"I was taking this for about a year. At first it was really good, no side effects except headaches that went away after about a month. My periods were very light only lasting about 3 days and hardly any cramping. Another plus was while I was on it, I had hardly any acne whatsoever. After a couple of months I realized I was gaining weight. I used to be 112-114lbs and now I was 124-126lbs. I went to a size 9 when I was a size 5. I stopped taking them and now I&#039;m back down to 110-112lbs, and size 5 again. I would recommend it, worked good with me, but I&#039;m not going back on them because I&#039;m not going to gain that weight back!"