ORTHO-NOVUM 1/35-28 Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; NORETHINDRONE)

Average Rating: 2.5 (209 Ratings)

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR ORTHO-NOVUM 1/3COMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 1  Birth Control/Help Cramp pain Extreme mood swings, especially during the 3rd and 4th week, enough that my boyfriend noticed, and friends. I got extremely irritable and unhappy about the smallest things that would NEVER bother me before. Had my first panic attacks on it. Awful, never going on it again. F 24 5 months
1/11/2010
 5  1/35 Weight loss. Light period first few months and now I do not get it at all =) F 24 4 years
1/9/2010
 1  regulate periods i experience very bad mood swings makes me feel very insecure heavy break through bleeding, depression, had tunnel vision for a brief second, bad headaches, paranoid, i dont reccomend this to anybody my experience with this bc is horrible and espically for a first time taker like myself F 20 3 months
12/28/2009
 1  Stop Periods Weight gain, extreme cravings, swelling of legs and breast, moodiness, lack of caring, no sex drive I was put on this to stop my periods, which were causing me horrid migraines halfway through my cycle and right before my period. It did do that very well...for a while...6 months or so. Then I started spotting and I was always nervous about when I was going to start my period. I schedualled a period about every 8 week, but then even stopping the pills didn't cause a period. My hormones got more and more screwed up and I didn't really care. What was the most annoying was that I was at college and had all these guys around me that I wanted to date, but I had no drive to care about dating. I was 19 when I started them and 23 when I finally quit them. Though the migraines are back, I am now caring about things again. I'm now looking for another pill that will do what I want better. It seems that it is going to be a hard job. F 31 3.5 years
11/26/2009
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 1  Birth Control Gained 15 pounds within a few months! Breast have grown and are tender, NO SEX DRIVE! Dryness in vaginal area, very moody. I have been on this pill for almost a year now and Im just now realizing that my problems I've been having have been caused from this pill. My weight started changing around the same time I started Ortho Novum. I went from a size 8 to a size 12 in less then six months! My breast are hugh and heavy and always sore. I have no sex drive and I seem to always be in a bad mood. No other Birth Control pill has ever done this to me. I was put on this because I have high blood pressure and I was told that it would be safer for me. But this was my last month taking it. It might work for some people but it did not work for me. F 26 12 months
11/5/2009
 4  medical, prevent pregnancy occaisonal breast tenderness and mild cramping with periods I started this pill when I was 15 for medical reasons..an allergic reaction to a medication caused a hormonal imbalance and I bled horribly loosing about half my blood in 4 days(nightmare) and ortho-novum was the cure! I continue to stay on the pill to prevent pregnancy and keep my period regular-it has come the same day each month for 12 years. I tried switching to generic to save money but it made me crazy with emotions. I have not experienced any negative side effects to the original ortho-novum. F 28 12 years
10/22/2009
 1  regulate period constant back pain F 22 12 days
9/11/2009
 1  Birth Control Head aches, moody-ness, crying for no reason, feeling depressed. I am usually very positive and upbeat, but taking this birth control has really changed me. I feel depressed for no reason, I've been crying for no reason, the littlest things will set me off. I'll be in a bad mood all day and when asked whats wrong, I just simply have to say, "I don't know" because there is no real reason why I should be unhappy. I found this site looking to see if my mood change was due to the birth control, and found the answers I needed. I would not recommend this birth control. I am definitely switching birth controls. F 20 1 months
9/4/2009
 2  birth control Nausea, irregular bleeding, anxiety/panic attacks, breast tenderness, weight loss, chest pains,etc. This pill was a welcome relief after the nightmare that was 'Ortho Tri-cyclen' but the longer I've taken it the worse the side effects seem to get. I'm finishing up my third pill pack and honestly i've been worried i'm pregnant. Until discovering that all the symptoms could parallel with my BC. I can't eat anymore because I'm constantly sick to my stomach. I've had sevel anxiety attacks in the last month and I cry constantly. I feel depressed as I did with the last pill. I'm thinking of giving up on birth control pills because I'd rather be pregnant than fighting these miserable side-effects. F 18 3 months
8/20/2009
 5  pmdd/birth control none I've been taking this pill, on and off, since my late teens. Went back on it at age 40 after a gap of about 10 years when I started suffering PMDD, and love it. I take it continuously, no side effects, no periods. I plan to stay on it until menopause. F 45 6 years
8/15/2009
 1  birth contorl I started it at night and the next day I woke up with a headache the worst I have had in years, if ever. I started cramping with in a hour of taking the first pill. Feeling sick have to lay in bed all day. I have three kids to take care of. (Which I have been lacking at for a lack of modiviton.) Being unable to eat until 8 at night then I cant control my hunger the rest of the night. Mood-less-ness, I have stopped caring about caring. Not really depressed but think I maybe headed there. Have taken it for a week now and its turning me into an "I dont care" kinda person; I dont care that it is making me have cramps or headaches, or that my home is trashed. I havent cleaned since i started taking it, well I couldnt. not that it matters but NO SEX DRIVE!!!!!(which doesnt bother me at all, but it should, I use to love sex!) My husband wont let me take it anymore. I have been breastfeeding for over 4 months and havent had a problem. Since I started this pill, my baby has become fussier and isnt sleeping as well. Plus my breasts are not making as much milk as they use to, so my son gets hungry almost every hour again like when he was a new born. DO NOT TAKE IF BREASTFEEDING!!!!! F 23 7 days
8/10/2009
 2  Prevent Pregnancy I have had a terrible experience with this pill I have been taking it for a short amount of time and have gained wieght rapidly i never feel full. I feel like i'm pregnant even tho i'm not my breasts hurt, i'm bitchy, i have sooo many food cravings, i'm tired, and my stomach is usually upset. The reason i'm preventing pregnancy is because i make a terrible pregnant person so go figure...i don't recommend this pill in particular. F 24 30 days
8/3/2009
 5  Birth Control weight gain and no period I liked this medicaiton. My new dr. did not, so I was takin off of this and put on Yasmin. F 32 10 months
7/15/2009
 3  Prevent pregnancy Nausea, slight breast tenderness, heart burn I have only been taking ortho-novum for about a month now. I just started my second pack and it occured to me that I have been feeling sick every time I eat, no matter what I eat. At first I thought I was pregnant again, b/c I had also had the breast tenderness. But I took two pt's and both were negative. So I did some research and found this site. I have taken several BC pills since I turned 13, I have always had really bad period cramps and bleeding, so bc helps. I have to change no matter what every 6 months b/c the hormones give me migraines,but never had I had a pill make nausea. I am planning on talking to my dr but I know she will make me take this for at least 3 months. It takes at least 3 months for any pill to get in to your system and work correctly. So keep that in mind when you are experiencing side effects.As far as everything else I have a perfectly wonderful sex drive, and my moods are fine. But my period was like six days on this pill and I didn't notice that it was any lighter.. I really want those three day light periods back.. LOL... Good luck to you all, hope this helped someone.. Also keep in mind that all of our bodies are different and we are all going to have different reactions to medications. F 30 1 months
7/14/2009
 3  prevent pregnancy NO sex drive, weight gain, moodiness, vaginal dryness I've been taking this for almost a year. It's great at preventing pregnancy. I have extremely light periods and have never experienced breakthrough bleeding. However, I have absolutely NO SEX DRIVE. My boyfriend is getting depressed over it and so am I. It's the topic of all fights that we have and I feel like it's putting a damper on our relationship. I've made an appointment to switch to something with a lower dose of hormones or anything that can bring back my libido. I've also experienced vaginal dryness and pain when we do have sex. If you're single and just want to regulate or lighten your periods, this pill is for you. But if you're in a relationship and want to keep things going, STAY AWAY! F 20 9 months
7/12/2009
 1  birth control, cramps severe panic/anxiety attacks, paranoia, dizziness, headaches, spotting On my 4th day of taking this pill, I had a severe panic attack. I started crying over something that I'm not even sure of. I had dizzy mornings and migraines. I was afraid of who knows what. Even after stopping the pill, I am still feeling paranoid/anxiety. F 18 4 days
7/10/2009
 1  to prevent pregnancy extreme anxiety, depression and mood swings, constant nausea, headaches, insomnia, fatigue, irregular periods, angry at everyone I am so happy to find this website! I have been nauseated for months and decided to see if it was my birth control, and as I am reading this posts, I realize that my extreme anxiety/depression started after I started this pill. I was on Ortho 7.7.7 for 4 years before this, and never had any of these problems. This pill is literally ruining my life - I have been having problems at work and with my boyfriend/friends and some family! I am going off of this ASAP! F 27 3 months
7/6/2009
 5  prevent pregancy while single nearly none I have really loved being on this bc. I started when I became sexually active at age 16 when it was under the brand Ortho Novum. I switched to the generic Necon 1/35 a few years ago to save on my co-pay and notice no changes. I had heavy periods and bad cramps as a teen (I started menstruating at age 10) but once on the pill, I've had no cramps and my cycle became regulated down to the day (literally day 3 of the "inactive pill" week). Sometimes at the end of the third week taking active pills, I will continue taking pills from the next pack, which has worked perfectly to skip a monthly peiord from time to time or to plan around a big event or vacation. I recently went off this pill four months ago (for the first time in over 20 years), since I am not sexually active at this exact time. My doctor said I am perfectly healthy, non-smoker and fine to go off for a while. It did take 2 months for me to get back to a perfectly timed 28-30 day normal cycle. I've noticed heavier and longer periods while not taking this bc, and also cramping early on in the period. I will definately go back on this bc once I am sexually active with a regular boyfriend again. F 38 22 years
7/1/2009
 2  Birth Control Breast tenderness (for at least 2 straight months), weekly severe abdominal cramps, diarreah in the first month of taking it. I was on the depo shot for 10 years, but when I realized I had bone loss in my spine, my Dr. switched me to this pill b/c of the high estrogen. I hate it- I get severe abdominal cramps every week that keep me up at night. Also, my breasts are uncomfortably tender. BUT- my breasts have grown a cup size- so that's the only plus about this pill. But the cramps are enough for me to switch to a different pill. F 25 2 months
6/22/2009
 2  birth control Panic attacks + Anxiety, constant food cravings, fatigue, constant- random bleeding, depression, crying for no reason, suicidal thoughts. I was on this pill for 7 years before figuring out that this is what Changed my life. I stopped taking it and after a week or so my symptoms went away and I feel like my self again! I wouldnt reccomend this pill to anyone. Even after taking it for so long I had very random month long periods, that were pretty gross-but I wont go into those details. It Changed my moods terribley. Everything would set me off, either in anger or crying non stop. F 34 7 years
6/5/2009

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