"as far as birth control and periods went,  this was fine.  my periods were much less crampy and painful,  my skin didn&#039;t change at all. however,  it was like my personality completely flipped. i felt robbed of my sense of adventure,  i had absolutely no interest in going and doing fun things with my family. i&#039;ve never had depression, but i think this must be what it feels like. i stopped taking it and am almost back to my old self,  even though i&#039;m back to having terrible periods.  i will take cramps over how i was acting any day of the week."