"my doctor prescribed camrese to lessen my increasing heavy periods (presumably due to perimenopause). i&#039;m at the end of the sixth month taking this drug and have nothing positive to say about it. i&#039;ve gained 10 pounds in 5 months and am depressed that it&#039;s summer and i can&#039;t fit in my size 4 clothes anymore. what&#039;s worse is that i&#039;ve had consistent break through bleeding for the last 2 weeks and expecting the &quot;forced&quot; period next week. (i&#039;m wondering if i should just deal with the uber heavy periods - at least they were predictable and only lasted 5-7 days). there was also 5 weeks of spotting during the first 3 months on this pill. needless to say i&#039;m consulting my obgyn next week to try something different. this pill&#039;s not for me."