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 | Period flow | Weight gain. | I LOVE this BC. I don't get my period for 3 months at a time and have never had any breakthrough bleeding or unscheduled periods. Weight gain and irritability could by side effects, but I have had them for so many years it's hard to say. No other issues. I would stay on it, but I have to move to a pill without estrogen. :( | F | 33 | 3 years 1X day | 7/15/2012 | 1 | heavy periods | When I first started taking seasonale I did not have a period for the first two months. On the third month I had a period for a whole month. The fourth month of taking seasonale I did not have a period but on the fifth month I had breakthrough bleeding. On the six month I stoped taking seasonale because it was not working like it was suppose to. Seasonale is worthless and it messed me up. I had to stop taking this before I bled to death. | F | 24 | 6 months | 7/8/2012 | 2 | Birth control | Min. Bleeding, even break through bleeding. Light cramping 4-5 days out of the week. Major mood swings and unexplainable depression - this was absolutely terrible. I had nothing to be sad about but would cry for no reason and just didn't feel like my normal, outgoing happy self. Worse feeling ever | F | 28 | 3 months 84 Day pac | 6/22/2012 | 4 | endometriosis | I've never had any problems with this pill, I have been on it for 3 years I take it properly, it helps tremendously with endometriosis. Didn't gain any weight from this but it did lower my sex drive. I have very little spotting with this medication usually just one or two days each 91 day pack. I would recommend to anyone with endo. | F | 21 | 3 years | 6/19/2012 | 3 | "Adomyosis" Painful & heavy periods | Was taking Yaz (per dr orders), skipping sugar pills @ end & go on to next pack. With adenomyosis & scar tissue from 2 c-sections, my periods r excruciating & make me ill. 2 summers ago I began bleeding so heavily, I ended up with a d&c. I was on the pill & hadn't miss any. She switched me to seasonale. I don't miss any & skip the "sugar" ones to avoid a period, move on to next pack. But I still bleed on/off randomly, clots, it's unpredictable, inconvenient... & the pain is still there. I feel like I am on my period for days sometimes- even when I'm not. I am also moody, which is what I hoped to avoid by preventing periods and cramps altogether. And to top it off, I still am visited with the bloating, gas, & diarhhea that accompanies periods, yet I'm not having periods. And yes, I have gained about 9 pounds. :( | F | 35 | 2 years .15mg/.03m | 6/16/2012 | 2 | PMDD | Breast swelling/pain, no sex drive, marked fatigue, irritability | Worked great for my PMDD, but the side effects are frustrating. The fatigue makes everything more difficult, but the PMDD is worse. It's trading one ailment for another | F | 21 | 90 days 1X day | 6/16/2012 | 1 | Birth Control | Bloating - weight gain 10 lbs in 5 weeks despite active 6-7 day, 1-2 hr. biking, tennis, walking lifestyle. I am so thirsty and the water just retains in my body. Moodiness - I am not at all a moody or emotional person, my poor husband has witnessed so many breakdowns for no reason. Crazy breast tenderness to the touch. Breakthrough bleeding for 2 weeks straight. Sad thoughts - completely outside my norm. | I was on Yaz for 2 years - I loved it. Never had any issues. Because of the law suits, my Dr. switched me to Seasonale, before a huge 2 week African vacation. I didn't want to have my period for. Now I've been spotting for 2 straight weeks - looks like I'll have it for vacation. I have never felt so disgusting - so bloated and so moody. I'm off this as soon as I'm done this cycle. Horrible | F | 33 | 6 weeks 1X day | 5/29/2012 | 1 | menorrhea | Increased my exercise & greatly improved my diet yet gained 10 lbs in just 2 months. Sex drive died nearly immediately upon starting this BC pill. Anxiety - I've NEVER had anxiety in the past. Very little energy, always napping after work. Again, I NEVER nap. Irritable. Bitchy. I was feeling so low with a few 'worthless' thoughts. I stopped the pill mid-prescription 3 days ago and I already feel much better. I was, for the first time, diagnosed anemic a few weeks ago too. This pill is really not for me. | F | 29 | 8 weeks 40 1X day | 5/28/2012 | 5 | heavy periode | so far i like this pill the first month i had one spoting one time and it was the time i was supose to have a periode never happend again i get regular pms mood swing before iam supose to get my periode the only thing so far about this pill i dont like is acnee but no weight gain and the idea no period so far i like | F | 26 | 2 months 1X day | 5/18/2012 | 1 | period for 3 months straight | I've been on this pill after being admitted to the hospital with a non stop period. I have been on it for 6 months and for all 6 months i have been depressed with ridiculous thoughts. I cry everyday and am unable to get out of bed half the time because I am throwing up because of my moodiness. I am also tired all the time. My Dr. wants me to stay on it but I think this pill has taken too much of a tole on my body! As a nurse I do not recommend this pill! | F | 22 | 6 months 1 X D | 5/16/2012 | 1 | prevent pregnancy//fewer periods | No periods at all, no spotting, but MAJOR weight gain...even with vigorous exercise 3-5times about one hour/week, swollen face and fingers (i cannot even get my wedding rings off!)People tell me I look uncomfortably swollen... Absolutely NO sex drive, the hubby is NOT happy about that, frankly neither am I. Joint/muscle pain, and now after over 3 years without a period or spotting out of nowhere bleeding like a regular cycle...not to mention being a raging bitch and moodswings like no ones business! I used to praise this BC, but now I have stopped taking it and waiting to get to the Dr. to discuss an alternative. THANK YOU for this site! It made me & my hubby realize....EUREKA!!!All these things started shortly after beginning this medicine. I have taken the brand name, the Jolessa & now the Quasense....not a good thing for me...I just wish I would have done my homework and searched for and found answers as I have on this site. I cannot thank you ladies enough!!!! | F | 29 | 4 years 1X day | 5/3/2012 | 1 | Birth Control/Cycle Control | I've never written a review for anything , good or bad before in my life, but... Acne(never had acne before), morning sickness(first week), spotting/bleeding(5 weeks straight), slight mood swings, lower back pain, yeast infection. Always had light periods, never any gyno issues in my life before this pill. Finally switched to Ovcon 50 today, hopefully will stop the bleeding. | F | 27 | 6 weeks | 2/24/2012 | 2 | Lessen hormonal migraine and BC | ACNE Breakouts, still had migraines, breakthrough bleeding lasting 3 weeks. | I started taking the generic of this because I get hormonal migraines the week I am on the sugar pills in a BC pack. So I thought this may help relieve the migraines. Well it didn't. I still had migraines even when I was on the active pills. I also had break through bleeding that lasted 3 weeks. And the worst of it was, the acne break out. It was all over my chest, back, face, neck... Horrible! | F | 40 | 4 months 1X day | 2/12/2012 | 1 | endometriosis | anxiety, constipation, exhausted, extreme bloating | I have been on birth control for almost 10 years, and have just recently been having horrible cramps, my doctor put me on the generic of seasonale for cramping. I am an ER nurse and work long hours on my feet, exercise everyday, and I'm a healthy vegetarian. I hate this pill. Over the last couple weeks I am so irritable that I can not even stand to go to work!!! I love my job and lately I have been so horrible to get along with. I feel like its making me crazy, not to mention I've put on 5 pounds in 2 weeks and I have been the same weight since I was in high school. Not happy with this and going off of it immediately for the sake of my patients and my mental health! | F | 27 | 1 months 1X day | 2/12/2012 | 1 | MIGRAINES!! headaches, vomiting an hour after taking, exhausted/tired. | I wanted to get on birth control to prevent my cramps, but didn't know it could come with such a price...... (bum bum bum) DO NOT take this pill!!! I became a major hormonal biatch, my poor roommate had to deal with my crazy self. I am the happiest girl you'll ever meet, but became a beast after being on this for only two weeks. I am getting off this pill tonight after reading this reviews. I do not care wtf my gyno is telling me, they can suck it. Being a college student and taking this pill, was not a good life choice. I usually get my period for 4 days but had it for over 10 with this pill, I know you should give it a few months to regulate. But I do not feel like my self anymore, serious mood swings! DO NOTTTT reccomend | F | 19 | 2 weeks 1X day | 1/27/2012 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | I was admitted to the hospital with multiple blood clots in my lungs. After 6 months of being on blood thinners, the doctor tested my blood to make sure I did not have a blood disorder. I didn't, they said the blood clots formed because of the birth control. | M | 23 | 3 years 1X day | 1/27/2012 | 1 | Heavy/Irregular Periods | Severe mood swings, heavy spotting, slight weight gain, became enemic. | F | 18 | 6 months | 1/17/2012 | 4 | Heavy periods | After two years of being on seasonale and two previous years on a different BC I developed a general anxiety disorder. Im not sure if it was because of the BC but after reading many of these comments it leads me to believe it is. I stopped taking it about two months ago and my parents have told me Im a completely different person now way happier and alot less moody. I also have not been having as many panic attacks and my anxiety is alot lower | F | 20 | 2 years 1X day | 1/13/2012 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | During each 3 month cycle, the first month I am fine, about a week or 2 into the 2nd month I start spotting and it does not go away until the end of the 3rd one. Seems to be getting worse as the packs go on... Do not recommend at all | F | 22 | 1 years | 1/13/2012 | 5 | Cramping, Moods, Less Periods | Pregnancy symptoms the first two weeks then it was good. | For the first two weeks I experienced pretty bad pregnancy symptoms. I was nauseous, moody, in a bit of pain - overall it was uncomfortable and it sucked. AFTER that it was amazing. No period, no spotting, fixed my mood. It's been great, I love seasonale. | F | 17 | 4 months 1X day | 1/8/2012 |