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 |
| 1 | BC and have blood clots | Severe weight gain is the worst and acne on face,back and chest.Also very heavy periods especially first three days.Have to change pad and tampon several times in a day. | I am off of this when current pack is gone. Hope the weight goes quickly or I'll be depressed for sure. | F | 48 | 6 months | 10/21/2009 | 2 | high blood pressure | frequent headaches, weight gain 15-20 lbs, mood swings, increase appetite | I am just figuring out why I cannot lose weight to save my life. I work out 4-5 a week 1-2 hours daily!! I slowly over the years have put on 15 pounds and cant get it off with excercise and eating right. My face is round and I am a whole dress size bigger. I will find out next month if I can be switched to another pill because this is ridiculous!!! | F | 34 | 3 days | 10/19/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | I was on the mirena which is progestrone based and suffed 4 years of headaches, now prescribed micronor and questioning if I should take it. | I haven't had a period in 4 years due to the progestrone levels in my body which some people are fine with but find that although periods are a nuisence, I would rather have one. Also the headaches are migrains most days. I am a full time student and don't want to get pregnant. Any suggestions?????? | F | 29 | | 10/11/2009 | 2 | Breastfeeding | Major mood swings, crying for no reason, acne, decreased sex drive, no period, extra oily skin. | At first I thought I was suffering from mild postpartum but then realized it had to be my birth control! Now looking at this site I know for sure that it is. The only thing I have enjoyed is not having a period. I don't think I would take these bc pills again. | F | 26 | 6 months | 10/9/2009 | 1 | Contraception | Severe hair loss | I have been taking Micronor for 3 weeks and after a few days I noticed a fair bit of hair coming out while combing my hair after a shower. As the days went by, more hair started to come away. I thought that it may be stress, but figured, sure I am stressed, but I have been more stressed at other periods in my life and not had this happen. Then I realised it was Micronor and stopped taking it immediately. My hair is now more fine than it was before, and I feel upset that I have ruined my hair for the sake of better and safer sex. We all react differently to the pill, for some this pill may be ok. But I would say if you do experience hair loss, stop taking it immediately. | F | 23 | 3 weeks | 10/9/2009 | 1 | Birth control while breastfeeding | Major depression, weight gain, acne, no sex drive. | I wish I found this site earlier - like others have said! I started this pill after my 6 week gyno from giving birth to my son. THEN, I had all the negative side effects listed by others: MASSSIVE depression (to the point of thinking death would be easier -- even knowing that was crazy, since my son is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen), lost NO weight while breastfeeding (even while walking 2 miles a day), NO sex drive (and painful sex) and facial acne/discoloration. I'm stopping today, 3 months in. At first I thought it was my hypothyroidism, but had my levels checked and they were fine. I was about to go to the doctor PPD, because I couldn't explain my mood change -- I'm 39 and know myself pretty well. My only question with PPD, was why it would have started so late. I never thought of the micronor (I'm on the generic jolivette), because I took the regular estrgen pill for years with no problems. I'm off this pill! I'd rather be pregnant than fat and divorced. Watch your anger and depression levels if you decide to stay on this pill. | F | 39 | 3 months | 10/4/2009 | 5 | combo pills cause migraines | It took about 3 months for my body to fully adjust to Micronor. The first week I had headaches (not migraines though like I get on the regular pill). The second week the headache went away and I had 7-10 days of bloating. Then I was kind of depressed for a couple of weeks, but that went away. | I've had one period (long, 10 days) and one round of break through bleeding (4 days). The period was about 6 weeks into taking Micronor. I haven't had another since, which is fine by me. I have horrible pms so no periods for me is a good thing :-) Once the initial side affects disappeared and my body adjusted, I've felt fine on these. I had nothing but problems with combo pills so was thrilled to find a pill that doesn't make me miserable. | F | 41 | 5 months | 9/29/2009 | 3 | Birth Control | missed period about once every 3 months, constant spotting in between sometimes lasting 2-3 weeks, slight weight gain, decresed sex drive | effective in birth control, took it before bed every night and experienced no nausea, but did not like that i frequently missed periods and had constant spotting. very annoying. | F | 21 | 1 years | 9/23/2009 | 2 | Contraception while breastfeeding. | Weight gain, random periods and spotting, bloating, mood swings, acne, increased sex drive. | My doc prescribed Micronor to me when I told him I'd like to be on the pill but continue breastfeeding my daughter. I've never had problems with weight, acne, or irregular periods in my life, but thanks to Micronor, now I have. I'm still the same weight as when I left the hospital after giving birth to my daughter (8 months ago). I could go to the gym 24/7 and eat nothing but iceberg lettuce and I probably still wouldn't lose any weight. Now I have a period every 2 or 3 months just randomly when I used to know down to the hour when my period would come because it was so regular. And my face? It looks like pepperoni pizza. Seriously. I've been on Micronor for 6 months and that was 6 months too much. I'll miss the wicked sex drive however... and so will my hubby. | F | 22 | 6 months | 9/12/2009 | 1 | Birth Control | Extreme mood swings, anxiety, severe breast tenderness, weight gain, mild headaches. | I've been on BC since I was 19 yrs old & this is BY FAR the worst pill I have ever taken. In just 25 days, I've managed to gain 6 lbs, despite eating healthy & working out 5-6 days a week. I'm hungry ALL the time. The breast tenderness was so severe that I would be in tears at time, particularly when working out. And by far, the worst part has been the extreme mood swings and anxiety. I went from being happy and loving life to having extreme highs and lows-more lows though than anything. Feeling intense rage one moment and sobbing the next. Worrying about absolutely nothing. Feeling this general numbness about my life and just wanting to be alone all the time. This pill was making me crazy-I literally felt like I was becoming psychotic on it! Thank goodness I experienced negative side effects on BC before, so I was in tune to these changes I was having and put two and two together rather quickly-before I started sabatoging all of my personal and professional relationships. I am done with this pill and will never use another hormonal method of BC again. At this point, I'd rather be pregnant than spend another day feeling like I have for the past 25!! | F | 34 | 25 days | 9/10/2009 | 2 | Can't take estrogen | Hair loss, Mood Swings, Spotting. | So... I'm in between and 2 and a 3 on the rating. I've been on this specific pill for about a year now, and the mood swings have lessened, but the hair loss and the spotting haven't. (I have thick hair so I haven't noticed it missing I just see a lot come out in the shower) I've had the crazy mood swings on other birth controls as well. They defiantly became more mild after time. And I've also noticed that I spot more when I smoke cigarettes. | F | 23 | 1 years | 9/9/2009 | 1 | can't take estrogen | PANIC ATTACKS and mood swings. | i do not recommend this to anyone that has nerve issues. i have had problems with estrogen pills with blood clots and panic attacks, this has been going on for about 4 years now, and anxiety is in my blood, my mother and grandmother has it pretty bad as well, but this pill just made it 100% worse. i hate it and i stopped taking it about 3 days ago because i realized these pills are making me a lunatic! i am done with birth control.. quite frankly, i would rather be pregnant then to take this pill ever again.. and i hate kids.. hha. | M | 18 | 4 months | 9/8/2009 | 1 | Birth control | I've been lethargic, anxious, sweaty, angry, impatient, irritable, nervous, uptight. I feel like I want to weep. I would think I was going crazy if it wasn't for having come across this site. There are none of these things mentioned as 'possible side effects' on the papers I received from my pharmacist. | I'm normally a happy person with an easy laugh that loves her family and appreciates the good things in life. I've just realized that it's been since I've been on this pill that I feel 'doomed', inadequate, useless. I want to argue with my husband and I have no patience for mildly 'challenging' issues in my life that I would normally consider minor irritants. Everything is just making me want to cry. | F | 38 | 3 weeks | 9/5/2009 | 2 | control migraines | Since March 2009 I have been on Micronor to lessen the chances of getting any more migraines. The reason for changing from a combo pill to the mini pill was because I have to controll my periods due to endometriosis. I have not had a period since Dec 2008! Since changing pills I have gained 15-20 pounds. I started Weight Watchers in May and have gained 12 pounds just since then! I have had the testing done for my thyroid and everything is "normal". I am heading to the Gyno to weigh my options because this is absolutely NUTS! If I keep on doing this, I will be 300 pounds before I know it! I would rather have a hysterectomy than weigh what I do just because of a pill! | Gyno said that my weight gain was NOT due to the Micronor, I disagree based on the ratings on this site!!! | F | 35 | 5 months | 8/29/2009 | 3 | Birth Control | No period as yet, Nausea, Hot Sweats | I was prescribed Micronor because of my age, I haven't had a period as yet, which is okay, I had the nausea for about three weeks and did a pregnancy test, all ok. I have been having Hot Sweats which last a few minutes and are continual, so I am not getting much sleep waking up in pools of sweat through the night. I haven't had any weight gain but I do exercise regularly. | F | 43 | 12 weeks | 8/26/2009 | 3 | problems with estrogen | the side effects havent been too bad actually. at first i spotting a lot and it was very frustrating but just when i was about to give up it stopped. i dont like the idea of not having a period, but ive been on it for 4 months now an i still get my period around every 4-5 weeks. its is pretty light, but as long as i'm getting it i'll be ok. | i started taking this pill because the combo pill was giving me chronic yeast infections and the doc suspected it might be the estrogen. she was probably right because after i went off of bcp they went away and then i tried micronor a few months later. the only problem i have with this pill is if my periods stop i dont think i'll take it anymore though. not only is it nerve racking but it doesnt feel healthy. my doc has already told me that its fine, and being on the pill you never have a real period anyway and all of that but i dont like the idea. im pretty worried that being on any birth control will screw up my fertility for the future though. | F | 22 | 4 months | 8/18/2009 | 3 | Breastfeeding | Hair loss, dizzyness, stomach aches | Some will say that the hair loss is contributed to having a baby but my hair loss became severe 3 weeks into my first pack. I am breastfeeding and I was 8 weeks post delivery when it became severe.(hair loss) I've also experienced dizzyness which hasn't been to bad to handle. The other thing I don't like is having to take it at the same time every day and worrying about that 2hour window! I'm satisfied overall but I will switch as soon as I stop breastfeeding. | F | 27 | 12 weeks | 8/16/2009 | 1 | Breastfeeding | Nausea, acne, hairloss, no sex drive, period every other week, depression, very tired all day, irritable, hungry, bloated to the point where you feel pregnant, breast tenderness, sensitivity (always want to cry) | I have been on the pill for only two packs. I will start another pack next week. In the beginning I was severly nausea, and had breakthrough bleeding. I now have all of the other listed side effects. When I am done breastfeeding I will look for another form of bc. Also, I have had my period for two weeks now. | F | 25 | 2 months | 8/10/2009 | 2 | can't take estrogen | moodiness, severe cramping, no periods since I started it, crying spells, fatigue, nausea | It was perfect when I was breastfeeding my daughter 4 years ago, but I was on antidepressants for PPD at the time too, which probably masked the side effects I have now. I tried Ortho Lo but got tired of feeling so lousy and fat all the time, so went to the NuvaRing for a relief from my periods. Didn't have a period for a year, (great!) but I was also very mean and confrontational to people around me. I was not my normal quiet calm self. Stopped that and decided to go back to this one, but it has been a kind of hell since I started not knowing if I am pregnant because I never get my period, crying through bouts of cramping that send me to the ER at night, moodiness and crying spells that last for days. I used to be such a happy mother, and now I am a trainwreck since I started this pill. I was in the ER just last night in so much pain I couldn't walk. I am glad that I found this website because now I know I am not crazy. | F | 32 | 3 months | 8/7/2009 | 1 | Contraception | VERY VERY severe stomach aches, dizziness a constant period for a month, clotting, depression | I've been on micranor for 3 months after asking to be put on the new pro pill with a 12 hour le-way as opposed to a 2 hour le-way, my doctor put me on micranor which was the wrong one. i had a period the 1st week i was on it, thinking this was just my body getting used to new pill after 6 years i carried on taking it. i went on holiday and 2 days before i returned home i began another period, which has not yet stopped and i returned a month ago. i have had very very severe stomach aches, which have kept me up all night, and left me struggling to concentrate at work and at home. i am extremely bloated and look about 2 months pregnant. my mood got very bad and i felt like giving up, leading to very bad arguments between me and my partner. i went to the doctor and they gave their sincerest apologies for the mix up of putting me on the wrong pill, i am now on cerezette and have been for 4 days..my stomach pains seem to have calmed but not disapeared all together, however i am still having a period although not as heavy as it has been for the past month and my mood has got a lot lot better in the short time i have been on this new pill! i would NOT recommend micranor to anyone wanting a contraceptive pill because aside from the constant bleeding all the other side affects put together make it the WORST pill i have ever had out of both combined and pro pills! | F | 21 | 3 months | 7/30/2009 |