Birth Control Pills - good and bad?

[Lafawnduh]

My doctor prescribed me Ortho Tri-Cyclen but my pharmacy gave me the generic version, Tri-Sprintec. So far I hate it, it makes me very tired (I get about 8-10 hours of sleep a night now and I'm a mess; I used to be able to run fine on 5 hours). It increases my appetite but I consider that to be a good thing because I need to gain back the weight I lost when I came home for the summer. This stuff makes me too tired; I'm switching to the brand name after I finish this month.

I have heard very bad things about Tri-Sprintec. It has caused severe mood swings in some women, growth of facial and chest hair just to name a couple.