Jolessa User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• buffy
• October 16, 2011

"I have been on Jolessa for three years. I have loved this however, I have gained 40 lbs while on this birth control. I just stopped the birth control today and I am hoping I can lose some of the weight I gained."

• Cleo
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 6, 2020

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I've been on the bc pill since 13 years old for severe periods. I'm now 43. My previous obgyn put me on Jolessa two months after I gave birth last year. My previous prescription of Kelnor worked wonderfully, and I told her that. Still, she insisted on giving me this garbage. I've had the worst experience with this pill. It hasn't helped at all. I've had my most recent period for a month and a half now with terrible pain and an incredible amount of huge blood clots. A month after starting Jolessa, I started having random horrible cramps without bleeding. I would occasionally have spotting with or without pain. I ditched that obgyn and am about to start a different prescription thanks to my pcp who I trust completely."

• Anonymous
• November 9, 2010

"I started Jolessa 6 months ago. The first pack went like I had expected. I did have weight gain as well as acne which I never had before. The second pack was where everything went wrong. I bled the whole entire pack. Yep I'm getting off this medicine."

• Anonymous
• August 10, 2011

For Birth Control "I originally tried Implanon (estrogen-free implant that stays in your arm for 3 years). It made my periods random and awful, so I am also taking Jolessa pills every day (I am on both forms at the same time). With this Implanon/Jolessa combination so far, it's been great! No weight gain, no pimples, no spotting, no anything! Normal period (lasted for about 4 or 5 days) during the placebo week. Not sure how it would be without the Implanon as well, but so far, I would recommend this to anyone! I mean, 4 periods a year. ...yay yeah!"

• Ilove...
• January 20, 2018

For Birth Control "I was put on Depo after having my first son. Never been on birth control before. Gained about 15 pounds after having him and couldn't shake it. Switched me to Jolessa and gained another 40 pounds. Before I had my son, I was 120lbs. Now on Jolessa, two years later, 190. Exercise, diet, cut out soda and alcohol, dairy and sugar. Nothing. Nothing will make the weight drop. Going to stop taking this soon. I would rather have a period every month and use condoms than feel like this."

• Savet...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 23, 2019

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "Ok so I was on my period for 30 something days and I went to the doctor and all the wanted to do was put me on birth control which I did not want for many reasons !! So basically they didn’t do anything ! 20 something days later I’m still on my period ! Day 54 I wake up and get out of bed and blood just starts running through my clothes all over the floor ! My husband rushed me to the E.R . I had 2 obygn exams there but there was too much blood to know , an ultrasound but nothing was found. All they could really tell me was I was sick with anemia from loss of so much blood and they put me on jolessa for 5 days. The first day I took 5 and lesser each day. So never found out what truly happen or why my cycle was 54 days and what happen that morning !! Very scary situation and even more scary that trained doctors couldn’t even figure it out. Overall the jolessa made me feel awful !! Didn’t have a cycle for 6 months."

• Catha...
• January 13, 2018

For Birth Control "I would not recommend this at all. I’m a healthy 18 year old. I took Jolessa to stop painful periods and I was only on this for a month before I stopped. I stopped taking it because it gave me a pulmonary embolism and Deep vein thrombosis (DVT). I would highly avoid this birth control."

• Sariah
• February 24, 2018

For Birth Control "I was on depo for 10 years and had to stop because of demineralized bones. I enjoyed not having periods for those many years. The dr said to try jolessa. I was on it for 5 years. I always had bleeding 2 weeks before it was due in the pack. And slowly my hair had thinned out on my scalp. It took me forever to figure out why my hair was coming out rampantly. Yes it was 5 years of hair loss. Not even the dermatologist was sure what was causing it cause all my blood work came back normal. Shortly after stopping jolessa recently. I noticed little baby hairs growing on my hairline. Which I am so thankful for. I believe I may just be sensitive to birth control hormones or the synthetic hormones they use. So I'm choosing to using the cervical cap with contraceptive gel."

• Anonymous
• November 2, 2011

For Birth Control "I am very happy with Jolessa. I switched from Seasonique due to the cost difference. I had a little spotting when I switched brands and that is all I have had. The only side effect I notice is a slight increase in breakouts, but nothing to bad. I would recommend to anyone looking to have fewer periods a year!"

• Sarah
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 9, 2015

For Birth Control "I have been on this for birth control for over a year. I'd heard that I could have some spotting, especially in the first cycle, but I still get spotting starting about 3 weeks before my white pills (and it last up until then). This was very annoying for me so I will be switching away from the extended cycle."

• Nab
• December 10, 2015

For Birth Control "I started taking this after I got a depo shot, which made me gain like 15lbs and made it hurt to have sex. When I started taking jolessa, I gained weight very quickly, going from 160lbs (I was 145lbs before depo shot) to 200lbs in like 6 months. No matter how healthy I eat, or how much I exercise, the weight won't drop. Even doing p90x I can't get anywhere weight wise. This pill also totally killed my sex drive. I get moody, especially if I forget to take it a day or two, and start taking it again. I'm always tired. I never had any issues with pimples ever in my life, but when I take the white pills for the period or forget to take a few pills, I break out SO bad. I hate this pill."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 5, 2015

For Birth Control "I am on my 3rd month close to the sugar pills and I have been spotting for the past week and a 1/2. I've gained 10lbs, experience pimples here and there, mood swings, and a decrease in sex drive! I'm not sure if I like the pill yet or not b/c my body hasn't had time to completely adjust. I hate the spotting and cramps but my breast did grow and the 1st few months on it was great. I think I'll try another pack to see if my body adjusts."

• Stepb
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 23, 2015

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "Going on 2 months now. I had 16 days of extremely heavy bleeding with heavy clotting. I have PCOS and would have some crazy abnormal period but never with severe cramping and clotting. I went through a regular tampon in 1 hour and about 45 overnight pads in that 16 days. My left breast is considerably more tender at all times and I have random spotting and cramps almost every day. I'll be calling my doc to tell her I'm going off of this pill. I won't make it to the third month. I'd rather use condoms (and I hate condoms)."

• Angie
• June 13, 2013

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "Before being on Jolessa, I had trouble with heavy menstrual cycles that were making me anemic. It took about two months on the pill before I stopped spotting. Now I hardly have a period even on the active pills. The only negative side effect of this medicine is that I've gained about twenty pounds."

• Anonymous
• December 22, 2011

"I have been on Jolessa for a month. I love it, spotting a little but it seems like I am ALWAYS hungry! I have never eaten so much in my life. I gained 5 lbs in a month but I don't mind because I was very skinny to begin with but I'm worried that I will gain too much. I am just going to have to eat healthier."

• Anonymous
• November 7, 2010

"I am on week 6, which is second pack of 3 months. I have been bleeding since I started, not as heavy as my usual cycles but 6 week period. If this doesn't stop soon I'm done with it. Also my breasts are so so sore they hurt and I never have issues with that."

• alexis
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 20, 2022

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I have only taken this birth control for 1 month and a week. And now I have non stop bleeding. I am currently still bleeding. I have been bleeding for two weeks straight. I have no health issues. Never have and I have never had any issues with my period nor bleeding."

• Red
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 4, 2019

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "My daughter has PCOS among other problems, she started this drug when she was 12 and now at 23 is having breakthrough bleeding. I can only assume that her body has changed that this drug no longer is helping keep her periods at bay."

• A20D
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 17, 2016

For Birth Control "I have been on this pill for 5 months and have put on 8 pounds which is very uncommon for me. I also have zero sex drive. I am getting off this pill immediately. I'm going back to a regular monthly period pill."

• brown...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 31, 2016

For Birth Control "Do not take this birth control pills!! very first two weeks of pills, It started to itching on my lower legs and I immediately stop taking them because the itchiness become severe and left me with scarred on my lower legs so bad that I couldn't even wear short during the summer time now. After 2 months of stopped taking these pills, Im still getting itchiness and now I need to go see a dermatologist for my skin condition problem. I have never break out on my legs before. I called manufacture company of Jolessa for the side effects and they just took my statements and Nothing has been resolved. I'm very unhappy with this product!!!"

• Phish...
• December 24, 2015

For Birth Control "I was switched to Jolessa by my OBGYN after 7 years of hormonal migraines the day before/of starting my period while on Spintec. So far, I've had a light to moderate period the first two months and have gained around 6-7 pounds. My skin is fine, can't comment on the headaches because I've had a consistent tension headache the entire time. I'm lazy as as and just want to sit around and eat icecream. Something extremely annoying above all I think is the constipation. I'm so bloated and uncomfortable. I have a fiber rich diet so I'm assuming this is the problem. Not happy so far but I'm gonna stick with it. Will re-review later after I'm done cleaning out the freezer section at the grocery store."

• Hyper...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 11, 2015

For Birth Control "Just finishing up my first pack. NEVER have I had this heavy of a period. Changing super plus tampons every 3-4 hours. Plus I've had almost a constant period for the entire first and last months. That, on top of the (what seems irreversible) weight gain and mood swings, has made this experience HORRIBLE. I'm not giving up hope that it may get better, but so far it's been absolutely awful. Will write another(hopefully better) review when finished with the second pack. So far though, WOULD NOT RECOMMEND."

• RNano
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• July 31, 2021

For Birth Control "I have been on this birth control for 10 years and just found out it gave me a LIVER TUMOR. I am 26. They found it incidentally on a CT scan. It's called an hepatic adenoma and is not cancerous but has a 5% chance of becoming cancer and a 10-30% chance of rupturing which is a life-threatening emergency. It is supposedly "rare" but I believe many women go undiagnosed since it is usually asymptomatic. It also causes a high-risk pregnancy. I would weigh the risks/benefits of taking this high amount of estrogen 90 days straight with only 1 week off for over 5 years. This risk is only for long-term use."

• breez...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 21, 2015

For Birth Control "I was on this pill for little over a year and then started getting Large blood clots. I ended up losing a lot of blood and ended up in hospital and had 2 blood transfusions. Be careful or you may be in the same position I'm in right now. Thank goodness one of my dr's prescibed me a different pill."

• Always...
• July 9, 2019

For Birth Control "Been on Jolessa for 11 days and counting. Had nausea, headache and stomachache the first three days. That’s done, but now I’m still bleeding even though my period finished almost a week ago. Woke up this morning with brown blood running down my legs and saw big clots on the toilet paper when I wiped myself. That has never happened to me with any of the other contraceptives I’ve taken (Yaz, Tri Sprintec, progestin-only pills, Nexplanon). Doc says to keep at it for the full three months but I think I’m ready to call it quits with Jolessa."