I have been prescribed the mini pill (desogestrel). I went to the dr as my hormones are a bit wonky. I am 36 and have regular and very light short periods. However I get terrible PMS. As soon as I ovulate my mood lowers, I fatigue easily, I get acne and am generally not particularly nice. I also feel depressed (but not consistently) and have increased hair growth on my face. I went to the dr a year ago who did a blood test which ruled out thyroid. Over the last year I have been trying to work out what the problem is. I make a conscious effort with my diet and exercise regularly (although I find this a struggle in the latter part of my cycle). The only thing that I can put this down to is my menstrual cycle. I went back to the dr last week to ask if there was something that would help regulate this and she prescribed the above. Having done some research this seems like it would make all the problems I am having worse. The majority of the reviews are negative. Should I just try in and give it a finite period of time or should I not bother at all and just suck it up as it is? Any experiences would be most appreciated.