"i&#039;ve tried two different types of birth control pills, each for almost 8 months. i constantly forgot to take the pills, and it just didn&#039;t work for me. my doctor recommended i switched to the shot. worst experience ever. 0/10 recommend from me. but then my doctor and i talked about other medications i can take, and it was between the iud and the patch. before agreeing to take the patch, i was told that it may fall off when i was in the water, and there may be side effects. when i started this, i had absolutely no side effects whatsoever. i soon skipped a week, and i messed up the patch cycle, but no side effects. i didn&#039;t think it would work, but i&#039;ve been on this for almost 7 months, and i love it"