Well, what people have to realize is that your body (most people's, anyway) is sued to getting around 13 periods a year and when you suddenly try to supress that, then bad things could happen. That's why the makerers of seasonale says breakthrough bleeding is common when starting it. Infact, breakthgrough bleeding is common when startinbg any contraceptive, it's just a matter of minimazing it until your body can control it. I'm on ortho tri cyclen lo and it's one of the pills that has the fewest occurences of breakthrough bleeding. Only 20% (yeah, taht still sounds like a lot but oh well) have breakthrough bleeding in the first month. I did. Now i'm in my second and so far, no bleeding whatsoever. Guess I was just part of the 20%. In month two, only about 10% have breakthrough bleeidng and of course, if you have it by the 3rd month you may need a new pill. Getting the right hormone levels is kind of trials and error untril you get it right and it can get to be extermly annoying. I know I wanted to just die after getting off depo and on the pill and still bleeding.

I know some doctors have a manual of diff. Pills to try based on hormone levels and what may work. I also thought seasonale was a low dose pill anyway so putting you on another low dose pill may not work.

Thanks, but I think am giving up on this birth control stuff. It all too much

Are you sure you want to do that??I have heard of a lot of women having problems w/ seasonale.It is new on the market and sounds good to only have 4 periods a year.I think your body is rebelling to the supression of your periods.There are many options out there,don't just give up.I think the makers of seasonale will have to rethink their product,i don't think it works the way they planned.Talk with your doctor,maybe the two of you can come up with a better plan for you.Good luck!Patty

I am thinking about it, it’s going to take time for me to try bc again, it really not fun having your period break through bleeding for 3 week and now that I have stop I don’t know how long my period is going to last. Not fun to be at all