"my first month using the patch i experienced cramping and had my period for about 2 weeks straight. now it has been 10 months and all is normal, my periods are much ligther than they used to be. i still have cramps the first 2 days but advil helps that.  i love that it is only once a week i have to remember to replace the patch. 

the two things that i don&#039;t like about the patch are that it does tend to slide around like a bandaid which can be annoying and secondly i feel it has made me gain some weight (bloating). i have not tried any other birth controls. i am still on the patch mainly because it has helped so much with my periods."