"i loved this birth control when i was on it! i also started out on microgestin and when the pharmacys had stopped carrying it, i was switched to the junel. i was luckily enough to have my period for about 2.5 days per month, like clockwork. it cleared up my acne and i felt good. however, i came off of it in january of this year as my hubby and i are thinking about having children soon and i feel like a 15 year old again. my skin is insanely greasy, i&#039;m breaking out like crazy, and to top it off, i&#039;ve gained 15lbs because my appetite has been out of control! i guess i didn&#039;t realize how much junel had been suppressing my appetite and even my teenage acne... and no, i&#039;m not pregnant so the weight gain cannot be contributed to that."