"this is an excellent pill. i started on this pill about 8 months ago to prevent getting pregnant. before this i was on yasmin, which was absolutely horrible as it made me extremely nauseous, tired, and gave me worse cramps with my period than i had before with a normal period. when i switched to loestrin 24 fe, i have had no side effects whatsoever. my periods are very light and short. the only reason i won&#039;t give it a 10 rating is because it sometimes makes me miss my period, which is kind of stressful. but it is effective and it has worked for me. i also did not gain any weight, instead i lost some. i went down from 103 pounds to 100."