"i love this birth control! for years i have suffered from horrible bleeding, menstrual cramps that kept me in bed for a day or two and sometimes  vomiting. i have been on lo loestrin for 4 months. i get no period and no cramps. i wish i would have tried it sooner. i did spot for two months but just a tiny bit. the downfall is its very expensive. luckily my dr. gave a year of samples. i am over 40 and actually do nothing getting my period for the first time ever."