Mestranol / norethindrone for Birth Control User Reviews

• Anonymous
• August 13, 2008

Mestranol / norethindrone "My doctor prescribed Apri to me as birth control and to make my periods more regular and less painful. Well, I'm still not pregnant, and my periods are completely predictable and manageable. Before I started this medication, my periods were sometimes debilitating. In addition to being less painful, my periods last for fewer days now that I take Apri. There are so many horror stories about birth control pills, but I'm proof that they do work for some people."

• Bec...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 5, 2016

Mestranol / norethindrone "This medication I was on for 6 months, no side effects other than it nearly killed me. I got blood clots in both my lungs, multiple. I was hospitalized, had to be on warfarin for 6 months, and do Lovenox shots till my levels were at 2.0 twice. It sucked. I had shortness of breath and rapid breathing/high BP. Don't mess with these symptoms... I had no pain with mine... I am very lucky. Age 25 when this happened. I have been off warfarin, no birth control ever again. After all the testing, it confirmed it was Necon 1/50 that gave me clots. Get medical help right away."

• Anonymous
• June 28, 2016

Mestranol / norethindrone "I took Necon 1/50 for three months. On the second day, an hour after taking the pill, I became very nauseous and would throw up every morning for the next 3-4 days, each day a little less nauseous, till by a week and a half the nausea was tolerable but would continue until the pack was done. Then, I would take my week of placebo. Upon starting the next pack, the cycle of nausea would begin again. By the third month, I still felt just as sick taking it as I did the first month. With the nausea and vomiting, coupled with my panic disorder, I ended up losing 15 lbs, and my body still suffers from it. After Necon, I went straight to an IUD, which unfortunately hasn't worked for me either."

• Anonymous
• August 13, 2008

"My doctor prescribed Ortho-Novo 1/50 to me as birth control and to make my periods more regular and less painful. Well, I'm still not pregnant, and my periods are completely predictable and manageable. Before I started this medication, my periods were sometimes debilitating. In addition to being less painful, my periods last for fewer days now that I take Apri. There are so many horror stories about birth control pills, but I'm proof that they do work for some people."

• Rac...
• October 10, 2017

Mestranol / norethindrone "I've been on Necon for about a week now. I've had bad cramps every day, and it's kind of put me in a bad mood. However, my boobs have gotten bigger already! Not too much bigger, but they were a 30AA to begin with, so anything bigger is noticeable!"