PROVERA Reviews (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 2.9 (1207 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROVERA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROVERA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | to maintain bone density and tissue | Bleeding was a constant problem | F | 66 | | 12/30/2000 | 1 | menopausal symptoms | headaches, nausea, indigestion, bloatedness | F | 62 | 6 months | 7/3/2001 | 5 | birth control | no periods, helped my mood swings, a little bloating with the injection | F | 27 | 7 years | 7/22/2001 | 1 | HRT | I absolutely dislike this product. I had horrible cramps, bloat, weight gain, severe breast tenderness and felt really lousy while taking it, I just felt real irritable and grouchy. | I know I have to add a progestin or progesterone to protect my uterus since I take additional estrogen in my HRT, but I absolutely detest when I have to add it and my doctor now lets me go for 3 months without adding it and my uterine lining is still fine. I also feel the same even on a natural progesterone like the Prometrium, it just doesn't agree with me. | F | 57 | 12 years | 6/10/2002 | 2 | secondary amenorrehea | dizziness, nausea, blurred vision, and anger | I was so irritable that my daughters begged me not to take it, because everything made me angry(this is understating). | F | 27 | 2 months | 9/15/2002 | 2 | excessive bleeding (over a month) | very bad cramps,boating,prespiration,absence of period afterwards. | I did not like the after-effects,you want to regularize your cycle and it makes it worse. | F | 25 | 3 days | 6/23/2003 | 1 | irregular menstrual cycles | nausea, headaches, severe cramps, hungry all the time | it is just not worth taking. there must be something else out there that will work without the severe side affects | F | 36 | 2 days | 12/15/2003 | 5 | bith control | i have had lose of wait | i think it is a great methed to use i uesed it for 3 years nothin bad happend to me! | F | 17 | 3 years | 2/24/2004 | 2 | missed period for 3 months | bloating, weight gain, increased appetite, some acne,irritability, a lot of depression | provera did induce my period (albeit very light). i am not sure if it was worth it, but it did it's job, but with lots of side effects. | F | 26 | 10 days | 4/14/2004 | 1 | secondary amennorhea | depression (uncontrollable crying; inability to work, read, eat, sit upright; only could stare straight ahead unmoving and cry all day). also acne, weight gain, irritability, emotionally labile. | I took this to induce a period; instead, it induced depression. I would NEVER take this medication again, no matter what. If you must take a progestin, take a natural one. I've been told that they have fewer side effects than synthetics. | F | 32 | 7 days | 4/29/2004 | 1 | Hormone Replacement (missed Periods | Depression, Extreem Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli, High Blood Pressure, Gall bladder removal | Took 5mg once daily for 28 days and my life has never been the same. Also took Estratest FS at the same time. | F | 42 | 28 days | 5/8/2004 | 5 | almost constant heavy periods | no negative side effects--medication regulated my period well when I took under close supervision by my doc | F | 48 | 8 months | 5/9/2004 | 1 | ? hormone imbalance | Extreme rage, anger, and depression. Crying, sweating, lightheadedness, inability to work or interact, even with my family. | and... I had vaginal bleeding anyway! I will never again take Provera! | F | 46 | 14 days | 5/10/2004 | 1 | prolonged menstrual bleeding | Irritablity, mood swings, crying episodes, increased my pain level from minor to severe in my upper back, shoulder blade and arm while taking provera (pain level returned to minor after I stopped taking drug). | Provera was recommended by my physician to regulate my menstrual flow (non-stop flow for more than 1 month). The side effects were so extreme that I stopped using it before the 10 days were up. I will never take provera again. | F | 46 | 7 days | 5/23/2004 | 1 | Induce period | By day 3 had dizziness and depression with lots of crying. | F | 30 | 5 days | 5/28/2004 | 3 | heavy bleeding lasting up to 6 wks | dizziness, headache, tiredness, depression, | really dislike it. I worry a lot about the bloold clot potential. I have taken it for 4-5 days several times a year for the past several years. | F | 43 | 4 days | 6/9/2004 | 5 | male to female transition | no night time erections and next to no erections any other time | M | 50 | 100 days | 6/14/2004 | 2 | missed 2 menstrual cycles | I have experienced anxiety, irritabiltiy, rage, pressure in my chest. I want to explode! | If I miss my period again, I will request not to take this medication. | F | 32 | 8 days | 6/19/2004 | 2 | Start menstruation after childbirth | Major bouts of tenseness and irritability, and also crying jags on day 6; Nausea, dizziness and achiness (similar to a stomach virus)on day 7. | I am doing this to try to get my menstrual cycle going after delivering my first child in December 2003 and to try to get pregnant with a second child. I have to take it for 10 days total. I hope it works, but so far though, by day 7, my period has not resumed and I feel awful. | F | 39 | 10 days | 6/23/2004 | 1 | To regulate my periods | After taking Provera I experienced severe joint pain in my knees, ankles and feet. So severe, that I can hardly walk. I have extreme acne and constant scalp and skin itching. I also experience some back pain and weight gain. | I did not know that all my joint pain was from one little pill. I was so upset, I thought something was medically wrong with my legs and was ready to see a specialist when it hit me.... | F | 36 | 3 months | 6/24/2004 |
PROVERA (MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE): Medroxyprogesterone is a type of female hormone (progestin). This medication is similar to the progesterone that your body naturally makes and is given to replace the hormone when your body is not making enough of it. This medication has several uses. In women who are not pregnant and not going through menopause, this medication is used to treat abnormal bleeding from the uterus and to restore normal menstrual periods in women who have stopped having them for several months (amenorrhea). Medroxyprogesterone is also used as part of combination hormone replacement therapy with estrogens to reduce menopause symptoms (e.g., hot flashes). Medroxyprogesterone is added to estrogen replacement therapy to reduce the risk of cancer of the uterus. This medication must not be used to test for pregnancy. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)