starting the pill

Okay so I just started the pill earlier this week on the second day of my period. I expiernced extream cramps like never before resulting in me missing school one morning. I also was having all sorts of mood changes and pains. My period has stopped completely 3 days after I started which isn't normal for me (I have a very irregular period in general that's why I started this). Is it normal to have all those symptoms? Also does it make any one else deyhydrated? How does it affect others mood? How long does it take to regulate out?