"i am on my 3rd month and have had breakthrough bleeding half of the time except the week my period is supposed to be. i was put on this because i am in my 40&#039;s and the doctor said i should reduce my pill strength.  i&#039;ve been using birth control pills for my entire adult life except for maybe 5 years when i was trying to get pregnant.  this non-stop bleeding is affecting my mood, my attitude, my attention span.  based on all of the comments, either this pill works well after the first month or doesn&#039;t.  my doctor keeps telling me that it will just take time but there has been no change for the last 2 months.  i don&#039;t know how to convince my doctor that this is not the pill for me."