Alesse and depression

I have been taking the generic form of Alesse for just 5 days and I am ready to stop it. I have been experiencing Severe insomnia. I was up until after 5 a.m. yesterday and it is 3:30 a.m. as I am writing this, and I have to work tomorrow! Also, I've been experiencing mood swings and depression. I even told my doctor that my primary reason for going on the pill was to control my PMS better...this isn't doing the trick. I'd like to think that if I stayed on this a little longer things might get better, but this is not worth it. I have been on birth control in the past and never had problems like this. I don't think it's worth any woman putting herself through these and other symptoms just to take the Pill. Condoms suck, but it's better than putting yourself through emotional hell.

I am 28 and have been on Alesse for almost 3 years and just now realizing my depression, raging hot flashes, crying spells, tiredness, general crabiness and a host of other negative traits may be due to my B/C. I am going to my doctor on Friday to see about changing B/C and also testing for primary ovarian insufficiency as I have never had a regular cycle since I started menstruating when I was 17. I was on Yasmin for a short while before Alesse which gave me severe paranoid episodes so I switched to Alesse. The current changes came on so gradually I didn't notice them. The hot flashes have pushed me over the edge so that finally caught my attention. I hope to find some relief somehow, and some answers.

depression, nightsweats, irritability, vaginal dryness, heavy breakthrough bleeding-it had it all. I was absolutely miserable on this. I've heard lots of good things about this one, but I wouldn't recommend it to ANYONE!