"i&#039;m 40 with no children and started nora-be after 6+ years of no bc. i&#039;m not allowed estrogen bc due to previous blood clots. started this pill a week ago and am a little surprised by what i believe are side effects. appetite loss and my mood is very elevated...i feel borderline hyper at times. i notice that things which used to upset me or get on my nerves don&#039;t nearly as much now. overall a good thing but sometimes you need that balance to be able to understand and calibrate your overall well being. but my main concern is i&#039;ve noticed i&#039;m mentally scattered. it&#039;s like herding cats in my brain sometimes. i am hoping this subsides. no physical side effects yet- spotting or bloating-which i was expecting. we&#039;ll see."