreme period pains, extreme mood swings and feeling sick, I had extremely heavy periods the first 3 months of taking it now I feel although I'm pregnant all the time | F | 16 | 6 months | 4/18/2016 | 1 | Birth control??? | I started taking Micronor because I have an inherited blood clotting disorder, so my doctors won't let me use anything with estrogen in it. So when I started taking Micronor, my hands broke out in a HORRIBLE itchy rash. I would get random bug bite looking things all over my hands and my god, did they itch. I could barely even sleep. I tried anti-itch cream but it barely helped at all. I freaked out for weeks, thinking I had bed bugs, but I didn't. I realized it might be the birth control. At that point, me and my boyfriend broke up so I didn't have to take the pills anymore. After a few weeks I think, all the itchy bumps went away. Not sure if I'm allergic to it or just a side effect..? | I'm getting super depressed. I can't take anything with estrogen, and I may be allergic to this. The Depo shot is really bad so I refuse to take that (my mom refuses to let me even if I wanted it). Sure there are condoms and spermicide, but you know how that goes. Condoms suck and spermicide just sounds really disgusting and a turn off.. I'm so frustrated. | F | 16 | 3 weeks 1X day | 4/8/2014 | 1 | Periods | Been on this pill for a month. No period, feel groggy, mood swings, constant tiredness, and my boyfriend has noticed a massive difference in who I am, it's changed my personality. As soon as I get that check up, I'm off this freaking pill!!! | F | 16 | 1 months 30MG | 5/5/2012 | 1 | birth control | tender breasts, depression, suicide thoughts, weight gain, self hatred, anger issues, nightmares, loss of sleep, constant fatigue, constant period throughout 3 months of taking it, over emotional, cry over everything, feel lazy all the time, loss of sex drive, feel anti-social | absolutely hate this pill! felt like i was going mad, thinking i was depressed and nothing, read all these comments and realised it's not me, it's this tablet. doctors gave it me to stop the heavy period that other pill caused, but would have the heavy periods any day over what this did to me. felt worthless, split up with my boyfriend on a number of times, self harm issues, starved myself because of the weight gain. going to my doctors tomorrow after reading all this, i want out! | F | 16 | 3 months 350mcg 1X day | 12/11/2012 | 4 | cant have estrogen | I had horrible side effects with an iud, hives, awful mood swings ect. Without fail each month. So I went back to mirconor, I helps with my mood, mostly seemed to be getting better and better each month until this month, and last I guess awfully grumpy and mopey and I had two periods a month and my boobs grew gigantic in a space of three weeks, my mood had put some strain on my relashionship, soooo lucky hes patient and in love. hairs been shedding but I dye it so not sure its from my pill, no skin issues or weight gain no pregnency while on it, still condidering quitting it but not sure if my mood will worsten or not and my only other birth control option is condoms, I dont want to put a barrier between us | F | 17 | 2 years 1 daily | 8/21/2013 | 3 | BC, migraines, no estrogen | mild/moderate acne, increased sex drive, possible bloating/mild weight gain | When I was 16, I started taking Lutera for birth control. I had terrible results with that pill (acne, irritability, decreased sex drive, constant spotting/bleeding, migraines, mood swings, hair loss, vaginal dryness, depression, even a stroke) most likely due to the estrogen. I stopped taking birth control completely for 5 months, and last month I was put on Micronor. So far, I am happy with the pill, except for the mild/moderate acne on my face (my face is usually clear, but breaks out a bit the week before my period.) My period is supposed to come in 3 days, so that could explain the bad skin. All-in-all, Micronor is better than the combo pill, and hopefully my skin will clear up again with continued use. c: | F | 17 | 1 months 1X day | 2/17/2011 | 2 | Migraines | Weight gain, one period since I started taking it, bloating, crams, stomach pains. | F | 17 | 5 months | 3/23/2013 | 1 | I breastfeed my daughter. | Extremely tired all the time, really cranky too. Things that wouldn't usually bother me have made me freak out, I don't even spend as much time with my daughter. I only started taking this pill a month ago, and I hate it already. I read these other replies from girls who have been taking it for months and I don't know how they put up with it for so long! I've been bleeding nonstop since I started taking it & I'm done with it! I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. | F | 17 | 1 months 30.5 MG 1X day | 3/12/2012 | 1 | Birth Control(I'm on Epilepsy meds) | Mood swings, Incredible rage at boyfriend often (Now ex because we were fighting so much!), Depression, Suicidal thoughts, self harm, Acne on my face, hair loss, Breast swelling, breast tenderness, Increase in appetite FEELING (I would be hungry but would eat less and feel full then hungry again within an hour!) Back pain, Constant tiredness, foggy mind, Stress, Constantly felt pregnant, cramps, would randomly feel as though I was starting my period when I wasn't, short periods. To be honest, The irrationality and Depression were the worse. I literally became a completely different person while I was on this. I will never take it again, I almost ended my life while on it. | This is my first form of birth control. Because of what this did to my mood I went through a breakup yesterday with someone I felt strongly about. At first I thought maybe I was crazy and it wasn't the pills but after coming here I definitely know. Women do not take this! It isn't worth the risk! I'm stopping this tonight. It's brought me nothing but pain. | F | 17 | 2 months 35 MG 1X day | 12/20/2013 | 1 | Birth control | Head aches, two periods each month, pain everywhere and can not sleep! I changed pills 9 month ago due to prolonged period and now looks like I have to come off this one! | 4 months into it I started having two periods EACH month and I was very scared. After two months of this is started feeling faint and in pain 24/7 I can not cope with it. The main thing I can't deal with is the amount of periods I'm going trough. My periods were very regular before this pill. I've had mood swings and depression and suicidal thought. It's horrible going trough this due to the pill. I was a happy health and active teenager before this pill came along. Might just be better off just using condoms instead | F | 17 | 9 months | 6/10/2015 | 5 | Birth control | Not many at all, especially compared to combined pill and Depo which I was on previously. The only thing I've noticed is very sore and constantly erect nipples, and very short, random cramps. I haven't even had the expected breakthrough bleeding. | I haven't been on it for long, but so far so good! Much better than the combined pill (No mood swings!), and MUCH MUCH better than Depo (I was bleeding constantly for a YEAR, even AFTER stopping it.) | F | 18 | 3 weeks 1X day | 3/25/2011 |
MICRONOR (NORETHINDRONE): This medication is used to prevent pregnancy. It is often referred to as the "mini-pill" because it does not contain any estrogen. Norethindrone (a form of progestin) is a hormone that prevents pregnancy by making vaginal fluid thicker to help prevent sperm from reaching an egg (fertilization) and changing the lining of the uterus (womb) to prevent attachment of a fertilized egg. If a fertilized egg does not attach to the uterus, it passes out of the body. This medication also stops the release of an egg (ovulation) in about half of a woman's menstrual cycles. While the "mini-pill" is more effective than certain other methods of birth control (such as condoms, cervical cap, diaphragm), it is less effective than combination hormone (estrogen and progestin) birth control because it does not consistently prevent ovulation. It is usually used by women who cannot take estrogen. To reduce the risk of pregnancy, it is very important to take this medication exactly as prescribed. Using this medication does not protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia). (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)