What is Jolessa (long-cycle)?
Jolessa contains the female hormone, which prevents ovulation. Jolessa can also cause changes to your cervical mucus, uterine lining, and other tissues. This makes it more difficult for fertilised eggs to adhere to the uterus.
Jolessa can be used to stop pregnancy. Jolessa can be used in other ways not mentioned in the medication guide.
Side effects of Jolessa (long-cycle)
If you experience any of the following symptoms of an allergy: difficulty breathing, hives, swelling in your lips, face, throat, or tongue
Some birth control pills can cause severe side effects. Call your doctor immediately if:
- Signs of a Stroke: sudden numbness, weakness, or a severe headache; slurred words; problems with balance.
- Signs of blood clots: sudden vision loss, chest pain, shortness of breath, blood in the cough, swelling of an arm or a leg, etc.
- Heart attack symptoms: Chest discomfort, shoulder or jaw pressure or pain, nausea and sweating are just a few symptoms to watch out for.
- If you have liver disease, look for symptoms such as fatigue, nausea, stomach pain, and dark urine.
- Increased blood pressure—intense headaches, blurred or distorted vision, and a pounding sensation in the neck, ears, or head;
- You may experience swelling of your ankles or feet, hands, or even both.
- Changes in migraine headaches' pattern or severity;
- A breast lump,
- Symptoms of depression include sleep problems, fatigue, feeling weak, and changes in mood.
Jolessa can cause the following side effects:
- Mild nausea, especially when taking the medicine for the first time; vomiting; and stomach cramps.
- Breast tenderness, swelling, or discharge.
- Increased hair growth or loss on the scalp:
- Changes in appetite or weight
- Contact lenses: problems with them
- Vaginal itching, or discharge
- Changes in menstrual cycles, reduced sexual drive
There may be other side effects. For medical advice on side effects, call your doctor. Report side effects by calling the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Similar/related drugs
Norethindrone, Levonorgestrel, Medroxyprogesterone, Depo-Provera, Provera, and Nexplanon
Warnings
Avoid using birth control pills when you're pregnant or have just had a child.
Birth control pills should be avoided if: you are suffering from uncontrolled hypertension; have heart problems; have circulatory issues (especially if diabetes is present); have undiagnosed bleeding in the vaginal area; have liver disease or cancer; suffer severe headaches or migraines; if your surgery will require major anaesthesia, if you're smoking and over 35 years old, if a previous heart attack or stroke occurred, if there was a blood clot or jaundice due to pregnancy, or birth control.
Pill birth control can raise your chances of a stroke or heart attack.If you are older than 35 and smoke, it is not recommended that you take Jolessa.
Before you take this drug
This medicine increases your risk of blood clots and strokes. If you suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, or are overweight, you're at even greater risk. The risk of stroke and blood clots is greatest during the first year you take birth control pills. You are at high risk if you start taking this medication again after a break of 4 weeks.
The older you get, the greater your risk. Your risk also increases with the amount of smoking you do. If you are older than 35 and smoke, it is not recommended that you take birth control pills.
Avoid using it if pregnant. Tell your doctor immediately if you are pregnant or have missed more than two periods. Wait at least four weeks postpartum before taking birth control pills.
If you are pregnant, or if:
- Untreated high blood pressure or hypertension
- Heart disease (chest discomfort, coronary artery diseases, history of stroke, or blood clots);
- An increased risk for blood clots as a result of a blood disorder or heart disease;
- Circulatory problems, especially if they are caused by diabetes
- History of cancer of the breast, uterus or cervix or of vaginal or ovarian origin;
- Unusual vaginal bleeding not checked by your doctor
- Liver disease, or cancer of the liver;
- Severe migraine headaches, especially in older people over 35.
- Experience of jaundice due to pregnancy or birth-control pills
- If you take any hepatitis C medication containing ombitasvir, paritaprevir, or ritonavir (Technivie).
If you've ever:
- If you have heart disease, blood clots, or high blood pressure,
- If you are a person with high cholesterol levels or elevated triglycerides as well as being overweight, taking steps may help.
- Depression;
- Thyroid disease gallbladder diseases
- A seizure or migraine headache;
- Menstruation irregularities;
- Fibrocystic Breast Disease symptoms include lumps, nodules, and abnormal mammograms.
Jolessa may slow down breast milk production. This medicine should not be used while breastfeeding.
How to take Jolessa (long-cycle)?
Read all the instructions or guides included with your medication and strictly abide by their directions. Follow the directions on your prescription label. First, take your pill the day after you start your period. When you start taking Jolessa, it may be necessary to have a backup birth control method, like a condom or spermicide. You should follow your doctor's advice.
One pill per day is recommended, but no more than one every 24 hours. As soon as your current supply runs out, begin taking a fresh pack immediately - otherwise it is possible that pregnancy could occur. Refill your prescription before the pills run out. While taking the extended-cycle pill, you will not experience a monthly period. Your period will occur once every 12 weeks.
Three trays of cards hold 84 pills "actives" and seven pills "reminders" in the 91-day pack. To maintain a regular period, you must take the pills according to a specific order. Each tray holds 28 pills. Tray 3 contains 35 pills, including 7 reminder pills. Use these reminders to start your period. You may experience bleeding during your first three months. If this bleeding is heavy or continues, tell your doctor. If you have severe nausea or diarrhoea, use backup birth control.
You may have to temporarily stop taking this medication if you are going through major surgery or if you will need long-term rest. You should let any doctor who treats you know that you use birth control pills. You will have to see your doctor frequently if you are taking birth-control pills. Keep this medicine at room temperature, away from heat and moisture.
What happens if I miss the dose?
Please read the instructions that come with your medication. You are more likely to become pregnant if you miss a pill. Take two active pills the next day if you forget. Take one pill a day until the remainder of the package is used. Take two pills a day for the next two days if you have missed two tablets in a line. Take one pill a day until the end of your pack. After missing a pill, use a backup birth control method for at least seven days.
Do not take any active pills if you have missed three pills consecutively. Keep taking one pill daily, according to your package. Leave the missing pills inside the packaging. If you have missed three pills, there may be some spotting or bleeding. You should use a backup birth control method for the next seven days.
You can throw away the missed pill and continue to take one pill per day until you run out of pills. If you forget to take a pill, there is no need for backup birth control. Call your doctor if your period doesn't start when you take the pill reminders. You could be pregnant.
What happens if I overdose?
Call the Poison Help Line at 1-800-222-1222 or seek emergency medical care. Overdose symptoms can include vomiting or bleeding.
What should be avoided?
Don't smoke when taking birth control pills. This is especially true if you are more than 35 years old.
The birth control pill will not shield you against sexually transmissible diseases, including HIV and AIDS. The only way to prevent these diseases is by using a condom.
Interaction with other drug
Other medications, such as prescription drugs, over-the-counter products, vitamins, and herbal remedies, may also interact with birth-control pills. Birth control pills can be less effective if you take certain drugs. This may lead to pregnancy. Inform your doctor of all the medications you are taking and those that you stop or start using.
