"i&#039;ve had this birth control for about two years now. the first year i had it it was perfect. it was like it wasn&#039;t even there. i didn&#039;t have periods for a year, i lost access weight, my metabolism sped up, and i had more energy than normal. then, the december of that year i took an antibiotic for either a sinus infection or strep (i forget which one) and immediately things went downhill. a got a cyst in my ovaries and this was extremely painful. then i had crazy nonstop painful periods that would go on for months. my obgyn prescribed me with estrogen and that didn&#039;t help. i now have gained about twenty pounds and i have cellulite everywhere. i think i&#039;ll be getting it out and going solo for awhile to resuscitate my hormones."