"this was my first birth control brand so i don&#039;t have experience with other brands to compare it to, but i had some issues. i had heavy, two week long periods on this pill, sometimes even longer. thinking this would eventually level off i stayed on it for a year but it never did. needless to say, i&#039;ve had more than enough of that! also, on this pill i felt paranoid about things that i never worried about before, i kept thinking something awful would happen whenever i left the house. i just switched bands so i&#039;m hoping these symptoms stop, especially the paranoia and anxiety. on the plus, my skin never looked better and while the periods were long, i had  minimal cramping."