"i&#039;ve been on this pill for about 2 years now. it really helped straighten out my irregular periods and the heaviness of my flow. however, i didn&#039;t get cramps much before i started the pill and now i get them and they are horrible. sometimes i even feel like my legs are going numb. and i get these horrible headaches everyday, they worsen when i don&#039;t take my pill right on time, even a few minutes late and they only get worse on the week i take the sugar pills. i didn&#039;t have any issues until about a year and a half after starting this pill."