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I agree that all woman are not the same, and there are different pills to choose from that work or don't for each woman. I was on the pill for 18 years, no bad side effects, went off of it, got pregnant and had my daughter, was off the pill for 5 years, got a divorce, went back on the pill and I am still on them at age 51 now to keep peri-menopausal symptoms "leveled off".
I've not had pad PMS either with or without the pill, luckily. The only time I had trouble was when I tried taking a "lower dose" pill. I got acne and other symptoms. I went back to my usual dosage and everything was fine again.
I would recommend trying the pill. You will know within two months if it's helping or not.