"after being on ortho-tri cyclen, which gave me every possible bad symptom in the world, i asked my ob/gyn to put me on avaine after reading some good things about it. avaine has been a god send. i have been on it for about a month now. no/very little weight gain. hardly any mood swings(nothing abnormal from when i have my period). no breakthrough bleeding and no acne. i am on day 2 of my period now and it even seems a lot lighter than it normally was. avaine is amazing!"