I was told to start taking Seasonique on
the first day of my period which was
scheduled to start on May 19th (a Monday)
or no later then May 22nd (the following
Thursday) I started taking them on May
18th because I thought that I was starting
my period (there was some light spotting
and I didn't want to forget to take the
pills so I just went ahead and started
them then). Well I never did start my
period just has a little bit of spotting
for that first week. On May 25th (a week
later) I started having heavier spotting
to wear I needed to wear a tampon/pad and
change it once a day, that lasted about 2
weeks and now it is June 9th and I am
still spotting, still need to wear a pad
but it doesn't need to be changed as
often. I also noticed that I am cranky
(like with PMS) and have had mild
cramping. I also have had less bowel
movements then normal. Are these all
normal symptoms with Seasonique? I took a
pregnancy test on May 21st and it came
back negative, I am concerned that this
could be a miscarriage or I could be
pregnant and the pills are making the test
come back negative. Please let me know
any of your thoughts! Thank you!
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MRMRSW
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Posted: 06-09-08 15:02pm
I have had the same thing happen to me on
the same pill, the docs all said that it
was normal, but I was really drained and
had a period for like 3 months, they will
tell you that this is normal, and it is
your body getting used to the hormone.Its
a great idea, the whole 4 periods a year
thing, but you probably wont stop having
spotting for like 9 months on this pill.
Might I suggest a better pill, its called
Yaz, I had ALOT of B.C issues and could
never find one that didn't make me
crankie, or tired, or bleed all of the
time, until I tried Yaz. It curbed my pms,
it stopped the cramps, and I had a 3 day
period once every 24-28 days, it was
great! But, the spotting with it is
normal for that pill, remember, your body
is used to having a cycle every month, and
now the hormone is saying wait, and your
body is like AHHH!! LOL, hope this helps
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Carifairy
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Posted: 06-09-08 18:00pm
BC PILLS DO NOT AFFECT PREGNANCY TESTS.
Starting BC during a period WILL often
cause it to lighten or completely stop,
this is NORMAL.
The hormones are taking control of your
body. YOU NEED TO GIVE YOUR BODY TIME TO
ADJUST.
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Cat_W
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Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 3
stopping pills? Posted: 06-13-08 13:55pm
I understand that I need to give my body
time to adjugst but it has been a month of
a constant period. I am on these to stop
my period. lol I am considering going off
of them and just going back to a regular
week long period and not this constant
thing. Has anyone stopped taking them and
if so did your periods go back to
"normal"?
