"okay. so i joined the military and they recommended this form of birth control to me because &quot;it was supposed to stop your period&quot; there were &quot; no side effects&quot; literally i bled for over a year and maybe 3 months of the entire year i would get a week break. literally not even worth it. i would bleed so much, my mood swings were terrible, the depression was horrible and i would not recommend this to anyone. i&#039;m currently on skyla iud and i find it sooo much better. i did not get pregnant on this form of birth control mainly because i didn&#039;t even want to have sex. it kills your sex drive, makes you feel like you&#039;re going insane. 3 days after getting it removed is when i finally stopped bleeding and i felt like complete different person."