"this is the 3rd type of birth control i&#039;ve tried in 10 years. the shot wasn&#039;t bad, just an inconvenience to go to the doctor every 3 months. then i tried an iud , that was a pain, it wouldn&#039;t sit in my cervix right &amp; fell out 3 times. now i have been on sprintec a little over a year. i have had no acne, no weight gain, no suicidal thoughts. the only side effects i have encountered are, slight migraines the week before i start the sugar pill &amp; very light spotting for a day about 1 week before i start the sugar pill. it&#039;s not bad enough for me to change to something else though."