"i have struggled with acne since i was fifteen and nothing i would take or use helped it ever, and i did not want to take acutane. my doctor suggested i take birth control to help clear my skin and this has made my skin completely clear and i&#039;m very glad. i did break out worse for the first three months but then my skin was completely clear, i did not gain weight in fact i lost two pounds at first, and it did make my boobs bigger, and they were sore at first but nothing terrible. the only problem i have is that it does make me really emotional the week before or the week after my period but nothing extreme, just irritability, sometimes crying at random things."