"i used alesse for a few months and had a lot of trouble with it. i was extremely moody, depressed and felt like a completely different person. even my mother noticed a huge change. i was crying all the time and overwhelmed. when i told my doctor he took me off alesse and started me on tri-cyclen lo. i noticed a change immediately and i am still using tri-cyclen. it&#039;s easy to blame mood swings and being upset on other parts of your life, but for me it was ongoing and i knew it wasnt normal for me. glad i got off of it when i did!"