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Alesse

Main Ingredients: Estrogen (low dose) + Progestin (low dose)

Alesse is used to prevent pregnancy, regulate menstrual periods as well as in the treatment of acne in women 15 and older. Alesse is a synthetic form of female sex hormones produced naturally in the body, progestin, and estrogen. These hormones suppress the pituitary glands activity thus hindering ovulation; alter the mucus at the cervix opening to prevent sperm from entering, and their variable levels play a vital role in fertility in women.

Alesse for acne is taken just as it would be for contraception.

ALESSE WARNING

Avoid smoking as it enhances the risk of heart-related side effects in women who use oral contraceptives like Alesse. The risk is even greater in women over 35.

Avoid using Alesse if you have had an allergic reaction to any oral contraceptives.

Avoid Alesse if you are a migraine sufferer.

Avoid taking Alesse if you or someone in your family has ever had breast cancer or cancer of the reproductive system or liver problems.

Avoid Alesse if you have or ever had a stroke, heart disease, liver disease, chest pain, or blood clots.

Avoid Alesse if you have had pregnancy related jaundice or jaundice resulting from previous use of any oral contraceptives.

Avoid Alesse if you have experienced abnormal vaginal bleeding.

CAUTION

Alesse should be used with caution if you are:

-Over 40

-Smoker

-Have liver, heart, gallbladder, kidney, or thyroid disease

-Have high blood pressure

-High cholesterol

-Diabetes

-Epilepsy

-Asthma

-Porphyria

-Obese

-Stroke or heart attack in the past

-Depression

-Family history of breast cancer or other cancers

-Alesse does not protect against HIV (AIDS), or other STDs.

-If you experience abdominal pain, contact your physician right away.

-In rare cases, oral contraceptives like Alesse may cause benign liver tumors.

ALESSE SIDE EFFECTS

Common side effects of Alesse may include abdominal pain, vaginal discharge, acne, fluid retention, bloating, blood clots, chest pain, hair loss, headache, heart attack, high blood pressure, kidney problem, migraine, leg pain, nausea, sex drive changes, skin discoloration, stroke, vomiting, and weight gain or loss.

ALESSE INTERACTION

Check with your physician before combining Alesse with the following:

Acetaminophen/ Paracetamol

Amitriptyline

Antibiotics

Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)

Aspirin

Atorvastatin (anti-cholesterol drugs)

Barbiturates

Blood thinners

Carbamazepine

Chloramphenicol

Clofibrate

Clomipramine

Copper supplements

Cyclosporine

Diazepam

Doxepin

Fluconazole

Glipizide

Griseofulvin

HIV drugs

Imipramine

Propranolol

Insulin

Lorazepam

Metoprolol

Modafinil

Morphine

Oxazepam

Phenylbutazone

Phenytoin

Prednisolone

Prednisone

Primidone

Propranolol

Rifabutin

Rifampin

Sulfonamides

Temazepam

Tetracycline

Theophylline

Topiramate

Troleandomycin

Valium

Herbs like Black Cohosh, Milk Thistle, and St. John's Wort.

ALESSE DOSES

Consult your physician or the instructions in the drug package. For maximum effectiveness, Alesse tablets must be taken exactly as prescribed and at intermissions not exceeding 24 hours.

ALESSE OVERDOSE

Symptoms of Alesse overdose may include nausea, vomiting, and withdrawal bleeding. If you suspect Alesse overdose, seek medical help right away.

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