vaginapagina | To seasonale or not to seasonale? (Reply)

Bit of background: I'm leaving to study abroad in Germany in a week, and although I'm not sexually active I remember hearing somewhere that the most common health condition of students coming back from study abroad is pregnancy. I asked my doctor to put me on Birth Control even though shagging some hot German Herr is not exactly on my "To-do in Germany" list, coming back with hot German Herr's baby is definitely not.

I started using Seasonale five days ago. In retrospect I probably should have started it earlier to let my body adjust to it but I didn't think of that until last night. I'm already getting moody. I generally consider myself calm and collected but last night I had a hissy fit and I'm not even all that sure why. Of course I'm still in the first week of pills so maybe it was just one of my regularly scheduled temper-tantrums and had nothing to do with the pill.

I'm somewhat concerned about spotting because I really don't want to spot the whole time I'm over there, but if I'm understanding this correctly most people spot on seasonale because their bodies just aren't used to not menstruating. I normally have a minimum of three months between periods (although I think my cycle is fairly regular)

I realize that it will take time for my body to adjust to the pill, and I'm willing to try it, but I'm wondering if now is the right time? I'm just worried that it will cause me nothing but three months of spotting and moodiness when I'm supposed to be having fun abroad, especially since I don't even need it for birth control right now. If I decide to ditch it I still have two months worth of pills that I could start taking in the event that I do need it.

So I guess what I'm asking for is for the opinions and experiences of other people who have used Seasonale. I know birth control and side effects is pretty much a case of hit and miss, but how long did it take for you to adjust to it? Do you think the aggravation of moodiness and spotting and other side-effects are easy enough to deal with or will they interfere with my trip?