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 | Birth Control | Extreme Weight Gain!!!!!! | The up side is that I've been on Seasonale for three years after the birth of my son. I never had break through bleeding. The down sides are as follows: severe cramping with the period, heavy, lengthy periods, insomina and last but not least, severe weight gain. I've gained 30 pounds since taking Seasonale. I've tried several diets and followed them and worked out 3 to 4 times a week with no results. I am down to 1200 calories a day and still no results. Most of my weight is in my belly and I look like I'm about 6 months pregnant. It's embarassing, depressing and exhausting to have no control over your weight gain. Since reading other comments with similar side effects as I've had, I'm stopping Seasonale TODAY!!! Having less periods has been great but not worth the weight gain. | F | 33 | 3 years | 3/19/2007 | 1 | Heavy Bleeding | 15 pounds of weight gain, anxiety, depression, irritability larthargic, break-through bleeding, low sex drive. | Oh my! Am I ever glad I found this web site. I went to my internist today to treat anxiety and depression and to complain about my weight gain. I asked her if this could possibly be due to the birth countrol pills; she wasn't familiar enough with Seasonale to give me an answer. So I came home and finally did the research, and I'm so glad I found this site! I too love to work out at least four or five time a week, but within the last several months have been becoming more and more larthargic as well as packing on the pounds (I would expect perhaps two or three pounds on a new birth-control pill---not FIFTEEN!). Although I'm mid-cycle on the Seasonale, I'm stopping tomorrow. It will more than likely throw my body into a temporary whirlwind, but until my next visit with my ob/gyn I'll just deal with the bleeding. | F | 43 | 7 months | 3/19/2007 | 1 | Breakthrough Bleeding/convenience | The main side effect is weight gain. I have only been on this pill for one month and have gained five pounds. I mainly went on this medication for convenience of "summer vacations" I have booked, and I am embarrassed to see what I will look like by then! I normally have a flat belly, and I look like I am about five month pregnant and feel bloated. I am definately switching back to my old pill, I will deal with the consequences! Good luck ladies! :) | F | 32 | 30 days | 3/19/2007 | 5 | managing menstrual cycle | Some breakthrough bleeding the first few cycles. | I found this to be a great birth control option. I have no breakthrough unless I make a mistake in taking the pills. | F | 30 | 4 years | 3/18/2007 | 4 | alternative birth control | Always hungry and craving sweets & pastries. Gained at least 5 pounds. Now working on loosing it. Other than that it works great, no other side effects. | F | 25 | 3 months | 3/16/2007 | 2 | Extreme weight gain that I have been unable to lose...until now | I have been on Seasonale since I started college, so about 4 years. I have always been very active and actually cheered for the first two years of college. However, since I started Seasonale I have gained 40 lbs, which I attributed to the college lifestyle. For the past 6 months I have been trying to lose the weight. I work out 2 hours a day, 6 days a week and hired a trainer and nutritionist. Despite all my effort I lost ZERO weight. I increased my workouts and reduced my diet to just 1000 calories a day and still no weight loss. I was advised to see my doctor who tested me for everything under the sun but everything was normal. I have never been so frustrated and depressed. That was unacceptable, so I decided to start researching the medicines I take and found this website. After reading that some woman had the same experience as me, I stopped Seasonale. In the first week I lost 3 lbs and have continued losing from there. I don’t know why I didn’t connect the weight gain | F | 21 | 4 years | 3/15/2007 | 1 | Endometriosis | Horrific weight gain (27lbs), night sweats, brown/black "breakthrough bleeding" for 2 months, bloated feeling, NO SEX DRIVE! vaginal dryness, eye dryness | I have been on it for 9 months. I had surgery for endometriosis and this is supposed to prevent losing it. I went from a perfectly curvy 155 to 182 lbs! Perfect for me to fat. My boyfriend and I broke up because I had no inclination to have sex. I am a sex maniac! After reading other's comments, I am getting a different prescription. | F | 22 | 9 months | 3/15/2007 | 2 | painful ovarian cysts and migraines | Huge weight gain. I gained 15 lbs. in first 3 months and have gained 20 overall, mostly in my stomach and breasts. The girls look fabulous, but my belly is embarassing! Before Seasonale, the only weight issue I had ever had is not weighing enough. Now I can't lose weight. I am 5' 8" and have gone from 125 to 145. I was ravenous the first month on it, but after that, I ate less than I used to and I'm still gaining! I can't afford to keep buying bigger clothes. Puls, my ankles stay swollen and my heart has been beating funny. My once excellent blood pressure has skyrocketed and my cheeks have been breaking out. I bled for 45 days with the first pack, but I haven't experienced any bleeding with the second pack. My sex drive has taken a nosedive, too. | People have been concerned about my mood lately and reading this thread has made me realize that it's probably because of the medicine. I have turned into a pimply, fat crazy woman with a great chest! The monthly trips to the ER due to horrid pain from what I was told were "ruptured ovarian cysts" have stopped, but they stopped on regular pills too. I loved the nuva ring, but the ring didn't prevent the cysts. I'm so glad I found this site. Everything makes sense now. It does work for some people. A friend of mine hasn't had problems except for breathrough bleeding with her very first pack. She's been on it for a couple of years. My husband really wants me to get off because I've gained so much weight on it. As lovely as they are, it's not worth all of the negative side effects for the nice chest. My old one was okay. I have enjoyed not having the migraines while on seasonale, though. | F | 37 | 5 months | 3/14/2007 | 1 | Fewer periods | Depression, mood swings, fatigue, weight gain, breast pain and complete loss of sex drive | I started taking Seasonal because I thought fewer periods would be great. That part is great but the rest of the side effects are terrible. I gained 10 pounds in the year I was on it, had daily pains in one of my breasts, depression, I was constantly tired and had absolutely no desire to have sex or be intimate. My doc told me to stop taking them and 2 days later I was feeling amazing!!! I feel so much better like a cloud has lifted. If you have side effects, stop taking it! | F | 30 | 1 years | 3/12/2007 | 2 | No | THANKS A BUNCH!!! | I have to thank all of you for this website. It has saved my life from a BCP before and now I was considering getting off my ortho and try this one, I have chose not too. I realized that I am going to be on my period for my wedding and honeymoon. I was looking for something to not let that happen. After reading this, I am not ready for the side effects on this med. Thanks guys, I will find another route! Anyone have any suggestions to postpone a period, let me know! ha | F | 22 | 0 days | 3/10/2007 | 3 | BIRTH CONTROL | Very very worried for no reason...I am constantly having this worried feeling about things, about my boyfriend, and there is absolutly no reason I should feel that way...no bleeding yet, no weight gain in lbs, but my stomach feels and looks so bloated, I look like I'm pregnant. I'm also very tired all the time, I could fall asleep right now. The most thing I hate is being worried and having anxiety all the time! | I was on the depo shot and hated it! I had my period (light,spotting) for about 6-9 months, I got on the seasonale and my period stopped after the 2-3 pill, there were no problems until about the 3rd week of taking the pill and the anxiety and worried feeling in the pit of my stomach came... | F | 22 | 1 months | 3/9/2007 | 1 | birth control | First night I took I woke up with severe anxiety and a squeezing feeling in my chest. I stood up and I was very dizzy and felt like I could not swallow. The right side of my body was tingling. I take medication for anxiety and never have panic attacks but after talking to my Dr he said I was having a full blown panic attack that could have easily been caused by seasonale. | I only took for 2 days but I experienced horrible anxiety, mood swings and crying spells. I am going back to my old birth control b/c this stuff left me feeling like I was losing my mind. This may sound extreme but I am normally a calm and happy person. My husband could not believe how I was acting and also agreed I should stop right away. | F | 30 | 2 days | 3/9/2007 | 3 | I have endometrosis | I have nipple tenderness, lack of sex drive. Increased thickness of secretions, Bloating, alot of gassy feelings. I experience low energy and sleepliness. I lift weights daily and run 3 miles a day and I feel like I cant lose nothing, I actually feel like Im pregnant. I think Im going to stop taking them after 7 days, especially after the reviews. | F | 27 | 7 days | 3/4/2007 | 3 | Birth Control | My boobs got huge! Followed by slight weight gain(2-3lbs), lethargy, LOW sexual drive, no vaginal lubrication, mood swings. But it helps out with my periods--no cramps, bleeding for only 3 days! | F | 18 | 17 days | 3/4/2007 | 2 | severe monthly bleeding | Constant breakthrough bleeding; constant bloated feeling in the tummy; severe cramping; acne on face, back and chest. | I switched from Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo to Seasonale because my monthly periods became so debilitating (due to uterine fibroids) that I wanted to extend the time in between each period to give my body more time to recover and respond to iron therapy. I was happy on Seasonale for the first 6 weeks, but then had breakthrough bleeding every day for the next six weeks. The breakthrough bleeding was at times as heavy as a regular period. During the placebo week, the bleeding was so bad that my anemia became worse. I started the second pack hoping for the best. After the first two weeks, the breakthrough bleeding started again and although it is lighter than it was during the first pack, I've again had some spotting and/or bleeding every day for the past 7 weeks now. The cramping is immense, usually right before I start bleeding. My tummy is so bloated all the time that all my pants feel too tight. Since I started the second pack, I've also had recurring breakouts on my face, back and chest. Sea | F | 30 | 5 months | 3/4/2007 | 4 | for birth control and fewer periods | breakthrough bleeding, tender breasts in the beginning, moodiness, slight depression at times. | I didn't notice anything until a couple weeks into my first pack. My breasts started to get swollen and tender, but that went away after a few weeks. I've had spotting pretty much this whole time (i'm almost done with my first whole pack). And for a little over a week I had a full out period, which was irritating. I've also noticed mood swings, which could change within a days time. I've even broke down crying in front of my boyfriend for no reason. I'm hoping most of this will go away since this is the first birth control I've ever been on. | F | 21 | 3 months | 2/28/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | Mood Swings. I cannot stress this enough!!! I have literally felt like I am outside my body watching myself as I just gripe and whine and throw tantrums. I haven't even made it a whole month and I want off immediately. The acne thing...good god. There's not enough acne medication on the planet to fix this mess and prior to this, I rarely if ever broke out. The abdominal pain is not fun. But it's the mood swings that have totally done me over. I'm continually apologizing to people for being a big baby one minute and a complete tyrant the next. | Don't bother. The Cost is astronomical (without a prescription plan), the whole "less periods" thing...not even close to being worth it for the mood swings alone. Back to Ortho Tri Cyclin I go. I'll deal with it once a month if it saves the sanity of those around me. | F | 29 | 26 days | 2/27/2007 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | heart palpitations about a month after I started taking the pill and in the past two months horrible anxiety and panic attacks. | i would not recomend this med, no med that makes me feel the way i felt is worth not having a period for three months | F | 30 | 5 months | 2/26/2007 | 1 | bc | nauseus, migraines, depression | after only 2 weeks i have had the worst headaches ever, feel nauseus all the time and cant sleep at night but very exhausted. Irritable and moody.and feel hot and sweaty even in the coldest weather. Worst pill ever!! | F | 26 | 14 days | 2/19/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | Bad dreams, night sweats, insomnia, no sex drive, headaches, nausea, acne (I never ever break out!), breast tenderness (the entire time I have been taking these pills), mood swings and I'm soooooo tired. | I just started my 3rd week today. I have been so MISERABLE lately. I was starting to get really upset because I didn't know why until I found this page! Now I know what my problem has been. I AM DISCONTINUING USE RIGHT NOW! I can't wait to go back to normal and feel good. | F | 29 | 3 weeks | 2/19/2007 |