"i have had the bar for over 6 months now. for the first 6 months i experienced no bleeding with some cramping. (before being on bc i hardley ever experienced cramps &amp; they were minor. my flow was regular, not too heavy.) i got my period about 3 weeks ago. it went on for 2 weeks before starting to lighten up, then suddenly got heavy and very painful. i have never experienced cramps like this, even when i messed up my cycle bad on the pill. i am in pain all day, sometimes i cant even move. made an appt with my doctor to talk about it, not sure yet if i will get it removed. i dont know what to do, i kept forgetting to take the pill on time so thats not an option for me, i just want my natural cycle back. might stop taking bc alltogether."