"i had a really bad experience with xulane and have since switched to the pill. for the first month or so, i didn&rsquo;t have any dermal reactions to the patch that i noticed. i found them impossible to keep in one place on my body however, and they always slipped around or started coming away from the skin at the edges. i also noticed cramping, and never felt secure that my birth control was effective. for some reason, the worst side effects started occurring after about a month of using it. as soon as i scratched anywhere the patch was located the skin would become red, puff up and secrete a clear fluid. it was gross and left dark marks on my body which are still here a year after. the patches would then come off because of the reaction."