Birth Control
"I&#039;ve been on this birth control for about 8 years so I feel I can write a fair review. I started taking birth control in high school because my cycle was so painful and heavy. I had to miss school because of cramps. As soon as  I started taking this (the generic version was called something else back then) my symptoms went away. I went from a 7 day heavy painful period to a 3-4 day light period. I&#039;ve always had acne and I can&#039;t say this helped tremendously when I was in high school and college, now that I&#039;m in my mid 20s my acne is gone. I haven&#039;t noticed anything related to hormones on this pill. Yes, when my period is about to come sometimes I&#039;ll get a little more emotional than I would during other parts of the month, but that would happen even if you weren&#039;t on the pill. The only thing I&#039;ve noticed is that my libido is higher during the placebo week. I think birth control might kill libido a bit. Overall if you have terrible period pains I would recommend this pill. It really saves me every month."