"i have been on minastrin 24 fe for 2 months now. i wasn&#039;t on any birth control previously. i have not noticed any weight gain...if anything i&#039;ve noticed a decrease in my appetite. i do have slight headaches daily, but not anything tylenol can&#039;t fix and they are slowly subsiding. they were pretty brutal in the first month. the biggest side effect i&#039;ve noticed is how emotional i am! i used to never cry and now if my boyfriend even looks at me the wrong way i start crying! it&#039;s ridiculous. sometimes i feel like im about to cry and i have absolutely no idea why! also, my periods are lighter and shorter, but i still have a little spotting. doctor told me this would happen. i&#039;ll keep taking it for now."