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July 25th
2008
8:47 PM

I've been on Alesse for about a year now. At first I didn't have any issues with but. But the past 6 months or so I've been having major mood swings. Everything else has been fine...no acne break outs, no break through bleeding, I even became a raging nympho :P ...But it's just the mood swings that bugs me enough that I wanna switch...

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March 6th
2008
4:56 PM

I just got off Alesse and now I seem to be breaking out. I've never had this problem before it looks more like a rash on my cheeks and small pimples here and there.
I decided to no longer go on birth control anymore so I'm not really looking to start another.
Did anyone else have this acne? How long does does it take to clear up?

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January 17th
2008
6:41 PM

I was having problems with my birth control pill Marvelon, I just felt like I was PMSing all the time. One minute I was furious at nothing, and then I would just want to cry but about absolutely nothing at all and it was through the entire month not just before my period. I felt like I was going nuts. I had my doctor switch me and she put me on Alesse. But 6 months in my PMS like symptoms are still here but reduced, but now my skin looks terrible. My neck has completely broken out in what is almost a rash except it's all zits. This is what used to happen to me for years while on Tricyclen but the doctors would never believe me! They just kept saying it's meant to cure your acne (which I didn't even have before birth control) when I finally got off tricylin it all cleared right up and never came back after a full year of turtle necks and cover up makeup and that was 10 years ago. So I just had my doctor move me again, she's now prescribing Yasmin, which I hope will be much much better. One thing I do know is when they say it will get worse and then better, they don't know what they are talking about!! if you are still reacting to the pill after the first three months, then try a new one, there are so many options out there and living life with acne that will supposedly 'miraculously' eventually heal is just not worth losing a year of your life with no confidence because a doctor has a hunch it will all fix itself when it never really does. If you don't break out then stay on it and enjoy, but if you do then don't be patient and wait it out, don't be scared to tell your doctor you want to just try something else.

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October 14th
2006
3:45 AM

Its funny because I always thought all my symptoms were just 'me'. But now I am highly doubting this. I was on some heavy birth control quite a few years back and it led to severe panic attacks. So I was switched to yasmin, which seemed to help, and I had the most clear skin I've ever had and no break through bleeding, but I was quite emotional on it. After reading everything on these message boards a few months ago, it really got me worried that Yasmin was contributing to my side effects (oh and 0 sex drive by the way too), so I was switched to lessina/alesse. I am in my second pack, second week, and I am feeling like I am losing my mind. I have half my sex drive back, more acne, and more panic. I am worried I will never find a good balance with any pill. Anyone actually have a good experience with a pill, any recommendations? I wouldn't recommend these two, but everyone reacts differently. Please, any recommendations at all??

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January 14th
2006
10:54 PM

this is the second time ive been on alesse. ive just recently had a beautiful boy but now going back to birth control ive found that alesse is making me break out so horribly than ever in my life before!!! also mentioning that ive been very irritable and have had dryness you know where. Has anyone experienced that acne on alesse gets worse before it gets better????

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