"i have been on the patch for 10 months and finally stopped. every month my side effects would increase just a little to the point that they were unbearable. at the end i had unexplained muscle and joint pain, chronic headaches, none stop for 1 month straight at one point, and migraines 3-4 times a week. also i had bad cramps and breakthrough bleeding. muscle and nerve spasms that required physio and nerve blocks and developed hypertension. i am a healthy weight and live a healthy lifestyle, 30 years old and have never had a regular bp over 100/60. when i stopped the patch i had a regular running bp of approx 150/110 and was being put on beta blockers. i am still waiting for these side effects to fully correct but within a week i&#039;ve improved"