LoSeasonique User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

• Bon...
• January 23, 2011

For Birth Control "I have been on LoSeasonique for 6 weeks now. The first 2 weeks, I had no breakthrough bleeding. Around week 3, I started spotting for a couple of days, then it would stop for a couple of days. I am now on week 6, and the breakthrough hasn't stopped. It's putting a damper on my thoughts of the pill. I will continue taking this pill through the first pack (3 months) and decide then if I want to continue taking it. The main purpose for taking this pill was to decrease my periods, and I have been bleeding more than before. I usually have very mild cramping and have noticed the cramping has worsened these past 3 weeks."

• Anonymous
• October 30, 2011

"Pain. Cramps. Heavy bleeding. I had been on this for 2 and 1/2 weeks, and the bleeding and pain started. Will get a sonogram this week to check everything because the doctor said this should not be happening, but after reading the reviews, this seems to be normal. With no medical insurance, I am mad. This is costly, painful, unnecessary."

• TAM...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 24, 2013

For Endometriosis "I have severe cramping (can only compare to labor contractions) on the first day of my period. My legs hurt and the pain works its way up to my stomach and leaves me in the fetal position while waiting for meds to kick in. My gyn did a laparoscopy in 2010, and it helped until 4-5 months ago. I now have a new gyn, and she wants me to try a hormonal therapy (birth control) to eliminate the cramping. I was not happy about taking birth control (had bad results when I took it in my 20s). I am now on my second week of LoSeasonique and have experienced headaches, lack of energy, and no sex drive (which I was never really active anyway). I haven't taken it long enough to see how my body will react to the pain, but I am crossing my fingers. I have not had any spotting."

• Anonymous
• April 8, 2010

"I do really like this pill and the fact that my periods went from super heavy, lasting maybe 2 weeks, to light, lasting a couple of days. What I don't like is I'm more moody, emotional, have had many episodes of heart palpitations, and feel like I'm having anxiety attacks. I think I'm going to get off this pill. Good luck, and I hope it works well for all!"

• Anonymous
• November 14, 2011

"I really like this birth control, which is a surprise after reading all the negative reviews. I just finished the first 3-month pack. I had absolutely no breakthrough bleeding, no crazy weight gain, and no other terrible side effects. It made me a little sick to my stomach the first week, and that is all I have noticed. I would highly recommend this medicine to anyone who doesn't need a large dose of estrogen to keep breakthrough bleeding from happening."

• Mrs...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 23, 2019

For Birth Control "I got this medication as a 46-year-old mom who is done childbearing, and with a very active sex life, didn't feel a monthly period was necessary anymore. I suffered from PMS and had heard it could help with that as well. The first two weeks, I had morning nausea, but then came an onslaught of other side effects. I'm normally anxious, and this made my anxiety skyrocket. I also suffered a huge nosedive in sex drive. I got what seemed like a yeast infection, which, treated, never really went away, then a UTI. Sex became uncomfortable due to lack of lubrication. I went from a 46-year-old woman with an extremely active sex life and high sex drive, to a lack of sensation, like sandpaper during intercourse, soreness and irritation, and low libido. I would have to say the high anxiety was the worst part. I'll keep my minor PMS and monthly bleeding, thanks."

• Mis...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 15, 2018

For Endometriosis "I was prescribed LoSeasonique to help manage endometriosis. I’ve been on it for three months. I felt horrible the first week. I decided to give it time. My cramps and periods are worse. I got headaches, depression, increased appetite, excruciating cramps, bleeding a lot more than before; constantly changing pads. I would get no relief from analgesics or the heat pack. I am 43 years old and do not have kids. I asked my gynecologist for a hysterectomy, but she said that would push me into menopause. The whole point is for me to live as pain-free as possible. I don’t care if I have a period every month; I am just tired of the pain and having to miss work. I would rate this a -0. I personally don’t recommend it."

• Ske...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 21, 2015

For Birth Control "I've been on this for over 3 years, and I would say it's the best one I've been on. Pros: Dramatic reduction in pain from cramps. Cons: Nauseous on the first pack, spotting during the first few packs. After 3 years, I get about 2 hours of spotting as my 'period.' Kind of unnerving when you're sexually active. To me, the pro makes the cons worth it, because my cramping was so bad it made me vomit from pain. 100% worth it to me."

• mag...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 4, 2018

For Birth Control "Started the generic almost 3 months ago. Pros: No spotting. Cons: my breasts are larger and always super sore. It's made it painful to run like I usually do. Altered fat distribution and noticeable loss of muscle mass. Neutral: I've noticed I still have my normal PMS symptoms when I would have started my periods, including a feeling of fullness in my pelvis, increased breast tenderness, and irritability with random crying."

• Nat...
• May 12, 2011

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I was taking Seasonique, and my doctor switched me over to LoSeasonique because I was still having periods that lasted 7-8 days. I have been on LoSeasonique for 7 weeks now and have been bleeding off and on since I started. My face has broken out on several occasions. This is really getting old, and I am going to stop this birth control and switch back to just Seasonique."

• Anonymous
• October 1, 2009

For Birth Control "I'm just finishing my second month of pills. I had a crazy increase in appetite the first month, but it's evened out now. But now I've been experiencing breakthrough bleeding for about nine days. I really hope it stops."

• Anonymous
• March 28, 2011

For Birth Control "I started taking this 8 weeks ago, and after 4 weeks I got a period. I just assumed it was my body adjusting. It went away for about a week, but now I have been bleeding heavily for the past 3 weeks. This cannot be normal. My skin has gotten way worse, and I have become very moody."

• Not...
• September 27, 2011

For Birth Control "I have been taking this for a little over a month now. Not satisfied yet. I have had a lot of spotting happening, I get cramps (of which was something I was trying to not get), which still causes me to take my pain medication. I also have had the worst acne I have ever had in my whole life. I have never had it this badly. If after 3 months nothing has changed, I will be done with this product and onto another. I have a wedding in a week and am sad to say this pill caused my skin to look like this. So much for flawless skin on my day and honeymoon."

• Sem...
• July 14, 2013

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I have been taking LoSeasonique for a few years. I went on antibiotics (Zpack) for an ear infection. I have never once had any issues with this before now. I have been on my period for a month now, the bleeding won't stop. My doctor said to go off the pill for a week and let your body rest, and it should stop. If it doesn't, then I have to go in for an ultrasound. I am freaking out. It's been that week, and I am still on my period. Make sure you let your doctors know you are on that pill before they prescribe you any antibiotics."

• Anonymous
• March 31, 2011

For Endometriosis "I am on my 5th week of LoSeasonique. I read the reviews beforehand, but decided to give it a shot since I never had any problems with other pills (LoEstren and Ortho TriCyclen) back in the day. Unfortunately, the bad reviews were right (for me). I had a little bit of spotting for a few days around week 2, but nothing I couldn't handle. By week 4, I started spotting and have continually spotted now going on 2 weeks, now with cramps. It's not super light spotting either. I do have to wear a panty liner every single day, and of course I don't want to have sex with my hubby either. I think I will stick it out through the first 3-month pack, but I will be more than likely to try something else next round."

• Anonymous
• November 4, 2011

For Birth Control "I've been on LoSeasonique for about a month and one week. I take the pill every day at the same time. Haven't missed a day. I was spotting for two weeks, then I started my period. I've been on my period for a week and a half. I'm staying on it just to see if it gets better. But it is not worth only having your period every three months. This is torture. Plus, I have the worst cramps of my life."

• nat...
• July 17, 2011

For Birth Control "I have taken LoSeasonique for 9 months now (3 packs). At first, it was great and I was all excited about 1 period every 3 months. I was wrong. This was my first birth control ever! At first, I had mood swings, I'd be fine, then the next thing I'm angry, then I'm crying over something stupid. I can handle the mood swings, but the spotting was horrible. I would get my bleeding into the 5th week mark, and then it would go away for a few days, then come back and wouldn't stop until maybe 3 days of the sugar pills. My skin had cleared up, but now when I get pimples, they scar. Oh, and the sex life was gone because of the bleeding. I stopped taking it just today, and I can already feel my hormones getting crazy."

• Anonymous
• March 11, 2011

For Birth Control "LoSeasonique works fine as birth control. I didn't get pregnant while on it, but it didn't keep my period at bay for the 3 months as stated. For me, this pill actually worked the opposite way. I had a period for 3 weeks, then nothing for 1 week rather than the other way around. And it wasn't just light spotting, I had bleeding similar to a period. I gave it a chance the first month and the second month, but after that, I called it quits. I will have to try something else."

• Sky...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 17, 2019

For Birth Control "I've been taking this birth control for almost 6 weeks now, and let me tell you, the only good thing about it is that it has helped me gain and distribute weight where I need it and made my breasts bigger. Other than that, I feel like absolute rubbish all day, every day, and my job requires me to be active and on my feet. IT'S HORRIBLE. I take medicine for the nausea, so that's fine. But I'm extremely tired, my body aches more than normal, the change in my mood is not okay, and I've been bleeding for over a week now, way earlier than my period should be. It started out as just spotting, but now I'm heavily bleeding, and it's making me very anxious. I'm going to take the last week of pills tomorrow because this just isn't worth it. I do not recommend this pill. Definitely look for something with better ratings, maybe?"

• Anonymous
• October 31, 2010

For Birth Control "My OBGYN switched me to this pill in hopes to reduce my menstrual migraines I suffer with every month. While I have not had any migraines, I have been bleeding for 3 weeks straight, have a horrible outbreak of acne, and very bad nausea since starting this medication two months ago. At this point, I think I'd rather live with the monthly migraine than be bleeding all the time and look like I have chickenpox on my face."

• LEB...
• April 4, 2011

"Just completed 6 months on this. I had very heavy, horrible periods with no pills at all. The first 3-4 weeks on this, I had some bleeding, but it has completely stopped since. Even when I was supposed to get my period, I did not get much of anything. Contact lenses are killing me, vision is not the same. Very, very tired all the time. No energy. No sex drive. I get weird pains in my legs all the time."

• edu...
• December 30, 2010

For Birth Control "I've been on the pill for almost a month, no breakthrough bleeding, but light cramps and headaches, but not severe. I guess I can say that's good compared to some other comments, but I'm getting off the pill today because I just got on it because I wanted fewer periods, but I absolutely hate cramps and headaches. Hope it works for you."

• Mic...
• October 15, 2015

For Birth Control "This birth control is definitely not for everyone. I bled for 2 straight weeks while taking this pill and became anemic. I was so exhausted and had ongoing cramps for days and days. I had switched over from Microgestin because this one was cheaper and was a three-month pack, but I am switching back. I didn't pay attention to the reviews (because everyone has different results), but I wish I had. I am switching back to my previous birth control."

• Pim...
• September 3, 2011

For Birth Control "I have the biggest, reddest, and most painful pimples I have ever had in my life. I even have a cyst on the side of my nose. This all started about 1 week after starting this birth control, and it has just gotten worse during the second week. I am calling my gyno and going back on Yaz. It is the only birth control that I have ever taken that has made my complexion perfect. Your experience may be different, but I am 23 years old, and I am completely embarrassed to leave my condo because my skin is so awful."

• Anonymous
• November 19, 2010

For Birth Control "The first pack my doctor wanted me to stop after the first month to try to see what effect the medicine would have with my period and to only continue if there were no abnormalities. I followed her instructions, and toward the last 2 weeks of the 3rd set, I started seeing some 'color' that led to spotting. And my period took a while to start during the yellow pills, but was short and light. Now that I am on the 2nd pack toward the end, just about a week ago, I started spotting again. But this time it's heavier/more constant. Rarely worth a pantyliner or anything at all, just really annoying because I don't know if it will get heavier at any moment, stop, or stick around until the 'real' period comes. And will it get worse for the next pack?"