I was on the pill before getting married... I think Alesse, Yasmin, Desogen... I know at the end, I would just bleed constantly. A doctor even told me to take two pills at once every day to try to control it, but it didn't work. I went off them and we got pg. 6 years and 3 kids later, I want to try BCPs again. I have very heavy periods and also bleed/spot dark, tarry blood for about a week before AF starts. I am still bfing dd at 14 months but have never had supply problems so am not worried about that. Which pill would work best to lighten my periods and prevent the two weeks of bleeding???