"i&#039;ve been on the pill for about a year and 1 month now. this is my first birth control and i got on it because my periods were horrible and extremely heavy and also because i entered a serious relationship. i was fine up until the half year mark until i had spotting for 12 days before getting my real period 4 days late. now i still have breakthrough bleeding right after ovulation which always causes me to freak out. other than that the pill is fine. i actually lost weight on this pill, and i cant gain weight anything past 108. my sex drive is sometimes affected it takes a while for me to get into the mood and my boyfriend is supportive of it. its just the darn spotting that irritates me."