"this birth control worked effectively to act as a birth control but... the side effects suck so bad. i&#039;ve been on this birth control for 2 1/2 years, probably closer to 3 now, and i&#039;ve been having breakthrough bleeding for nearly the whole time i&#039;ve been on it after year 1. imagine this: getting double periods every month or periods that last for like half the month. that&#039;s what i&#039;ve been going through for well over a year. i didn&#039;t want to switch over because i thought it would stop and my body was already used to this medication but finally i couldnt take it anymore. i would get extremely moody and depressed during the multiple periods. imagine being angry and tired and sore half the month, every month, for over a year. i&#039;m now 21."