I'm actually on Aviane, which is the same thing as Alesse -- I was put on this on purpose to piggyback pills. The gynecologist said that it was the same formula as Seasonale, just not packaged conveniently the way Seasonale is. I looked it up and it sort of is -- it's the same two types of estrogen/progestin, but w/ different dosages. For some reason when I first went on Aviane, I started bleeding in the middle of week 2 and then bled for quite awhile (I think like nearly a month) before finally it stopped, and after that I didn't bleed at all until I went off of it. But, now that I go back and look at my dorky "Menstrual Record Chart", I see that I went off Aviane only a month after I'd stopped bleeding. So I guess that's not really long enough to judge. I'm going to keep trying it for awhile, anyway, because I need a pill that's cheap (our insurance doesn't cover BC) and lower-estrogen, and this is the best fit so far. How long did you try to piggyback them before you gave it up?
I hope you're feeling better today D-wise. I noticed in another post you said you're taking amitriptyline? I was on this for six weeks but stopped after that because I hated it so much. I was completely exhausted the whole time I was on it (if I sat down in a chair for more than thirty seconds, I would fall asleep even if I was at work) and I ate massive amounts of Skittles and Mambas. So if you're still taking that, then that might be wreaking havoc with your system too.
I'm still cramping pretty bad today and not much is helping.  I think part of that is because I'm having such a hard time eating -- I'm getting terrible pain after I eat even a small bit (my doctor thinks it's my gallbladder -- the pain is in that area), so my stomach never gets at all full. Usually if I can eat a full meal and take 1000mg Tylenol and 800mg ibuprofen I can get rid of the worst of the cramps, but nope. Ugh. Okay, I'm done whining now. 
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