"i have been on loestrin 24 fe for 2 months now. my first pack i started a week or two before my scheduled period so i had a regular period but i kept taking the pills. i skipped the 4 dummy pills and moved straight on to my 2nd pack and i haven&#039;t had my period this month which is great. the only side effects that i dealt with was major bloating the first week or two when i started my first pack. now i haven&#039;t felt any side effects. my sex drive is amazing, haven&#039;t gained any weight, no mood swings, nothing. i used to be on the patch several years ago and that stuff made me go insane so i was afraid to try a new type of birth control but loestrin 24 fe has been amazing for me. i love it!"