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Can alesse start giving me side effects now even tho i started in may? i now get constipated, anxious and bloated on it. but not during placebos?

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Estrogen: Alesse is a combination pill, and your symptoms sound like estrogen excess-related side effects. The fact that you get better in placebo days means that you need a different BCP, possibly a mini pull with only a progestin. See your OB for a switch !

Answered 12/14/2014

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