"ugh. i am really disappointed because i had high hopes for this pill. my doctor told me my periods would be short (around 2 days), and light. well, my periods did shorten to 2 days; however, i got 3 periods a month. also, my face erupted with terrrrrrrible cystic acne. worse than it has ever been in my entire life. i will say that this pill  caused virtually no mood swings, which is a huge plus compared to previous pills i have tried. i really, truly tried to stick this pill out. i even considered going on accutane to clear up breakouts. but then i realized that the mood swings i gave up with lo loestrin would probably just return due to accutane. my body did not do well adapting to this pill. i&#039;ve been on this pill 4 months too long :("