"after taking orthotricylen off and on for 5 years i was switched to chateal and i couldn&#039;t be happier. i&#039;ve struggled with weight my whole life and i would get on and off ortho because it caused me to gain extreme weight and i was really unhappy about it but i knew i needed birth control so the doctor at planned parenthood suggested chateal. i&#039;ve been on it for almost a year and i haven&#039;t had a single pound of weight gain (i&#039;ve been losing actually but that&#039;s because of diet and exercise but it&#039;s important that the pill isn&#039;t interfering). i also have pretty acne prone skin growing up but i hardly get any break outs now on this medication (not sure if it&#039;s the pill or getting older). i don&#039;t feel any nausea other people experienced either."