"this birth control is effective, but symptoms that come along with it is very frustrating. i have had periods inconsistently since it was inserted in february. first, my period went away for a month. then it came back, heavy, for 3 weeks. then it left for another 3 weeks, then came back again, and continued to do so relatively regularly for 3 months. after that, everything went to trash. all of june i bled heavily and sometimes lightly. then my period took 3 days off, and then all of july i had a period. then it went away for a week in august, came back for a few days, then left for 2 weeks. since mid september, i have had a period every day. i won&#039;t even get started on the hormones affects on your mental state and emotional highs and lows."