"so, i took this birth control for 3 years. did it&#039;s job in terms of preventing pregnancy, but at a horrible cost. i gained over 30 lbs, had terrible nausea, mood swings, anxiety, depression, headaches, almost no libido, you name it. it wasn&#039;t until i got off the pill completely to give myself a break from the constant stream of hormones that is birth control that i realized all of the issues i was experiencing was all the pill, not me. after 2 months off of the pill, all of the aforementioned issues have disappeared. consumer beware. not worth it. when i do decide to go back on birth control, it will not be viorele."