"almost done my first pack of alesse. this is the first birth control that i&#039;ve been on and the experience hasn&#039;t been too great. i had extreme nausea the first three days, extreme anxiety for three days after that, and painful breasts that followed and have not stopped. my breasts have also grown a bit (but that&#039;s more of a good thing). i&#039;m hoping that the side effects will eventually go away but so far it has been a negative experience. i&#039;m scared to switch to other pills in fear of the symptoms being worse."