"well, i initially went on his birth control to regulate my hormones - lots of breakouts lately and moodswings. i&#039;ve been on the patch, ortho-triclen-lo and yaz before - all of them i had bad side effects with. i can say for sure nora-be calmed my breakouts and moodswings which is great....but it definitely gave me a heavy period, bloating, fatigue, depression, aloofness, itchy/dryness, and tender breasts. the pros do not outweigh the cons in this case so i will be going off. also, i just read about the ovarian cyst side effects...not worth it!"