Yes, but on the other hand, women who suffer from endometriosis, which is pretty common, nearly always feel much better when taking oral contraceptives. I think a certain amount of experimentation on oneself is a good idea. In the Internet age, it is easy to get a ton of information, both from drug companies and medical researchers, and from online message boards where people with the same problem and/or who have taken the same medication, compare notes. Often negative side effects can be counteracted by adding another medication or even just vitamin/mineral supplements, and it's no longer difficult to get that info, even if your prescribing doctor doesn't have it.
I understand that some women need it for medical reasons. However, the vast majority of women don't. One of the treatments for endometriosis is guess what, pregnancy. For some reason the symptoms go into remission. If a woman has this condition and she does want children she needs to decide early on so that infertility isn't an issue down the road.
Speaking from personal experience of being on the pill for medical reasons the side effects were not worth it. I finally had to take matters in my own hands and found that by making dietary changes and taking supplements alone was the key for correcting the hormone imbalance. I have the internet to thank for being able to find information needed to greatly improve my life without medication. I also discovered that there are many women out there with similar negative experiences regarding taking artificial hormones for birth control.