"i was happy with this birth control at first. i liked the thought of not getting my period when it went away after my second shot but 3 years later it has been making me gain 10 lbs per year i was about 130 when i started it i am now almost 200 and the longer i have been on it the more if an increase in pounds per year i am noticing. its been decreasing my sex drive lately and  also occasionally makes me moody"