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 |
| 3 | 6 yrs on old BC...something new | gained 10 lbs, up one cup size, acne | I had been on Yasmin for about 6 years and started having some of my orgininal symptoms come back so i desided to try somethign new. My new doc suggested these and gave me to pack to try. I finish my first pack next week and am not looking forward to starting the second one. In the past 3 months i have began breaking out (not just on my face), i have gone up a cup size, and have gained approximately 10 to 15 lbs. I have not had any spotting or bleading this far and i am interested to see how next week goes and how bad I blead (or if i blead at all). That will be the desiding point on if I am going back to my old pills or trying something else. | F | 24 | 3 months | 6/25/2008 | 1 | FEWER PERIODS | I only took this bill for about 1 week. I have epilepsy and I am currently taking Lamictal. After doing some research I learned that this medicine can actually lower the effectiveness of my medicine. I can't believe my doctor perscribed this to me. I have always had a clear and beautiful complexion, after being on this bill for a week my face broke out. I'm so glad I found this site and after hearing all the other problems women are having and the fact that I shouldn't be on it, I switched to my former form of birth control. | F | 24 | 1 weeks | 6/25/2008 | 3 | Less & lighter periods | acne, sensitive stomach, variable appetite, variable sex drive | I took this pill for 3 cycles (9 months). The first cycle, as expected, there was some spotting, but the next two cycles were great as far as that goes (I'm a good pill-taker, 95% of the time at exactly the same time every day, so this may have helped out with the regularity of periods and lack of spotting). My periods were far fewer, much lighter and much less painful - big plus for me. On the negative side of things, my stomach has been extremely sensitive. I have had 3 very severe stomach bugs since starting this pill (normally, I can eat all sorts of food and am fine and it takes A LOT to get me sick) and this is the main reason that I am getting off of it. My appetite is really weak for the first half of the cycle and overly strong for the second half of the cycle, same with boobs (very small first 1/2 of cycle, big on second 1/2 of cycle). Another annoying thing I experienced. . . . I've always been very lucky with my skin - great complexion and very rarely have a pimple. Since b | F | 24 | 9 months | 6/18/2008 | 2 | doesnt like having period | vaginal dryness | at first i absoulutly loved it! i had a little breakthrough bleeding..but i knew my just had to adjust. I am a very sexual person..seasonale has made me dry..after like 10 or 15min of intercorse..even when i masturbate!!! so i decided to get off of it and hopefully i will be back to my normal self! | F | 20 | 1 years | 6/18/2008 | 3 | Wanted fewer periods | Weight Gain | When I started (quasense) about 2 years ago!! And I have slowly been gaining weight. When I started I weighted 125 I'm now up to almost 160!! I workout 4-5 times a week and I also rock climb 1-2 times a week!! I couldn't figure out what was happen to my body and I was getting really mad at myself!! I'm going to quite taking this birth control!!! | F | 27 | 2 years | 6/11/2008 | 1 | less periods | weight gain...sex drive decrease (dryness) | Well, I started after I had my daughter. My weight was 165 and now I weigh 210 and I have HONESTLY been working out and eating right, but to no avail. I stopped the pill a couple of weeks ago and i already see improvement in my weight with exercise and also I can be intimate with my husband like it was before Seasonale/ique. I asked my doctor about the dryness I was experiencing and he told me to just use lubricant but do not stop the pill...WHATEVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 27 | 2 years | 6/10/2008 | 2 | frequent ovarian cysts | increased irritability, angry for no reason, swelling of hands and feet, increased sweating at night and acne | after two weeks on this medication i became very irritable and angry for no real reason. i was definatley not myself. i also ended up with my hands so swollen i couldn't put my rings on and gained 6 pounds in 2 weeks with no diet change and daily excercise. | F | 37 | 2 weeks | 6/3/2008 | 4 | birth control | Some moodiness, light weight gain, otherwise golden | I love this pill. I was on it for about 3 cycles (9 months) but discontinued because I was going to be flying and not going to be able to take th epill at the same time daily, so i went to the Depo shot. after hell with the shot i came back to the seasonale pill and absolutely love it. I have had no breakthrough bleeding like with the shot, increased my sex drive, my boobs are bigger, 4-5 day periods, and my boyfriend loves it because im not moody anymore. I think the weight gain is fine bc i lost about 15lbs. from just the shot. Im back to my average weight. I LOVE THIS! | F | 22 | 2 years | 5/29/2008 | 2 | less periods, bigger boobs | Extreme eye-blurriness, eye sparkle in vision sensitive to light for 2 weeks, dizziness, fatigue, swollen legs, could HEAR AND FEEL a pulsing in back of my head when sitting down | I was hoping this medication would be a better way to get less periods and larger breats. took ortho tri-cyclen brand worked wonderfully. use to skip placenta and continue new pack to skip period. gave larger breast, but very unstable due to hormone strength variations. anyways, w/seasonale my eye sight became horrilbe, my legs noticably swell up.. physically and bending over for 2 seconds cuts of circulation. i got very dizzy and for 2 weeks straight every time a light was near me i could see a "sparkle" in my vision which was very annoying and worrysome. then when i use my computer for 2 seconds a pulsing near my ear pumps and i can feel and hear. right now actually my legs is also pulsing due to sitting down. i can feel theres sumthing wrong with me, and my heart seems to palpitate randomly on occasion. goin on a trip this week for a week, when i come back im goin to switch back to OTC when i have the chance to c my doctor. swollen legs are gross! | F | 22 | 5 months | 5/29/2008 | 2 | birth control | weight gain, bloating, spotting | I thought I would like the convenience of 4X a year periods, but after 9mos, I've decided to go back to orthotricyc. or orthonovum777 | F | 32 | 9 months | 5/27/2008 | 3 | Less periods | Spotting for the first few months, painful menstruation once it occured, painful sex due to vaginal dryness, depression | It works for its purpose but it has a lot of drawbacks. | F | 1.5 years | 5/26/2008 | 1 | prescribed for headache relief | "fat", bloated, full of acne, tired, more headaches, mean, depressed, and an overall achy body. Bleeding for me was nonstop for 4 weeks and counting. | I have taken many other bc pills before, but this one is the most horrible one I have ever taken. | F | 33 | 6 weeks | 5/23/2008 | 2 | perimenopausal symptoms | Daily bleeding since about week 6 on the pill and lower back pain. | I started taking Seasonale for perimenopausal symptoms of heavy bleeding and painful cramps during my period... I hadn't suffered from that since I was a teenager. The pill worked great for the first 6 weeks, then I started having daily bleeding, almost like having a period. I'm going into week 3 of the daily bleeding. Around the time I started bleeding, I was put on antibiotics for a sinus infection, so I don't know if the bleeding is a side effect of the antibiotic (one side effect listed is "reduced effectiveness of birth control), or due to Seasonale. I just finished the antibiotic, so I'll see if I continue to bleed. If so, I may as well go back to suffering the perimenopausal symptoms once a month and at least know it will only last a few days.... | F | 46 | 9 weeks | 5/5/2008 | 2 | birth control, regulate period | daily spotting, extreme irritability: esp. anger and frustration, reduced sex drive, painful sex | My OBGYN said that Seasonale would be the best bet for regulating my period by the time my 8-day white water rafting trip in July comes. She put me on Seasonique and I've only been taking it for a month and a half, but I am not myself and I can't stand it! I am desperate not to have my period then, but this website has scared the crap out of me. Last time I talked to doc, she said to keep on taking it because my body will take time to adjust, but everyone's testimonials sound like it's not worth the wait and things might even get worse. I have had daily spotting for about a month, and am constantly frustrated and get almost violently angry for no reason at all and my poor boyfriend has been my constant target. I can't believe he is still putting up with me. I will go back to the doc this week and try to switch to something less volatile! | F | 29 | 1.5 months | 5/5/2008 | 1 | To get rid of heavy periods | hedace, nausea, blurred vision, heavy bleeding | This was the third kind of birth control i tried. I was anxious to start. After about my first week i started experiencing headaches and blurry vision. When i finshed out the first pack i began to bleed. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SO MUCH PAIN IN MY LIFE!!. I would have the worst cramps ever. I would bleed so heavy that i could not have a normal day. I was curled up in the bed with extreme pain and had to call out of work and miss school. I stopped taking the pill immediately. Now i am on ortho low and that works much better with my body. | F | 23 | 30 days | 4/29/2008 | 1 | Birth control, cramps | gained 20 pounds that won't come off, constant pseudo-period, fatigue, anxiety, edginess, bloating. | I took quasense and was being really hard on myself for the weight gain. Firstly, don't take this pill. If your doctor tries to tell you that the pill doesn't cause weight gain, your changed eating habits do, just get a new doctor. I was living off of one bagel and two slimfasts a day while working out 6 hours a week and did not lose a pound. Never again!!!!!! I finally saw some of these reviews and i'm very excited that I'm not actually just a crazy person who is unexplicably gaining weight and having extreme road rage. I switched to Microgestin now though- I have stopped gaining weight but cannot lose it. However, I don't have my period all the time anymore. Big plus. | M | 23 | 6 months | 4/28/2008 | 1 | Wanted fewer periods (4/yr) | STROKE WARNING: After 11 years on Alesse, they discontined it, so I decided to switch to Jolessa (Seasonale's generic) to have fewer periods. Little did I know that I was increasing my horomone intake 83%. Two weeks ago, I had a full stroke and can no longer feel sensation in the left side of my body (heat/cold/pain) and have horner's syndrome (a droopy eyelid). My feeling is returning slowly, and my doctors expect a full recovery, but I do not recommend the "skip period" pills because of the increase in horomones and risk of stroke. I eat healthy foods, drink lots of water, get tons of rest, and have no history of blood or heart conditions in my family. I am tall, thin, and exercise daily. I do not smoke or do drugs, so just know that this could happen to anyone!! | I DO NOT RECOMMEND the "skip period" pills because of the higher risk of STROKE (15+/10,000 women per year up from 5/10,000 women per year for non-users). | F | 27 | 10 months | 4/25/2008 | 5 | birth control, fewer periods | none | I've been on the generic version "Quasense" for about 9 months. Before starting I had heavy periods that lasted 5-7 days and they now last about 2-3 and are much lighter (plus it's great getting them every 3 months instead of every month). So far I've have virtually had no bad side effects, and I can't believe so many people have had problems with this birth control. | F | 19 | 9 months | 4/16/2008 | 1 | bc, less periods, acne | I went into this with such a positive attitude, but the side effects were undeniable. The biggest most intolerable side effect I experienced, was constant nervousness and anxiety. Nothing would be wrong, but I would feel wrong. Also, I am a really sexual person, and my sex drive has gone down-- even my body seems less sexually functional in terms of moistness. I just stopped taking the pill today. I feel less anxious already. My skin also seemed to get worse on this pill, not better. I guess the only plus is my breasts are slightly larger, but thats not really that important to me. Also, TIRED, falling asleep at my desk, even with adequate sleep. I feel like OB-GYNS prescribe this stuff without really discussing anything with me. She even tooted her horn saying "my patients rarely are dissatisfied." I have heard many OB's use a diaphragm. Sure does tell me something about hormone therapy to prevent pregnancy. Seems like a scam put on my drug companies. | F | 26 | 6 weeks | 4/15/2008 | 3 | less periods, PMS, sore breasts BC | Seems OK, but miscarriage concern | On generic. Seemed OK, BUT last year there was prob with insurance so I was off for a month (used other protection) got preg but didn't know and started pill. Had an unexpected miscarriage (painful), very upsetting since I didn't know I was pregnant. I've been dilligant about taking it on time, but now I'm having the same symptoms as the miscarriage. Has this happened to anyone? Also, since switching to the generic HUGE loss of sex drive (I LOVE sex) and trouble with orgasm, I couldn't figure it out, but after reading I think it might be this drug. Weight gain too! I thought it was OK, but since I planning a baby in the next year or two I think I'm better off trying a different BC. | F | 34 | 2 years | 4/13/2008 |