How to go on the pill
It made me
relieved 
"If the first pill doesn't work, try another . . . there are different formulations."
How I did it: When I first got my periods, I soon developed very bad cramps. After a year or so, they were also extremely heavy but unpredictable. My first year in college a couple of girls in my dorm mentioned that the pill could take care of this.
I went to the student health center, got a pelvic exam, and after explaining the problem to the doctor got a prescription for Yaz. I only stayed on it for a couple months as it made me moody and gain weight and break out. So I went back and the doctor switched me to Ortho Tricyclen Lo. That worked much better. My acne and weight gain problems disappeared, and my periods began to come like clockwork, exactly every 28 days, and were so much lighter. And a year later, when I became very involved with my boyfriend, already being on the pill made me more comfortable when we finally began going all the way (i.e. intercourse), although we also used condoms at first.
Lessons & tips:
I keep my pills near my toothbrush, in with my makeup, so I have reminders to take it every morning. It's important to take it regularly, so I recommend some sort of reminder system like that. I have tried to be especially careful about it now that I'm having sex. Also, remember that if the first type of pill doesn't work for you, try another one. Every woman is different--my roommate does great on Yaz even though I didn't. And I know a girlwho didn't do well on Tricyclen even though it work for me. So keep trying!
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