"i have been on this birth control for 8 years!  i feel like the reviews are based on people that haven&#039;t given their body time to adjust to it.  on this pill i had no acne problems, no weight gain no crampy periods.  generally, my periods would be 3-4 days long without pain sometimes would forget it was that time of the month.  so while on it this pill was great.  i recently almost 4 months ago got off due to how long i&#039;ve been on it and hyper pigmentation on forehead and cheeks.  now i feel my periods and gained 9 lbs.  considering getting back on again.....especially since hyper pigmentation is pretty much gone."