Reviewer: 13-18 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months

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I started Alesse for birth control related reasons, and to see if it would help with my mild hormonal acne. I didnâ??t get any new breakouts, but my skin hasnt really improved. It did itâ??s job (i havenâ??t gotten pregnant) but I wont be continuing with this pill. For 2 ish weeks out of the month, I would have an upset stomach almost constantly. I found I was more sensitive to food ... Show Full Comment

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I started Alesse for birth control related reasons, and to see if it would help with my mild hormonal acne. I didnâ??t get any new breakouts, but my skin hasnt really improved. It did itâ??s job (i havenâ??t gotten pregnant) but I wont be continuing with this pill. For 2 ish weeks out of the month, I would have an upset stomach almost constantly. I found I was more sensitive to food as well. Always feeling sick led to me losing my appetite. It completely killed my mood and made me nervous to eat. Iâ??ve been off it for 2 weeks and i already feel like my normal self again. Iâ??m going to be trying the Kyleena IUD at the end of the month, i donâ??t feel right putting so many hormones in my body, the IUD has way less hormones than any birth control pill does. However, I have friends who love Alesse, so every body responds differently! Other than my upset stomach, I got a few mild headaches at the beginning.
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Reviewer: girlygirlgrill, 19-24 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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this birth control is effective as i havenâ??t gotten preggo but my god the side effects are brutal, i have severe cramps and feel nauseous frequently. not to mention when i get my period it lasts almost 2 weeks, sometimes longer! and when it is that long itâ??s worse than how it used to be before i was on this pill. i also noticed it messes with my mood quite a bit. so overall i wouldn& ... Show Full Comment

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this birth control is effective as i havenâ??t gotten preggo but my god the side effects are brutal, i have severe cramps and feel nauseous frequently. not to mention when i get my period it lasts almost 2 weeks, sometimes longer! and when it is that long itâ??s worse than how it used to be before i was on this pill. i also noticed it messes with my mood quite a bit. so overall i wouldnâ??t recommend this!
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Reviewer: 19-24 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I had a bit of a tough time adjusting to the pill, for the first 4 months I would feel nauseous or throw up a few hours after taking the 2nd or 3rd pill of a new pack, but that feeling only lasted maybe a day. Other than that, I did have issues with my breasts being pretty consistently sore. It does make me have way more discharge, but my periods are much lighter and I have little to no cramping ( ... Show Full Comment

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I had a bit of a tough time adjusting to the pill, for the first 4 months I would feel nauseous or throw up a few hours after taking the 2nd or 3rd pill of a new pack, but that feeling only lasted maybe a day. Other than that, I did have issues with my breasts being pretty consistently sore. It does make me have way more discharge, but my periods are much lighter and I have little to no cramping (I used to get period cramps so bad they would actually make me cry). Overall, totally worth continuing to take the pills cause hey, I'M NOT PREGNANT!!! and the side effects have since pretty much gone away! :)
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Reviewer: Brookis , 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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This is the only form of birth control that me and my boyfriend use. Have never gotten pregnant (and we have sex a lot lol). Don’t get much acne anymore, period comes exactly on the 4th sugar pill every month. Have no side effects except for tender breasts every now and then throughout the month. I recommend but every girl is different. I’ve tried other pills that has great reviews from other girl ... Show Full Comment

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This is the only form of birth control that me and my boyfriend use. Have never gotten pregnant (and we have sex a lot lol). Don’t get much acne anymore, period comes exactly on the 4th sugar pill every month. Have no side effects except for tender breasts every now and then throughout the month. I recommend but every girl is different. I’ve tried other pills that has great reviews from other girls and we’re crappy for me.
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Reviewer: Crisie101, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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Honestly, every birth control is different and works differently on all women. But you have to be serious about side effects, obviously all birth controls WILL have side effects, it's not something you can control. Overall this helped with acting as a birth control, acne treatment and I had pretty bad acne, I have a horrible long, painful and heavy period when not on birth control, this helped ... Show Full Comment

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Honestly, every birth control is different and works differently on all women. But you have to be serious about side effects, obviously all birth controls WILL have side effects, it's not something you can control. Overall this helped with acting as a birth control, acne treatment and I had pretty bad acne, I have a horrible long, painful and heavy period when not on birth control, this helped me in ways that have changed my period. I now have lighter periods, almost little to no pain, and have them for 4 to maybe 5 days. I do experience side effects, I have PMS symptoms nearly two weeks before my period, get stubborn acne, LESS but still get a few difficult pimples. My breasts hurt at least 10 days out of the 28 cycle and I did gain a little bit of weight. I also have a slower sex drive but it is still there. Overall the birth control did it's job and helped with things that have made my life a lot better. It just depends if you're willing to wait for the 3 months recommended by doctors in order to see the changes or if you're not.
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