"i have been on this birth control for the past 4 months. its my first time ever being on birth control and i&#039;m 19 years old. the positives for me about it are that i don&#039;t have cramps at all, i have a period for only 3 or 4 days and my acne cleared up really well. i still get a few little pimples every now and then but not as bad as i used to. the negative factors about this are the weight gain, i hate it. i went from a size 8 jeans to a size 10-12 in the past 4 months. i&#039;m trying to find ways to control it though. i also don&#039;t have any sex drive, i&#039;m hardly ever in the mood to do anything anymore. the last one is that i get depressed every now and then. "