"i&#039;ve been on orsythia for a year and half and i&#039;ve had a regular cycle twice! i get it early and it lasts 7-12 days, and it&#039;s just brown, not a true &#039;period&#039;. recently i&#039;ve started to get the bad acne everyone mentions. i&#039;m 43 and have pimples on my chin and forehead (never had it before). it has eliminated my breast tenderness and cramping though - that&#039;s why i strayed on it. but it&#039;s just too unpredictable and so i changed to another birth control. i do not recommend it."