"on the medication for 8 weeks now. terrible mood swings, bloated all the time, face constantly breaking out (after contraception,  i&#039;m taking it too clear my face), mild weight gain, very light periods- if any, severe nausea and constipated since the day i started the medication. symptoms were so bad, i thought i was pregnant for a while....took 4 pregnancy tests over 3 weeks time to convince me it was just the severe side effects of birth control. i take no other medications on a consistent basis."