"so i have been on the patch for about a year now, i chose the patch over the pill due to convince. turns out its kinda a pain. i had not had to many issues aside from i weight gain and it coming off before my week was up due to excess water. periods where normal for me, always generally heavy. unfortunately i had to stop for a month due to cost. (i know dumb) and i am now having an allergic reaction before this occurred i was wanting to switch anyways. i plan to switch to paragaurd."