"i am a 27 year old first-time oral birth control user, and started on levora 11 days ago. i know side effects are supposed to last for a few months then even out, but i don&#039;t know if i can handle a few months of this! it has hit me in phases! the first phase was headaches (which i never get normally!), breasts sore beyond belief, and exhaustion. that has now shifted to hot flashes with lightheadedness followed by anxiety and lots of crying! i have also been constantly nauseous. thinking of food makes me nauseous, but i&#039;m also starving and feel like i can&#039;t eat enough! all i can hope is that this is also a phase and it will even out and i&#039;ll just have to tough it out. but if it doesn&#039;t ease up i think i&#039;ll have to try a different pill. "