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 | 4 periods a year and of course sex | i have been on it for a month now and i havent experienced any breakthrough bleeding yet. I also havent gained any weight or lost my sex drive so far everything is as it should be. i am constantly hungry though so i am expecting the weight gain. | i like seasonale and will continue to take it | F | 17 | 1 months | 2/16/2007 | 2 | Weight gain, always hungry, my breast have grown 2 cup sizes and keep on growing. | I have been on a few other pills but switched to seasonale so I wouldn't have to deal w/ getting my period every month. I thought it was great when I first started. It helped my cramps, no more mood swings, and my period only lasts about three days. It's been 2 years now and I've gradually gained 20 lbs. I have always been a skinny girl that works out. I still work out and my clothes don't fit. I also used to be a B cup now I am a full D and still growing. People that haven't seen me in awhile think I've gotten implants! I'm going off this week...possibly trying the Nuva Ring or back to Ortho Tricyclen. | F | 32 | 2 days | 2/12/2007 | 1 | Fewer periods | night sweats, low sex drive, headaches, mood swings, and breakthrough bleeding. | I took Seasonale a lot longer that I should have. I am 38 and my doctor thinks I am in menopause. I also now have ovarian cysts tha I never had before. I would never reccomend this pill to anyone under any circumstances! | F | 38 | 8 months | 2/7/2007 | 2 | Birth Control | breast tenderness, cramping, spotting, extreme mood swings, crying bouts and anxiety! | I loved the idea of not getting my period and I have not had a single pimple the whole time. However, I have had cramping and spotting with breast tenderness. Then the mood swings started. ANgry, crying, tired, etc. . . I swear I though I was pregnant as this is exactly how I felt when pregnant with my daughter. I can't handle being so grumpy all the time. | F | 34 | 3 months | 2/6/2007 | 2 | To alleviate PMS and cramping | After one month, I experienced spotting (mostly dark brown, clot-like) for one week and have now had severe cramps and heavier bleeding (but light enough not to require a tampon) for the last 3 days. I am seeing doctor today to possibly switch to another medication, since my hope was that this pill would alleviate not PROLONG my PMS symptoms. | F | 38 | 6 weeks | 2/5/2007 | 3 | heavy periods | 10 pound weight gain in 6 months | half way through the first pack i got my period. it lasted about 4 days and then i was fine. i didnt get my period again until the end of the pack. half way through the second pack i was on I spotted and by the third i had no problems. i have had significant weight gain. | F | 18 | 6 months | 2/2/2007 | 2 | Birth Control | Major weight gain, huge! I have always been tall but very well figured. In the 2 years that I have been on the drug I have gained 25 lbs. I have never HAD to diet or exercise and now I can't do it enough, the weight just won't come off. When I start losing weight the minute the eat again it comes back plus some in literally days. The weight just won't stop increasing. I had asked my doctor about it a year ago and she told me that the drug doesn't cause weight gain, but after reading everyone's experiences I believe it does. | I love not getting my period every month, but the cramps are terribly, I break out for about a month before my period, the bleeding is very heavy and the weight gain is definantly not worth it. I'm changing ASAP now that I think this is the reason for the weight gain. | F | 28 | 27 months | 2/2/2007 | 4 | Birth Control | spotting, depression, fatigue, cramps, breast tenderness, one nipple hurts like it's lactating. | I like it, it's better than all the birth controls I've tried so far, I don't like the spotting but I'm hoping that's temporary. I've lost 8 pounds since I started this pill, everyone has noticed the weight loss. I was taking sprintec before and just asked to try something else cuz it felt like I had my period way too much for way too long of a time. | F | 23 | 2 days | 2/1/2007 | 3 | shorter periods | Extreme weight gain | I started taking this BCP right after the birth of my son. I believed it would be great because of the shorter periods. I did have shorter periods, but the weight gain has been horrible. I have always been small. After I had my son, I weighed 144 lbs. Now, after having been on Seasonale for this long, I am 163 lbs. That is almost a 20 lb weight gain!! I started dieting and exercising in November and I only lost three pounds. I have never had to go on a diet in my life. So I figured if I did those two things the weight was sure to come off, it didn't. I JUST recently realized that Seasonale may be the problem. So, I have stopped taking them, I will go back to Ortho Tri-Cyclen. With those, I never had any weight gain, just the periods every month. I am willing to deal with monthly periods rather than weight gain. I am still working out with Tae-Bo, and I'll see how much weight I will lose now that I have stopped taking Seasonale. | F | 25 | 2 years | 2/1/2007 | 4 | regulate period | Slight weight gain/cannot loose weight. | Only gained 2-3lbs, but despite vigorous exercising and a healthy diet, cannot seem to take off any pounds. Occasional mood swings and breakthrough bleeding on my second pack. ps. I would highly recommend switching to a generic brand (I take jolessa) It is the same hormonal make-up and very very reasonably priced. | M | 19 | 6 months | 1/31/2007 | 3 | Ovarian Cysts | I started breakthrough bleeding, if you can call it that, around 2 weeks into my 3rd month. However, the bleeding is deep brown, almost black. My breasts have been tender since almost day one, and I'm slightly depressed. | I'm really not concerned with the other side effects, but the brownish black bleeding for almost 2 weeks has me a bit worried. The day before I actually started the breakthrough "bleeding" I got very depressed and laid on the couch all day (not like me). I'll probably wait it out and see what happens with this medicine. | F | 17 | 3 months | 1/30/2007 | 2 | coming off depo. | I was in a fog while I was on this b/c. I recently came off depo., which I was on for 6 years because of the loss of bone density, weight gain, horrible acne, etc. I switched to Seasonale about three months. My face broke out even worse, my breasts were huge and heavy, I gained weight instead of loosing it. I even went off for a while, and when I went back on, the same things started happening again! I exercise 6 times a week, I was eating less than I was while I was on depo, and yet, I was gaining weight. I was in a fog while on this, forgetting several things a day, (which I never do!!!) either at home or at work. I was exhausted, sleeping sometimes 9 hours straight on the weekend, and sometimes staying in bed all day. I did not have a good experience on this medicine, and I have decided to switch to Loestrin 24, so we shall see what happens!!! Wish me luck!! | F | 27 | 3 months | 1/30/2007 | 2 | coming off depo. | I was in a fog while I was on this b/c. I recently came off depo., which I was on for 6 years because of the loss of bone density, weight gain, horrible acne, etc. I switched to Seasonale about three months. My face broke out even worse, my breasts were huge and heavy, I gained weight instead of loosing it. I even went off for a while, and when I went back on, the same things started happening again! I exercise 6 times a week, I was eating less than I was while I was on depo, and yet, I was gaining weight. I was in a fog while on this, forgetting several things a day, (which I never do!!!) either at home or at work. I was exhausted, sleeping sometimes 9 hours straight on the weekend, and sometimes staying in bed all day. I did not have a good experience on this medicine, and I have decided to switch to Loestrin 24, so we shall see what happens!!! Wish me luck!! | F | 27 | 3 months | 1/30/2007 | 3 | Regulate Cycle | The first week I had nausea and sharp cramps that felt as though they extended up through my vaginal cavity to my pelvis. I continue to have breast tenderness and have experienced an increase in my breast size (this I'm not upset about). Beginning in the second week through this day, I have continuous bleeding. | It's still too early for me to give a definite rating. I am currently debating as to whether it is too early to make a change or to stop this medication all together and simply go back to using 10 day Provera every three months in order to start my menstual flow. Still weighing the pros and cons of doing so. I have no loss in sex drive, however it's difficult to actually have sex when you are constantly spotting or in my case, bleeding on a regular basis. | F | 34 | 30 days | 1/22/2007 | 5 | HORRIBLE cramps | none at all!! | I am on my second pack right now and I was on the shot before this, I had to get off the shot because I gained 40 lbs. and I had horrible mood swings. My first month of seasonale I had breast tenderness but that was because they have grown a cup size, and I have been losing weight in other places. The only think I was worried about was that i was on the shot for 3 yrs. and i thought that when i actually got my period it wouldnt stop lol- but i only bled for two days and it was light... i did experience horrible cramps, but before i got on any birth control that was like that, so far its working great for me, and i would recommend it to anyone. oh and i no longer have mood swings, and my sex drive actually increased ALOT!! contrary to what other people have said. | F | 19 | 3 months | 1/19/2007 | 5 | birth control | The first week I was moody | I love this pill because it did not cause any weight gain or mood swings, after the first week. I love only having a period 3 times a year. The only other side effect I have noticed is that as the weeks that I dont have a period increase, I have an increased amount of discharge and general feeling of ickiness down there. To combat this, I stoped taking for a week and had a period and then resumed usage. Dont do this unless you ask your doctor first. I would recommend this pill especially to someone who has a problem with BC giving them mood swings. I have been on just about every different type of birth control from the patch to the ring to different pills. This is the best I have found yet. | F | 25 | 10 months | 1/19/2007 | 5 | BC, PMS, migraine, bad periods | None except that I bled for the entire first pack but my doctor told me to keep taking it continuously with no break. I hated it at first. Then someone online at iVillage told me to stop for a few days and get a period to reset my body. I stopped for the recommended 7 days. I had the worst period of my life. But now I am in to my 13th week of non stop Seasonale and I haven't had even one drop of bleeding! YAY! | This is a great pill for me, so far. My doctor has me on it continuously to avoid migraines from my period. It has also took away ALL of my cycle related pain and fatigue. I used to bleed very heavy and have only 24 day cycles. I used to be tired all the time, bloated, sick and anxious. I no longer have PMS, IBS, painful breasts, painful ovulation, mood swings, food cravings, painful urination, heavy bleeding, cramps and depression. My cycles were debilitating. I hope Seasonale (I take generic Jolessa at $10 a pack!) continues to work for me. I recommended it to anyone willing to wait out the breakthrough bleeding. Oh, and don't start the pill during your period. This is why I think I bled for 11 weeks straight! | F | 41 | 6 months | 1/18/2007 | 1 | 1 month | Weight Gain!!! Weight Gain!! Bloating! Breast tenderness & Mood swings | I have been on this for one month. Just stopped taking it today and am switching to Yasmine. I work out about 5 days a week and eat right. Have never had problems with my weigth...I got on the scale the other day and I am 6 lbs heavier. I did this b/c I felt so bloated I thought I honeslty looked like I was 6 months pregnant....most all the weight gain is in my mid section and brests. It is horrible. I have been misserable...not sure if it is b/c of the pill or because my self esteem has gone down since I can barly fit in my pants. For anyone who is not looking to put on immidiate weight I would not reccomend it! I thought fewer periods sounded great, but not with the constant feeling of having a baby in your belly! | F | 27 | 4 weeks | 1/18/2007 | 1 | Heavy bleeding and endometriomas | Bleeding since day one of taking the pill. I am on my 38th day of bleeding...not spotting. Pad +tampon. No sex drive. Couldn't anyway due to bleeding. Headaches, back pain, swelling of legs. Gained 15 pounds with dieting during first month of medication. | It is horrible! There is no way I am going to stay on this for 3 months and have these side effects. Not worth the 3 months of agony. It is amazing what physicians expect women to tolerate. What a joke of a prescription! | F | 31 | 45 days | 1/18/2007 | 1 | birth control/cramping | Bloating, Weight gain, breast tenderness | I have been taking this for one month and have had horrible bloating! I have gained 5lbs in less then a month...needless to say I will not be continuing after this week. Other then that I had some breast tenderness. Other then that it has been fine, I would continue to take if it wasn't for the horiffic bloating | F | 27 | | 1/17/2007 |