I have been taking Alesse for about 3-4 years, and I always liked it over any other bc I had tried, until recently. I am a generally happy person, but I started noticing that I never cry anymore, which is very strange for me, because when I get stressed or upset I will usually cry and I feel much better. So now I feel depressed and cranky all the time. I also for the past year or so have experienced a loss in sex drive, which I thought was just me. I also have had numerous yeast infections, but it's been like that since I started taking bc 5 years ago.