"this birth control was awful for me. like many others on here, i was switched from necon 1/35 that i was on for a year and a half and was working wonderfully for me. the first few months i was taking this i noticed my periods were incredibly heavy and my cramps were debilitating. my mood swings became so severe and every month i would have incredible nausea the week before and after my period, yet i managed to gain about 5 pounds despite not having an appetite. i decided to stay on it for a few months to see if the symptoms would straighten themselves out. now, 6 months in, i&#039;m experiencing massive hair loss. i&#039;m talking 6-8 thick handfuls a day. i&#039;ve lost about 1/2 of my hair thickness/volume. switched to orthotricyclenlo. hoping this works"