ORTHO-NOVUM 1/35-28 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE)Average Rating: 2.5 (209 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ORTHO-NOVUM 1/35-28 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ORTHO-NOVUM 1/3 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | birth control | none | fantastic! I had short periods with minimal flow and no side effects. I have been on it for a long time and have never gotten pregnant and have even learned how to manipulate them to control when I will have my periods. Love it!! | M | 34 | 10 years 30 mg 1X day | 3/3/2010 | 4 | Best option | None | I really appreciate this form of bcp. I am very picky and don't like doctors and I am very funny about medicines. So considering that I have been on this for over a year and have yet to complain. I say GO FOR IT LADIES!!! | M | 27 | 1 years | 12/14/2006 | 3 | pregnancy prevention | anxiety, depression, crying spells, lonliness, lack of motivation, loss of self confidence | I thought this pill was great at first b/c it regulated my period (I had tried three pills prior to this: ortho tri lo, ortho tri, and yaz but they did not regulate my period) but now I feel out of control. I have constant mood swings, anxiety, crying spells, lonliness, and just recently I experienced my first panic attack. I tried to blame it on starting my first job out of college, but I feel like my body is just completely out of whack. I have not felt 'myself' for the past three months. I am switching ASAP | M | 23 | 10 months | 11/26/2008 | 1 | birth control | I became extremely emotional, depressed, anxious, irritable, and angry a lot for no reason. I also gained weight and was fatigued a lot. When I switched birth control pills, all these symptoms went away within a week. | While this may work for some, the side effects completely disrupted my life. | M | 20 | 28 days | 6/16/2007 | 1 | birth control, thicken ut. wall | headaches, exhaustion, wild mood swings, mild depression, uncontrollable crying, feeling of disconnect, feeling of bloating, mild weight gain | My doctor put me on this to thicken my uterine wall and prevent breakthrough bleeding. While it has helped that (and my complexion looks great) the emotional side effects are unbearable. I am a roller coaster. If I'm not wanting to run over small animals, I'm crying for no reason at all, or I'm so exhausted and tired that I can barely talk. I have been taking this medicine for two months. I'm at the end of my second pack. I will NOT be taking this medicine again. I will speak to my doctor tomorrow. I've never experienced side effects like this before. | M | 33 | 2 months 1/35 1X day | 8/1/2010 | 5 | Birth Control | No side effects | I started the Ortho-Novum 1/35-28 when I was just about to turn 16 years old. I religiously took the birth control and never had any side effects from using it 15 years straight. Considering I am allergic to numerous common medications such as amoxicillin, erthromycin, sulfa, keflex, mri dye, etc.. I expected to have some complications. I never had any problems with the birth control. I did not gain or lose weight- rather I maintained a steady, healthy weight. I did start to have less harsh periods and around year 14 of taking the pill, my periods diminished to being only an hour long each month. I have had regular pap smears on a yearly basis and have never had any health problems whatsoever. I have since stopped all birth control -in preparing my body to get pregnant and start a family- and have started having regular periods again. I loved the Ortho Novum and would highly reccomend it to anyone considering taking birth control! | F | 35 | 15 years 1X day | 8/5/2010 | 5 | birth control | Nausea, vaginal dryness during sex | This is the first birth control pill I've ever been on and I LOVE IT! I've only been taking it a month, but the only side effect that bothered me was the nausea during my first pack. Its gone away, but my appetite is changed and I don't eat as much (which is ok, because I've lost a few pounds because of it!). I've noticed that during sex I dry out really quickly but it's nothing a little KY can't fix and doesn't really hamper anything. Also, its helped stop my mood swings, my periods are a BREEZE, and my acne is clearing up! I LOVE IT!!! | F | 19 | 1 months 1X day | 4/13/2010 | 5 | Birth Contol | I was on Ortho Tri Cyclen for 2 years prior to taking Ortho Novum 1/35. No complaints with either Birth control pill. I switched to Ortho Novum because is was less expensive. The Ortho Novum gives me MUCH lighter menstration than the tri cyclen did, love that! After 12 months of being on Ortho Novum I stopped cramping all together, again ... LOVED THAT too! my only complaint is that I can't miss a single pill or my period starts the next day and I have to start a new B.C pack in 7 days. | F | 31 | 9 years 1.0/0.035 1X day | 10/31/2010 | 5 | Birth control | No side effects | I had break through bleeding with other pills, but never this one. My periods are very light and cramp only occasionally, quite opposite to my teen years before bc pills. I was able to get pregnant easily when we were ready and started pills again after getting my first period after breast feeding each baby. Any decrease in libido has more to do with stress than this pill. | F | 43 | 20 years 1X day | 8/3/2011 | 5 | prevent pregnancy | No side effects | F | 21 | 1 months 1 pill | 5/26/2012 | 5 | birth control | Shorter period, less cramps, no changes in mood; still no kids! Yea!! Have been very pleased. | F | 40 | 10 years unk | 2/2/2012 | 5 | Birth control; bleeding | Weight loss Breast enlargement Better moods Less anxiety/ paranoia I know I've only been on this pill (the generic) for a week but there is an amazing difference. First, the pill cost me $15 opposed to OTC Lo which was $65. That, however, does not matter. I had lots of extra bleeding on OTC Lo. I have trouble with anemia so I need to go sparingly on the bleeding. In this week, i have not had any bleeding. My boyfriend has noticed that I'm happier and less moody than when I was on OTC Lo. I have lost weight. That does concern me. I went from being 115lbs to 98 lbs in a week and I need to pay attention to that. My new C-cup bras are too small but my breasts do not hurt. I have had an increase in appitite and I'm really thirsty all the time. I have not seen an improvement in my skin :( but it has only been a week. I have also seen a slight improvement in my anxiety/ paranoia. That's great! *note: this is just my review and does not mean that this is necessarily the pill for you. We all have different bodies. | F | 23 | 7 days 30 mg | 6/25/2012 | 5 | Heavy, irregular periods | I had no side effects at all. This pill is great! Has helped my skin, shortened and lightened my periods and I don't spot on this pill like I did on Tri-Sprintec. It's monophasic which means the dosage of hormones is the same throughout the month and doesn't change from week to week..whereas triphasic increases the dosage of hormones each week. | F | 22 | 8 months 28 | 10/16/2012 | 5 | Birth control, easier periods | None. | Took this pill for 27 years (generic for the last decade or so) without any side effects. Always loved that my periods were very light with little cramping. I had experienced nausea and severe cramping until starting the pill. I switched to a different pill two months ago looking for a lower dose after all these years (this was low when I started taking it). I’ve been extremely fatigued and a chronic illness that had been under control has flared. I’ll be going back to Ortho-Novum 1/35 next month. | F | 43 | 27 years 1/35 1X day | 5/22/2013 | 5 | Birth Control | Lighter periods, clearer skin. | This is the best pill that I have taken. No negative side effects. | F | 27 | 2 years | 3/23/2006 | 5 | cycle control | none | Great pill! No weight gain. | F | 37 | 1 years | 7/22/2007 | 5 | releive my symptoms | the first few months i was moody the week before my period had a little spotting the 3rd and 4th month but other than that it was great i now only have a 4 day period with 1 day of cramps. | i would recomend it i have had problems with EVERY other pill i took 4 others to be exact, finally on that works well. | F | 19 | 6 months | 7/23/2007 | 5 | birth control | none | I use this pill both for birth control and to regulate my menstrual cycle-- I've been on it forever and have never had any problems with it. | F | 30 | 15 years | 5/28/2005 | 5 | period regulation/extrem bleeding | just a little acne and a few headachs | This medication has been really good for me. I have tried so many BC pills with no luck. I have had a period for2 years straight and at time extemly large clots. This medicine has made such a diffrence in my life. Going for wearing a pad everyday to feeling like a normal woman! | F | 25 | 2 months | 8/6/2007 | 5 | Birth control/regulating period | I love this pill. When I first started on BC, I took it for a year. I switched to a low-estrogen pill because I thought it made me gain weight...but then I realized I made myself gain weight! The low-estrogen pill I was put on gave me cramps and acne. I have recently gone back on necon, and my cramps and acne are completely gone. I've been able to lose 20 lbs so far while back on necon. It's worked out great for me! | F | 21 | 1 years | 11/26/2008 |