Ortho Evra and cramps

I've been on Ortho Evra patch for a couple years. Absolutely loved it. My symptoms of moodiness were almost nonexistent, periods were very regular , brief and light, breasts were growing a bit and tender sometimes, but it did not bother me too much. I did not notice any big weight changes, no cramps or pain. The best thing about it was not needing to remember to take it everyday like a pill. The only drawback was that the patch could move, slide, fall off, bend, or leave a black glue stain on skin or clothes, but you learn how to deal with it after while. Then I switched to another insurance and patch became awfully expensive. After that I started hearing of all the legal issues involved and terrible side effects, and was happy I got off of it, although it never caused me any problems personally.

I was on Ortho Evra for 3months...and it sucked I had bad headaches, cramps, mood swings...and it made me sick to my stomach....and it ultimately caused me to get numbness in my fingers and weird side pain...so i stopped it...I started it a few days ago and the next day i was sick to my stomach and miserable....so no more patches for me...I don't take pills they make me very naseous and i can't swallow them...so I'm not too sure what type of bc I'm going to start now...my bf comes home in 9 days and I'm not sure what to do we are going to use condoms...but as for bc..I'm not too sure anymore.....ELISE

I was on Ortha Evra for almost 2 years. I really liked it. I liked the idea of not having to take a pill everyday, because I would always seem to forget, then have to double up the next day. The patch is small and I was able to wear a bikini, without it showing. I always kept it on the front because I was afraid that if I wore it on my butt, it would fall off without me noticing. It never once fell off. The only negative thing I did notice while I was using the patch is that I experienced heavier cramps and my sex drive started to decline after I was using it for about 6 months. But, all in all, I liked it.