"i was on microgestin for about 3 years. over the past year, i started to get extremely bad headaches during the sugar pill week. i took extra strength tylenol the entire week, twice a day, and it still didn&#039;t make my headaches go away. i also would feel very lightheaded and nauseous. i had to leave work early, it was bad. the only good thing was i&#039;ve had the same box of tampons for the entire year. i barely had a period. oh yeah, i also got high pigmentation right above my lips. they call it a &quot;pregnancy mask&quot; but you can get it with certain birth control. it is very dark and it is difficult to hide with makeup! i&#039;m not a big fan of having a weird skin mustache so i went off it."