"this is the first birth control i&#039;ve tried, have taken it for a month and a half. first 2-3 days i had terrible headaches, which went away but came back during the placebo pills. i have a history of migraines, but only with light/noise sensitivity, no aura. took maxalt for the headaches, helped. bust got slightly bigger, gained a little weight but i was very stressed out and ate trash, so not necessarily the medication. my skin was about the same, broke out slightly but i wasn&#039;t sleeping or eating vegetables. extremely moody/meltdowns during the placebo days, but i think that is my personal reaction to the hormones, i had a similar experience before where the body chemicals made my emotions crash. no nausea, no vomiting, etc. during the placebo days, i did not get my period/breakthrough bleeding, but now that i am stopping the medication [for unrelated reasons] i suddenly have a tiny bit of spotting."