Wow, I have talked to so many women who have had bad effects on this stuff. And rather than continue with the bad effects, they took a chance with the early period, and just stopped it cold turkey.

From personal experience, I started off on a cheap brand (can't remember the name) and bled for a month solid. Next, I went to Lo-Ovral (extremely high amounts of estrogen) and suffered from EXTREME anger, sometimes becoming violent. I never thought that the pills were the cause, but after five years of being a rage-a-holic, I developed melasma (brown spotchy spots) on my feet. My GYN switched me to OrthoTriCyclenLo, and almost overnight, I lost the rage, and became depressed, stressed, anxious, and paranoid. Finally, my GYN switched me to a mini pill (no estrogen at all) and I am back to my normal self, with no problems with my mental state at all.

There are so many brands out there, and they all will effect you differently. There is no reason why you should continue to suffer on a brand that has such bad effects. Make that appointment with your GYN now, or if you decide to stop the pill altogether, don't wait until this pack is over. The worst that can happen is you start your period early. I feel that is so much easier to deal with than the other stuff. Good luck.