"had this for 7 months and just got it removed.  didn&#039;t have a period on it the whole time, which was awesome.  however, i gained about 8 lbs while i was on it, and tried to lose the weight that i gained and could only do so by pretty much starving myself and exercising over an hour every day, and even then i only dropped about 4 lbs.  considering i only had this 7 months, i&#039;d hate to see how much weight i would&#039;ve gained if i stayed on it any longer."