I'd recommend searching this board, there's about five differnt posts listing all the things people have experienced after going off the pill. While im not one of those that have stopped (just started) those posts have alot of really good advice/warnings/etc. As for other pills people liked, im pretty good on Alesse (aviane, generic) for the moment. Slight spotting during the last week, but i didn't have a proper period prior to starting the pill, so i'll let you know if that goes away. :)