"i was on a generic low dose pill for several months after having a baby, but they made me an emotional mess so i switched to loestrin. in the emotions department, everything was great on loestrin. i was my normal, happy self. however i had to stop taking the pill because it gave me horrible tension headaches. i had to lay in the dark for several hours to get the headache to go away then had neck and back pain for a week afterwards. not ideal while trying to take care of a baby. "