Period length symptoms and conditions

I am 17 and i was prescribed loestrin 24 as my first birth control pill. I've been on it for less than a week and i can't stand it and neither can my boyfriend! I have had a period from hell with has been 5 days in counting, I bleed so much i get dizzy when i stand up and my legs feel like 1000 lbs i can barely move them. Also i had diminished sex drive and raging hormones (bad acne, emotional hell) so i have decided to stop taking it. I called my gynec. and she recommended the opposite, and told me to get a blood test to check my iron levels and to see if i was pregnant! I'm almost positive i am not but not shes got me worried and i go for the blood test today. Loestrin ruined the second half of my summer but after reading all these other ladies tales i am very glad i decided to quit now. Thank you for opening my eyes, i realized it probably won't just go away in a week. I stopped it yesterday and i feel better already.

I've been on Loestrin for 7 months now and although it's helped me with cramps and period length, I am so sensitive and emotional, and recently I've been having some light abdominal cramping every day. It's not bad, but it makes me concerned that it's every day. Anyone else experienced this?

The Good:
I am 31 and have been on Yasmin for two years. I have been on the other pills since I was 14 due to very erratic periods. Yasmin has been the best pill I have ever taken for cramps, period length and bloating. I am 5"4, 110, and a
34- D. My boobs have only gotten slightly larger than they are when I am not on the pill. For me that has been a very good thing.

The VERY Bad:
BUT........ I have had horrible migraines, naseau, depression, fatigue, and the worst acne I have ever had. As a matter of fact, I am on accutane now to clear it up. My skin is also now covered in dark brown patches that will not go away! I have had chemical peels, and use skin lightening cream, but they will not go away. My husband thinks I am crazy because I am ALWAYS sick. As far as sex drive goes, forget it, there is NONE. My husband thinks I don't love him. What makes me so mad is that my doctor told me it wasn't from the yasmin it must be psychological! My doctor also blamed my acne and fatigue on something else as well. Boy was she wrong! My last pill is this Friday, and it will be THE LAST PILL I TAKE! Thank you for letting me know I am not alone. Maybe there is hope!