SEASONALE Reviews (ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; LEVONORGESTREL)

Average Rating: 2.2 (766 Ratings)

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 5  birth control none a little break through bleeding the first month I was on it and one other time 1 1/2 years after being on it. I was nervous to try it after reading so many horrible reviews but I think it's the best BC for me. No weight gain, no acne, no cramps no mood swings F 29 2 years
4/29/2009
 3  Wanted less periods Unsure at this time..posibly weight gain, moodiness, tired I have been on Jolessa(generic) for a few years and never attributed some of the things that have been happening to me to my pill..but after reading this web site I am stopping it immediately. I am gaining weight for no apparent reason, which I cannot get rid of. I have complained to my Dr. about my mood swings, she says it is not the pill, but I am going to give it my own test. I am wondering if my crazy moods and tiredness are actually this pill and I was attributing it to having 2 small children. I started this pill right after the birth of my first son, so really don't know if it is my life or this pill that is making me nuts! Will send an update after being off it for awhile. I have my hopes up because of what other people have said they have experienced!! F 35 4 years
4/23/2009
 2  Birth Contol Low Sex Drive, Vaginal Dryness, Fatige, Mood Swings, Weight Gain I didn't realize that all my problems were coming from the Seasonale until my online pharmacy lost my perscription and by the time I got it I had to go a month without the pills. I felt better than I had in years when I didn't take the pills. With the Seasonale I am extreamly tired all the time, moody, have no sex drive and have vaginal dryness. I'm switching to a new birth control as soon as I can. F 34 3 years
4/22/2009
 1   bloating, weight gain, continuous spotting, cramps In three months I gained a significant amount of weight. And I experienced spotting and cramps continuously. It was almost like having my period everyday. It was the worst bc I have ever taken. F 26 3 months
4/20/2009
 1  Birth Control Weight gain (10lbs in 2 months), low sex drive, vaginal dryness, the WORST cramps ever, acne, oily skin, bloating (my rings no longer fit) My doctor started me on Seasonale to help w/ my fairly severe premenstral migrains. Well, it did help with those, but the side effects are awful. I've never really gotten PMS cramps before. Now I've had the worst cramps for a month. My skin is like a pimply oil slick, I've gained 10lbs of mostly belly fat for no reason, my sex drive is practically gone, my vagina is bone dry (not that it matters when you have 0 sex drive), my rings that I've worn for a decade no longer fit and I just don't feel right. F 29 2 months
4/17/2009
 1  regulate periods lengthy breakthrough bleeding, weight gain, mood swings, bloating, just about every other horrible thing you can think of I switched to Quasense nine months ago - who doesn't want to have fewer periods, right? Well, not only have I gained 20+ pounds with no change to my lifestyle, but I am only period-free two months of every cycle. I experience light to moderate bleeding for the remaining 4 weeks of active pills (which compeletely defeats the purpose of the pill), and the cramps and crazy-heavy flow during the last week of nonactive pills make me want to die. I have also experienced extreme mood swings/anxiety/agitation which I did not intitally attribute to this pill, but after reading all these stories, I have to wonder... Moral of the story: DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION!!! I'm going back to Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, I never had any problem with that one. F 22 9 months
4/15/2009
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 3  due to hormone problems a I just recently start having break through spotting which is interfering with my love life. I haven't missed a period but just about two weeks of breakthrough bleeding. I have taken these before and no problems but now I don't know what is wrong. I have to call my doctor to see what he say. F 36 4 months
4/14/2009
 3  less periods/year heavy bleeding, extreme cramps, severe mood swings This is my first period since taking Seasonale. My period came 2 weeks early and the cramps beforehand were incredibly painful. There were large chunks of uterus lining in my period (more than had ever had before). Also, the week before my period, I had severe PMS, but did not realize that it was PMS since my period was early. I'm not a person who cries often, but I was crying on a daily basis, about 3 times a day. F 24 3 months
4/13/2009
 5  to get less periods enlarged breasts and some tenderness So far so good. I've experienced no break-through bleeding but my doctor mentioned that if you do, to stop taking it for about a week and let yourself have a "mini-period" as she called it. The breast tenderness isn't bad or anything, it can just be annoying sometimes. Did NOT need bigger breasts but I won't complain. F 36 7 weeks
4/10/2009
 5  Birth Control with less periods Absolutely none! I love Seasonale! I had no acne whatsoever being on Seasonale, had absolutely no cramps before or during my periods, my bleeding was very light and lasted only few days, my periods came exactly on 28th day after the three month supply was finished, I gained no weight or had no mood swings or anything like that. I only got off recently because we would like to have a family now. No problem getting off it either. F 32 5 years
3/24/2009
 4  Bad periods breakthrough bleeding and headaches first 2 or 3 months I really liked it, after I got through the first 3 months. It was fantastic not having periods and PMS. Only downside was the cost ($60/month with my insurance), which was ultimately why I stopped using it...had to go back on a generic b/c pill. F 32 18 months
3/20/2009
 1  wanted fewer periods a yr VERY HEAVY BLEEDING!!! I was on this birth control for only 3 months. When the time came that i was due to have my period i had such a scare. I was sitting on the couch watching tv and all of a sudden i felt my period. only it didnt feel like what i was used to. I ran to the bathroom and sat on the toilet and i began to pass very large blood clots and was bleeding SO much. I was soaking through 1 pad in about 20 minutes. It was pretty late at night so I called my ob gyn who was on call and she told me to go to the ER. I went to the ER where I continued to bleed extremely heavy. When I was finally taken back to see the ER doc i explained what was going on, they did an internal u/s (very uncomfortable) which was fine and also some bloodwork which showed that i had a low blood count which he told me meant i had infact lost a lot of blood. in the end he told me i needed to follow up with my ob gyn but he suspected that my body could not handle not having a period for so long and when it finally came it was almost as if it was "backed up" which was why it was so heavy. i stopped the seasonale and went on YAZ and have been fine since. F 23 3 months
3/19/2009
 3  Less periods I haven't gained much, if any, weight while on this pill but every once in a while when I've already had my period for that three month time, I start bleeding all over again. My cramps start happening too; it's like an extra period. It's happened to me twice before and I don't know why. I thought maybe it was a side effect of the pill, but it is a horrible side effect. I went on this pill so I wouldn't have as many periods and they would be less painful but it isn't really working. It helped with my acne and made some of my periods a bit lighter. F 17 1.5 years
3/17/2009
 1  birth control, heavy bleeding I have been taking Seasonale since I was 16. I stopped for 8 months and things seemed to be fine, I started on the medicine again 2 months ago. I have experienced severe mood swings, depression, and I have been feeling suicidal for the last 2 weeks. I cry several times a day. I have horrible heartburn every night also. I would not suggest this medication for teenagers, we already have so much going on with our bodies this medication is a roller coaster. F 18 2 years
3/17/2009
 3  Hormone-related migraines weight gain, heartburn, bleeding I started taking Seasonale to control my hormone-related migraines. While the migraines are gone, the weight gain and bloated feeling is bad. I have gained 8 lbs in 5 months, which is very unusual for me. I have also been bleeding for the past 2 months. Sometimes just spotting, other times heavier with cramps. I also have heartburn at night-never had it before. F 46 5 months
3/14/2009
 2  Birth Control weight gain, mood swings, break through bleeding I think I am going to stop taking Seasonale because i have already gained 5 pounds and have had major mood swings, not to mention breakthough bleeding. I was on the Nuvaring prior to this and didn't have any of these problems. F 30 2 months
3/7/2009
 2  long, heavy periods weight gain, bloating, mood swings, breakthrough bleeding I thought i was going crazy because i haven't felt like myself since starting this pill. I have gained about 4 lbs, feel bloated and have bled continuously since starting the pill. Now I think I am getting a yeast infection. I am going off this pill today...especially after reading all of your comments! F 38 5 weeks
3/5/2009
 5  PMDD, very heavy periods. No negative side affects so far and I have had very bad luck with BC in the past. I have actually lost a few pounds since I started taking Jolessa (generic). F 34 1 months
3/1/2009
 2  to control heavy bleeding severe weight gain over 30lbs in 1 year, no sex drive, fluid retention, high blood pressure, shortness of breath sometimes I have been on this medicine for 1 year and have not had 1 period--i love that but do not love the weight gain. I made sure that I took the brand only on Seasonale because I had heard the generic was bad. I am going to switch to Yaz and see if that helps. F 34 1 years
2/27/2009
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 5  ovarian cyst had break through bleeding in the first 3 months. I think it works since being on seasonal I haven't had to had to have any surgeries, to remove ovarian cyst. prior to this medication I had 3 invasive surgeries. Not laproscopic as the cyst were too large to remove that way. F 18 4 years
2/24/2009

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