"if you&#039;re looking for a birth control that&#039;s easy on your body in the sense that you don&#039;t get mood swings, no weight gain, good sex drive, etc., you might like alesse. if you&#039;re looking for all that as well as an acne treatment, beware (especially if you have adult acne)! my doctor put me on alesse because i was looking for a birth control and an acne treatment (i had moderate adult acne on my cheeks). the first three months, i thought i was in heaven. no mood swings, no weight gain, clear skin, etc. then approaching my period on the fourth month, i woke up with 6 acne cysts on my chin, jaw and lower cheek. i had never had them before. still getting pre-period cystic breakout, onto diane 35 next month."