I'm on my first month off of Loestrin- I've been on it for a couple of years. I've been on LOTS of things! Started with Ortho-Tri, then Ortho, then Nordette and finally Loestrin. The others were stopped because of spotting and sure enough the same started with Loestrin. :( My OB-GYN told me that your body gets used to the estrogen levels after a while, thus causing spotting. Stress, illness can do so too. The one thing I agree I with is the breast tenderness! Ugh! That was not fun and very painful. Better now, but of all things...sorry this is a little gross...I'm secreting milk! I've never had a child! ANYWAY!

Since I've been off I've put on a few pounds quite quickly (4-5 in a couple of weeks) and am quite crampy and getting quick pains in my ovaries. I'm "due" next week, so we'll see if that really happens and how horrific my cramps will be! :nono: Not looking forward to it!

If you can handle the spotting, it's a good pill! :) Good luck!