As a young adult, I was treated for migrane headaches with a very mild birth control pill. At one point, I had pain for 9 days straight! I spoke in a whisper, because it hurt to breathe. My room had to be completely dark. I pleaded with my father to turn the TV down in the living room, and it wasn't that loud, normally. After several years, I was able to stop taking them, and no more migranes. I'm very glad my doctor, was sensitive to my needs. Prayfully let the nuns have them if they way the options, and know the side effects. Some pain is undescribable.