SEASONIQUE Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; LEVONORGESTREL)

Average Rating: 2.7 (88 Ratings)

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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)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR SEASONIQUECOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 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
 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
 1  symptoms of menopause I had a full blown stroke. F 47 2 days
7/25/2012
 1  regulate periods Horrible nausea and vomiting cramping and breast tenderness. The vomiting and nausea was like morning sickness. Horrible drug!! I would never use this ever again..so awful F 36 2 days
1/1/2015
 1  Birth Control/Hormone imbalance These were not "side effects", they were effects! I could not function as a human for 3 days, and I was only on the pill for 3 days. I was crying uncontrollably about nothing in the fetal position most of the time, but when I wasn't I had terrible headaches, itchiness all over, and my legs hurt horribly. I could not go to work, I couldn't do anything but sit, cry, and hurt. I'm not saying that these will happen to everyone that tries this hormone, but if I put myself in someone's position that is considering Seasonique, and I had a choice as to whether to even chance it, I would just try another kind. This was a real life nightmare, and I never want to go through anything like this stuff made me go through again. F 24 3 days
12/5/2009
 1  Withdrawal bleeding Gain Weight, headaches , skin tone darker than usual F 46 6 days
30
4/9/2016
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 1  For the 4 periods a mont Completely losing my mind, weight gain, can't wear contacts, severe headaches, nausea, bleeding, vivid nightmares leading to sleep disturbance and constant tiredness. ! In a nutshell I feel as though I'm losing touch of reality and control of my body. WORST BC F 25 6 days
8/12/2016
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 1  Regulate periods Pregnancy type nausea all day, severe cramping that would not let up even with ibuprofen, and bleeding. F 47 7 days
1X day
9/15/2020
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 4  Large Functional Ovarian Cyst Increased appetite. I've been on Seasonique Lo for 8 days now. So far the only side effects I have is increased appetite. I go for my 4th ultrasound in a month. Hopefully the Seasonique will shrink the cyst I've had for 9 months. F 24 8 days
10/18/2009
 3  Contraception Extreme nausea and slight fatigue. I’m on the generic Teva version, and I have had daily nausea that continually gets worse. Worse than morning sickness and I had hypermesis gardivum. I’m going to stick it out until I’m done with the first pack to see if it gets better because I can’t take many kinds of birth control. F 27 8 days
9/4/2018
 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
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 1  Heavy Bleeding I started taking the pill April 12, 2020. I didn't get a period in May so I was super excited. I was scheduled to get period July 5. June 1 I started spotting every single day. Towards the end of June, the spotting turned into bleeding, by July 4th it was super heavy bleeding, headaches, and depression. I stopped taking the pill July 12. I continued bleeding until I had to take a medication to lighten it up. Today is July 18, and tonight for the first time since June 1, I am not bleeding. Do not get on seasonique, it is not worth it! I had to wear depends because I was bleeding so heavy which caused depression, headaches and neck aches. F 40 47 days
30 mg 1X day
7/18/2020
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 2  Heavy periods BAD ACNE. ACNE. ACNE. F 23 90 days
1X day
10/17/2011
 1  Due to heavy and irregular periods I experienced a lot of side effects such as yeast infections, cervical ectropion, more severe migraine attacks and during every cycle I passed a decidual cast which was very painful. NOT recommended F 28 91 days
30 mg
2/4/2020
 2  Dysmenorrhea Heavy spotting and long periods I started taking this in August 2019, the first cycle went well, but during the second one I had 2 months of heavy spotting. The third one went well and so I thought it had stabilized, but now I have to stop because I have been having a month-long period and it's not stopping. F 23 241 days
1X day
5/28/2020
 1  Acne Nausea, stomach pain, hot flashes, no appetite. F 17 1 weeks
1X day
9/1/2023
 1  To control irregular cycle Immediately I started to itch, severe depression and hives, urge to eat everything in sight and my damn period want stop.I stop taking it on the 9 day I couldn't take it any more. Later that same day I started to flow a little heavier like I was getting my period all over again. Actually it never really stopped, only for a couple of hours here and there and it was light ,it has turned slighty heavier and has a continous flow. I will never take another pill again. Also I was Told I have adenomyosis some of you all should look into that, it can only be detected by physical contact with the uterus. This means my uterus is soft instead of firm is the reason I have irregular bleeding, the only method of correcting this is to have a hysterectomy . I took this years ago when it first came out and had no problem. I tried it recently for different reasons, my cycle is more like 21-25 days which means I go any where from 12-16 days off and 7 day periods with 3-5 days spotting before. Most women have a 28 day cycle. My tubes are tied I just wanted the irregular bleeding to stop. F 27 2 weeks
1X day
12/9/2010
 3  excessive bleeding I just started this medicine 3 weeks ago and I'm bleeding again just started yesterday.. Is this normal amongst the rest of you who are taking this? It's not enough for a pad etc but its still there nonetheless F 26 3 weeks
1 pill day
3/20/2015
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 1  To help with PMDD Continuously bleeding. Haven't stopped since my first day of the pill. Ridiculous amount of water weight gain. Super high anxiety. Completely not worth the water weight, the anxiety and the endless bleeding. Last day of putting this drug in my body. F 27 3 weeks
8/16/2015
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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)

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