Seasonique for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding User Reviews (Page 3)

• Anonymous
• December 6, 2009

"This medication is absolutely awesome! I had been taking Ortho-Tri-Cyclen for years and had continuously suffered from break through bleeding. I have tried other birth control medications but nothing helped until I decided to try Seasonique. It is a miracle drug, no more mood swings or abnormal bleeding. This pill is a life saver!"

• Shelly
• October 30, 2015

"I am on my 2nd pack on my third month of pills. I have been on the generic brand of seasonique called Ashlyna starting on my 6 months. the first month as soon as I started I thought it was going to be awesome. by the second month I started bleeding and bled like a heavy period for a little over 3 weeks. called my doctor she said that my body just had to get used to it. the third month just fine and the 4th month as well. The fifth month I started spotting here and there but nothing serious.Now I am starting on my 6 month and on the last pack and I have been spotting since October 6 and just got a heavy period today and I am not due for a period till 3 more weeks. I am going to wait it out and see what happens. good luck everyone."

• Mano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 15, 2019

"This is the worst birth control that I have ever taken. I have been in different types of birth control pill, but this one is far the worse ever. I changed from my progesterone only pills to Seasonique because of “four cycles a year.” I took this birth control for 6 months. And within that 6 months I bleed almost DAILY!!!! In April I switched back to my former birth control. It is now September and my body is still not back to normal. The abnormal bleeding has gotten somewhat better. But, I still have bleeding that last a week to 14 days between cycles. Ladies be warned. Yes this will work as a birth control method because you are constantly on your cycle. Don’t let “4 cycles a year” be the reason to take this pill as you may regret your decision."

• Idkwtvr
• September 24, 2017

"Frustrating. Been on this pill for about 1.5 months and I've been trying to convince myself that I'm not getting any side effects. I use to be on it back when I was 16 and I was ok, not this time. After reading some of these review I think I can finally talk to the doctor and feel like I'm not crazy. I've been a RAGING COW. With my 4 yr old, With my boyfriend, with LIFE. Very, very much sleepy and sad! Want to just cry... have NO DESIRE to do ANYTHING. This pill is awful... didn't really want to admit or come to the realization that a little pill can have so much impact on your emotional state. Wow. Thank you, I feel convince now that I'm not crazy and have legitimate reasons to want to get off it."

• anony...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 5, 2017

"I've been on this pill for almost a year. The first nine months (three cycles) went by without any issues. I was put on it because I get sick every time I get my period and my cramps are terrible. Half way through my eleventh month, I got my period, but I figured it was just spotting, so I continued to take the normal pill. Almost six week later, I'm still bleeding, and I've felt faint the past few days. This is hell. I'm switching off of it next week."

• Charmin
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 8, 2019

"I have been experiencing quite a few of the symptoms I've read in this forum due to Seasonique. I am looking to stop taking the medication but only saw a couple people that stated they stopped taking it, but no follow up information in regards to what happened when they stopped. I'm curious to know how long the bleeding took to stop or if maybe switching to another medication stopped it? Please HELP!"

• JB1986
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 19, 2022

"I was prescribed Seasonique after struggling with my periods for decades. My doctor tells me to try it for three months. Normally I have a 5-7 day period that starts super heavy and ends light. My cramps are brutal so I’m hoping this will work. I take it every single morning at 6:15 on the dot. I don’t skip or forget. I’m still bleeding now but it’s daily. I’m having terrible cramps that wake me up in the middle of the night. Things aren’t getting better, they’re getting worse. I contacted my doctor and she referred me to a specialist. I’m hopeful something will be done but birth control did nothing except cause more pain. If it doesn’t feel right to you, stop taking it. I wish I’d listened to my gut about three months too."

• Jenn
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 13, 2017

"After years of trying bc pills to regulate my hormones and try to stop crippling daily migraines & vomiting I tried Seasonique . For the first time I've been migraine free since I started . It also stopped the bleeding I'd had for weeks. I finally am able to normal things like clean my home without feeling faint n puking. I am happy and pain free. No migraines no painful bloating. I was about ready to give up on life . I had zero hope. I finally feel what it's like to be normal & not constantly ill."

• Lifes...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 9, 2017

"I have been on these pills for 3 months now to combat heavy periods and everything has been great! I've had zero bleeding over the past 3 months. No headaches, no weight gain, no hair loss, so basically no side effects. I guess I'm lucky that my body seems to work well with these pills but everyone's experience is different. I'm on the yellow pills right now, expecting a period but I'm having some extremely light spotting and no breakthrough bleeding. According to the pharmacist this is normal in the beginning. I'm hopeful they continue to work well. Honestly, taking them at the same time every single day is the key to getting the best effectiveness possible. Well that's the end of my spiel."

• Kay
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 25, 2020

"so I started these new pills Seasonique in Sept 2019. All went smoothly for the first 12 weeks, got my period at the end, it wasn't too horrible like before either. Well, I started the 2nd 12 week pack and about 4-5 weeks in I started spotting, and have been since. About 6-7 weeks now and next week I'm due for my normal period. I'm going to give it a chance and maybe after my 'regular period' and starting the next pack it'll regulate again, but if this happens again I'M DONE!"

• Jemmyb
• February 13, 2020

"Update time!! After 4 months of bleeding daily my period finally regulated and stopped ! I’m on my 2nd pack n half way through and have only had occasional cramps and spotting But not till recently. I started pill in sept and bled till late December. All of January was finally great and only now into Feb am I having light spotting and cramps but definitely not the bleeding and not the pad wearing that I had for 4 months bleeding nightmare. If you hang in there it eventually does regulate n stop the period!! :)"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 21, 2015

"I tried many things to stop heavy bleeding including an ablation. Nothing made my period less heavy, let alone stopped it. I started Seasonique 2 years ago and in the beginning I had irregular spotting for the duration of the first pack. After that I had very light periods every 3 months, with occasional spotting in between. I was happy with the results. Now, nearly 2 years later, in the second month of a pack I am on a 7 day and counting period, extremely heavy with a lot of clots. Guess this has decided to stop working too so it is back to my OBG again to try something else."

• No more
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 16, 2021

"I have been on this birth control for 4 months now. And have bled 3 out of the 4 months. I thought my body would have adjusted by now but it hasn’t. I had a period the first month taking it. The second month I didn’t not bleed until 2 weeks in and now I’m on month 4 and still have not stopped bleeding. I started taking seasonique because my periods were so painful and heavy. My dr says to continue to take them but I’m not because it should not take this long for your body to adjust. I’d rather deal with a heavy period for a week and just take IBU for the cramping than to have continuous heavy spotting. I could not even enjoy the summer months at the beach because of this. I have gained 5 pounds and I’m always nauseous and tired. I do not recommend this birth control."

• Kelleah
• August 29, 2015

"I started this in June 2015. My purpose is to help with perimenopause symptoms. 5 weeks were good no bleeding. Now I am bleeding for the next 5 weeks daily...with clots sometimes. Was trying for the hormone to alleviate cycle anxiety attacks. Still get those too like clockwork. Going to try an iud next. "

• Quinn
• October 15, 2015

"I've been on this medicine for a little over two years. I started taking it to help with my acne. That's the one thing that's been consistent about it. When I started it in 2013, I bled for a month which was normal and then I stopped. It worked really well (only one period every three months) for about a year. Then my pharmacy gave me generic which screwed everything up. I broke out, bled heavily, and my hormones went crazy. After two weeks on generic I was forced to pay the fee to get the name brand back. Since then it hasn't been the same. My obgyn says it is because my body is immune to it. I start bleeding two weeks into the pack, spot all the way until my period, and then the process starts all over again. I have gained 20 pounds..."

• Nana
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 22, 2018

"Having endometriosis Seasonique helps with the ovarian cysts and other pains while not bleeding. Periods have not gotten any shorter or less heavy but it’s not bad now that it is only every 3 months. After being on the pill for about a year this is when I started gaining weight. 20 pounds in just 6 months!"

• jasmine
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 18, 2018

"I have been on seasonique for almost 2 years, I started it because I had severe anemia due to extremely heavy periods. This medication has caused me to gain about 17lb steadily since I started it. Even when I restrict how much I eat I somehow have gained weight. I body looks no different from when I started the birth control, yet somehow I am 17 pounds heavier. I have become depressed and even more anxious than usual on seasonique. However, I hardly get a period, only 1-2 days of mild bleeding, and probably a week or so of spotting. My iron levels are up, so I mean, despite the symptoms its caused, it did what it was intended to do for me."

• chamm...
• August 25, 2017

"I was having horrible peri-menopause symptoms. Basically PMS from hell. And it kept getting worse as I got older. I have never been on the pill before (I'm 47) and was hesitant to take it. But I did because I was suffering. I think the third day after I started Seasonique I felt better. It was amazing. I suspect I have always had hormonal issues because I started to feel "normal" which I had never felt before. The only two things negative I can say is that I was always fatigued and plus when I first started taking it I became bloated. I stopped taking it due to another health issue I have but would take it again if I could. Not having a period for 3 months at a time was wonderful."

• ItsShar
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 28, 2017

"I went on this because I had a nonstop period for months and developed severe anaemia. My bleeding stopped the next day! Then that day I developed the worst headache of my life and ever since I have had constant headaches. I have developed cyst-like pimples on my neck and face. They're deep, huge and painful. I didn't gain weight but thats because I monitor my calories. I think if I had of let myself eat the amount I wanted then I would have gained weight since I've been more hungrier than normal. I'm also diagnosed with depression but can usually manage it, yet this pill made me have the worst depressive episodes of my life. I don't wanna finish the pack but they were so damn expensive. Do not recommend."

• Azmomma
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 14, 2015

"I have been in this medication for almost 5 years. My Dr gave it to me because the bleeding I had after having my son was so bad that it made me weak. His wife was on this medication and talked to me about it. I have seen information about it for many years and thought I would try it. I was lucky enough to have a Dr tell me that I can take the pill continually for the whole time and when it was time to take the yellow pills to go ahead and take the first pill of the new pack. After having my son I have always been a "bigger girl" and just this past summer I have started to lose weight. Yes I had spotting but that was due to me losing 4 inches in my belly."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 4, 2019

"Well I was on this BC Seasonique for 3 years it has been great. I have stopped the BC because I want to try and have my last baby. Well since I stopped it on October 10, 2019 I have been bleeding very heavy, very bad cramping and headaches. Has anyone else gone through this after stopping this BC? I have tried a few other BC but nothing ever happened like this after stopping it. Please let me know if you have had this problem after stopping this BC. Thank you all."

• kayla...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 7, 2018

"I thought this birth control option was the holy grail for my long and excruciatingly painful periods. I had tried it a few years ago and it made me sick to my stomach for about four weeks so I stopped. But I tried it again and LOVED it. Four periods a year that were totally manageable.. sign me up! My incessant mood swings were better, my skin was clear, it was great. All was well until I realized that I had gained 40 lbs, my health started rapidly deteriorating, and I learned my liver was near failing. If this medicine didn't have these horrible side effects I would have stayed on it forever and given them all of my money. Obviously, I had to be taken off of it though for the sake of my liver and to get back to a healthy weight. I'll probably give the NuvaRing another try and possibly use it to skip periods like my Seasonique naturally did since my periods are back to being painful now without it. If you want to try this, I say go for it, but it's NOT a long term solution."

• Horri...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 5, 2015

"I have used 3 different birth control brands (yasmin, ortho tri cyclen and yaz) before trying out the generic of seasonqiue. It worked great for the first 2 months , then I had some light spotting that got heavier every day until it was heavier than any past menstrual cycle. I bled (regular to very heavy) and cramped everyday for the next 4 months. Even when starting a new pack, taking it at the same time, at night, with iron-nothing I did made this bleeding get lighter or go away until I stopped taking them. Then I got my period normally every month but its been far heavier than it has ever been in my life. Last month, my period came early and this month it came only 2 weeks after my last period. This RX has my body all out of whack."

• Migra...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 14, 2018

"Diagnosed chronic severe migraine suffer. Couldn’t tolerate ANY contraceptive pill incl low dose, progesterone only /mini pill etc. On Seasonique for 3 mths recommended by dr. Feel more ‘balanced’ hormonally, better skin, etc. Some on & off spot bleeding over 3 mths - but this seems to be improving. Still have migraines - but less. Monthly hormonal migraine still turns up but manageable with migraine med and this. Also was anemic - now with out the periods my iron levels are up so great to have energy now. Recommend worth a try!!"

• Jenna...
• August 10, 2011

"I have been on birth control since I was 12 and am now 20. I suffer from Menorrhagia as well as various other medical conditions pertaining to my reproductive system. I have literally tried 10 birth controls; Yaz, Yasmin, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Ortho Novum, Depo Provera, etc. I have always had my period for 3 months (that being a short period for me), and this is THE ONLY birth control that has regulated me. I am so happy with this birth control and highly recommend it. There are always side effects from any type of birth control, but this one has only given me tender breasts. I can't complain too much, as the others did not work sufficiently in regulating my flow, reducing my period length, controlling my moodiness -- but this birth control did."