Noriday pill and body hair getting darker

made me bleed very heavily so I have to stop after a week

In comparison to the other combined pills I've used, this one caused less noticeable effects on my mood. It still went down, but not to full-on depression. The periods became quite irregular, coming after only two weeks and lasting a full 7 or 8 days, sometimes there was some spotting. On the last month my period disappeared completely and only returned when I stopped taking the pill. My breasts grew about 2 sizes, most of the time they were quite hard and painful. I gained about 5kg from my normal weight, despite none of my eating or workout habits changing, and it has gone down since I stopped the pill. Stopped taking it after 3 months as the side effects were not worth it, and will not use hormonal contraception in the future.

I was given Noriday after I started having migraines with aura so was told I couldn't have the combined pill anymore. I was worried because I'd had a terrible experience with Desogestrel where I bled continuously for months and when I started taking Noriday I started bleeding again. However I had a break for 3 months and tried again and it is so much better. I feel totally normal and don't get PMS as bad. My periods are more irregular and I get spotting in between periods, but it's only a little bit and is so much better than with Desogestrel.