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I take seasonal. Before that I took my pills that way for 3 months at a time. Seasonal actually gives you 2 more weeks of pills than you'd end up with if you took the regular packs. It would be best to talk to your Dr but I'm finding more and more of the Dr's are encouraging skipping your period once in a while at least. The only problem comes in if your pills are of different dosages. Some BC pills start out with one ratio of progesterone/estrogen, change at the point where you'd normally ovulate, and then change once again before you get to the placebo pills. If yours are that type you could end up getting kind of off schedule. Also during the first 3 months or so you may experience some spotting. That is common. It just takes your body a while to realize it doesn't have to menstrate EVERY month. I love taking seasonal. I get migranes with my periods so I only have to deal with that 4 times a year and the medication for my migranes is about $15 per pill. Seasonale - that I take - runs about $120 Last time I checked. Which is comperable with regular BC perscriptions since you get three months worth at once. My pills before were about $30 a month. If you have insurance though they should probably help pay for that.
It should be perfectly safe to do this but I would suggest asking your Dr - she might actually give you some good suggestions or an even better prescription.
As far as how safe is it to go without periods consistantly - My Dr told me that so far they don't seem to have come up with any adverse problems with taking BC constantly and even skipping all your periods. You do continue to build up the lining in your uterous and if you do have a period though, the longer you wait, the heavier and longer the period will last. That's why my Dr suggests going 91 days at a time. My period last time was only about 5 days - not much different from normal.
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