I have this problem and I am on the pill.....

I don't know anyone who has used the patch. I wish I could answer your question. However, there were studies done on the patch that concluded that it is more dangerous than other forms of birth control. It increases your chances of blod clots, etc even more than originally thought.

a few key quotes:
"women who use the ortho evra birth-control patch face twice the risk of developing blood clots than those who take the pill..."
"release of the interim results comes four months after the food and drug administration warned women that the increased levels of hormones released by the patch put them at higher risk of blood clots and other serious side effects..."
"an investigation by the associated press found last year that patch users die and suffer blood clots at a rate three times higher than women taking the pill. About a dozen women died in 2004 from blood clots believed linked to use of the patch, the ap reported, citing federal death and injury reports...."