Provera for amenorrhea - side effects + expectations Posted: 10-17-07 03:11am
I have amenorrhea for almost 7 months now.
My Ob gave me pills to jumpstart my period
(the name is PROVERA: Medoxy Progesterone)
to be taken 2 times a day for 5 days. It's
day4 today but still i have not yet bleed
or anything, but the doc said, i will
start bleeding 2 days after i finish
taking all the pills. Had anyone else
taken this kind of prescription? tell me
about it please.
Question no.1:What is its side effects,
does it include weight gain, or anything?
Question no.2:What if i didn't get my
period 2 days after i finish taking the
pills or what if i never get it? Does that
mean i that a am pregnant? (coz i heard
that Provera was once used as a pregnancy
test?), though i did not have sex, but am
still worried.
HELP ANYONE?
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Georgia59
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Posted: 10-17-07 17:04pm
I've never heard that provera was used as
a pregnancy test. Honestly, if you're
worried about it, go get a pregnancy test!
They're not expensive. But if you didn't
have sex, why are you even worried about
it? You need to calm down, girl. (deep
breaths)
I've never taken it so I don't really know
about side effects, but since you only
take it for 5 days I can't imagine it
could do anything like cause you to gain
weight. Don't worry about it.
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Rm080781
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Posted: 10-17-07 17:13pm
Never heard that about being a pregnancy
test. I have taken it before but it has
been awhile. I dont remember any side
effects. I have endometriosis and PCOS
(poly-cystic ovarian syndrome). With the
PCOS I would go months in between periods.
Do you possibly have that?
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lactovegna
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Posted: 10-18-07 01:12am
last time when i had my ultrasound for a
test, the radiologist toldme that i should
consider polycystic disease. WHat kind of
disease is that? Am i not ovulating?
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Georgia59
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Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 5557 Location: Along the Mississippi, USA
You should get that checked out. This site
is pretty informative and should answer
your questions.
Why didn't the doctor say anything about
it? That seems irresponsible. It could be
related to your amenorrhea.
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yogabunny
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Joined: 28 Nov 2007 Posts: 2
Posted: 11-28-07 05:40am
Hi, I tried the exact same method, provera
for 5 days to induce period, and mine was
unsuccessful. I had amenorrhea for almost
2 years, and recently it came back but it
came back naturally, not as a result of
the Provera. I can't speak for everyone bc
everyone reacts differently, but I was
really depressed after I took the Provera
for only 5 days. I don't know how much was
due to the despair of not having the
results I wanted and how much was actually
due to the drug itself though. I did gain
weight, or maybe water weight, which
didn't do well for my depression, and my
skin broke out. Maybe I'm just really
sensitive to it.
It's strange, my doctor wasn't very
informative about provera either...he
merely PROMISED me that I wouldn't gain
weight and that my period would definitely
come within a week of finishing the
provera. He was wrong on both counts, and
after that I couldn't even get him to
answer my emails or phone calls to request
for my medical test records. Best of
wishes to you, hope it works out better
for you than it did for me =)
