ORTHO-NOVUM 7/7/7-21 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE; NORETHINDRONE; NORETHINDRONE)Average Rating: 3.2 (134 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ORTHO-NOVUM 7/7/7-21 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ORTHO-NOVUM 7/7 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | | 10/22/2004 | 5 | counter perimenopause symptoms | none | This is the only pill I can take that does not give me bad side effects | F | 32 | 2 years | 4/3/2005 | 5 | birth control | none | have had no side effects! | F | 29 | 10 years | 5/24/2005 | 5 | F | | 6/1/2005 | 4 | | 7/21/2005 | 5 | birth control/managing periods | I have had absolutely no side effects. I was on 5 other brands of birth control pills before and all of them caused me to spot 2 or 3 days AFTER my period had ended. This is the only one that hasn't caused the spotting. | And just an FYI, I'm on the 28-day pack and not the 21-day pack listed here. The 21-day pack was discontinued in the US a few years ago. | F | 27 | 4 months | 3/4/2006 | 5 | Birth Control | None that I can remember. Very regular periods with no spotting. No acne and no weight gain. I stayed thin the whole time. I just wished I was still that thin. Hee hee. | I was very happy about using this type many years ago before I switched to the Depo-Provera shot. I quit that because I haven't had a period in a year and it has caused me many complications so I'm considering going back to taking those pills again. I need to start on a low dose estrogen pill first though or I'll get sick. My doc tried my on Ortho tri Cyclen and I became extremely ill over the Christmas holiday. Then went on the Ortho Evra Patch last month and became very ill again. Trying Loestrin 1/20 in 2 weeks. Then this ORTHO-NOVUM 7/7/7-21 when I'm ready few months or so after that. | F | 35 | 3 years | 3/18/2006 | 5 | Acne, Birth Control, & Cramps | None. I liked this pill until I began to take the generic which caused bloating and cramps. | HAS ANYONE TAKEN THE GENERIC CALLED NECON 7/7/7 FOR ORTHO NOVUM 7/7/7 AND EXPERIENCED BAD SIDE EFFECTS? | F | 24 | 5 years | 5/12/2006 | 5 | birth control | none--- iahve tried about 10 different pills. All the pill except ortho novum gave me aweful side effects. | I took ortho 777 for about ten years straight! It never caused me any headaches, bloating, acne, etc..... When I was 30 I switched to yasmin---I had SEVERE depression and negative thinking. I also tried the nuva ring and that almost killed me. I had panic attacks and horrible anxiety---it was really scary. Not all pill are the same---the progesterone is chemicall VERY different and can cause some nasty side effects! | F | 35 | 10 years | 5/15/2006 | 5 | Birth control/Acne/Manage Period | None-besides it drastically reduced my cycle to only 1-2 days long. | I used to used Ortho-Tricyclen until I got switched to the generic version- Necon- not by choice. This caused a great deal of acne when I switched to the generic. Then I started using the Ortho-novum generic- Necon 7/7/7 and I love it! No problems whatsoever. | F | 24 | 8 months | 6/9/2006 | 5 | birth control | none really except some breast enlargement and a little weight gain (5 lbs) | I have tried other pills and this is the best in my opinion. | F | 20 | 2 years | 6/20/2006 | 3 | prevent pregnancy | nausea and extremely moody | I have taken Ortho-Novum 7/7/7, but now I am on the generic brand Necon 7/7/7. Someone asked if anyone has taken the generic and I am. I still get very moody and cry for no reason. | F | 23 | 6 years | 6/24/2006 | 3 | birth control | extremely low sex drive | I have taken 4 different birth control pills and this one seems to have a great affect on my sex drive. I never feel aroused or sexually excited.It is ruining my relationship with my fiance. | F | 22 | 9 months | 6/27/2006 | 5 | Endometriosis | None that I know of...but if there are, they're obviously easier to deal with than what happens if I don't take it- namely pain, pain, and more pain! | I have had severe "female problems" since my period started when I was 13. I have had 2 surgeries and other nasty hormone therapies(I was never the same after the "false menopause" treatment- and I do mean in a bad way!) to try and get the upper hand. I started on Ortho Novum 7/7/7 when I was about 16 and it is the only one I have been able to take w/o major side effects. I can't tell you how many different pills my PCPs have tried me on over the years to try and control my problems, and I have always ended up sick and going back to the original after a few months. My current Doc decided it's not even worth it to try something else! | F | 37 | 21 years | 7/23/2006 | 5 | Birth Control Purposes | None. Maybe weak eyesight but I don't know if it's related. I just noticed the problem the same time I started taking the pill. | I was on Estrostep which made me a complete moody bitch. I cried for no reason and gained over 10lbs. My dad stopped my health insurance so I went to the health clinic to get pills and they put me on Ortho Novum 777. I've been on it for about 3 weeks so far and I'm completely happy with it. | F | 18 | 3 weeks | 9/12/2006 | 1 | Birth Control | I took the generic pill necon 777 and had a HORRIBLE experience. I was only on it for 1 week and had such bad pain in my gallbladder I had to stop. I ended up in the hospital and my gallbladder was distended. I never had menstral cramps or nausea on my periods before taking this medicine and it's been a year and I still have that on my period, not to mention my constant gallbladder pain! | BEWARE! | F | 21 | 1 weeks | 10/2/2006 | 1 | birth control | nausea, moody, weight gain, and a very low sex drive | I dont recommend this birth control to anyone if you have any other choices. I myself dont like this birth control. I am moody most the time and experience nausea every other night. I have gained 10 pounds in 2 weeks and I have a very very low sex drive. Actually I dont have any sex drive at all. | F | 18 | 2 weeks | 10/5/2006 | 3 | Pregnancy prevention | Cystic acne. Moodiness. Regular periods. No vomiting, nausea, or headaches. | I liked Ortho Novum except for the acne. My normal pimples turned into giant mounds on my face and neck. I never had many but it was like I always had one huge one somewhere. My period was really light on it in for first couple years (as in pantyliner, no tampon needed). Then it got a little heavier but it was never very heavy. I was moody on this pill a week before my period. I didn't have any really bad side effects. I went off it for OTC to clear up my acne (didn't work). | F | 26 | 4 years | 10/31/2006 | 1 | Birth control | None while I was on it. I had very minor acne before taking it (I was taking this for birth control). Two weeks after going off of it, I woke up one morning to find 6 cystic blemishes on my face. This drug gave me cystic acne (I never had a cyst before in my life) which I am still suffering with. It also caused hirsutism (didn't have that either) and I never had a regular period in the years I've since I stopped. I went from a normal 28 day cycle pre Ortho Novum to a 21 days cycle and sometimes a 14 day cycle. If I could turn back the clock, I never would have taken it. It completely messed up my hormones and my skin. | If you are taking this to control your acne, if for any reason you have to stop, be prepared to have a much worse case of acne than before you started. | F | 50 | 12 years | 12/7/2006 | 5 | birth control | I threw up every other day for about two months, but after that everything was fine. I stopped taking the pill for one month and developed cystic acne on my neck. (Just as the woman mentioned previously.) As soon as I started taking the pill again the acne went away. My sex drive did lessen however I can't entire blame that on the pill, it may just have something to do with age and experience. I never gained any weight. | I took this pill for seven years, the only reason I'm changing pills is because orthro is stopping it's production (unknown if it's permanent). I'm switching to ORTHO TRI-CYCLENŽ LO. | F | 25 | 7 years | 12/27/2006 |