"terrible experience! before getting married, i decided to go on hormonal birth control. i started taking minastrin 2 months before our wedding, and lasted for about that 2 months on it. it wreaked havoc on my body and i haven&#039;t been the same since. it&#039;s been about 1.5 years since then. i had never had cramping with periods or any kind of pms symptoms for that matter, and have always been a very laid back person. as soon as i went on it i became extremely temperamental and felt angry about the slightest things! i also had terrible periods with clots and cramping. headaches, loss of appetite, and break outs everywhere. my doc suggested i try a lower dose, but i was done with hbc. we switched to fertility awarness method and love it!!"