"i was previously on lo loestrin for three years because i cannot be on a pill that has a lot of estrogen. my insurance covered very little of it (it was costing me $120 a month) so my doctor prescribed sharobel. i spotted for about a month when i first started taking it, and then didn&#039;t get my period for about three to four months. for the past two months, i have been spotting almost everyday, some days actually seem like a full-blown period. it will stop for a day or two at most, and then i am spotting again. i haven&#039;t experienced any other negative effects, but with this birth control being less effective than others on top of the months of spotting, it is not the best option for me."