ALESSE Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; LEVONORGESTREL)

Average Rating: 2.5 (179 Ratings)

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 2  Contraception emotional, extreme leg pains for at least the first month and then on and off for second month so far. Headaches, vision problems (I am prone to migraines so those two usually go hand in hand for me), frequent fatigue, out of breath doing regular every day things. I know you're supposed to give new pills 3 months but honestly, it's not even worth it to me. At this point I feel so unhealthy and not myself I wasn't like this when I was on tricyclin lo. Would not recommend. I just finished my second pack, won't be continuing F 23 2 months
20
4/11/2015
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 1  Pregnancy prevention Tingling and numbness of limbs, thinning of hair, High anxiety issues, sever full body pains and stiffness, week long migraines, Constant spotting or irregular periods, ovarian cysts problems. Never had any of those problems before taking this pill! I've been off of Alesse for 3 months now and, my skin is improving, periods are becoming regular, ZERO pains or numbness to report, and my hair is growing again. Also increased energy levels. If you start getting any side effects, just stop taking it please! Tingling and numbness of limbs, thinning of hair, High anxiety issues, sever full body pains and stiffness, week long migraines, Constant spotting or irregular periods, ovarian cysts problems. Never had any of those problems before taking this pill! I've been off of Alesse for 3 months now and, my skin is improving, periods are becoming regular, ZERO pains or numbness to report, and my hair is growing again. Also increased energy levels. If you start getting any side effects, just stop taking it please! F 32 2 years
30mg
4/7/2015
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 5  Clear my skin and better periods I had no appetite and I've lost a significant amount of weight, my skin cleared up right away and I have no mood swings. So far my experience has been great! F 16 5 days
3/18/2015
 1  Bad Periods Nausea, headaches, loss of appitite, mood swings, fatigue I havent even been taking it a week and I have to stop. I am sick over half of every day and it's conpletelt unbareable I thought it would get better but it's getting worst. I now have a nonstop headache and all I want to do is sleep all day. I never had a problem with other birth control before. I feel moody, like I could cry at any second, and it's just honestly not worth the grief to take it. F 18 1 days
3/5/2015
 4  Birth control NONE that were negative I love this pill and have had no issues; surprised to hear about all of the bad experiences. My periods would come twice a month and were very heavy; Alesse has removed all cramping and they are very light. They used to last 7 days; they now last 3 and are barely there. Over the years they are there less and less. I had spotting a few times due to missing pills. No weight gain/mood issues. I plan on taking it until I hope to get pregnant. F 27 7 years
30mg 1X day
2/18/2015
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 5  Birth Control Gained weight quite easily when I first went on it. I've never been able to fully get rid of the excess abdominal fat and this is frustrating. Never experienced ANY PMS before going on Alesse and still do not have PMS while on Alesse. I recommend this birth control to other females because of the good experiences I've had and the horror stories associated with other types of birth control pills. F 21 6 years
1X day
2/3/2015
 2  Prevent Pregnancy Bloating, Breast tenderness and increase in size, Shortened period, Increase in appetite and depressed F 18 3 months
30
1/27/2015
 1  birth control Acne in cheeks I absolutely hate Alessa. I've never used birth control pills before but my doctor recommended it. The first month i got a tiny rash on my cheek and it just kept getting worse. I've been off birth control pills for about 6 months now and the acne hasn't gone yet. In fact now i have tiny scars on my cheek. Ahhh! I keep googling home remedies for acne but nothing has worked so far. I have sensitive skin and so it's hard to try everything. F 25 3 months
1/4/2015
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 1  Prevent Pregnancy The two years I've been on this pill I've slowly connected the dots. Mood swings, crying, depressed, thinning hair, bald spots, acne, and only feeling good one week out of the whole month. I put on 20lbs over the two years because alesse made me hungry. Also, got hot flashes on this pill. Just switched tricyclen lo so hopefully everything improves. F 18 2 years
10/20/2014
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 1  irregular & heavy periods Before I started Alesse my periods were crazy and I would either have a period every 2 weeks or I wouldn't have it for five months. I've been on it for a year and a half and now my periods are crazy. I'm on my 2nd this month and it's lasted 10 days so far. Tomorrow I go to the doctor. I'm worried there is something actually wrong with me. My body should be used to this by now. It's weird that it just stopped working though. F 16 2 years
1 X D
9/22/2014
 1  contraception/acne depression, acne, anxiety, inability to sleep I was switched to Alesse from Yasmin because I had switched GPs, and she felt that the Yasmin was too high in estrogen. Within a few days, I started to break out with acne (I haven't had acne in 5 or 6 years), and my moods were all over the place. I have had issues with anxiety and depression, and Alesse brought them back in full force. I would be set off due to little things that never bugged me before, and I was crying constantly. I also wasn't able to sleep at night. I'm feeling much better now that I'm off of it, but I will never take this pill again. F 25 45 days
1X day
8/29/2014
 4  pregnancy prevention Alesse makes you very hungry. I take at night 1-2 hours before bed to prevent nausea etc. It works great. I took the generic brand alesena and it made me very nauseous and moody. Alesse is good. F 23 9 days
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6/9/2014
 1  Cramps Acne F 21 7 months
1X day
5/28/2014
 1  Birth Control, Reduce bad cramps Did not help my cramps at all and resulted in severe emotional instability- uncontrollable fits of crying for no rational reason and severe anxiety over minor things. Had problems by the end of the first month, but continued to take it because my doctor assured me that I was just adjusting to it and would feel back to normal after three months on it. Quite the opposite, my mood swings became increasingly worse to the point where I felt like I had no control over myself and worried I'd gone completely crazy. I felt back to normal within three days once I discontinued use. I'm healthy and was taking no medication other than Alesse. F 19 4 months
4/24/2014
 1  Pregnancy prevention Breast tenderness, SO tired( couldn't even keep my eyes open) , headaches, nausea, nipple hair, irritability, emotional, bloating, weight gain..legit thought I was pregnant F 22 2 months
3/6/2014
 2  adrenal hormone imbalance After being on Alesse for a few days I started having bad anxiety, feeling restless and unable to sleep,even with sleeping pills. My cravings for fats, carbs and sugars have spiked. Taking the pill mid afternoon is followed by nausea and extreme fatigue lasting about 4 hours. I've noticed some chest heaviness and some ankle swelling. F 28 6 days
1X day
2/14/2014
 2  avoiding pregnancy Moodswings, violence. Ever since I started the pill my boyfriend has been telling me I'm extremely emotional and violent. I fear its ruining my relationship so I'm going to stop. Its been almost a year now and in the past year I've been depressed, suicidal and I have self harmed. I haven't self harmed or have ever been suicidal before. Don't take this pill. F 15 10 months
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1/28/2014
 2  Birth control and heavy periods Nausea, vomiting, headaches, and anxiety F 20 2 months
1/23/2014
 2  Birth control I do not know if they are directly related but I have noticed depression hitting my life hard since about the time I started Alesse. Crying all the time, extemely irritable and sensitive and very very depressed. Other side effects which I believe are related are long lasting periods (sometimes 10 days early but it's only in small amounts until the real thing comes usually when it's supposed to). Very annoying however as I have to wear pads for 10 days prior to getting the heavy period flow. Extemely irregular period patterns. F 20 3 years
1/20/2014
 2  birth control Extremely depressed, moody always snappy the smallest things set me off. when i stopped huge difference in additude but extremely bad cramps and heavy heavy bleeding almost unbearable. never never again. F 21 3 weeks
12/19/2013

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