"i started on aviane when i was 15. it&#039;s got the job done with making sure i don&#039;t get pregnant. but all other aspects of it are completely horrible. it makes me way more irritable, i gained 30 pounds( and i&#039;m a healthy person, i always watch what i eat  and i exercise ), my acne is worse, i&#039;m moody, emotional, and more sad. it literally makes me crazy. i&#039;m a totally different person on it. i am now 24 and i am stopping it this month. i would never go on it again. but now i am at a loss of what to do because i don&#039;t want to get pregnant. i&#039;m thinking of getting the nonhormonal copper iud but i&#039;m not sure. any advice would be welcome to. but do not take this drug."