"this is the best birth control i&#039;ve been on. previously, i had taken depo provera and my personality became very cold. later, i was on minastrin and i started getting ocular migraines. freaked me out...never had them before. doc put me on lo loestrin fe because of ovarian cysts and the pain associated with them has disappeared. haven&#039;t had my period in over a year, but doc said it was ok not to have one. my emotions are less of a roller coaster. i still get pms symptoms, cramps, and a pimple the week before my last pill, but far less severe. love this pill. only side effect i can think of is difficulty losing &quot;some&quot; weight, but i&#039;d rather have that than what comes with not taking the pill."