"i tried ortho tri-cyclen about a year ago and had to stop the pill within a week due to the horrible symptoms. i decided to give birth control another shot and went on loestrin 24 fe in november of 2011. the side effects have been mild so i&#039;ve remained on it since and plan to continue using it. i did have stomach discomfort, headaches and a few other symptoms that subsided within the first few weeks. in the beginning months, i would get my period if i did not take the pill literally at the same exact time everyday. if i was 5 minutes late, i could expect a present the next day. that was kind of annoying, but the periods were pretty light so it wasn&#039;t anything worth stopping the pill over. a few months ago, my periods have stopped altogether."