"to everyone worried about taking this because of the awful side effects people talk about: relax. junel was the first birth control i ever took. i have a very sensitive system and my main concern was weight gain. my body is so sensitive that i&#039;ve even gained weight from a natural progesterone cream. i did not gain a single ounce from junel. not one. it did not make me hungry. it did give me a headache for the first few days, but i&#039;m three weeks in and i don&#039;t even feel any difference in my body. please take negative reviews that you read with a grain of salt. yes all birth controls effect people differently but i honestly feel like if you go into it thinking you&#039;ll be fine, you won&#039;t experience weight gain, you will actually be fine."