Jolessa for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding User Reviews

• bnc...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• April 3, 2020

"I am shocked at how many bad reviews this BC has! I was on this pill for around 5 years and recently got off due to getting migraines with aura, and now am switching to an IUD because it has no estrogen. However, my time on this pill was great. Everyone’s body is different, but when I got put on this, I had little to no spotting-it was so nice only getting a period 4 times a year as someone who suffers from heavy bleeding and cramps. For people who are worried or experiencing spotting, give your body a chance to get used to it! You aren't bleeding for 3 months straight, so it’s normal to get a little bit of spotting as you are approaching the placebo week. The only cons I would give this BC are the fact that I did get migraines on it, it definitely made me a little more emotional (but any BC will), and I did notice a little thinning of my hair. However, I never got pregnant, my boobs grew a size, I didn’t gain any weight, and it improved my period significantly. Don’t believe the hype on this site!"

• Gin...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 20, 2019

"I always had heavy, unpredictable periods and hated it. After spending two months straight bleeding an extremely heavy, clotting flow, I asked my doctor about alternatives, and she recommended taking birth control pills without the weekly break. I started on a different medication but switched to this one because insurance covers it at no cost to me. I haven't had a period in over 10 years, and I've never been happier."

• Unh...
• March 19, 2021

"Pluses: clear skin, no mood swings or headaches. BUT, at first, I spotted every day for months. Light enough for a pantyliner. My period stopped for a while, went fine. Then, with no warning, I would have gigantic clots and blood gushing when I stood up. Then later on in the day and the next day... nothing. Happened a few times. Last straw: family goes to Disney World for the first time. Second day I’m walking around the park then stand up, start gushing blood. I spend the whole time afraid to stand because I’m going through a tampon and pad every hour. Next day nothing. Fourth day at Disney, same heavy gushing and clotting. Airport gushing. Arrive home, bleeding lightens. Then I stand up, heaviest bleeding ever! Soaked through a super tampon, pad, my underwear, pants were soaked with blood and it stained my bed. I am 39 years old and this didn’t happen before Jolessa. I had heavy periods but not random hemorrhaging in between cycles. I have stopped this birth control and my provider is trying me on something different!"

• sat...
• May 26, 2010

"Jolessa is awesome! I've been on it before and had spotting during the first pack, but then it worked great! I began using it again, and this time my doctor suggested taking the first month and stopping for a week to get a period and then continuing with the second and third month. (So two periods on the first pack) to minimize, if not eliminate, breakthrough bleeding or spotting. Worked well, and I couldn't be happier. Regulated and way less painful!"

• Pri...
• November 2, 2019

"I started taking Jolessa to alleviate perimenopausal symptoms, i.e., inability to sleep, weight gain, fatigue, unpredictable periods, thinning hair, and new facial hair. The first month on it, my facial hair lightened up and my face became smooth again. My mood lifted, and I felt great, but that was the only beneficial thing about it. I started bleeding for months-heavily. Using tampons and pads at the same time did not protect me from accidents. The minute I stood up in the morning, it would be flowing all over the place. I started getting bouts of sciatic nerve pain, and severe pain in my knees. I'd be unable to go from a sitting to standing position. I had headaches and more weight gain. I immediately stopped taking it and opted to try natural herbs and vitamins: hemp oil, kohosh, omegas, and magnesium/zinc. Plus, I just started taking the cherry juice concentrate. I wouldn't recommend it. Try to go natural, you'll see the benefits like I did."

• Ali...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 11, 2018

"Switched from Tri-Sprintec because of side effects. Started Jolessa. The first 7 weeks were great, no side effects, no issues. I'm now ten weeks in. I started spotting at the end of week 7, which was normal, but it kept getting heavier. I've been bleeding heavily for 14 days now, longer than any of my periods before birth control. I've also had cramps so bad that they caused vomiting, which has never happened before. I'm nearly doubled over in pain half the day and constantly nauseous. I saw one doctor, they told me to stick with the pill, so I did, but my symptoms only continued to get worse, so I got a second opinion from a doctor trained in this field. She recommended stopping the pill. So, I did, the bleeding is the same after being pill-free for three days. I've been really sick: nausea and headache. Starting Jolessa was great, and I thought it was helping, but if I knew it would have been such a nightmare, I never would have gone on this pill."

• Bro...
• July 10, 2016

"Started taking this pill 3 months ago. Worked fine the first month. No spotting or anything. Now I'm on month 3, and I have been on a heavy flow period for 3 weeks. Acne is acting out, and massive weight gain. Used to weigh 120 and now I weigh 134. Do not recommend this drug."

• ham...
• February 12, 2014

"I started Jolessa in October 2013, right when my period started at the beginning of the month. Right away, I was sick to my stomach several days, and my periods normally last the full 7 days, but on this pill it never stopped. It went to a light period and gradually, throughout the 3 months, got heavier until I started the white pills-the period week, at the end of December. Once I started the new pack January 1st, the bleeding finally stopped until February 1st, I started the second month of pills and right away started bleeding again. It is now February 12, and I went to the doctor yesterday, she put me on a different birth control, Low-Ogestrel 28, and we're hoping this stops my bleeding and works better for me."

• TJ9...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 12, 2015

"Since being put on Jolessa by my gyno about a year ago, I have experienced mood swings, increased appetite, excessive weight gain, and most of all, extreme fatigue. No matter how much sleep or rest I get, I am ALWAYS tired. I actually only feel well-rested and energized when I'm on my period (which makes no sense!). Needless to say, I won't be using this birth control much longer. The only good thing that has come out of my experience with Jolessa is lighter periods. My horrible cramping is still the same though. Heavy periods and horrible cramping are the reason my gyno put me on this birth control! VERY disappointed."

• ale...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 20, 2022

"I have only taken this birth control for 1 month and a week. And now I have nonstop 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."

• Cle...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 6, 2020

"I've been on the BC pill since 13 years old for severe periods. I'm now 43. My previous OB-GYN 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 OB-GYN and am about to start a different prescription thanks to my PCP, who I trust completely."

• Ang...
• June 13, 2013

"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."

• Ste...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 23, 2015

"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 periods, but never with severe cramping and clotting. I went through a regular tampon in 1 hour and about 45 overnight pads in those 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)."

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

"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."

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

"Ok, so I was on my period for 30 something days and I went to the doctor and all they 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, get out of bed, and blood just starts running through my clothes all over the floor! My husband rushed me to the ER. I had 2 OB/GYN 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 happened or why my cycle was 54 days and what happened 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."

• Hih...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 20, 2019

"I bled for months after taking this pill! I’m stopping it right now!"