"for the past year or so, this pill has been a godsend. no worrying about an unintended pregnancy, great skin, short or non-existant periods...it&#039;s perfect. for my first year or so on it though, i was an emotional mess. i stopped wanting to go out and was near constantly sad. i have a tendency towards some mild anxiety (it is not severe and i choose to not take medication) but not depression, so i could deal with these symptoms (sort of) and figured that i&#039;d ask about switching at my yearly ob/gyn visit. almost a week before i went though, it was like a switch was flipped. now it&#039;s like i&#039;m not even on a medication. i will say though that i have always taken it religiously down to the minute every single day, which i&#039;m sure helps a lot."