"first time ever starting birth control and the reviews on here scared me! so glad i decided to tough it out! i&#039;ve been taking it for 4 months and the only symptoms i have had are a little more emotional outburst two days before my period (not that big of a deal, i was always prone to pms emotional outbursts anyways) and breakthrough bleeding the first month. no weight gain, no acne (actually, less acne). i realize all women are different, but just thought i&#039;d share my mostly pleasant experience with this pill! oh, and of course...it works! not pregnant!"