Seasonale and Nausea: What Users Say

• UT1...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 28, 2016

For Birth Control "I have been taking Seasonale for almost 3 years now. I'm 21 and pretty healthy. When I started, I had breakthrough bleeding for about 3 weeks and a little nausea. Before Seasonale, I had 8-day heavy periods and would get pretty bad cramping. With this pill, I have a very light period once every 3 months, no cramping at all and no other symptoms. I have had no weight gain, rarely any breast tenderness, and it prevents pregnancy, so I can't complain too much. My ONLY problem with this pill is that it gives me acne in waves. I'll go a month with very little acne, then for a few months have lots of breakouts, some of them painful. I never had any acne prior to taking the pill, but now I do. Otherwise, I highly recommend this pill."

• Jaq...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 26, 2017

For Birth Control "I have been on Seasonale for about 9 months, and it has worked great so far! I switched from Sprintec because I noticed that I was moody, had low libido, and felt very nauseous often. It can be kind of scary not having a period for three months on Seasonale, however, because of not knowing if you are pregnant or not, but I have not had any scares (I took my pill religiously besides a couple of times). I noticed that cramps are a little worse when I do have my period, probably because I don't have my menstrual cycle as much. Overall, I don't get moody or nauseous nearly as much as I did on Sprintec, and it's so nice only dealing with a period 4 months a year instead of 12!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 11, 2019

For Birth Control "I am waiting to start a period, it's day one of the placebo. I did have some nausea in the beginning, but that was to be expected when switching from the IUD to the pill. I haven't had any breakthrough bleeding or anything. Mild cramping at the normal time that I would be normally expecting a period, but I never did bleed. But I am not pregnant, haven't gained weight, and didn't have breakthrough bleeding, so it's doing its job for me personally."

• iri...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 4, 2021

For Birth Control "I've been on Seasonale for about a month now, and only have positive things to say! I've got bipolar II and multiple anxiety disorders, so birth controls can be tricky. I was on Loestrin Fe for a while, and that didn't seem to do much. I then switched to the Nexplanon implant, and that caused some of the worst anxiety I have ever experienced. I switched to Nikki after that, and that, again, did not help my existing anxiety. I found out that progestin does not mesh well with me. Seasonale has two different types of estrogen in it, which is why my OB-GYN put me on it. I've struggled with gaining weight my whole life, and now all of a sudden I'm a healthy body weight, and my anxiety has been as low as it can be with my existing conditions. I haven't had any breakthrough bleeding, headaches, or nausea. I finally feel like myself again! It's also been helping significantly with some minor hormonal acne."

• Kaa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 27, 2017

For Birth Control "Been on Seasonale for 5 weeks. Results are varied, have had slightly nauseous the first two weeks. Now have been spotting the last two weeks."