MY doctor laughed in my face when I expressed my concern with the side effects that I was experiencing. "There are NO side effects" he urged. But still I would get sharp abdominal pains, the cramps were sometimes unbearable, my back broke out in horrible acne and since I've barely had 5 zits in my life this symptom is hard to ignore, the constant feeling of being bloated, the weight gain even with a change of diet. And the worse symptom of all, the mood changes. I constantly felt in whirl of emotions from crying reading a magazine to being so unexplainably angry with everyone. I could be fine one minute and the next watch out! My poor husband had to endure this type behavior for 6 months. My doctor still insists that there are NO side effects but i feel the proof is in the pudding.