"i&#039;ve tried ortho-cyclen and microgestin 1/20 and diane 35 before. oc made me gain weight like crazy and i couldn&#039;t deal with the bloating; i also lost a ton of muscle mass. i&#039;ve been on otc -lo for about a week but i feel such a big difference in the degree of my side effects. i&#039;m asian, 5&#039;2&quot; and 118lbs for reference. i don&#039;t feel nauseous at all, very minimal bloating, my skin&#039;s a bit clearer, and my sex drive&#039;s the same! i&#039;m nervous about the tri-phasic style of the pill as i&#039;m very sensitive to hormone shifts, so i may update my review after a months. i think people just really need to find a pill that most closely mimics their natural hormone levels and go up or down in estrogen and progestin as they observe the changes in their body."