Wow, I had the opposite. Actually I have been irregular all my life...mostly getting periods late or too early or for long or too short of time...and yes, the first few months my periods were heavy, spotty, long and painful BUT now I am on time every month - 28/29 days...for the first time in my life!! - and they last 3.5 days and are either med-light or light with minimal PMS symptoms. Granted, every so often I get a bad one...but for the most part the last 2 yrs (on 4/6/04) have been pretty good. It took me 4 months to achieve this.