"i am 24 and recently sought out a birth control pill because i will be getting married in march. i was put on loestrin24 back in december 09. thankfully i did not read all of the scary internet blogs until afterwards or i probably wouldn&#039;t have tried it. i have not had mood swings (in fact, i feel i am a less moodier person now). it is easy to keep up with and seeing that i am a first time bc user fell in love with knowing when my menstrual cycle would occur. the only negative side effects that have occurred since taking the pill: i gained 10 pounds the first two weeks of taking this pill. i&#039;ve had a hard time shedding those pounds, but at least it has not increased as of yet. secondly, my boobs hurt like crazy. i can hardly touch them, they are so sore."