[mira]

hello,
i want to ask u,if some of u are taking birt control pills Alesse 28,do u gain weight from them? becoz in the instuctions it says that changes in weight and apetite may occure,but they dont say in which direction? and also do u feel depression and things like that?

Thank u very much!

[lefty]

From the PDR info on Alesse
http://www.drugs.com/cdi/alesse.html
says weight/appetite can go either way

The following adverse reactions have been reported in patients receiving oral contraceptives and are believed to be drug related:

Nausea
Vomiting
Gastrointestinal symptoms (such as abdominal pain, cramps and bloating)
Breakthrough bleeding
Spotting
Change in menstrual flow
Amenorrhea
Temporary infertility after discontinuation of treatment
Edema/fluid retention
Melasma/chloasma which may persist
Breast changes: tenderness, pain, enlargement, secretion
Change in weight or appetite (increase or decrease)
Change in cervical erosion and secretion
Diminution in lactation when given immediately postpartum
Cholestatic jaundice
Rash (allergic)
Mood changes, including depression
Vaginitis, including candidiasis
Change in corneal curvature (steepening)
Intolerance to contact lenses
Mesenteric thrombosis
Decrease in serum folate levels
Exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematosus
Exacerbation of porphyria
Exacerbation of chorea
Aggravation of varicose veins
Anaphylactic/anaphylactoid reactions, including urticaria, angioedema, and severe reactions with respiratory and circulatory symptoms

[clueless1]

hey, good to hear that someone has been having the same side effects i have. I definetely noticed an increase in my weight (friends and boyfriend too), and tenderness in my breasts and a noticable increase in size too *which i'm not complaining of*. My appetite has decreased noticably, but i've still gained weight which is weird. I also noticed pain in my lower legs occasionally, and in my arms, at first i tought it was growing pain, since i'm 18 and i'm still growing, but it felt a little bit different than that. The pain only lasted in my legs for about an hour one day *i was working and it was tolerable* but apparently that's a bad side effect due to blood clot blah blah... but it went away and i had it a few other times but it didn't seem too concern me too much, just a little like growing pains, didn't seem like enough to see a doctor. I had break through bleeding when i first started, but now i'm on the sugar pills of my second pack and things are normal now. I think the hormones have effected my mood, i seem slightly depressed now. Apart from that my cramps are like nothing now, and my bleeding is really light, so i'm happy... I'd like to know if anyone else has felt the same things i have.
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