Breakthrough Bleeding - NEED HELP! - Birth Control Message Board

jbitt · 09-25-2004, 08:04 PM

Hi,

I just finished my 6th week of seasonale. The entire 6th week i've been bleeding - since last saturday. Its been getting progressivly heavier and i've been having cramps the past 3 or 4 days. And it defintely does not seem like its going to stop anytime soon.

Does anybody know if this is going to stop at all? I have another 6 weeks until my placebo pills so i can't possibly deal with bleeding for that WHOLE time.

How can i stop the bleeding? Does anyone have any suggestions? Its sort of light (only enough to fill 2/3 of a regular tampon) but its still so annoying.

Any help would be appreciated!!!

ara · 12-17-2004, 11:26 PM

I too have been on Seasonale for about 6 weeks and suddenly I started bleeding! This sucks! If i had known, i would not have taken it. Its been going on for about 10 days now and its not getting any lighter. My doctor says to keep taking it but I just want to stop taking it and sue the company. When will it stop? When the package information indicates "20 or more days of bleeding" do they seriously mean consecutive?? Does anyone know anything about this hellish drug and when I can go back to not bleeding every day?

siren1024 · 12-18-2004, 07:55 AM

I know it's annoying. I took the mini pill while breastfeeding my son and had breakthrough bleeding for the entire 2 months!!! And I hadn't even had a regular period yet.

However, I have a friend who got on seasonale, and she had alot of breakthrough bleeding at first. Especially around weeks 4-8. She was fed up. But after the first cycle, her body magically adjusted and she hasn't had any since and absolutely loves the pill. Her doc said that any time you are supressing your periods you have the risk of breakthrough bleeding until your body adjusts to the new schedule. I have heard alot of stories from seasonale where the breakthrough bleeding subisided in the first couple months and they ended up loving the drug. I wouldn't give up just yet if you're really into the 4 periods a year thing. It takes time. If you're not, and you can't live with it, by all means, get on something else.

I will probably try seasonale after this baby. My favorite birthcontrol EVER was NuvaRing.

Hideout · 12-18-2004, 09:23 AM

Seasonele says four periods but it's more like forty!! Go on a regular birth control pill - at least it's only 13 periods a year!

BJM04 · 12-18-2004, 06:28 PM

I'm on ALeese and have been for about 3 wks..my period is due ina week but came yesterday well its the breakthrough bleeding which feels just like aperiod not i geta 2 wk period..sucks..