"i took this pill for about 2 and a half years. it worked great, only had a few pregnancy scares from forgetting to take the pills on time. i usually always remembered but was sometimes a hassle to remember every day. i had good and bad side effects. it got rid of all of my acne and made my periods regular. i did gain about 25 pounds and had a much lower sex drive though. i did spot occasionally but not too often. if i decided to take the pill through my period rather than stopping, sex would start to hurt deep in my uterus eventually. that happened many times. i decided to get off that birth control a few months ago and i could tell that i had a complete change in my body. i lost weight and felt happier. my sex drive went up incredibly."