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 | 4 | | 7/21/2005 | 2 | birth control, control heavy period | I Left a comment and somehow I put I was on it for 2 days I was on it for 2 years. | 2 years | 3/21/2007 | 1 | help balance my hormones | Total and complete exhaustion. Took naps everyday for 2 weeks. Did not want to leave house. Emotional wreck. Cried everyday. Lack of drive for everything | Stopping bcp today. I have had enough. My children have seen me depressed enough! | 50 | 10 days 30mg | 8/17/2015 | 5 | Birth Control | Absolutely none | I love it, i did have an increase in my appetite,but absolutely no weight gain. My periods are like clockwork, they come the same time every month. They last 3 days,they're lighter,no cramps. I never had a problem with my body adjusting when i first got on this particular pill.I don't get emotional near my period,i just love this pill. | F | 19 | 2 years | 9/30/2009 | 5 | Birth Control | I experienced no side effects from Ortho-Novum. | I loved ortho-novum 7/7/7. I had no side effects & I took this pill for 16 years. My period always came on the same day every cycle and were lighter & much less painful than prior to taking this pill. | F | 34 | 16 years | 10/11/2009 | 5 | To get rid of m | I have experienced no side effects =) | My first birth control medicine was Yazmin and it was just as painful as having my period! I broke out with acne and experienced extreme pain every time I restarted the cycle, I'm really happy that 777 is working out for me! =) | F | 21 | 5 months | 11/26/2009 | 5 | Prevent pregnancy | Headaches and nausea at first. Mixed with a little more anxiety than normal. But after a few months I had short light periods and I haven't gotten pregnant so it's good so far :) | F | 21 | 9 months | 3/5/2014 | 5 | Birth Control | To this day, I usually get a little nauseated during the first week of each pack (nothing major, but worth noting). Other than that, I've enjoyed this brand a lot more than others (I've previously been on Estrostep, Trivora, Loestrin, and Levlite). I've had to switch brands a lot because I used to experience pains in my legs (which I'm guessing was due to the hormones because I've never smoked and am an average weight of 125 lbs). With Ortho Novum, though, I've never experienced these pains, so I'm sticking to this brand for as long as I can! One major negative side effect worth mentioning is that I was off this pill for one month because I ran out and was out of the country. During that month, I had the worse acne I had ever seen in my life. This was really shocking because I had never even had a zit before, and here I was with really large, deep, cyst-like acne. Even though I experienced that negative effect, while I've been ON the pill, I've never had anything like that h | With this pill, I haven't notice any mood swings, weight gain, or other physical changes. Also, my period is very regular while on it. My period is moderately heavy for about one day, and then gets lighter quickly after that (my period runs Wednesday-Sunday during the reminder week). | F | 23 | 3 years | 6/21/2007 | 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 | Endometriosis; ovarian cysts | N/A | I can't believe it's been 19 years since my doctor prescribed Ortho Novum to me...after completing laser surgery to treat endometriosis and remove an ovarian cyst, I began taking this as prescribed - a preventative for further endo. My first and only experience with oral contraceptives, so I don't have much to compare it with. I usually don't flow at all during menses, maybe a one-day spotting every other month. I'm told this is normal on Ortho for prolonged periods of time (and good with regard to endometriosis remaining dormant and non-threatening to my state of fertility). Somewhere along the line for insurance reasons no doubt I began taking NECON, the generic version. I do not even recall this switch, hence no differences were noted. Severe cramps and PMS prevails, the curse of being female. Ibuprofen (600 mg) enables functionability (never take ibuprofen on an empty stomach, even if it's just a cracker, you need the buffer!) I'd recommend Ortho to anyone. Don't listen to those do | F | 35 | 19 years | 7/28/2007 | 5 | Birth control | Periods regular and short, a few cramps and bloating before periods as is expected. | I began taking Necon 7/7/7 when I was 17 to regulate my totally weird periods and prevent pregnancy. I was very satisfied and it made my periods come like clockwork every month, short and sweet, never too heavy. I switched to Loestrin 1/20 after two years when I began experiencing extreme moodiness which I attributed to the pill, but later realized that mere life situations were causing my moodiness, I'm quite sure it had nearly nothing to do with the pill. HATED Loestrin (NO sex drive) and came back to my old friend Necon recently, moods have been normal, sex drive is back to normal. I shall never stray again! | F | 20 | 3 years | 6/9/2007 | 5 | Birth Control | No problems with side effects. | I have been on Ortho-Novum 7/7/7 for 13 months now and have had absolutely no side effects with this pill. Although I never had much of a blemish problem to begin with, I did notice that it did clear up my skin. Also, no weight gain, which was something I was worried about when I first got on the pill. I would definitely recommend this pill to others. Just make sure to try and take it at the same time every day. | F | 22 | 1 years | 12/24/2007 | 5 | Reduce period intensity; BC | None | I have had no negative side effects to date (knock on wood) and have had periods that consist of very light flow every other month. This pill completely got rid of my severe cramps and my irritability. | F | 27 | 9 years | 3/3/2008 | 5 | birth control | none | began this pill at 19 and took it consecutively w/ no problems til 15 years later (began spotting a little). my obgyn switched me to Loestrin Fe...terrible! the abnormal bleeding i'm experiencing now is nowhere near the spotting i've experienced during the last few months on Ortho Novum. being 35 now, i understand my body is a different; hormonal changes whatnot. she has switched me to Ortho 1 35? (i'll be starting that next month). all in all, this is a good b/c pil...periods were always regular; light to medium flow; no cramping, no weight gain, etc. i asked if i could she switch me back but advised against it (due to my sudden irregular bleeding) | F | 35 | 15 years | 3/10/2008 | 5 | birth control | -missing a pill makes me moody, depressed, eat more | -I had no issues with weigh gain. I have great skin except some months around my period. -I had a huge problem taking the generic. Over the last 6 years, I've tried to switch on the generic 3 times because of cost issues. Each time I switched, I hoped that I would be more mature and always made sure I was in low stress situations- however, the generic made me really depressed and suicidal. I had to switch back to the brand even though it is >5x more expensive | F | 28 | 8 times | 4/15/2008 | 5 | Major cramps and irregularity | At first none. It worked great and took away my horrible cramps that I had as a teen. As the first few years went by I developed depression, anxiety, oily hair, mood swings and weight gain. I though nothing of it. Thinking it was just me and stress. Then as I got older I started getting vaginal dryness, headaches, fatigue, more weight gain, a sore near my clit, no sex drive and always tired. I talked to my GYN just last month and she said that necon 777 is a very high dose and that's why I was having so many side effects so she started me on Yaz. I have been on Yaz for 4 weeks now and feel great. I felt alittle blah for the first 2 weeks but now I feel great. I feel much happier. My chronic stomach aches are going away and I don't feel as depressed or stressed as I did. Not sure how long it will take to get the necon completely out of my system but hopefully more of the side effects will go away. Hopefully the Yaz won't cause too many side effects if any. | Necon 777 was great for atleast 10 yrs but now I'm thankful I'm off of it and praying Yaz will be better for me. | F | 35 | 16 years | 1/18/2009 | 5 | to prevent pregnancy | I don'take 7/7/7-21 take 7/7/7-28 and in the first 3 months I had nausea & lost 17 lbs. | I feel this BCP is good for me and and has been for this long. I feel as I get older I get more sleepy than usual. My weight has boosted with age, or maybe just b/c I eat more and less athletic but I'm not overweight. I do plan on getting off BCP b/c i am wanting a baby now. I do recommend Ortho Novum 7/7/7-28 It's great. Sometimes I'm offered Necon but I choose not too buy it b/c just a fear of trying something "NEW". Not my cup of tea. I do have a question for all you ladies out there have you ever heard of Nortrel, another Generic Wal-Mart is giving out for Necon & Ortho-Novum. I would really like your feedback for a friend of mine. | F | 29 | 12 years | 5/8/2008 | 5 | prevent pregnancy | i havent experienced any side effects. Periods are so much lighter with no cramps. I love it. | I recommend taking it. | F | 18 | 2 months | 3/15/2009 | 5 | BC, regulate period, shorter cyle | It took my body a good 7 months to adjust to this pill. Every month 2 weeks into the pack, my breasts would ache for a good 7 days and I'd have spotting. I was about to give up on BC pills altogether, then the side effects went away. Now I have no pain, barely any cramps, and a 1 day period. I've also lost weight that I'd gained on a previous pill, 13 pounds approximately. Totally worth the pain of adjusting to it. My hair, skin and body are totally normal. | I've had issues with side effects from BC for years. I've always taken mono-phasic pills, but as a last resort I decided to try a tri-phasic pill. Even though the first 7 months were hell, it's been perfect ever since. If you have issues with breast pain and spotting, switching to a different type of pill like I did might help you. I also found that limiting my daily intake of vitamin C to be a huge factor, as some multi vitamins contain high doses, and can actually cause spotting on BC pills. Apparently some women need more than 3 months to adjust to a new type of pill, give it some time and hopefully things will work. | F | 33 | 1 years | 3/16/2009 |