i used to take a bcp called "lo ovral" and it had a low level of hormones (i believe) and i really liked it....it made my periods short (like 3-4 days) and it made the crampming better....i went on the pill at 14 yrs old because of my terrible periods....i would just lay in my room and cry for hours because i was in so much pain....with about 5 tylenol in my system and still no relief, then i was even put on Rx pain killers....better but i still was missing school to much because of it....then i was on ortho tri cyclen as well and i noticed alot of side effects that stunk....but lo ovaral was just simply wonderful i have to say. and when i went off the lo overal i didnt have any period problems like bleeding between periods or slipping them either, all was the same...and while on them i had no spotting, not even when i first started them....
but i can certainly sympathize with wanting to get off the pill becuae of the harmful side effects, you just have to weigh the risk with the benifit...