Femcon FE and blood clots

I was prescribed this BC by a physician and after reading all the posts I am really skeptical about taking them. I am a 39 yr old that only wishes to manipulate my period so that it will not appear during my vacation next month. Does anyone have any suggestions? The doctor recommended Femcon because I have been anemic in the past with heavy periods and blood clots.

Thank all of you so very much for voicing everything that you all have gone through while taking FEMCON FE. I went to see my doctor and told her I wanted to take Desogen, (which I had been on a the first and only other time I had used bc). She advised me that it was no longer available due to the blood clots it had been known to cause. (Just so happens I am discussing this with a fellow co-worker who advised me that she in fact is currently taking desogen..) Therefore my doctor was mistaken. My Doctor also told me FEMCON FE was very similar and that I would like it. I decided to do a little research prior to taking it ( I was gonna start on Sunday).I am so thankful that I am extremely leary of trying new things. Although my doctor recommended it I was still nervous about taking it which lead to me finding this website. I thank God I did find it because I am DEFINITELY NOT TAKING FEMCON FE!!!

Besides needing a birth control, I was put on Femcon to also regulate my cycle and try to schedule it around my wedding day. Well, it completely backfired! My family is calling this the pill from hell. It ruined my wedding night. I tried delaying my cylce by continuing the active pills (as instructed by my doctor) and instead I got breakthrough bleeding which lasted over a week along with the worst cramps I have ever felt in my life. I was on codine on the wedding day just to make it through the day. I've also been getting migraines around the clock. I've tried sticking it out. I'm now finishing my third month and again I'm having the worst cramps ever along with frequent migraines. I've been doubled over in pain for the past two days now. On top of that I've had terrible mood swings. All of my friends and family are afraid to talk to me, I'm not myself. My doctor wasn't much help either telling me that maybe I should find another form of birth control which unfortunately is not really an option for me. She claimed I'd probably have the same reaction to any pill. Is she right? Before I was on the pill I'd get pretty bad cramps and migraines (bad enough to be put on perscription pain killers back then) and was told that these symptoms would be lighter and might even disappear with the pill. Instead there much worse, almost unbearable. Does anyone have any suggestions/comments? I'm working on finding another doctor. Is there a chance these symptoms might sort themselves out if I continue considering I wasn't taking them properly at the beginning?