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 |
| 1 | work out a lot periods get in way | I had heavy clotting, never had this before. | Although a doctor said that the blood clotting was not dangerous it was certainly upsetting. I had NEVER had blood clots with periods before. I also ended up having a period for 7 weeks straight. | F | 48 | 60 days | 9/11/2008 | 3 | to control excessive bleediing | first 2 years has been great. but recently i realize i am gaining more weight on my tummy. Here is the kick of it, yesterday I got my blood work results - everything is high. (cholestrol, blood glucose, triglycerides etc)you name and it was high. has anyone else seen this. last year my blood work was good. | I had been recommending this pill to every one but now I am not sure what to do. As some of them said I also moved from seasonale to generic brand. could that be the reason I don't know.I am goign back agian for bood work tomorrow. I will post once i get the results. I might have to get off this pill. i loved the pill all this time. I did not haev any side effects otehr than weigth gain (which I wanted). I was 99 lbs before now I am 120. I love my curves (breast size increased too.. yeee). but my blood work results are bothering me. | F | 45 | 3 years | 9/9/2008 | 2 | fewer periods | quick weight gain, tons of bruising on legs, cramping every day | I have only been taking Seasonale for 1 week, however, I have already gained 4-5 lbs. I didn't associate the bruising or cramping with this drug until reading these reviews. I rarely, if ever, experience cramping and yet for the last week I have had extreme cramping every day. I really kept thinking that it was something that I had eaten. Also, I all of a sudden have 5 large dark bruises on my legs for no reason. I'm a little clumsy, but not that bad! | F | 30 | 7 days | 9/9/2008 | 1 | birth control | Period would not stop...presently at 19 days and counting...docs say it's a new drug and they don't know what to do with me now...this is ridiculous. | Makes condoms seem like a great alternative. | F | 36 | 19 days | 8/29/2008 | 2 | Birth Control, Decreased Periods | Vaginal Dryness, Bleeding Between Periods, Increased Blood Pressure (30-40 pts), Mild Chest Pain, Moodiness, Weight Centralized to "belly" | To be honest, the dryness is why I'm about to quit this birth control. I have a healthy sexual relationship with my partner that I've been unable to maintain because of it. The blood pressure is concerning and I would have stopped the birth control eventually from it it hadn't corrected itself. Additionally, I didn't take the placebos for my first three cycles and had large blood clumps until I started taking the placebos every three months. I don't know if the stomach fat is because of seasonale, but I run 20 -25 miles a week and have a healthy diet, so there should be no reason for the top half of my abs to be flat and firm and the bottom half flabby... | F | 23 | 12 months | 8/21/2008 | 5 | Less periods a year | Low sex drive | I like the 4 periods a year... but wish it would clear up my acne a little more... | F | 33 | 2 years | 8/20/2008 | 1 | POLY CISTIC AND MIGRAINES | EXTENSIVE BLEED, MOOD CHANGE, SEX DRIVE CHANGE | I'm glad my doctor told me about this site. Now I dont feel alone and like my body was disappointing me. I took Seasonique for 3 months (1 pack), during that time I turned into a train wreck. My moods were like a roller coaster, one minute fine then crying or upset over nothing. My heart would race even if I wasnt stressed and I seemed to stay hot all the time. I started bleeding in my 2nd month and continued for 2 months. At first I thought I could handle it and that it was just my body getting used to it but the flow seemed to get heavier as time went on making me weak. I had absolutely no sex drive at all and it broke my heart everytime my b/f asked me if I was losing my feelings for him. I've been switched to Yasmin for about a month now and seem to be doing fine. When I was taking Seasonique I just didnt noticed the things that were happening to me until the switch. | F | 23 | 3 months | 8/13/2008 | 3 | Less periods | I never had any blotching or bleeding. I'll bleed for maybe 3-4 days Light MAX. But outside of that I can't seem to get any weight off unless I go to severe dieting and my breasts have gotten much larger. I also have gotten to a point lately where my face will feel very odd and I get midly disoriented. I have noticed that I feel much more anxious and nervous while in public. I'm scared to take this pill any longer because I was off it for 1.5 weeks waiting to get a new pack and the first day I took the pill again, it's almost like I can feel the drugs in my face. I'm getting off this pill for good. Besides, having a period every 3 months is not normal.. I don't know why I never listened to my Dr. telling me it was ok to begin with. | F | 31 | 2 years | 8/12/2008 | 1 | fewer periods &cramps | weight gain, loss of sex drive, irritability, heart palpatations, sweating | I thought I was nuts and then I ready all the other comments. Thank you for everyone who posted. I'm posting to possibly help another person. First I was on Seasonale and then started taking the generic. I am going back to Ortho 777. I've been on the pill since I was 18 (i'm 35) to regulate my period and because nothing could touch the pain of cramps. I get up every other morning and lift weights and then walk a mile and a half. The other days I walk 2 miles. I ride horses 3-5 times a week. I cannot get this excess fat (and it is fat not muscle) off! I can bearly fit into my clothes. Sometimes I just sweat for no reason. I get slight heart palpatations and blurred vision. Thanks to my husband for hanging in there because i have no sex drive! Everyone was seeming to piss me off for no reason. My next appt with OBGYN is 9/11. I cannot wait to throw this pill in the trash. | F | 35 | 2 years | 8/2/2008 | 1 | Birth Control | Weight gain, dryness, increased acne. | I was only on this pill for 5 weeks. In that time I gained 5 pounds while working out daily and not increasing my eating; my face also broke out really badly and continued to have new breakouts throughout the 5 weeks of being on the pill. I also experienced unusual dryness. All symptoms began going away after a week on a different pill. | F | 30 | 5 weeks | 7/31/2008 | 1 | birth control | weight gain, anxiety, hot flashes/night sweats, tired, body aches, headaches, hair loss etc.... | my gosh! I don't usually read these things but you guys are a mirror image of me! I have been on generic Seasonale (Jolessa) for about 3 years and have changed for the worse all around! I have gained 40 pounds when I never had a problem before, couldn't sleep, got ugly veins in my legs, hot flashes, all of the things you've listed - the only problem I do NOT have is bleeding. . .I feel stupid for not realizing all this was from the pill sooner! If you are just starting or thinking about starting this pill, DON'T, it's just not worth all this just to get out of periods! | F | 33 | 3 years | 7/30/2008 | 2 | control migranes with fewer periods | extreme moodiness, depression, acne, and breakthrough bleeding | This medicine did help with my period-induced migraines...if you aren't having as many periods, you won't get the migraines associated with them, but I was miserable while taking it. I am normally a very happy-go-lucky person, and I was so depressed while on this. Of course, it took five months to realize that this was the root of my problems, but within a week of switching to another pill, I am almost back to my old self. | F | 26 | 6 months | 7/29/2008 | 4 | Dismenhorrea (BAD cramps) | Nothing bad as of yet. Maybe a little weight gain, but not enough to have noticed. Skins a little more oily than usual, but no bad acne. Thirsty a lot. Other than that, no problems so far. | I'm currently starting my 5th week (2nd month) of brand named Seasonale. I couldn't afford my usual Yaz last month so I started these. So far I haven't had any problems that I can really attribute to the pills. I'm a little more lazy, but only fatigued in the morning. My sex drive is actually just a little bit better than before, and I haven't gained any more weight than usual. I'd like to think I'm doing pretty good so far. Reading these reviews actually makes me really paranoid about continuing it, and I might end up quitting it and going back to Yaz after the first cycle, but I do really really really want this to work. The fact that right now I should be whimpering in pain on the bathroom floor from cramps, but am not, makes me really determined to make it work. Unfortunately my fears will probably take over and I'll end up switching in September. | F | 19 | 5 weeks | 7/28/2008 | 1 | fewer periods | I hav been on quasense for a little over a year. I having been bleeding for pretty much the whole time. I might have one or two day of relief and then it is back again. I have to wear a panty liner everyday because I just do not know when I might start bleeding no spotting, I mean bleeding. When I am on my last week, the bleeding is even heavier. It is driving me nuts. I had less bleeding on my period then before this drugs. I feel like a big dummy for even getting on this medication. My husband said this having a period everyday is driving him nuts. This is destroying my sex life. I'm always hesitant on having sex because having sex sometimes make the spotting heavier. There has got to be something better. | F | 37 | 1 years | 7/22/2008 | 1 | shorter periods | mood swings, weight gain, cramping | This is a HORRIBLE method of birth control..seasonale has made me extremely sensitive and irritable towards everyone.. To top things off everyday I have been cramping as though my period were about to come on...and I have only been on it for a week!! I'm glad to see I was not the only one to have these issues! I'm stopping tommorow! | F | 20 | 8 days | 7/22/2008 | 2 | Contraception and minimize period | Acne, depression, mood swings, weight gain | After taking Seasonale for only 2 weeks I had to stop because of all the side effects I was experiencing. Ever since I started Seasonale I've had acne problems and I hadn't had to deal with acne since my teen years. Every day there was a new zit on my face. The mood swing was also a really bad problem for me. I was very bitchy to my poor family for the most minor things. And normally I'm optimistic happy gal but I became this paranoid depressed person I didn't even recognize. And lastly the weight gain. I'm a healthy eater and exercise almost every day. My weight has been on a good level for few years now but the two weeks I was on Seasonale I gained 7 lbs. and I didn't change my eating or exercise habit at all. I'm very nervous about trying other BCP because they all seem to have similar side affects. | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 7/16/2008 | 2 | fewer periods | mouth sores, vaginal sores, weight gain, roller coaster sex drive | this is comlications with the generic version of seasonale: some days i want to have sex all day and that is all that i can think about and other days if my boyfriend touches me i feel repulsed by him almost to the point of vomitting! i have gained so much weight since i have been taking it. i am a college athlete! i play soccer, i am very in shape, and i cannot get rid of the weight!!!!! but to top it all off, the worst of all is that everytime i have my period i have terrible mouth and vaginal sores. my mouth is infested with cold sores and my vagina weeps with pain! i can't handle this anymore. | F | 21 | 4 years | 7/11/2008 | 1 | lessen period and bad cramping | Heart palpitations, insomnia, shortness of breath, pricking feelings under skin over entire body, depression, sweating, panic attacks. Tired, so I try to sleep and I feel waves of sensation from my chest and heart beating super fast. | This is my 12 day and it's going in the garbage, I quit...I have been feeling like I am going to get a heart attack for 6 days now, so I was taking aspirin to thin my blood...this could have saved me from a stroke. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE. | F | 30 | 12 days | 7/3/2008 | 3 | Endometriosis | DO NOT TAKE GENERIC QUASENSE OR JOLESSA!!!! MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THEY CONTAIN UP TO 35% DIFFERENT HORMONAL INGREDIENTS!!! I was fine on seasonale and seasonique...my insurance company wouldnt cover either and I have since been on generics. They are awful. I have a short fuse, am always frustrated, irrational - not myself. Same story as most of the rest of you all. My doctor told me he does not endorse generics for this type of bc method becuase the formulation can be so drastically different. I highly reccomend you fight with your insurance to give you the brand name - those two actually work! | F | 25 | 3 years | 7/2/2008 | 1 | Cysts, fewer peroids | No sex drive, very dry | Thank you all for your comments, I too thought I was going crazy and something was wrong with me. I totally lost my sex drive due to dryness mostly. Mentally I wanted it - but it was way to painful, I could not figure out what was wrong with me. I visited my OBGYN a few times regarding this matter, every time she said it was just me, to relax, have a glass of wine - use some lube. Give me a break, listen to your bodies, you will know when something isn't right - I am doing my own research to determine which one will work for me, seems good comments have been posted about Ortho Tri-Cyclen, so I might give that a try. Thanks everyone - this is a WONDERFUL site. | F | 32 | 5 years | 7/2/2008 |