"i&#039;ll keep this short.  i have taken tri lo sprintec, ortho tri cyclen lo, and velivet (in that order).  although my experience with velivet was not as bad as with ortho tri cyclen, it wasn&#039;t great.

pros: i lost weight, very regular periods, effective as birth control.

cons: velivet completely killed my sex drive.  not only that, it turned me into a nervous wreck - and i am usually a pretty calm person.  i was constantly worried about the way others perceived me, what my boyfriend *really* thought about me (believe me ladies, he is not a master of subtlety... there was no reason for me to be feeling this way), etc.  "