"i have been on lo loestrin for about 3 months now. before this one, i was on safryl. i switched because safryl was giving me horrible side effects. i like lo loestrin, however, i don&#039;t love it because the spotting between periods has not stopped. i haven&#039;t gained weight, if anything have lost some. my face is clear and my sex drive is okay, not like before, but i haven&#039;t lost it. in my experience, this pill has more positive than negatives. i was also diagnosed with pcos and hashimoto&#039;s disease. birth control pills don&#039;t have the same effect on everyone. my gyn had me complete a hormone test before prescribing me this pill. he wanted to balance my hormones out with the pill and it looks like he did. i&#039;m hoping the spotting goes away."