"i have been on alesse for 5 months now, and at the beginning it seemed to work effectively - regulating my periods, preventing pregnancy, as well as partially helping my acne. although by the 3rd month i started getting my period before the placebo pills, and it became irregular again coming any time throughout the month... i&#039;m now switching to a different pill, but all in all the pill was ok when it was working. although my periods were irregular it still prevented pregnancy so thats great. only thing is that i gained around 5 lbs, and it didn&#039;t help with cramps or lightening my period which is one of the reasons i went on it in the first place."