"i was on this birth control for 8 months. the first 6 months i was moody with little to no weight gain. sex drive decreases only little. but in month 7 i started having horrific cystic acne. it&#039;s so bad i don&#039;t want to go out of my house. i&#039;ve never had cystic acne and now at age 27 it is unbearable and painful. i am switching to alesse."