"for a year this birth control caused the worst acne/period of my life! i would have extremedy heavy/painful periods lasting up to two weeks. they would make me nauseous/dizzy, double over from sharp pains. if i forgot to take it for half a day, the period would start all over again!! i went to my dr. to find out if i had endometriosis &amp; ran a bunch of tests, even ultrasounds, but nothing was present.



eventually, i couldn&#039;t afford the health insurance increase so i went without the birth control for a yr+. during that break, all my acne went away &amp; i no longer had pain/issues with my period. i went back on gildess fe a few months ago &amp; everything came back! worst bc ever!



i use microgestin fe 1.5/30 now. light 2-3 day periods no pain/acne!"