"been on chateal for about a month now. tried depo previously, which was terrible. i bled for 6 months straight, my face broke out terribly and my sex drive was in the gutter. so far, the only thing i notice with this pill is that my cramps during the placebo week are waaaay worse than my cramps prior to taking chateal. and my sex drive went down a bit but not too bad. also, breakthrough bleeding since i started taking it but i&#039;m giving it a 3 month window to see improvement with that to see how my body adjusts to the hormones. prior to taking chateal, i had a &quot;luxury&quot; period. about 4 days, barely any cramps or mood changes. just a bit of nausea. i hope that doesn&#039;t change drastically."