Hailey 24 Fe and Bleeding: What Users Say

• Bee...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 25, 2021

For Birth Control "Before I started on Hailey 24 Fe and I was reading the reviews on this site, I was really nervous for bad side effects. I am happy to say my fears weren't all justified. I just started my second month on Hailey 24 Fe. So far, my symptoms have been as follows: - Loss of appetite - more emotional but it has steadied out - Larger swollen breasts - Can't stand the smell of fish or cooked bacon - Super mild periods - Barely any cramping or bleeding - No weight gain - No acne. Overall, starting Hailey 24 Fe has been almost stress-free and everything is manageable."

• Meo...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 14, 2020

For Birth Control "I'm 27, tried this pill for over a year (been on BC since I was 15, trying to find one that doesn't make me hate my life). The only great thing about it for me was that it works well as birth control. The first 3 months, my cycle was normal on it, but after that it was SO irregular. Gave me terrible cystic acne and also acne on my back (which is very rare for me). Basically, my new mantra was 'another day, another cyst' because basically, every day a new one would appear and they take FOREVER to clear up and hurt so bad!! I work out 3 times a week and have an active lifestyle and mostly eat healthy, haven't gained weight, but I'd imagine I would've if I wasn't active. Besides not being able to lose weight and having terrible skin and abnormal bleeding, I definitely felt moody and like my hormones were imbalanced on this pill. I started taking 'Nikki' a few weeks ago and am starting to feel better and have had no breakouts, so hopefully that does the trick."

• Jes...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 26, 2021

For Birth Control "THE WORST! I’ve been on my period for the last 5 months, and that's how long I’ve been taking Hailey. I take birth control because my periods are so painful and sickening it sometimes puts me in the hospital, so my goal was to stop my periods. I used to take Junel Fe, and that was THE BEST. But I moved, and when my insurance ended, I had to find a new one. The provider told me this was like Junel, but no way it's nothing like it. I’m breaking out. I’m bleeding every day. I’m always feeling bloated and uncomfortable. I've been trying to lose weight, and it’s definitely harder now that I’m on this birth control. I went from losing 3 pounds a month to none at all. I asked my provider for a different birth control because this just ain’t it."

• Ash...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 22, 2021

For Birth Control "I've been taking this birth control for a little over 3 months. They told me to give it 3 months and it'll level out everything. Wrong. I have literally been on my period every other week or every week. I take it at the same time every time I'm supposed to, and it just does not work for me. I just ended my period on Sunday, and I started spotting yesterday (Saturday), and today I woke up cramping and bleeding AGAIN. I'm so sick of being on my period. Waiting for a call to switch. Also, last week when I was on it, it literally was as if I didn't even take it. Clots, bad cramps, going 6-7 days. I feel like I've been patient enough. ALSO, I had a terrible migraine for about a month when I started it."

• Bxg...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 17, 2023

For Birth Control "I've used Bislovi for years, all of a sudden, 3 months ago, I was given a 3-month supply of this instead. I’ve always been able to skip periods on any other birth control for 15 years. If I didn’t skip, they were light, mild, and short. Oh, but with Hailey, I have at least 1, sometimes 2 HORRIBLE periods per month. They last for 7 days. Terrible cramps the entire time and heavy bleeding. I’ve never had back pain, and I’ve since had awful lower back pain nonstop. Constantly hungry, but only chocolate sounds good."

• Ter...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 30, 2023

For Birth Control "I’m truly surprised to see all of these negative reviews. I definitely gained 6 lbs in two months on it, and I track and weigh all my food, but it seems like it’s likely water retention. I guess I’ll see?! I actually feel amazing on this. My hormones were so low (I was lacking everything), and it was causing the worst bleeding and everything else. But since I’ve started this birth control, I’ve gotten stronger in the gym, and I just feel amazing. I was seriously messed up hormone-wise before, so I think adding any synthetic hormone helped me. Just take whatever works for you and your body, I just find Hailey 24 Fe to have a very good experience."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 2, 2022

For Birth Control "Emotionally, this drug hasn't done much to me more than the normal emotions I would have without birth control. Acne-wise, I do break out a little, but it's nothing compared to my acne when I first started birth control four years ago, but it is slightly more breaking out than other birth controls I have been on. I don't have any breakthrough bleeding, and my period is extremely light to none on the 24/4 schedule. It has not completely fixed my cramping during my period, but it is much better now. The one drawback I do have from it is it seems to have wrecked my sex drive/libido. Most of the time, I am not completely like, 'ew, no, I don't want to have sex' when it is initiated by someone else, but it does make me never want to initiate it because I never just feel in the mood. Overall, I would just have to say it's not life-changing for the better, but it's definitely not giving as bad side effects as other birth controls."

• Anonymous
• February 13, 2022

For Birth Control "So I'm not sure really, I've had cramps that have lasted going into the third week now, and bleeding was okay at first. Got to day six, and now it's the heaviest I've ever had. I'm going to go ahead and stop taking it and go see my doctor again. This was supposed to help me with heavy flow, it did the opposite. Never taking this again."

• Fre...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 12, 2022

For Birth Control "I’ve been on this pill for a little over a year now, and it was the best decision for myself! The reason why I wanted it was due to very uncomfortable cramps and heavy bleeding that would affect my day-to-day life when my period would come. It has severely helped my cramps (minimal to none), bleeding extremely lightly for a few days during the last week of the pill packets. I was most concerned about my mental health as I was in a good place and was afraid that it would alter my moods, but I haven’t experienced anything mentally that was out of place or not normal for myself! I haven’t experienced any weight gain/loss, headaches, swollen breasts, etc. I struggle with acne, but after using this pill for the first month, I did have some flare-ups of pimples, but now my face is pretty clear after consistently using the pill for months. Overall, I am so thankful that this pill has worked for me and that I haven’t had any severe or out-of-place side effects."

• Mor...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 1, 2022

For Birth Control "I was switched to Hailey after using Aerovela (which I LOVED). Hailey was awful for me. I’ve taken so many pregnancy tests because I feel that bad and keep having bad migraines since I switched. I also bleed during most of the pack."

• hsj...
• September 7, 2022

For Birth Control "I looked at these reviews before I started Hailey and was really nervous because of them. I was thinking of not going forward with it, but I decided to give it a try. I haven’t even been on a whole month, and my face and back have totally broken out way worse than I’ve ever had, I have pretty clear skin. I have also had horrible breakthrough bleeding, I had been bleeding for over a week, and it was almost worse than a period. I had to stop taking it because it seemed there was no end in sight for the bleeding, and I was losing a lot of blood."

• sop...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 12, 2024

For Birth Control "This would be my first time ever taking birth control (I’m 29). I was very nervous about starting because I’ve heard so many negative things about BC, and so far, my experience has been less than ideal. For starters, I started my period before the placebo week, and it’s been heavy, and I’ve never had cramps this awful before (I’m on day five of bleeding with no end in sight). I really want to give this BC a shot and hold out hope!! Other than that, my skin has been clearing up, and my PMDD side effects have slightly gotten better! Fingers crossed things will get better as my body adjusts!"

• Anonymous
• August 26, 2021

For Birth Control "I feel like I can’t stop bleeding, and it’s driving me insane. I’m really thinking about getting off this birth control and switching."

• Oof...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 29, 2021

For Birth Control "Since I’ve been on this pill, I’ve been stuck in one long depressive episode. I’m bleeding for 2-3 weeks out of the month as well, so that makes it better."