"i started this bc when i was about 17 years old. i had few side effects but over the course of a few months i started developing utis. i&#039;d never gotten one previously but at the time i didn&#039;t associate it with the bc pills. the utis become frequent, multiple utis within a month even peeing after intercourse, taking cranberry supplements, wearing looser clothing, etc. after a couple years my prescription ran out (away at college). the utis immediately stopped and i haven&#039;t experienced one since. 

another long term side effect i experienced was depression and irritability. i was treated for that and am still recovering from the depression. i&#039;ve been off the pill for over a year now and things are finally just now normalizing."