"i was on ortho cyclen 28 day cycle for almost two years. i lost my sex drive, i gained almost thirty pounds in five months, my moods were horrid, and constant migraines. i switched to the patch, which i had been on previously. i&#039;m on my second patch and already my sex drive is returning, i&#039;m dropping some of that weight i gained, and my breasts are growing (they aren&#039;t even tender). 

my only serious complaint is the itching. my skin itches where i place it and leaves a few little bumps that itch and burn. i&#039;ll take that and deal with it. also placement took a while to figure out but the best area to put it on is your shoulder blades. they don&#039;t wrinkle and scrunch up, or collect the linty stuff there."