"i have been on this pill for five months now going on 6.  i was on ortho tri-cyclen lo for years, almost 10, then my body started to reject it.  but i loved it.  perfectly timed periods and no side effects whatsoever. my doctor switched me to natazia.  terrible.  i had terrible acne and ridiculous bloating and weight gain all in my stomach area.  i work out regularly and eat healthy.  my only vice is alcohol.  so after three months on that pill, i was switched to safyral.  i get very bloated one week before my period.  my period is very heavy.  i get bad cramps, although this month they seem to have subsided as today is the first of my placebo pills and no cramps this month.  but i am very bloated.  acne minimum."