"like with everyone else, was switched to this medication unknowingly. i receive my birth control in a 6 month supply and this last bulk included 2 minastrin packs. i used loestrin for a good 2 years and had absolutely no side effects. i&#039;m halfway through my second pack of minastrin and i&#039;ve been bleeding 2-3 days every other week (which isn&#039;t a huge deal, more annoying than anything), horrible lower back pain that will not cease, i&#039;ve cried 4 times just in the past few days over nonsense, and have been in a generally depressed state. i made sure there were no other stressors that could&#039;ve triggered this ridiculous emotional roller coaster and finally connected the dots and realized these symptoms presented after starting minastrin....."