I was on alesse for a while and I liked it but after taking for about a year I started having problems with having a discharge all the time and some brown spottingl. Since then I have been on about 3 other pills.

Alesse is such a low dose that many women have breakthrough spotting and bleeding. You are still protected, from what I have learned, it's just an inconvenience.

My doctor just put me on alesse. I was wondering if any of you had weight gain issues while on alesse? I'm a heavy set girl and didn't really want to be put on any more weight from the birth control because, but my doctor put me on it because my period wouldn't stop. The one side effect she mentioned was weight gain. Any feedback?

alesse is lower than ortho lo and thats what I need a low dose for mood swings and weight gain and I am doing fine on ortho lo but I will be going to alesse, just because they do not carry ortho lo where I get my pills at. A lower dose just means you don't need all that estergen. And that should help your weigh gain.

yes I gained about 10 pounds and bleed like a horror movie ;(