"i have been on jolessa for 4 years and am quite pleased with it. i chose to go on birth control because i used to get really bad cramps and have heavy bleeding. the reason it doesn&#039;t a get 10 star review from me is because the first month of adjusting to it was awful for me. i had horrible cramps and pretty much nonstop bleeding. but 4 years removed from the situation, i would say it was worth it. i did not experience weight gain and it&#039;s so nice to have control over my body. now my periods are predictable and the cramps aren&#039;t as bad."