I tried Ortho & Ovcon 35 and nearly went insane - the depression issues were incredibly bad. I'm a normally pollyanna type so it was entirely the BCPs. I switched to Yasmin and the depression totally disappeared.
My periods were normal, I had much less facial hair to pluck. How much of that was from starting Met XR (1000 mg) at the same time and how much from Yasmin - I'm not sure. I know the Met is somewhat responsible for the decrease in facial hair because I lowered my dose to 500 mg and had to pluck a little more. :/
I was on Yasmin 2 months and then switched to Yaz - last month was my first month on it. Yasmin worked great - my side effects were MUCH less than on the other BCPs and I was sold on it. But decided to go ahead and try Yaz since it was an even lower dose.
I asked my doctor about the downside to Yaz vs Yasmin and she said it was only possible breakthrough bleeding from the lower dose. Otherwise it was all positives in going with Yaz.
So far, I'm sticking with Yaz. I can't tell a real difference but I had NO breakthrough bleeding so I'm choose the lower hormone route. (They are the same price btw $$).
Weirdly though - my period was like clockwork on Yasmin - started the 2nd day of inactive pills. Today is day 28 on Yaz and so far only mild cramping and lower back pain but not even the tiniest bit of spotting. I know it promises lighter periods but this is a bit much
(I didn't miss any pills so dont' think I'm pregnant).
Anyway - birth control pills are SO individual - what is good for one can be the opposite for others - but I definitely will stick with Yaz until we make the decision to have one more or get my tubes tied for good.