"i didn&#039;t like this birth control and i know it affects everyone differently, but this was my first time on the pill and within the first 3 months i gained 20 lbs! i also had a lot of breast tenderness. then i got switched to syeda, and the 2nd month i was on it i had headaches daily that would not go away with ibuprofen or excedrin. then by the 3rd month i had headaches every other day. not to mention on a daily basis i had breast tenderness and cramps every week except the first week of the start of my pills. and now i&#039;m going to start the depo provera shot in two weeks, and i&#039;m hearing mixed reviews with that."