"this was my first bc. i was on it for 3 years. my dr. first prescribed so i&#039;d have a control my period and after a year and a half my periods started to only show up every 3 months! my periods were lighter when they were present. i never had bad cramps. i did lack serious sex drive and was dry as a desert after the 1.5 year mark. acne never changed. no appetite craze or weight gain."