"i loved my patch however it gave me terrible premenstrual syndrome. it would only be the week before my period but still. it made my hips and breats swell which i don&#039;t really consider a bad thing. the one thing i did notice after switching to the pill was a big plummet in my sex drive. however my periods are lighter now. i miss the high sex drive on the patch. my boyfriend loved it but my skin would get really irritated and i didn&#039;t like having to explain what the patch was when people saw it and asked. i&#039;d still recommend it to anyone who was unsure about birth control."