I've been on the pill (alesse) for over a year now. I've been very happy with it and have no problem remembering as I have a set routine every morning. I remember researching the Depo shot before I started the pill. It seems like a lot of girls gain weight and have really weird cycles after they stop receiving the shots. An alternative I considered is the patch but I thought I would end up forgetting that one day a week I would switch patches. It's a little bit easier for me doing it daily since I have a routine.