"i have been on birth since i was 14 or 15 to contol my period . i have  been on the pill, the ring, and the shot. the shot was the devil and while on the shot i went to my gyn and told her i wouldn&#039;t stop bleeding and i wanted to stop the shot and i told her i wanted to try the patch . i was going to wait for the shot to wear off because i have 5 more weeks but i couldn&#039;t take the bleeding  so i put on the patch on a sunday  a couple hours later the bleeding stopped !! i love love the patch it is easy to remember the only problem i have had the last 2 patch is it left my skin irritated  but its my fault because i shaved the area before i put on the patch"