"i gave this patch a 3 because i want to be as honest as possible. i&#039;m 26 years old, and switched from oral bc to the patch 4 months ago. only pros; not having to take a pill everyday and that i&#039;m not pregnant. the cons however are endless. i&#039;m always tired. im normally an active person but now all i want to do is stay in bed. severe mood swings; my sister and boyfriend have pointed out that i&#039;m always either depressed or behaving like an angry monster. ive put on 15 pounds and my breast have gone up a cup size (not good since i was already a dd). i never got cramps before the patch; now they&#039;re so bad i can barely move for the first 2 days of my period. i also have severe back pain even though i haven&#039;t had any injury whatsoever."