"i am currently on my first pack of ortho tri-cyclen and am not sure whether this is the pill i will stay with or not. i definitely noticed a big change in my irritability while taking this, and my mom even confirmed that my personality has been affected. i have also been worried that it has made me gain a little weight, or just made it harder for me to lose weight this month. i started taking levothyroxine at the same time, and really should be losing weight. also, i have noticed a change for the worse in my hair and my nails- so...that seems like a lot of side effects. i was staying on the ortho tri-cyclen lo because i have been reading that it takes up to 3 months for the side effects to go away."