"i&#039;ve been on this pill about 8 months now. it&#039;s my 3rd birth control. tricyclics give me bad migraines and i was on minastrin before this. minastrin always made me really sad for no reason, too nauseous to eat, very moody and depressed and had no period. cryselle was such a big turnaround for me. i&#039;m back to my normal happy self, periods only last 1-2 days rarely any cramping. only thing i noticed was a little bit of weight gain but that could also be from switching as the last birth control made me too sick to eat half the time."