"i used the patch for 5 months. i really enjoyed not having to take a pill every day, and it was extremely effective.  yet the mood swings where horrible,  i am a fairly unemotional woman but the patch made me unbelievablely weepy for no reason at all. my boyfriend of 4 was kind enough to point out that that wasn&#039;t normal me behavior. as for the rest of the detials, i had no issues with headaches, nausea, or breast tenderness.  the patch left a bit of a residue after you took it off and constantly pulled up on the corners, but i only really had one time when i was seriously worried that it might fall off. very offten there was fabric residue along the edge of the patch and i would usually have ingrown hairs or small pimpels growing under it."