"i started on this pill 5 years ago (at age 20) due to extremely painful cramps that prohibited me from attending class. 
5 years later and i still love it! i went off it once for a few months at one point to see if the pill had caused weight gain; it hadn&#039;t. 
i do not get acne outbreaks, i&#039;ve only had a handful of times where i had to take two due to forgetting the day before, and have overall had a positive experience from this pill. libido has decreased a bit but that&#039;s the cost you pay to not get pregnant.. my cramps are significantly less, perhaps every other month i do feel some pain but it&#039;s manageable by over the counter meds, which before was not possible. i&#039;ll likely stay on this until starting a family/make the iud switch"