"first form of birth control was zovia. didn&#039;t like it because it made me nauseous all the time. so after a year of being off birth control i decided to try the patch. i like it a lot. no major side effects at all. the only thing is that i did lose my sex drive. which made me pretty sad but i&#039;d rather deal with that than side effects of other birth controls. i&#039;ve only been on it for about three months so maybe i still need to wait to adjust. i do feel like i&#039;m gaining weight though. although i would not completely blame it on the patch because birth control gives you cravings that you can choose to act upon or not. birth control doesn&#039;t make you gain weight. it&#039;s what you decide put in your mouth that does. "