The occasional headache, or breakout.. slight cramping from time to time. I’m taking it off on Saturday for my patch free week, but I have decided not to put another one back on. I had been on two oratane courses & nothing worked, so I decided to go onto Evra patch. “I have used this patch since February, so around 5 months- I consistently keep my patch on (no period). I put the patch again after my second and third week, but during my forth week I thought that I would begin a brand new cycle since I didn't want to get my period. It works really well. I have been using Ortho Evra patch for 4 months. Thank you Evra ever so much” We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information - I stayed in over night and am waiting for my MRI appointment to come through to see if any long term damage, blood clots etc. I knew something was wrong but never linked it to the patches. I’m now on my patch free week “I got pregnant while using the patch. I don’t think there’s been a significant difference in my skin it tends to fluctuate and I can often get hormonal acne, especially around week 3. “I started using this in November, and it was completely fine, I put it on my arms, but as the weather got warmer I needed to cover it more so I put it on my stomach. But after those two months with side effects, everything was normalized, only the pain in the breasts remained but only when the period is coming. “I am 33 years old and have been using the Ortho Evra transdermal patch for approximately 16 months. During my first experience with Evra, I went off of it because I was trying to deal with fatigue and depression. The patch can also irritate your skin, causing redness and itching. Now I’m going through months of testing to find a diagnosis and treat this issue the patch has left me. As there is no actual trigger for this and I'm happy in my life, its come down to me once again wondering if the hormones are just too much again. Guess I'll be saying so long to this patch.” So I am officially off it, but I wanted to share this because I have no family or personal history with blood clots, so anyone can form blood clots. I had some left over Bactrim to take the pain away. When I moved the patch to my back, I noticed that my breast started to become more tender but again nothing severe. It's pretty annoying since I'm always worried that it's falling off, however it's hard to avoid getting lint on the edges unless you're wearing a material that is polyester.” I got really bad headaches and I didn’t really notice why but the more I got them I realised It started when I used the patch. First I was getting heart pain. Now I feel a bladder infection coming on. And at the beginning the side effects were not good, I had nausea headaches, sore breasts. So patch has slowed down my egg release for sure. My skin cleared up, periods were very regulated and period pains were kept to the minimal. Y al principios los efectos secundarios fueron rudos conmigo, tenía nauseas dolores de cabeza, dolor en los senos. I think this was due to me not breaking from it frequently enough.” Edge of patch picks up clothes fluff. Y el primer mes tuve un sangrado intermestrual por 7 días. I was 29 at the time, I am 31 now and continue to stay on patch with no problems.” Personally I think it has more advantages than disadvantages, and the only reason I have rated they because I haven’t been on it long enough to give it a proper review. Hope this helps :)” Pero aún así considero es muy buen método para mi debido a que no debo recordar cada día porque soy muy olvidadizo para tomar píldoras.” I was super moody, only on it cause I just had a miscarriage and was told I should wait 6 months to try again, and I was really against it but I did it anyway. “I started the patch about a month ago. I've never piled it on like this so unfortunately this might be the last straw now. In 2018 I had fibroids removed and unfortunately had to go back on the patch to get my cycle back on track. No weight gain which is good I have been using the patch on and off since 2016 when I first heard about it. Overall, within your first 3 months the side effects are definitely more severe. I will admit that it helped a lot! Also I have no sex drive like I haven’t been in the mood once. “I’ve been on Evra now for 4/5 years & originally started using it for terrible acne I had. The last 4 months of using the patches I started with medical problems. I keep active everyday so was expecting to be losing weight but my doctor told me I've put on 10kg in the last 5 months. A few year later I developed cystic acne on my chin and could not fix it naturally. I generally just feel depressed. I was liking the patch until about 2 days ago. “The Ortho Evra patch has served its purpose for me for over a year now, but I'm having to stop due to unmanagable weight gain. I took low dose pyridoxine daily with Evra and after skipping 3 days of pyridoxine, felt tearful, which resolved after taking the missed pyridoxine tablets.” “I'm 33 years old. First year, everything worked as it should, the patch tends to pick up fluff on the edge from clothes but I was told not to worry so long as it stays stuck on as a whole - No side effects, all went well until I had a zero sex drive, awful mood spell about 12 months I’m 5’10 and have started to experience the same negative side effects.”