"seasonique was the first birth control medication i tried. of course i was attracted to the idea of 4 periods a year. during my second month of my second cycle of seasonique, i had break through bleeding for over three weeks when i wasn&#039;t supposed to have any bleeding until the end of the third month. i also had moderate weight gain, intense cravings, moderate issues with acne, and hysterical crying episodes. i switched to a birth control where i get my period once a month and have had none of these issues."