"i was on this for a year or two, i had been on birth control since i was 13 up-to age 22 to regulate my periods. let&#039;s just say this is a no go for high triglycerides and also if you&#039;re smoking. i ended up in the hospital with severe acute necrotizing pancreatitus caused from very high triglyceroids which this pill attributed to and also a pulmonary embolism ( blood clot)."