"i started taking loestrin 24 fe when i was 19 years old for 4 years. i have a slim body and i&#039;m active. my periods are light and i don&#039;t get cramps or back aches while on my period and i don&#039;t have problems with acne. my periods were just very irregular. i would sometimes get my period the next month, the next week,  and even the next three months! and they would last like 1 week, 2 weeks and even 4 weeks one time! i was on loestrin for 4 years because it didn&#039;t give me any negative side effects. it gave me regular periods and i never got pregnant. i stopped taking it because my doc told me they discontinued it! so she prescribed  me minastrin 24 fe. i looked up the reviews for it and didn&#039;t like what i saw. so i&#039;ve been off bc for 2 years."