Quasense and breakthrough

I love Quasense. I have been on it for about a year and a half. For the first year, I took it for the 3 month, would have a very short period for the placebo week and I had no breakthrough bleeding. My gynecologist told me I could skip the placebo week and start the new pack to avoid having a period at all. Every once in a while I will have spotting when I start the next pack after not taking the placebo, but its very light. Other than that, I have not gained any weight, my appetite is the same, I don't have nausea. I don't have any cramping, I don't have mood swings, it improved my acne. Other birth controls I have taken in the past has made me gain weight, or given my acne or made me nausea. I love this stuff.

I glanced through all of the comments below on Quasense and all of them indicated concerns about breakthrough bleeding. I thought I'd post a comment because I've been taking it for quite awhile now, after having been on Seasonale before this, and I haven't had a problem with Quasense at all. I was fine on Seasonale too but switched to Quasense when it came out because it's less expensive. I haven't had any breakthrough bleeding in quite a long time. If I had any, it was when I was on Seasonale and even then it wasn't much. I wonder why so many of you are experiencing so much bleeding in between. The only thing I do experience every month is mild cramping and it usually occurs around the time I would normally get my period if I had it every month. Other than that, I can't complain. When I'm off of it that 1 week every 3 months, I'm usually on my period for about 3 days and that's it. So for me personally, Quasense works fine. But everyone's body responds differently to medications. I'm sorry to hear that you are all going through this and I hope you find something that works better.

i took jolessa for one cycle (3 months) and loved it. now i'm on quasense and i've had brownish-red breakthrough bleeding for over two weeks during the end of month 2 and beginning of month 3. not to mention diarrhea and headaches. quasense SUCKS and i'm going to the doctor tomorrow to get on seasonale, even if it costs more.