"this is the first birth control pill i&#039;ve ever been on, and i&#039;m 23. i got on the pill because i was having really painful periods and i had recently become sexually active. month 1 was amazing, barely any side effects at all! i started it on day 1 of my period, and my period was way heavier than usual. during the placebo period week, i got a much lighter and manageable period. so everything is well, right? wrong. i started pack 2, and during week 2, i start to get this awful cramping in my stomach, like how i would days before my period. then the cramping gets 100x worse, and i go from spotting a little brown blood, to having a full blown painful period! i&#039;m supposed to go on junel next month, but i might  just switch to a higher dose pill."