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 |
| 3 | Regulation | In March 2012 I developed severe blood clots in my lungs. | I had experience extreme discomfort in my right buttocks area around the beginning of March to the point that I could not sit. I pushed it to the back of my mind like I do everything else and went on with my life. About two weeks after that the rain decreased but moved up the right side of my body. The pain got paralyzing. I could not laugh or take deep breathes. I felt a pain in my chest put also my back. I could move and stretch without any changes in pain. I went to the walk-in and they treated me for muscle-skeletal discomfort. that night the pain reached it's peak. I could not move so my friend dressed me and drove me upstate to the emergency room. 6 hours later they decide to test me for PE (pulmonary embolism) and I soon found out it was positive. I had 3 blood clots that traveled through my right lung, through my heart, and lodged in my right lung. one blood clot remained in my right lung. I was in the hospital for 10 days. I am now 4 months into my recovery and it has been such a struggle. Besides all this, being on Ortho Novum 777 was great. my periods were amazing; very light and short. I knew exactly when I would get it right after a month of being on the pill. Even all my PMS symptoms were gone. It's been hell since I have been off it though. | F | 20 | 6 months n/a 1X day | 8/10/2012 | 5 | prevent pregnancy | This is the only pill I've ever been on. Stopped taking it twice to have children and had no problem getting pregant after stopping. Very short periods - 3 or 4 days, and very light. Has worked great for me. | F | 42 | 22 years 1X day | 7/30/2012 | 5 | prevent pregnancy | I was on ortho novum 7/7/7 the name brand, then got off of it when my husband had a vasectomy. About 6 months after quiting the pill I got severe painful cystic acne on my back, and on my neck, and smaller pustule type all over my face. I took anti biotics to help, and it sort of did but the side effects of those were much worse than the ones I had with the pill. | I got back on Ortho/Novum 7/7/7 28 or so I thought I picked up the generic Necon, or Necor 7/7/7 its been 2 weeks, my stomach always hurts, my breasts are fuller and much more tender to the point of pain. My weight has increased 5 lbs in just 2 weeks, heathy eater and exerciser. Heavy feeling in general, lots of water retention. NOT HAPPY WITH GENERIC. Being switched back to brand name pill picking up tonight. The generic is terrible, and if you get it instead of Ortho Novum tread lightly, it has helped my skin in a short time frame so has done the job I wanted in that area, but the cons outweigh the pros... | F | 34 | 14 years 1X day | 6/20/2012 | 5 | originally to regulate cycle | In the last year I've developed headaches the first two days of my period | Best birth control - originally I took it to regulate my cycle, then stayed on it to prevent pregnancy. For many years now I've hardly had a period, rarely have cramps, occasionally have mood swings... love the predictability of it. Never been pregnant, no acne or weight gain. I read the reviews and was surprised to see so many negative side effects. | F | 42 | 23 years 1X day | 6/7/2012 | 5 | Regualte Cycles | I only had nausea the first day of starting the pill. Clears up acne and gave my skin a glow. Also I had a decrease in appetite which was fine for me since I was dieting. No change in sex drive, stopped me from getting pregnant. Reduced Cycle to 3 days and I had no cramps, pain or mood swings. | F | 17 | 2 years | 3/5/2012 | 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 | 5 | Birth Control | I gained a little weight during the time I used these birth control pills. But it made my periods shorter and lighter and I never had any menstrual cramps or PMS symptoms so it worked great for me. | F | 19 | 3 years | 2/26/2012 | 2 | birth control | I did have lack of sex drive, major craving. Overall wouldn't do it again!Nausea in the morning! | F | 25 | 2 years 1X day | 2/15/2012 | 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 cotrol | Severe headaches | F | 42 | 3 weeks .5/.75/1.0 | 12/6/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | I was very emotional and had mood swings. | Did not work for me...I got pregnant. | F | 26 | 8 months 1X day | 11/7/2011 | 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 | 3 | Engaged, but not ready for a baby! | Moodiness Very tender breasts, to the point of extreme pain Can't lose much weight or gain muscle despite eating less and more healthily (no more fast food/candy/ice cream and MUCH more vegetables/whole grains/protein) and exercising much more (cardio 3x a week and weight training 3x a week) Major water retention Periods are regular, cramps less painful - not on BC i get nauseous, light headed, and keel over in extreme pain from period symptoms, and heavy bleeding - most of that is eliminated Food cravings stayed the same Acne is a little better | My periods are less painful and I am not pregnant, but I look awful, from muscle LOSS and possibly the extra hormones messing with my emotions. Definitely don't like all this water weight. After the end of this week, I am stopping this BC for a few months to see if my weight battle improves. | F | 22 | 3 months 30 mg 1X day | 7/27/2011 | 4 | to regulate menstrual cycle | NO SEXUAL DESIRE!!! which is odd because im 22 and ive never had the desire! some acne but not bad, appetite isnt that great, moody, depressed.. ive been off the pill for 4 days now to see if there are any changes, because ive been on it nearly my whole teenage years... but i will admit it did help regulate my cycle, i knew when it came on and it only last for 3 and 1/2 days which was good, the cramps ranged every month, sometimes it hurted more and sometimes it was less.. | F | 22 | 8 years 1X day | 4/13/2011 | 2 | i was on ortho-novum before and had very little problems, i stopped taking it because i lost my job and had no HI but now i am back on it again, and i'm having mood swings, my stomach has been really sensitive and nausea. i also have been having bad abdominal pain. i'm going to talk to my doctor about putting me on something else but i really can't deal with it anymore. | F | 24 | 2 weeks n/a 1X day | 3/7/2011 | 4 | birthcontrol | First few days I felt nauseous and bloated but went away within a week. It shortened my period to 3 days and is light as well. Increased my appetite so that would explain why I've gained a few pounds not much though. | Before I started taking birth control the first thing that worried me was increased acne and gaining weight. It actually helped my acne clear up but I still get a pimple here and there. It did increase my appetite..instead of feeling hungry when I should, I feel REALLY hungry and get cranky if I don't eat. I would say I gained maybe like 5lbs but that's also lack of eating healthy and not working out as much as I used to. so with a healthy diet and exercise-you should be good. Overall I am happy with this pill. | F | 21 | 6 months 1X day | 2/1/2011 | 5 | Birth control, period, cramps | gained a couple pounds nothing to serious. | it works great. shortens periods to 3-4 days | F | 17 | 1 years 30 1X day | 1/29/2011 | 4 | To Regluate periods | Enlarged breasts! I used to be an A cup and now I'm a B cup...it's about time! I think I've gained a few lbs, but nothing terrible. | If I miss one pill it messes up my cycle, but if I don't miss, it shortens my period from 2 weeks to only 3-4 days. I like it. Especially my new boobs haha! | F | 24 | 7 months 1X day | 12/30/2010 | 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 | birth control/regulate period | Weight gain and very irregular periods for the first two months. | I love this birth control. It works very well for me, and if for some reason I have missed more than 2 pills causing it to be ineffective,I simply get my period and start a new pack so I never feel worried that it won't know if it's not working. It didn't help with cramping but it works perfectly for keeping my period on track once a month for five days and lightens the flow. | F | 21 | 5 years 1X day | 10/27/2010 |