Ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate
"My dr put me on Sprintec to regulate me. I have been on it the last year & half. My side effects were tender breasts & mild cramps the week leading up to my period, and then I'd get a headache on the day of my period, which was ok with me as it warns me it was coming. The plus side for me on this pill is my mood swings are gone. It really balances me out. Recently I went to the doctor for a check up, and she suggested a new birth control pill that will aloud me to only have 2 day periods verses the 4 day ones I have with Sprintec, but also, I wouldn't get the sore breasts, etc., plus it is a lower dose. A week & half into it, I was mad at the world and depressed. I am now back on Sprintec. I'd take sore boobs & headache over mood swings any day!"