birth control
"I began taking birth control to help control my heavy bleeding and cramping. I was on a lower dose birth control, Norethindrone/eth 24 Fe, for 8 months and it was amazing until I started to have break through bleeding. My obgyn switched me to this to stop the bleeding. I'm a Sunday starter and the switch between the two was hard for my body and resulted in a full month of bleeding. The periods lightened/shortened with this pill, but I started getting a ton of side effects I never had before; such as nausea, headaches, constant aching during periods, bloating, weight gain around my stomach area, and constipation. The pill worked to prevent pregnancy (  condoms) and in reducing flow, but with the added side effects it wasn't worth it to stay."