I completely agree with all of these posts...I'm almost done with my 3rd month of Seasonique - I switched to this pill because I was attracted to fewer periods. First of all, I bleed the ENTIRE first month - I had a 4 week period at the very end of summer...how depressing. And literally that depressed me. This pill has given me crazy mood swings to the point I got into a shouting match with my boyfriend's mom - at his birthday dinner!! She must have thought I was crazy. The WORST side effect is my skin! I have had horrible, monstrous zits and my skin has always been clear!! I woke up with 8 puss-filled zits over the weekend!! My boobs have gotten ginormous which is so awesome, but if my face is all pimply, who cares for big boobs? No hair loss yet- but wow that is scary. I'm stopping this pill NOW!

every one with problems didn't do their research because all the problems everyone is having is under the side effects in the package and the doctor tells you most of them any way I've been on it for 18 months and have problems with all other birth control i've been on 7 different ones since i was 16 because of problems with the monthly cycle and i'm only 21. This pill has been amazing and has fixed my problems. They also say that this pill is not for everyone and you need to communicate with your doctor if you have any problems from the beginning. I hope everyone has found something that fixed their problems from the pill, but it is worth trying cuz 4 PERIODS A YEAR IS AWESOME!

Im taking loseasonique Iv been on it for about 7 weeks I am having the worst mood swings all i can do is cry Iv started to think that every thing iv done in my life is wrong and now for the last week iv had spotting and a headache that just wont go away thank you for this posting i was feeling so crazy that i did not even want to call the doc for fear that he would just tell me i was going crazy and someone needed to come take my kids realy thats how bad this pill has made me feel

i am so happy to find these posts. i have been taking seasonique for almost 5 weeks. i have turned into a total basket case. i finally had to start calling into work this week because i wasn't able to hold it together at work. the worst part was not be able to sleep. just sitting up all night acting crazier and crazier. i cry all the time. feel like i want to break things in my house. and have this terrible feeling of anxiety coarsing through my body. i can't sit still. even after i go for a run, i still feel anxious. i went to the doctor and told him that i was going through a break up (which i am not starting to think was helped along by my insanity). i have always been good at sleeping. normally i fall asleep quickly and stay asleep and wake up in the am without even setting an alarm. the doctor gave me xanax. i have been taking more that i am supposed to because it doesn't last for very long and i still have such a hard time sleeping. i starting thinking that i needed to go to counseling or maybe be on anti depressants and thinking i might have to take a leave of absence from my job. these posts are giving me hope that if i stop taking seasonique, i can be a person again. please respond if you can tell me whether i just stop taking the pills altogether or what and how long before i can go back to being the confident, happy, sleepy person i have always been. PLEASE!

I am so glad I found this blog. I have taken only 2 Seasonique pills but those will be the only 2 that go into my mouth. I am glad all you shared your horrible experiences so I could avoid the possibility of such terrible side effects! I got 9 months worth for free from my doc, but I am tossing them. I will go back to my Ortho Tri Lo!!

I have been on BC for 6 years. AND THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST. I am only on my 4th day of LoSeasonique and its absolutely horrible! I switched to it for the 4 periods a year benefit and at this point I dont even want to take the pill anymore! My mood swings are insane, bloated, dizzy, irritable. I'm SO done. I would rather have a period once a month then deal with this. I know it takes MONTHS to regulate your body and get used to something, but I seriously do not have the patience for SUCH adverse side affects. Sometimes you just have to accept that a period is the way of LIFE.

I have been on this pill for a little under two months now and have noticed so many side effects. First of all I have been bleeding straight through for almost the entire time I've been on it. Not super heavy but definitely a tampon a day. I've also noticed more hair in my brush and my breasts are constantly sore and tender. The worst part are the mood swings. For the past two weeks every morning I've been waking up with this horrible depression. I've also been having nightmares and really fitful sleeping where I keep waking up. I made an appt with my gyno about these concerns and i'll probably be getting off this pill asap.

I have been on lo seasonique for a month. I have been bleeding for a week and a half, with cramping on going. I have not noticed any hair loss. I went on it, to avoid my periods, but this is worse bc I am having one long period now. I am undecided what to do about going off of it, bc I have not had migraines (like i normally do each month) and have not had any nausea. I have noticed mood swings, but assummed this was due to adjusting to the pill. Is there anyone who likes this pill??

I was on Seasonique for one full pack and have had some serious side effects. I have never had health problems and am 28 years old. I began feeling dizzy, circulation is poor (tingly) and had sternum/chest pain etc... I have been to the ER twice and everyone says that I have stress/anxiety. However, I believe that the pill was the cause of this. I have quit the pill for 1 week now and am still experiencing the symptoms. Can someone who quit due to serious symptoms please tell me how long it took for them to go away completely? I was hoping that a week would do it, but someone said an entire cycle is more likely. Your replies are much appreciated!
Thanks!

I am an active cardio 37 year old female, due to a c-section and tubal from my twins I was left with scar tissue. As a result of the scar tissue I suffer from severe cramping that puts me down at least 2 weeks. My doctor put me on a trial period. My mood is balanced with it, but for the past week or so (2nd month on the pill) I started having unconfortable night sweats and my blood pressure is now 144 over 90. The doctor asked me to monitor my blood pressure and call her if the symptoms continue, she is aware that I don't have a history of blood pressure. She thinks they are side effects from the pill. After reading everyone's comments, i will be asking my doctor to switch me to Ortho Try-Cyclen

Huge side effects on the Lo. I am 42 and started peri at 32. my periods are out of control again and I now have acne. I feel like a 14 year old again! dr put me on the loseasonique-3 solid weeks of bleeding, mood swings that need a rubber room and now I am finding a lump in left breast. stopped the lo about 2 weeks ago or so and lump went down some but now am having a mamo and ultra sound to diagnose the lump. this is the scariest bc I have ever taken!!!

OMG! Thank you for this posting website!!! I just stopped taking this crazy pill yesterday. I have had a normal period cycle since I can remember...I'm 26 years old and thought it would be a good idea to get on birth control, and the thought of having less periods was a good idea. I have always had terrible cramps, sometimes I would be in bed a whole day.

Well....ever since I started taking these damn pills I have been cramping for 3 WEEKS! And I've been bleeding (not spotting) but bleeding for 15 days! I dunno about you ladies but tampons are not cheap! I cry in the shower, I flip out on the slightest thing and I will be a raging beeyotch one minute then I will want a hug the next! I have never felt like such a crazy in my life!

I have also developed acne on my arms, my back and forehead! Ladies stop taking this pill. I haven't experienced the hairloss as mentioned in previous posts, I am sorry to the women who have had that experience. I just thought it was a good idea to post something on this topic, I am scared to try any birth control pills now. I will say this....mother nature wanted us to have normal periods and maybe this is what I get for trying to mess with that!