"i was on this pill for about a year and a half, and at first i would have light spotting for normally a month or so which was quite annoying, however it was light enough to tolerate. after being on this pill for about 3 cycles, i discovered the trick to getting rid of the spotting is to take it within the hour every day. my periods were 3 days long on the dot when i was on my inactive pills, and we&#039;re not too heavy. considering i never missed a pill in the whole time i was on this and did not get pregnant with a regular sex life and not using another form of contraception, it does seem to be very effective. with my last cycle taking it always within an hour, i had almost no spotting at all."