"i&#039;ve been on this birth control for almost 4 years. the first month i remember being very hungry all the time, but that either stopped or i learned to deal with it. i didn&#039;t get any other side effects from it. the only reason i&#039;m not giving it a 10 is because every cycle i start spitting about two weeks before i&#039;m supposed to get my period. i just end up taking the period pills two weeks early to get it over with and start the next pack. my periods have gotten much lighter; most days i don&#039;t even need a tampon, but i get bad cramps on 1 or 2 of the days, which i never used to get before bc. over all i would recommend this birth control. although you must take it at exactly the same time every day or you will spot earlier."