"i want to share my experience from being on ortho evra. i have only been on the patch for a month and this is my week off of the patch. i got to say being on the patch has been the best experience i&#039;ve had on birth control. before this i was on 2 different kinds of birth control pills. first one i wasn&#039;t even on it for a month i was always sick, the second one was little better but after a year it made me sick. so i started ortho evra and the only bad side effect has been that my breast are a little sore. but they also seem fuller which is great. i love knowing when i&#039;m going to get my period since i was never reg before. i got it on time now and that&#039;s great. i also love the fact that i only have to change it once a week."