birth control

Okay ladies. I've been on birth control before such as the shot and the nexplanon. I stopped getting the shot once my boyfriend moved away for college and I went out of state for a semester since I wasn't going to be needing it for a few months. Then the nexplanon was removed after a year because of the side effects. Now, I know all birth control has its side effects but since I've been off it for months my cramping has become so severe. I was thinking about getting something basic like the pill. Any body Else had the pill before or is currently on it? Does it make you gain weight? What's your side effect from it.