"i started out on yasmin but had to switch to ocella since i have no prescription coverage.  between the two i was on them for over 2 years.  in that time, i gained 20 pounds.  after i switched to ocella,  while i was taking it, my moods were level but the first day without the pill i felt completely out of control of my emotions and on an emotional roller-coaster to the point of having to leave work a few times, which is not me at all!  once i got my period, it was better but i didn&#039;t look forward to the next month.  after a crazy month of break-through bleeding, emotional ups and downs, and feeling like i was going crazy, i asked my doctor to switch me to something else.  my sister had the same symptoms within a month or two and so did friends."