"i started nortrel august 2016, and whenever i went on it my appetite increased like crazy and i became severely depressed. i started binge eating and gained about 20 lbs in two months. for a while i didn&#039;t put two and two together and thought that i was just depressed and developing terrible eating habits. the next few months i was going through therapy and trying to get my binge eating under control. nothing worked and i felt awful. finally about two months ago i questioned whether the birth control was to blame for all of my problems. i went off and got a skyla iud and let me tell you... best decision ever! i&#039;ve lost about 5 lbs in a month with no effort and i definitely have noticed that my appetite is back to normal since switching."