side effects of BC pill

man i wish i had aching breasts. the birth control pill made me gain 40 lbs.

you can try a different brand of pill. that might work. but theres usually side effects with them all.

you should talk to your doctor about it and consider changing it to a lower hormone pill. There are so many out there and if the one you're on is not working, change it. The only way to know how the other pills might affect you is to try it (for at least 3 months). Every one is body reacts differently to the hormones in the pills and if the pill does not work other, there are a lot of other options out there like the patch or the ring.

taking it for many years could cause breast cncer I read somewhere

For me, the only way to stop the symptoms was to stop the pill. There r other forms of birth control that wo not cause these issue, like condoms, & spermicide & sponges, & they all work as well, or better if u use two, like the condom with spermicide. I had to deal with cervical dysplasia from the birth control, which is an indication that u may get cancer, until I stopped taking it & the weird cells cleared up. Plus if ur birth control causes severe headaches or migraines, u have to stop taking it immediately, because now doctors r realizing this is a blood pressure change that actually causes mini strokes in most people!