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 | Birth Control | mood swings to begin with, itchy skin | I love this birth control! clearly i'm one of the lucky ones though. I haven't spotted, i barely get a period, and because i take it at night it helps me sleep! | F | 17 | 6 months 1X day | 6/22/2010 | 1 | Birth Control | Abdominal pain, fatigue, weight gain, vaginal burning/dryness, UTI/Bladder sensitivity | Worst birth control ever. It is an instant weight-gainer. I gained 3 lbs in 2 weeks and from the first day of taking it i have had UTI symptoms and abdominal pain. | F | 25 | 2 weeks 1X day | 6/3/2010 | 5 | BC | F | 25 | 2 years 1X day | 5/26/2010 | 1 | Lesser periods | cramps, severe lower back pain, headache, breast tenderness | My lower back hurts so much, I can barely walk, sit or lay down comfortably. This is the first birth control I've ever tried and it's nothing like I expected. | F | 22 | 1 weeks 1X day | 5/24/2010 | 2 | Birth Control | I have never experienced breast tenderness and made the excuse it was because of my running and ignored the fact that I had been on this new birth control. I run anywhere from 1 mile to 9 miles. Although I am working out regularly I cannot lose the weight gain I have experienced. I have gained about 10 lbs and CANNOT get it off. I have gotten down to 147 only to weigh 153 the following day. I have experienced acne that I only experienced during my first pregnancy because my hormones were raging. I have also experienced stomach issues and some migraines. | M | 27 | 90 days 1X day | 5/12/2010 | 1 | was on the depo shot to long | i wouldn't quite bleeding i was bleeding for three and a half months non stop and the blood clots and cramps were bad i lost a lot of blood and had alot of test done to try to figure out why i wouldn't stop it is something i would never put anyone through | F | 26 | 7 months 1X day | 5/12/2010 | 5 | less periods | I read what eveyone else says and I am like WOW. this pill must really effect people differently. I must be a lucky one. I have been on this pill for 3months and have none of the side effects that I have read that others are having. I was told that I might spot but never did. I am so far loving this pill and wish I got on it a long time ago. | F | 32 | 3 months 1X day | 5/6/2010 | 2 | reduce periods | nausea, breast tenderness, weight gain, insatiable cravings, irritability/anger, feelings of restlessness. | The directions say to continue taking the pill even though you experience nausea as it should go away over time. I found that it did go away for a few days but came back even into the 4th week. I have been gaining weight before taking the pill, but found that I have gained an additional 2-3 lbs. since taking the pill, probably due to the cravings I have since taking the pill. I found that I will have cravings for different things and will stuff my face with food even though I am really full. I do tend to overeat sometimes, but not to this extent. Also, I am generally an emotional person, especially a few weeks before starting my period. However, with this pill, I have found that I am emotional more often and have found that my feelings of irritability and anger have doubled and are almost uncontrollable. Also, I have found that I have feelings of restlessness where I will sigh often and shake my legs for no apparent reason. I am planning on consulting my doctor about this and am considering going off the pill as I am beginning to be really mean and snappy with my co-workers. Although having fewer periods is nice, I am not sure that it is worth all the side effects. | F | 28 | 4 weeks 1X day | 5/4/2010 | 1 | birth control | weight gain, hemorrhaging, low sex drive, non predictable violent mood swings, joint pain, nausea, insomnia, fatigue, hair loss, depression, suicidal thoughts, uncontrollable hunger, and heart burn | great concept for having fewer periods... since i have started taking seasonale,my boyfriend has called me medusa. apparently i am a different person who is psychotic and eats everything. i am flushing this down the toilet! | F | 20 | 2 weeks unsure 1X day | 4/29/2010 | 1 | lesson periods | weight gain,spotting, low sex drive due to constant discharge | I took this pill for 8 months and gained 14 lbs!!! I did not change the way I ate either. While taking the pill I had some spotting but by the 8th month I had a brown discharge for over 3 weeks. I decided not to finish my pills and got my period within 2 days. I have yet to start a new pill, but feel so much better. I am glad that i found this site. Now i know for sure it was the pill that made feel like crap! Thanks for all the comments and I do not recommend this pill | F | 25 | 8 months 0.15-0.03 1X day | 4/24/2010 | 5 | Birth Control | Heavier periods and break-through bleeding for the first few months. | I skip the "blanks" and my period. About every six months, I will start having spotting and the next week I will take a round of the blanks and have my period. Twice a year periods is AWESOME! | F | 41 | 5 years 1X day | 4/9/2010 | 2 | To avoid pregnancy | Well, at first I just noticed that I appeared to be very emotional about everything and on the verge of tears most of the time. Then, about three months later, I started gaining weight, which is weird because I am a triathlete and marathon runner. I work out a lot and monitor what I eat. I have gained a total of five pounds for just about no reason and have not been able to get them off. Joined weight watchers and starved for about three weeks and lost 1 lb, which was suddenly gained back. Also, the spotting in unpredictable and the doctor was seeminly unconcerned, the second I do not take a pill, I get my period almost instantly!! I am not sure how healthy this pill is in the long run and I am getting off immediatly!! I am done gaining weight. Another side effect is that I am tired and angry most of the time!! Wonderful! I will take feeling that way for a week vs. all the time! | F | 35 | 8 months 1X day | 4/7/2010 | 5 | birth control / endometriosis | Heavier periods and harsher cramps, but it's expected when you don't have a period for three months at a time. Weight gain may be an issue, but college has also disrupted my healthy diet. | Birth control affects different people in all kinds of different ways, so there's no point in definitely recommending it or not to another user. Personally, this has totally helped with my painful symptoms of endometriosis, and I haven't really noticed any real changes in my body, negative or positive. | F | 18 | 2 years 1X day | 4/6/2010 | 5 | reduce periods | Breakthrough bleeding the first month, but then nothing. It is just getting better and better. | I really like it. My cramps have greatly decreased and so have my period lengths. I'm on my second period since I've been on it and don't ever remember being this pleasant. Before no Birth control (yaz, yazmin, or loestrin) could shorten my cycle or decrease my two weeks of pms or my 7 day cycle. I'm finally pleasant for most of the month rather than going through extended pms. | F | 22 | 6 months dk 1X day | 3/29/2010 | 1 | Brith Control | Spotting, heavy bleeding, tired, moody, joint pain, occasional chest pain when breathing, and nerviousness | I began spotting and have now been bleeding heavy for the past 6 days and counting. The most alarming side effect happened whan I woke up to a large amount of blood and pieces of flesh along with blood clots. I seem unexplainably sad and moody not to mention exuasted for no reason. I usually work out but have lost intrest and have no desire to be sexual. | F | 19 | 1 months .01 mg 1X day | 3/28/2010 | 1 | Birth Control | Angry beyond belief. I started taking Seasonale because my PMS symptoms would start a week and a half before my period. Tired, irritable, bloated and I'd break out. I only had about 2 weeks per month that I actually felt good! I am a very healthy eater and I go to the gym 4 - 5 times a week. Since I started Seasonale 2 weeks ago I have gained 6 pounds! I'm ready to ditch it - do I? Does it get better? | F | 35 | 2 weeks 1X day | 3/23/2010 | 2 | I was taking Seasonale for period | Nausea,constant bleeding,sleepiness,headache | I do not recommend that anyone take this pill.I have been taking them like the doctor directed me to,i have been spotting for 4 whole weeks and have not stopped in between at all.I have been getting bad headaches and random but very painful cramps.Im not even going to finish the whole three months on this pill>This pill is ruining my life.Im less active and gained 10 pounds.Im on a sports team and they work us out like crazy and i still havent lost these pounds.I hate these pills and i decided BC is not the way to go | F | 16 | 2 months 0.15 1X day | 3/14/2010 | 2 | endometriosis/birth control | I first started taking seasonique and switch to seasonale(generic) - I experienced major mood swings. I became very emotional which is not like me - it took me a couple months to level out. I gained about 10-15 lbs- which I can not seem to lose. This birth control was not for me - | The only good thing for me was not having a period but once every 3 months - but not worth it with all the negative side effects. | F | 30 | 5 months 1X M | 3/10/2010 | 3 | hormonanal balance | bleeding the whole 9 weeks..bad bad cramps breakouts of the skin..hair loss | i would not recomend this bc pill..i take it for my hormoans..and it works but just for that..how long can one bleed without a break? | F | 36 | 9 weeks 30 mg 1X day | 3/6/2010 | 2 | 4 periods a year, birth control | dizzy, nauseous, weight gain, joint pain, mood swings, low sex drive | I was put on Microgestin (the generic of Loestrin) at age 13 because I had very irregular periods and became anemic. I took that until I was 20 with no major side effects. The idea of having 4 periods a year seemed really good, so I switched to Seasonale. I have always been very thin (5'8" 115 lbs) without working out and not paying attention to what I eat, but I gained 15 lbs almost instantly. I had to bust my butt and eat super healthy to lose the weight and I still didn't lose all of it. I also started feeling dizzy and nauseous all the time, and little things started to make me angry and sad. Things that would not have bothered me before! My sex drive decreased over time. Worst of all, I started having puzzling and painful joint pain. I had no clue what it could be from. But now after some research, I see that other people started experiencing joint pain too. Sure enough, I realized it started shortly after I started taking Seasonale! I also had quite a bit of breakthrough bleeding. It was never quite the full 3 months without any periods. I will be switching back Microgestin soon! | F | 22 | 2 years 1X day | 2/27/2010 |