"i&#039;ve tried the patch, the shot, ortho cyclen lo and now currently on nora be. i gained 30lbs while being on the shot and couldn&#039;t lose the weight until i tried ortho cyclen, which gave me extreme nausea so i wasn&#039;t able to keep any food down which caused me to lose the weight so yay but it was awful at the same time. i drop down to 110lbs after stopping ortho tricyclen lo and now while being on nora be i only have gain 5 pounds but that&#039;s from the holidays. very satisfied with this product that i&#039;m taking it for the second year. "