Hi, just started taking Alesse

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Registered: 05-27-2003
Hi, just started taking Alesse
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Mon, 03-29-2004 - 3:33pm
I started taking alesse (wanted to use for continued cycling like seasonal, am possibley joing peace corps, don't want to bring along 2 years worth of tampax etc...) but had to stop after 11 days, because it gave me horrible stomach cramps. Which horemore do you think it was that caused cramping, the estrogen or the progesteren, and what are my other options besides the OBC pills?

-Kitt6144

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Registered: 06-19-2003
Mon, 03-29-2004 - 4:02pm
Hi Kitt6144-

i just posted about loving Alesse. I had some cramping/stomach nausea the first couple weeks too---but now it's gone. I would give it a couple months-it takes a few months for your body to adjust. I think that is a common effect of alesse though, but just hang in for a bit. Low hormone pills are SO much better than higher ones, depo, barrier methods..in my opinion anyway! IF it's still bad in another cycle, maybe try Yasmin or Mircette.