I had mild cramping the first day and every day after I started taking Jolessa. I started my period a week and a half after my first pill. I called my doctor on the 11th day. She said to keep taking it that my experiences were not uncommon. I suffered through until day 20 when I called her again. She said I could stop taking it if I really felt my body was telling me to, otherwise stay on it through the end of the cycle (4 weeks) and then we would talk about putting me on something else. On day 23 I decided there was no way I could put up with this for another 4 weeks and stopped taking Jolessa. The day I stopped taking it I experienced cramping and my flow got heavier. I'm now on day 25 and even though I am still on my period, my body feels like its starting to get back to "normal." My skin broke out terribly and i was very bloated. In just the two days I haven't taken Jolessa both issues have gotten better substantially. I would never recommend this product to anyone...I've never felt like such a prisoner of my own body.