Period on the pill.

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Hello. 
I'm on the pill n on my 7day break! On the first day I was cramping like crazy n then just got smacked with the mother of all periods. Has anyone else been this way? I thought periods were meant to be lighter and shorter! But this one is worse than any I've had before. I mean it's so heavy. I just wanna curl up in a ball and cry. Not fun.