"i have been taking low dose birth control pills for 4 years. trinessa lo isn&#039;t too bad.

pros - very light period, easy to swallow, very little weight gain &lt;10lbs (which is very important to me)

cons - pms seems to start earlier than previously, so emotional, hard for me to remember (even with an alarm set on my phone)

in conclusion, i am going to have mirena (iud) put in soon. i just think it is time for me to try something else. also, my schedule has gotten much more hectic and i am forgetting the pills more often. overall not a bad pill."