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 | At first a few. But I had been on Loestrin and Tri-phasil and some other pill and they ALL gave me the problems in the first few months, then I leveled out and was fine on 777. | I loved this pill. If you take a generic BC you are CRAZY! They are NOT made by the same people in the same plants etc. dont be fooled! Only buy the brands. | F | 48 | 1X day | 11/22/2010 | 5 | | 10/22/2004 | 5 | F | | 6/1/2005 | 4 | to control menstraul cycle | Due to insurance coverage the doctor has switched me to Necon. I have been taking it for about 7 months. I have had increased hair growth, but loss of scalp hair. My breast are very sore. My periods are heavier and very painful. I am also having a great deal of swelling in my legs and feet. I had been taking ortho novum for about 12years before this and never had any trouble. | F | 43 | | 8/28/2007 | 4 | | 7/21/2005 | 1 | Birth control | Large Blood clot in my leg. | I have been on the pill for about 5 years. I switched to Ortho-Novum 777 in July of 2006 because that is what the health department had. I developed the blood clot in August, but did not now what it was. I started have severe pain in my calf in Jan of this year. I went to the doctor, but she told me I was probably a cyst behind my knee. I went back 2 weeks later and they did a doppler of my leg and found a blood clot that starts in the middle of my calf and ends above my knee. I have never smoked either. | F | 24 | | 3/6/2007 | 1 | Control irregular periods. | Random vomitting (but that stopped after the first two months), headaches, moodiness, extreme breast tenderness, breast enlargement, dry eyes & lips, bouts of crying, muscle loss, weakness, edema (swelling in my feet), lack of sex drive, vaginal dryness, depression, suicidal thoughts, feelings of failure, reclusiveness, weight gain (30 lbs in 6 months!) | F | 27 | 1X day | 8/26/2011 Patient History | 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 | 4 | cyst | tomorrow is my first day , DO NOT want weight gain i am fixing to start on Nutri system | F | 46 | 0 days | 3/6/2007 | 1 | birth control | Intense nausea all the time after taking medication | I started taking this pill when I was 15, bad choice. I have had so many problems, endometriosis, fibroids, multiple surgeries, blocked fallopion tubes. I have been infertile and cannot get pregnant now. I am forty now and have completely giving up. | F | 40 | 1 days 1X day | 2/28/2012 | 1 | birth control | none | didn't do a thing | M | 1 days | 2/7/2007 | 3 | Prevent pregnancy | Ive been on this pill for two months. The first month I spotted for three weeks and did not get my period. I have just finished my second pavk of pills and have not gotten a period but am experiencing extremely light brown spotting. My face is suddenly ful of acne. | F | 23 | 2 days | 10/11/2007 | 2 | birth control, control heavy period | headaches, dizziness, severely irratable, no energy, crying spells, Horrible cramps, and worst of all a lot of breakthrough bleeding. | I first was on ovcon 35 then had breakthrough bleeding then was put on ovcon 50 and was doing fine on it but got to expensive, so my Dr. put me on Necon 50 (generic of ortho-Novum) and Soon after I started taking it the bleeding started and would not stop on its own, first I was told to take a break from the pill, didn't work. Then I was given extra estrogen (premarin) It work so long as I took the extra pills, when I stopped the bleeding started again, so was told to go off the pill for a month and ended up pregnant by the end of that month. My Dr. did not want to switch my pills for some reason after baby- started on Necon 50 again and surprise...more bleeding. Finally They switched me back to Ovcon 50 (differnt insurance now...Much cheaper per pack) and I really hope it works. I'm starting to get depressed because of the constant bleeding and cramps. They said that Ovcon 50 or Necon 50 are my only choices for bcp's because of the breakthrough bleeding, they say with a lower dose the | F | 25 | 2 days | 3/21/2007 | 1 | PMS, cramps and Migraines | Nausea, weight gain, SEVERE depression and anxiety, rage, extreme fatigue, intense cravings for fast food, uncontrollable sobbing | My doctor thought this pill might help with my severe cramps and menstrual migraines. Within 2 days I was nauseous all the time but the worst part was that I am usually a positive, social, happy, motivated and active person and I felt heavy and exhausted and I was so depressed that I started having suicidal thoughts and felt completely hopeless. I gave it a few more days, hoping my body would adjust, and had to stop because I felt like I didn't want to live anymore and my outlook and perspective were purely pessimistic. I was extremely anxious, my heart was racing and I felt nervous and uncomfortable and didn't want to leave my house or talk to anyone. Also I eat a micronutrient-dense diet, always healthy, don't eat grains and suddenly I had crazy obsessive cravings for McDonalds and Taco Bell, neither of which I've visited in about a decade! I stopped taking the pill yesterday and I'm still very depressed and tired. | F | 39 | 4 days 1X day | 10/19/2012 | 2 | Birth Control | depression, irritability, decreased libido, breast tenderness, weight gain | Took the generic (Necon 7/7/7) and felt like an utterly different person. Went from up-beat, high-energy involvement in life to sudden and persistent depression (crying, anxiety, lack of motivation, desire to withdraw) within three days of use. I'm bipolar type II, a very slow cycler, had been stable for several months - this stuff snatched me right out of a steady upswing. Was seriously and increasingly irritable (aggressive, easily angered, overreacting). Before starting pill, was very affectionate and enjoyed active sex with husband several times weekly. By 2nd dose, had trouble lubricating and couldn't even masturbate to orgasm (never happened, before); by day four, sex-drive had completely shut down, sore breasts - no sex or even physical closeness for rest of the week I was on this. By the time I stopped taking it, I'd gained over five pounds without any significant change in diet and had sudden, constant, gnawing hunger between meals (didn't indulge it - we have a strict meal sc | F | 25 | 10 days | 2/9/2008 | 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 | 2 | control menopause symptoms | Well I had not had a period for about 2 years and was on Ortho-Prefest which resolved all the hot flashes etc. I switched to Novum 777 because of my health insurance. The instructions were NOT clear at all...it said to start so many days after my period...well I hadnt had one in two years so the pharmacist told her to start taking at day one. After starting it must have forced a period as I started bleeding again. My old cycle was a breeze...2 maybe three days. I am currently going on 10 days and now have to go and see the OBGYN to see whats up. | anyone having experience with this I would love to know if my experience is normal or what you have found. | F | 53 | 30 days | 9/4/2007 | 2 | Birth Control/Regulate | Crying spells. EXTREME moodiness. Nausea. Bloating. Minor weight gain. Some acne. | This drug has made me a completely different person. I have become severely depressed and I cry all the time over nothing. I WOULD NOT recommend this to anyone. | F | 18 | 45 days 1X day | 1/23/2012 | 1 | Birth Control | increase in anxiety, loss of sex drive, vaginal dryness, yeast infections | I was on Necon 777 for two months as a primary form of birth control. During that time, on the third week of the pill (highest dose), I would feel an increase in anxiety, extreme vaginal dryness and I got a pretty bad yeast infection. This happened twice in a row. The symptoms drove me crazy until I figured out it was my BCP, so I hope this helps any woman who may experience these same symptoms on this formulation. | F | 29 | 56 days 1X day | 10/17/2012 | 1 | irregular cycles | This drug caused a mini stroke . I experienced a mini stroke after the first seven days , then hand-knobbing, blurred vision migraines in 7 day intervals until I stopped. I was driving during one. I still . migraines because I took this drug. I took it in 1986 | I learned triggers for migraines , and no drugs later, am now 45 and every period, and ovulation brings on a new set of migraines. This drug kick started migraines therefore ruining my hormonal balance for life. | F | 45 | 60 days 1X day | 11/14/2014 |