"i took seasonique for one month and the side effects were have been so debilitating i had to stop.  my side effects: weight gain of 6+ lbs in one month, breast tenderness, constipation accompanied by gas and bloating, lethargy spanning from feeling &quot;run-down&quot; to complete exhaustion where i slept for 19 hours, extremely painful cramping with diarrhea.  when i started bleeding the cramps were worse than ever before (part of the reason i began taking seasonique was to lessen the pain and cramping associated with my cycle).  the cramping has been debilitating for 4 days now and is only mildly relieved with pamprin.  my intention was to ride out the adjustment period but i couldn&#039;t and stopped taking the medication 2 days ago."