SEASONIQUE Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; LEVONORGESTREL)Average Rating: 2.7 (88 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SEASONIQUE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEASONIQUE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Birth control, cramps | My skin cleared up and it was nice not having cramps most of the time. Got very light periods. However I did have breakthrough bleeding throughout my entire first pill pack. I have been on it for 7+ months and love it. | Stick with it for 5 months and then judge. | F | 16 | | 1/7/2010 | 4 | Birth Control and Skin issues | Super weight gain and some serious "munchy" like feelings. I was also more emotional, not angry or bitchy, mostly just sad. | This birth control definitely works, and although the first three months can seem a little jarring, I didn't experience anything like a 27 day long period. The initial side affects went away once I started the second pack, and I have lost the weight I gained. Other than a day or so of light spotting the pill works fine. Sometimes around the week before you get your period you feel some cramping, but nothing that is too major. I've been very happy with the pill, and would recommend it to anyone who wants the benefit of a four period year. | F | 16 | 1 years 15MG 1X day | 6/2/2011 | 5 | Birth Control | The first pack I was on I spotted a lot and got about two bad headaches a week. All the packs after this I would spot once a pack for about two days then I'm back to normal. It controlled my cramps and gave me a much lighter peroid. | I would have to recomend this to anyone looking for a form of birth control. I have found it to work with minimal side effects. I have no complaints about getting a light, painless period once every three months. | F | 17 | 1 years 1X day | 12/29/2010 | 2 | to regulate my periods | moodiness, cramping, spotting | I used this birth control to regulate my period. I have a naturally 8-9 day long period with a heavy flow and severe nausea and cramping throughout. I went three months without a period but I had a lot of spotting. Some spotting would last 4 days. At the end of the 3 months, instead of getting a regular week long period, I got an 18 day long period!! It was hell!! I am definetly not ever going on this again. I do not recommend this! | F | 17 | 3 months 1X day | 7/13/2010 | 1 | Cramping | 20 lbs. weight gain, hair loss, water retention, severe depression, decreased libido, irritability, | although I took seasonique for 5 months, I still experienced cramps. I would not recommend this drug. Even though I barely ate and swam on a team two hours a day, I still gained weight. | F | 17 | 5 months | 11/18/2009 | 1 | lighter periods | Spotting(sometimes heavy), intense and extremely painful cramps not during my period, headaches, stomach issues(diarrhea, gas, etc.), SEVERE depression and anxiety(which I never suffered from before) | The anxiety symptoms started only a month after beginning this pill but I thought it was just stress from life doing it however I continued on all the way into the third pill pack and it only got worse and worse. I had to go to the ER once for a panic attack. I'm off the pill right now, it's been ten days and I'm struggling through everyday waiting to get this horrible pill out of my systom. It could take anywhere from one to two months for my body to get back to its natural balance. I'm also currently taking xanax to help me through the days. If I would've known I would've reacted like this I would've never takin is pill. It was a horrible experience and I would never recommend this to anyone. | F | 17 | 7 months unsure 1X day | 9/28/2014 | 1 | Acne | Nausea, stomach pain, hot flashes, no appetite. | F | 17 | 1 weeks 1X day | 9/1/2023 | 3 | Severe PMDD | Slight weight gain, water retention, occasional break through spotting, and moodiness | I switched off Seasonique to Sprintec because of my mood swings, and honestly, I can say that I actually miss Seasonique! It was nice not having my period every month. For the first year, though, I would *OCCASIONALLY* have break through bleeding at the beginning of the third month. I would spot barely enough to fill a panty liner everyday until the week of my period. It seemed like it was about every other month when this happened. Right before getting off Seasonique, it seemed like it barely happened anymore. However, the bloating was pretty bad...I had to take pills to help shed the water weight, but overall... it was a good pill. | F | 18 | 2 years 1X day | 6/16/2011 | 3 | Ovarian Cyst | I had very painful periods and reoccurring ovarian cyst. I was missing too much school and work. My social life was suffering. At one point I bled for three weeks, which made me anemic as well. I was very ill and my doctor was puzzled. He suggested Seasonique. My first 6 months were the worst. I was depressed and I would cry all of the time, BUT my hormones were messed up bad from my cyst. I couldn't control my moods at all. I'm surprised I still have my boyfriend lol. Mood swings was the most irratating side effect. I also had horrible headaches. I was naseauted and achey for the first few months. This birth control gave me terrible cravings. I craved meat. Which is weird because I can't eat meat because it disgusts me and my body has trouble digesting it. So that was odd. I am ALWAYS hungry! I gained about 20 pounds. It didn't decrease my sex drive. BUT it makes me bleed after sex. NORMAL sex, not rough! It pours red blood and sometimes clots. It's scary and it's a big turn off for sure. The first time I bled for three days. This time just a day. I also feel sore down there and crampy in general. The first time I was so afraid but the Gyno said as long as it wasn't all the time it was ok. It was my cervix. The birth control made my cervix sensitive. OVERALL I love it. I no longer have symptoms. I mean an occasional craving and increased appetite. BUT that beats my terrible period anyday. HOWEVER any time I miss a pill (which isn't often) I tend to get a cyst. Sometimes t | F | 18 | 2 years | 7/10/2012 | 2 | changing birth control | pros: skin cleared cons: weight gain, aniety, depression, bloating, sex drive killed, terrible terrible time. | just...not a good time. | F | 18 | 1 months | 7/13/2009 | 5 | frequent periods/birth control | it was known i was going to have some hormonal imbalances when i started birth control from a condition i have had since birth which caused me to throw up every morning for about two weeks (which was expected and happened to my mom and sister as well on other pills) other than that no negative side effects | positive side effects - cleared up my skin. caused me to have periods 4 times a year instead of twice a month. caused PMS to basically stop (from previous terrible cramps, outbreaks and headaches/back pain). breasts grew a cup size (wasnt complaining but it does happen) I LOVE this pill seriously if you are going to go on anything I have only heard positive reviews and both my mom and my sister have switched to this as well | F | 19 | 1 years | 7/29/2009 | 5 | Heavy bleeding on my period. | I sometimes have mild headaches as well as discharge but that's pretty normal while taking birth control. Other than that I love this medication. I have not had any problems with it. | F | 19 | 3 years | 6/6/2014 | 5 | Severe cramps, Migraines | Boobs doubled in size, slight moodiness, but it is definitely worth it... | F | 19 | 1X day | 3/3/2013 | 5 | fewer periods and cramps | Slightly decreased sex drive. | When I say slightly, I mean slightly. I didn't even attribute it to the pill until I looked at a calendar. I love this stuff and I've recommended it to all my friends who have asked about it. | F | 19 | 1X day | 12/28/2012 | 2 | Endometriosis | Frequent urination, depression, anxiety, acne, bloating, cramps, been on my period for over a month | This is awful. I started my period two weeks before thanksgiving and I'm still not off it yet. Tomorrows Christmas... Ive been in pain since I started taking it. I miss my old birth control. | F | 19 | 6 months | 12/24/2015 | 4 | Long periods, hormone balancing | Very low sex drive. Spotting. Brown discharge. Mood changes, as in I feel less low. Continuous low level nausea, but that could also be attributed to the other meds I'm taking, Synthroid (50 mcg) and Palafer (300 mg). | I'd been taking them for nine months last year, then was off of them for three, now I'm back on. Before the pill, I had periods that lasted for two months, and a lot of that time was heavy flow. Not fun. They caused me to have anemia, which I have to take Palafer for now. The long periods were caused by my under-active thyroid. I have to take Synthroid and birth control for my hypothyroidism. I'm horny all of the time when not taking Seasonique. During the one week where I do menstruate, my sex drive comes back. There hasn't been a noticeable increase in acne, and I haven't been measuring my weight, but all of my clothes fit the same. I look healthier, in fact, my lips are fuller and redder, and my cheeks have more colour. I'll take the low libido over two month long periods anytime. I don't need this as a contraceptive anyway. | F | 20 | 17 days 1X day | 4/17/2014 | 2 | irregular period, heavy periods | It was fine at first but then I would miss my "seasonal" period and I gained A LOT of weight. Felt depressed more often than not while on this medication. | F | 20 | 1 years 1 | 11/15/2013 | 2 | Cramping | Breasts got huge, breast tenderness, constant breakthrough bleeding | I wanted to try the birth control that makes your periods go away completely, but my doc started me on Seasonique to see how my body handled it. After about a month, I started having breakthrough bleeding ALL THE TIME. I started wearing panty liners 24/7. I tried to wait it out but got impatient after a few weeks. I was basically having a light day period every day, which was sort of not the purpose. | F | 20 | 2.5 months 1X day | 3/17/2010 | 1 | Horrible periods | I took seasonique because I had terrible cramps and heavy bleeding. I never got to experience the "4 periods a year". After the first pack, as I was warned, I bled for 3 weeks straight and it would have gone on for longer if I'd continued. But that's not why I stopped taking it. I've never had acne in my life, and I had horrendous acne all over. It covered my face, chest, back, and shoulders. I was disgusted since I never even had acne while I was going through puberty. | F | 20 | 7 weeks | 2/18/2013 | 3 | hate periods duh | i had the mood swings...cramping...bleed the whole 1st month of the 1st pack...n now that im off of seasonique been off for (1 month) already n i still havent got a pieriod...im hoping its nothin seriouse but then it could be from me being on it for so long | F | 21 | 1 years 10 mg 1X day | 4/14/2011 |
SEASONIQUE (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; LEVONORGESTREL): This combination hormone medication is used to prevent pregnancy. It contains 2 hormones: a progestin (levonorgestrel) and an estrogen (ethinyl estradiol). It works mainly by preventing the release of an egg (ovulation) during your menstrual cycle. It also makes vaginal fluid thicker to help prevent sperm from reaching an egg (fertilization) and changes the lining of the uterus (womb) to prevent attachment of a fertilized egg. If a fertilized egg does not attach to the uterus, it passes out of the body. Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills may make your periods more regular, decrease blood loss and painful periods, decrease your risk of ovarian cysts, and also treat acne. Using this medication does not protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia). FDA Approval Date: 2006-05-25 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)