"i was on ortho tri cyclen for about 4 months before switching to its generic version (tri sprintec) so in total i&#039;ve been on the pill for 8 months. there are a couple of side effects i&#039;ve had... weight gain  ... vaginal dryness .... my sex drive is at an all time low and my hormones used to drive me crazy... i have problems with depression and anxiety but i do believe it stabilized that and helped just a bit. its cleared up my cystic acne somewhat... thats all i can think of for the side effects. i take the bad with the good, and the whole point of taking it was for acne and avoiding pregnancy and its doing a great job at the avoiding pregnancy thing! i would probably recommend."