jessuga
10-05-2004, 09:00 PM
I am pretty sure that it is called Seasonale. It is supposed to only allow you to get your period 4 times a year. I have previously been on BC for about 3 years and I stopped for about 7 months. I just recently tried to start Ortho Cyclen again and found I had no sex drive and was crabby towards my boyfriend. I do not remember experiencing these feelings before so stopped taking it immediately. I have only seen ads for Seasonale and am worried that only getting my period four times might hurt my body. Also wondering what kind of hormone levels it has.
If anyone has heard anything, please let me know.
If anyone has heard anything, please let me know.
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BorderGirl
10-05-2004, 09:24 PM
Well, you have to balance the risks and benefits. Did you know the pill can mess with your insulin level too? I'd have the doc keep a close eye on you. With the smoking and family history I'd say you are definitely at an increased risk of side effects :(
AmandaH
10-06-2004, 10:34 PM
I took Seasonale for about 6 months and did not like it. I was having huge amounts of breakthrough bleeding - like 4 weeks straight - and I gave my body 2 cycles to get used to it. It just wasn't for me.
delciana
10-07-2004, 12:14 AM
I took seasonale for about 4 months and I couldn't take it anymore. Besides the breakthrough bleeding that lasted fo a few weeks each month. I was also really really evil most of the time. Another thing is it made my leg from my hip to my knee go numb. Not just numb but the pins and needles feeling that you get when your foot is waking up, but all the time in my leg. I finally figured out that it started around the time I started seasonale called my doc to complain and she thought I was nutty. She did change me and within 2 days the tingling stopped. Everyone is different but that is my story!
leslie0784
11-24-2004, 12:27 AM
I've been on Seasonale for 11 months and for the most part it's been nothing but problems. I bleed for six weeks, have awful cramps, and I've gained 20 pounds even though my eating habits are better than ever and I exercise all the time. I bleed the entire second pack and then two weeks the third pack. I'm currently looking for another bc.
Dream0n83
11-24-2004, 02:06 AM
I've been on seasonal for almost a year now. I am in the middle of my 3rd packet. (if you didnt know you get all 3 months worth in one packet).
I too started B/C to limit my cramps I would get them god awful! They have cut down quite a bit. I have been on other b/c b4 this that helped cramps as well.
As for seasonal I havent had the "break through" bleeding everyone is talking about. What I have had is during the 2nd packet, in the middle of it usually, I have blotting, basically a lite period for 3 or 4 days. then I am good till my actual period at the end of the 3rd packet.
i am in the middle of a packet right now and so far no blotting so im thinking my body may be adjusted. I will know 100% at the end of next week!
Good luck! Hope i helped!
I too started B/C to limit my cramps I would get them god awful! They have cut down quite a bit. I have been on other b/c b4 this that helped cramps as well.
As for seasonal I havent had the "break through" bleeding everyone is talking about. What I have had is during the 2nd packet, in the middle of it usually, I have blotting, basically a lite period for 3 or 4 days. then I am good till my actual period at the end of the 3rd packet.
i am in the middle of a packet right now and so far no blotting so im thinking my body may be adjusted. I will know 100% at the end of next week!
Good luck! Hope i helped!
Buszhy
12-21-2004, 05:50 PM
I took seasonale for about 4 months and I couldn't take it anymore. Besides the breakthrough bleeding that lasted fo a few weeks each month. I was also really really evil most of the time. Another thing is it made my leg from my hip to my knee go numb. Not just numb but the pins and needles feeling that you get when your foot is waking up, but all the time in my leg. I finally figured out that it started around the time I started seasonale called my doc to complain and she thought I was nutty. She did change me and within 2 days the tingling stopped. Everyone is different but that is my story!
Delciana:
Thanks for posting what happened to you on Seasonale, i'
ve currently been on it for 3 weeks now and 1 week after starting it I experienced the leg numbness too, from my hip to the knee, i contacted my Dr. and she told me to stop it right away, i also had some shortness of breath which seems to have stopped, but the numbness is still here. The Dr. told me to let a day or 2 pass after i stop and see if the symptoms stop, if not she advised me to go the the ER and get checked out. But i'm hoping it disappears as yours did. So thanks for your post, i feel better that i'm not the only one that has experienced this odd side effect.
Delciana:
Thanks for posting what happened to you on Seasonale, i'
ve currently been on it for 3 weeks now and 1 week after starting it I experienced the leg numbness too, from my hip to the knee, i contacted my Dr. and she told me to stop it right away, i also had some shortness of breath which seems to have stopped, but the numbness is still here. The Dr. told me to let a day or 2 pass after i stop and see if the symptoms stop, if not she advised me to go the the ER and get checked out. But i'm hoping it disappears as yours did. So thanks for your post, i feel better that i'm not the only one that has experienced this odd side effect.
emethe
12-22-2004, 02:09 AM
i have been on it for almost 6 months and i have only had one problem. They say that you will have a lot of break through bleeding, and that is normal your body is going through a lot. You are used to having your peroid every month and now your trying to tell your body that it is only going to have it once every 3 months. I have noticed that my cramps and bleeding isn't that bad. I though that it was going to be a lot worse. Overall i have not had any problems that would make me want to change it. It is rather expensive though. I pay 112 for mine and that is the cheep end!!!Good luck with it though.
Wyndi
12-25-2004, 11:39 PM
I'm switching from Seasonale to Zovia now. I've been on Seasonale for about 9 months now and I had absolutely NO breakthrough bleeding. But, I have horrible skin problems because of the pill. I've tried many different ones in the past and this is the first to cause acne and bad skin. It's so bad that I have to switch. It's just not worth it to me anymore. I'm going to take Zovia in the same manner as Seasonale though, 3 months without a break. Let's hope it works! Have any of you had skin problems due to Seasonale??
Gtpchic31
12-28-2004, 12:40 PM
im on it and love it, its a wonderful thing to ony have a period every 3 months
canadiangirl25
01-05-2005, 03:11 AM
I actually take minovral 21. my doc prescribes me to take 84 pills in a row and then skip a week and then repeat the cycle. I only get my period 4 times a year.it is ligher and less cramping too. i also never get any spotting. it is fantastic.if i could never get my period ever again as long as I live i would be the happiest person alive!!! before i took the pill, I would have my period for 3 weeks straight and then quit for a week and get it again for 3 weeks. It caused me to get iron deficiency anemia. Anyway the doc says that anyone can do this as long as it is the type of pill that has the same hormonal dose each day as opposed to the cycle pills like triphasil. you can also use this method to skip a period if you are on vacation.
Cyndee
01-05-2005, 01:46 PM
I was on Seasonale for 6 months. I am switching to Loestrin this week. At first, I loved Seasonale. I did experience some breakthrough bleeding the last 3 weeks of each pack, which was annoying. Also, I gained gained gained weight. Generally, I felt kind of "unhealthy" on this pill. Cyndee
verylongday
01-07-2005, 06:13 PM
I dont take seasonale but am on Ovcon 35. I take three packs worth of the hormone pills straight thru, and skip the placebos till the last pack. This gives me about 4 periods a year. I tried alot of other pills prior to this and always had problems with the progestin in them. My current set up (which, with the way my doc prescribes it, actually costs me less than buying one pack at a time), gives me no spotting, no cramps, no PMS (I used to go off the deep end mentally once a month), and my periods are very light. Not saying it'll work for everyone, but I am very fond of it myself ;-)
verylongday
01-07-2005, 06:15 PM
I dont take seasonale but am on Ovcon 35. I take three packs worth of the hormone pills straight thru, and skip the placebos till the last pack. This gives me about 4 periods a year. I tried alot of other pills prior to this and always had problems with the progestin in them. My current set up (which, with the way my doc prescribes it, actually costs me less than buying one pack at a time), gives me no spotting, no cramps, no PMS (I used to go off the deep end mentally once a month), and my periods are very light. Not saying it'll work for everyone, but I am very fond of it myself ;-)
I will note that I have a friend on Seasonal who swears by it!
I will note that I have a friend on Seasonal who swears by it!
Jen24
04-10-2005, 12:57 PM
Seasonale is awful! I gained 40-50 pounds in one year and have no sex drive at all! I hate it!!!!
Msbliss
09-10-2005, 09:08 PM
[FONT=Garamond]I wouldn't reccommend Seasonale to any woman! I will admit, the idea of having just 4 periods a year , is very tempting. At least it was for me since I just had a baby, and loved those 9 months without a period! I started taking it 12 weeks ago, and I have had breakthrough spotting for the ENTIRE 12 weeks-- Not kidding!
They say to keep taking it, it will get better. Heck with it, I finally finished the pack and I'm switching back to what worked for me in the past. I can deal with monthly periods-- big whoop, right ladies? What I won't deal with is 12 weeks straight of spotting. I need a little more "period predictability" in my life. If you think about it... a typical period lasts a week, give or take a few days. Well, that means I have had a full year worth of periods in the passed 3 months! No thank you!
Problem is, you have to quit taking Seasonale for 7 days before starting a new pill. Eeek! I am terrified of becoming pregnant again, at least until my daughter is a few years old! She is barely 5 months. Bring on the alternative contraceptives! HAHA!
They say to keep taking it, it will get better. Heck with it, I finally finished the pack and I'm switching back to what worked for me in the past. I can deal with monthly periods-- big whoop, right ladies? What I won't deal with is 12 weeks straight of spotting. I need a little more "period predictability" in my life. If you think about it... a typical period lasts a week, give or take a few days. Well, that means I have had a full year worth of periods in the passed 3 months! No thank you!
Problem is, you have to quit taking Seasonale for 7 days before starting a new pill. Eeek! I am terrified of becoming pregnant again, at least until my daughter is a few years old! She is barely 5 months. Bring on the alternative contraceptives! HAHA!
meursault
04-24-2006, 04:41 PM
I've been on Seasonale for 11 months and for the most part it's been nothing but problems. I bleed for six weeks, have awful cramps, and I've gained 20 pounds even though my eating habits are better than ever and I exercise all the time. I bleed the entire second pack and then two weeks the third pack. I'm currently looking for another bc.
how are you now that you're off of seasonale? I am about to get off it because i have about the same story as you. i know you posted this awhile ago, but would def. be interested in an update. i gained lots of weight and i'm exercising and eating better than i ever have. i'm going crazy!
how are you now that you're off of seasonale? I am about to get off it because i have about the same story as you. i know you posted this awhile ago, but would def. be interested in an update. i gained lots of weight and i'm exercising and eating better than i ever have. i'm going crazy!
Ataloss0105
05-24-2006, 09:59 AM
My wife is currently on Seasonale but not for the BirthControl reasons, she has endometritis which causes Cyst's to constantly form on the Ovaries.
For a while she was getting a Lupron-Depot shot which would shoot her body into Menapause completely eliminating her period, this allowed the cyst's to dry up and the pain would be gone, now she is on Seasonale (just past the 6th month i believe) and from reading all these other responses looks like she has all the same side effects all of you have been experiencing.
The one difference is that she is also on Levoxyl because she had her Thyroid removed 2 years ago due to Thyroid Cancer.
I know that low hormone lvls causes depression but my wife is on Levoxyl and Seasonale and it seems like she is experiencing EXTREME depression.
Just looking for a little insight.
Thank you all for reading.
For a while she was getting a Lupron-Depot shot which would shoot her body into Menapause completely eliminating her period, this allowed the cyst's to dry up and the pain would be gone, now she is on Seasonale (just past the 6th month i believe) and from reading all these other responses looks like she has all the same side effects all of you have been experiencing.
The one difference is that she is also on Levoxyl because she had her Thyroid removed 2 years ago due to Thyroid Cancer.
I know that low hormone lvls causes depression but my wife is on Levoxyl and Seasonale and it seems like she is experiencing EXTREME depression.
Just looking for a little insight.
Thank you all for reading.
k_c_lady
05-26-2006, 10:24 PM
My friend was one that for a while. She really liked it, however medicaid doesn't cover it so I couldn't get it : ( Kiesha
Fannieloudiane
09-11-2006, 03:26 PM
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: I am on Seasonale right now and todya is going to be my last day. I took it because I did not want a period! Period! Now I have been bleeding for 2 weeks with the same systems that I usually have with my regular periods.
I have acne, bloating, and really bad cramps nad I am really moody.
I really didn'y know till a friend of mind called me out about it.
So for those of you I wished I had discovered HealthBoards sooner before I started this!
I have acne, bloating, and really bad cramps nad I am really moody.
I really didn'y know till a friend of mind called me out about it.
So for those of you I wished I had discovered HealthBoards sooner before I started this!
hobogirl
09-12-2006, 01:58 PM
I have been on it for almost a year now and the only problem that I am having is some break through bleeding. I was told that it could take a year for my body to get use to it, so I am sticking it out.
dolphin05
09-14-2006, 08:22 AM
I was on it for 3 months and couldn't do it anymore. I bled for 3 weeks straight and had horrible horrible mood problems. I am now back to my old ortho tri cyclen and am much happier. I would rather deal with one period a month than have bleeding for weeks and weeks.