"i am 18 and this is the first birth control i have ever been on. i have really heavy and painful periods so i decided to give it a try. it has been almost 3 weeks since i&#039;ve taken it and i&#039;ve had an awful experience. a lot of nausea, headaches, really painful cramps last 30 seconds or so, but the worst has been my mental state. i wake up sometimes and feel almost numb, no energy and sometimes i sit there with blank thoughts but other times i just cry. i actually cry a lot, everything upsets me. my appetite has gone down and i&#039;m feeling like this just isn&#039;t worth it anymore."