"i used to take diane 35 from age 20-25 and my new doctor in a new city convinced me to start taking alesse recently. i&#039;ve been taking it for two months now and i have experienced spotting basically every single day since i started, sometimes light spotting, sometimes heavy, and it only stopped for one or two days. i can&#039;t find anyone else who has had this same experience so far - might have to change to a different pill. i&#039;m hesitant to do that though because one very good side effect from alesse has been a reduction in appetite for me! i haven&#039;t had aching breasts or acne yet. my moods also have seemed pretty fine. i just want to stop spotting every day."