"20 yr old female here,

i was put on alesse for acne &amp; contraceptive purposes. 

acne runs in my family. my mom had it really badly until she was about 21. 

i was on tri-cyclen lo but it made me feel sick in the mornings.

so alesse was pretty bad. i was on it for (just under) a year. 

i didn&#039;t get pregnant even though i never used a condom with my boyfriend. it helped my acne somewhat except i got cystic flare-ups on my chin &amp; small dots on my forehead during my period. i gained about 10lbs. period cramps were still bad &amp; lasted for days sometimes. made me an emotional wreck. i&#039;d cry so easily &amp; felt unusually depressed/anxious.



i believe i have too much testosterone in my blood so alesse might not have been strong enough"