SEASONALE Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; LEVONORGESTREL)Average Rating: 2.2 (766 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SEASONALE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEASONALE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Less periods | None | I originally started taking Seasonale to lessen the amount of periods each year. Since I began taking this birth control I have had no breakthrough bleeding whatsoever. Also, I have always suffered from IBS and have had constant diarrhea but ever since beginning taking this pill this problem has gone away almost completely. I'm very impressed with the pill and plan on continuing to take it. | F | 24 | 6 months 1X day | 2/22/2010 | 3 | Less Periods and Birth Control | Weight Gain, Moodiness | I don't remember such issues with Seasonale, but my insurance keeps switching me around to Jolessa and Quasence. I have always weighed 112, even bounced back to that 2 wks after I had my daughter. Now my very small frame is 10 lbs heavier and I can only lose a lb or so of water weight then it comes right back. I've been working my butt off working out and making good eating choices and nothing is happening. I've also been so emotional I can cry at anything all the time. So much so I took pregnancy tests wondering what is wrong with me. I thought I was being vein if I quit a great pill that gave me no breakthrough bleeding and only 4 periods a year over weight gain. Now I'm so moody it's like PMS'ing All the time. I can't wait to get in to my Dr and go to Ortho 777 again...more periods but hopefully I'll feel like myself again. | F | 35 | 3 years 1X day | 2/17/2010 | 2 | Less periods per year | Weight gain, headaches, depression | I am not having any spotting when taking the pill at the same time every day, nor I have any breakthrough bleeding. So that's great. But I have gained about 8 pounds, which I cannot lose, even after very low calorie diet and workouts. I am also having headaches every day, not too severe, but still annoying. I am being treated for depression but it seems like it's not working, I feel depressed, tired, demotivated and generally crappy. Now I am seeing here that this pill may be the reason as I was fine before I started it. I am going to see the doc next week so I will definitely go back to ortho-tricyclen generic. Thank you everyone for sharing your experience!!! | F | 30 | 9 months 1 1X day | 2/4/2010 | 5 | birthcontrol | i had a good experience with this pill, but i have been sick over i year and no dr can tell me what wrong with me | ok i started this pill after having my period for 6months straight i took one pill of seasonale and it stopped my period completely i get every 3 months which is good, but now since i got sick 2/14/09 i been having anxiety and panic attacks very dizzy all the time and i am starting to think its the pill since it happens when my cycle is starting back up again. i am going to try to stop taking the period this week since my cycle starts on thursday and i will not take the new pack on sunday and see if my feelings go away...its insane i have never felt anything like this before and i have been on this pill for 3yrs. please some one help me any one had similar symptoms let me know thanks | F | 30 | 3 years | 2/2/2010 | 2 | prevent pregnancy | Breast tenderness, depressed, low sex drive, dizziness, vaginal dryness, weight gain, bloatiness with stomach discomfort and back pain, trouble sleeping, super nauseous all the time and migraine headaches | I tried this as a cheaper alternative to Seasonique and as opposed to Yaz. I thought I was becoming a hypochondriac but now I'm realizing that I have a lot of the side effects. Most notably, I'm nauseous all the time and I constantly feel like I'm on my period with the weight gain & bloatiness and severe breast tenderness. All of it isn't worth it. I'll find alternate methods of birth control. | F | 30 | 1.5 months | 2/2/2010 | 1 | Lessen cramping/reduce blood loss | I have split up with my boyfriend twice, cry a lot, seriously bad cramps all day, heavy period that won't stop, heavy tissue discharge, weight gain, breast swelling, acne, suicidal thoughts (mild), lethargy, tired, insomnia... wow... that's quite a list isn't it | Tried this for all the right reasons. Quit smoking even, so that I could take the birth control pill. It started wit spotting about a week and a half in. Went to NYC with my boyfriend and I'm sure the maids thought someone had been murdered in the bed! I haven't stopped bleeding for 9 days (full period, not just spotting) and the tissue discharge is alarming. My boyfriend is a paramedic and he can't believe I am taking this drug. I have been so weepy and sad. Have gained weight, have had bouts of vertigo while driving!!! angry, very lazy (unlike me completely) Don't want to do a damn thing.... I really will put up with 12 periods a year. I am quitting this today. It is serioiusly dangerous for me... The worst was the suicidal thoughts that I had while crying... completely ridiculous to risk my health and mental wellness to play with mother nature!!!! Done! | F | 42 | 5 weeks | 1/26/2010 | 1 | birth control | 8 1/2 week non stop heavy period, tired, weight gain | I started taking seasonale 8 weeks after having my last baby. One week into it my period started. Not spotting,like they say, but a HEAVY flow period. It lasted 11 days, stopped 3 days and started right back up. Then stopped for a small bit then a nonstop period for 8 1/2 weeks straight. Dr said this can happen the first 3 months with some people. I quit taking it soon as the 3 months was done. period stopped immediately. But my cycle has been 30-54 days apart since. I cant get regular. I couldn't loose ANY baby weight. soon as i stopped I lost 15 lbs in one month (no effort just to see) and in the last 6 months 40 lbs total (not changing eating habits or anything). I have always been back to 118lbs within 6 months after having a baby but this caused my body to hang onto each ounce until I got off it. Out of all the different birth controls I have been on, my body reacted the worst to this one. May be good for others but not me. Hate spermicidal and condoms but at least they work and don't have the same side effects. | F | 29 | 3 months | 1/23/2010 | 2 | Birth Control | Major depression, suicidal thoughts, NO sex drive, migraines, vaginal dryness, breakthrough bleeding | I just recently went off Seasonale/Quasense after being on it for 5 years. Some cycles I didn't have any breakthrough bleeding, but other cycles I would bleed for the entire 3rd pack. My sex drive was GONE after the 2nd year on this (other BCP's didn't have this effect). Good news, ladies: I've been off for 2 weeks now, and I feel like a new woman! My husband says it's like we're dating again! I also feel more optimistic, my skin is tighter, and even though my breasts have gotten smaller already, I feel more womanly than ever. I really think this drug is dangerous, and I think its only benefit is that you don't get pregnant. | F | 34 | 5 years | 1/16/2010 | 2 | Birth Control, 4 Periods a year | Break through bleeding, severe acne | I've been taking Jolessa, the generic of Seasonale, for almost 3 months now. The first month I had my period for almost 3 weeks. By the second month my face had broken out completely. I've never had a bad complexion. I never even had to deal with this in my teen years. I feel horrible. I'm going off this pill next week and starting Ortho tri-cyclen. Hopefully this will fix my skin. | F | 32 | 3 months | 1/13/2010 | 2 | fibroids, heavy periods | horrible moods, snippy, pains, heavy periods, nausea | Hi I have been reading all the posts and would like to thank everyone for their honesty and openess. I am currently off the b/c pill for one week. I was taking Seasonale (for 10 months)and then Yasmin(for 11 days). I decided to come off the pill as it was making me nausous, snippy, and overall an anxiety ridden person. This is not who I am. I am a fun, mother and wife who feels like she is in a sinkhole of anxiety and is scared ....very scared. I had to leave work early today for the 3rd time this week. I can't fuction wondering if I am going to start crying, or have an anxiety attack. I am wondering when these feeling will go away....if ever? Will I get my life back? I went and bought vitamins B6, B12, C, D and calcium....took today and yesterday. I don't want to be left alone as I am afraid to have the anxiety. I don't want to go anywhere or do anything. I didn't even wear any make up to work!!!!(not a good look for me!!!) Please someone who has been through this reply......let me know that it does end.....i will feel normal again....and how the heck am I going to get through this. thanks so much | F | 39 | 10 months | 1/8/2010 | 2 | reduce periods and pregnancy | WEIGHT GAIN!! Increased acne on back and jawline and terrible headaches! | Was recommended seasonale by my gyno/obgyn..this had to be by far one of the worst birth control methods I have ever used. I have been on the depo shot, trilevlen, and trivora along with seasonale and none have made me so moody and irritable as this one..not to mention gaining 20lbs in 3 months doesn't help. I would suggest something else..if you need a high dosage and want to cut down your periods I would suggest the shot or ask your doc about other alternatives..definetly stay away from seasonale if you can help it! | F | 20 | 4 months | 12/30/2009 | 1 | period regulation | heart palpitations, dizziness & light-headedness, heavy clotted bleeding, moodiness, elevated systolic blood pressure readings (146 +), cramping and back pain, and breast tenderness. | THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS Website. I thought I was going crazy when I was getting all these symptoms at once. I stopped the meds and after only 48 hours, I have reduced palpitations, zero dizziness, lower systolic readings (119). I would never recommend this drug to anyone and would suggest heavy consultation about potential side effects with your OB/GYN prior to taking it. | F | 44 | 9 days | 12/30/2009 | 1 | long periods and cramping | Terrible mood swings, tiredness, i turned into a different person............i was unhappy and cried all the time | I would never take this again nor recommend it to any one to use | F | 40 | 1.5 months | 12/29/2009 | 1 | fibroids/65 day period | weight gain, HUGE mood swings, depression, fatigue, tender breasts, trouble sleeping | I have been on Seasonale since August. My Dr. prescribed it to me to help stop my period which at that point had lasted 65 days of nonstop bleeding. Since being on this pill, my mood has gone straight down hill. I am normally a very upbeat, energetic person who loves to socialize but lately I have been depressed, quiet, bitchy, and not fun to be around. I am going to throw these pills away as soon as I can and never take them again. HORRIBLE!!! I am glad that I found this website. The majority of the comments on here stated the same feelings I have been experiencing. Thank GOD I know now it is the pill and not me morphing into a bitch with a capital B!!! | F | 37 | 5 months | 12/23/2009 | 2 | Birth Control, Lessen Migraines | Passing large pieces of endometrial tissue, Spotting at 8-11 weeks into pack, weight gain | I originally started taking seasonale to decrease the number of periods I get thereby decreasing the number of hormone triggered migraines I experience. That worked well for that purpose. However, I have twice now experienced passing of large pieces of uterine lining (endometrial) tissue. It's gross and makes me very worried. The doctors don't say much about it and don't do much to ease my worries. I am going to switch BC. My body obviously needs to get rid of this tissue at normal periods, not just every 3 months. This just isn't natural. | F | 32 | 1 years | 12/8/2009 | 3 | Birth Control | Mild weight gain, Breast tenderness | F | 22 | 6 months | 12/7/2009 | 2 | Lessen Periods/BC | Dizziness, Fatigue, Mood Swings, Irritability, Minor Weight Gain, shortness of breath | I just started this pill to lessen my periods and I hate it already. I know you should stick it out to let your body get used to it but I am lashing out at everyone who comes in my path, I've gained 5 lbs. in 2 weeks while working out and eating my usual low-cal diet (5lbs. is a lot for me) and I just feel terrible and tired all the time. No breakthrough bleeding or spotting but I am switching to another pill call Loestrin 1/20 that appears to be a good alternative w/ a lower dose of estrogen to preven moodiness & weight gain. | 28 | 2 weeks | 12/4/2009 | 2 | Jolessa | I have been having the btb it lasted the whole 3rd month of taking it. At first it was a little not much unless I wiped then it got to the point where it got more and I had to wear a pad for a few weeks I had to and then I took the inactive pills for the period week and when and the spotting stopped once I was on the active pills again. I have gotten a yeast infection from taking these pills in the 2nd month and now I am in the 4th month and I feel another yeast infection coming on..I think I am done with these pills. I haven't gained any weight from them..I feel more hungry since I have been on them. I am more tired now as well but I am not sure if that is from the pills or the low iron I have but could be a mixture of both. I think I would rather deal with the monthly 3 to 4 day light period then the spotting for a month and then the period..no thanks..I don't think I want to stay on it long enough to see if I don't get anymore symptoms cause I cant deal with any more yeast infection | I will not recommend them and as soon as I can I am getting an appointment with my doctor and talking about what other kinds of birth control I can take but I don't see any others I really want...I have tried them all and have not found one I was happy with. I have been on the pill at first messed up and got pregnant with my now 7 year old. I have been on the depo shot gained weigh, para guard IUD and my periods were extremely heavy it was so bad I couldn't wear a super tampon with out bleed through it in a couple hours, I have been on the patch but where women have died from it I stopped using it. so I have no clue what other birth control to try next..I might just say hell with it and just not use any. | F | 29 | 4 months | 12/4/2009 | 5 | birthcontrol | None after the first 2 cycles | F | 25 | 2 years | 11/27/2009 | 2 | for terrible cramps | I have been on Seasonale for over 2 months however, in my second month I have been seeing a lot of break through and spotting. I can't participate and I can longer go to bed without an underwear. I am thinking about going off it. | F | 35 | 63 days | 11/24/2009 |