"i have been on this pill for a year and love it. no weight gain and i finally feel like myself after trying several pills. no anxiety, no crazy mood swings. the first two months i did not get a period which freaked me out. took two pregnancy tests, both negative each month. i called my gyno and he said because this pill has 3 extra hormone pills each month it can stop menstrual bleeding.  after month 2 and 3, my period came back but it is light every month. (one day with a pantyliner, that&#039;s it!) i used to get awful cramps and have horrible acne with the other pills; i don&#039;t have this anymore with loestrin. only thing i noticed is one to two days before i&#039;m due for my period i get weepy and cry over nothing. no big deal though."