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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROMETRIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | no period for 6 months | I gained 8 lbs in 9 days while on prometrium. Dr. told me the most I would gain is 3-5 lbs (just like before starting a period). I've been off prometrium for 6 days and the weight has not gone away. It's a puffy, water weight, but weight just the same. And, to top it off....still no period. Anyone else gain this much? If so, how long did it take to come off? | I am an athlete and wasn't underweight to start, so gaining weight this quickly has been awful for my sport and I feel so gross. I'll never take this drug again and will think twice about trusting a Dr. so quickly again. Do anything you can before messing with your hormones. The Dr. did a few hormone tests and they all came back normal. It seems to be their first line of defense and I should have said NO until they did enough tests to know for sure I was lacking progesterone. | F | 16 | 10 days | 9/26/2006 | 3 | to induce first period | cold feet, bloating, breast soreness, mild light head, spacing out | I take it for 10 days, rest for 10 days and so on and so on. It has not induced a period for me...YET. I am 17 and still have not gotten my first period, although puberty finished for me at around 8th grade. I have thyroid issues...hopefully this med will help that too. I was VERY nervous about taking this medication because I was worried about having bad side effects, especially extreme dizziness and drowsiness...have not experienced that so far, so that is good. I really don't feel too different, except for bloating, breast tenderness and cold feet! what can't harm you, can only help you... | F | 17 | 7 days 100 mg 1X day | 8/28/2010 | 1 | secondary ammenorhea | Only took prometrium (200 mg 1x/day) for 10 days and my life has never been the same. I gained 12 lbs in the 10 days and continued gaining. It's 3 months after taking prometrium and I've gained 30+ lbs even though I exercise 5 days/wk and eat very healthfully (sports Dietician approved). Have gone to many Drs, done blood & urine tests to see what is going on. What I've learned is that 10% of girls of average weight gain 20+ lbs after taking prometrium (progesterone) and if you are either under weight or extremely overweight, there is an 80% chance of a 20+ lb weight gain as a side effect of prometrium. I was borderline underweight or at the low end of normal and I gained 30 lbs. I now have endocrine problems and was told that taking progesterone when there's not a shortage of progesterone in the body can change the endrocrine system, which can take 18-24 months to get back to normal. | I was not told any of this before taking the medication. I can no longer do my sport, I have no energy, I am overweight and never have been before and am miserable. yes, this is from the endocrine problem that the excessive progesterone caused, but I should have been warned. To top it off, I didn't even start my period from the prometrium, I started on my own 1 1/2 months later. DON'T GO ON PROMETRIUM OR PROGESTERONE UNLESS YOU KNOW YOU NEED IT!!!! I wouldn't wish this on anyone. | F | 17 | 10 days | 6/7/2007 | 4 | induce menstration | 20-30 minutes after taking it, I felt dizzy and drunk. This feeling went away after about 2 hours. The rest of the time I just felt lazy. Overall a fun course of medication | I am glad I took this medication over spring break because I have to take it twice a day and showing up to class feeling drunk is not a good idea on a dry campus. | F | 18 | 5 days 200mg 2X day | 3/17/2010 | 5 | to regulate periods & help ovulate | My doctor told me it would make you sleepy so take it at night, it didn't make me fall asleep but it kept me asleep which is wonderful because I can never stay asleep! | I had to finish the full 10 days of it and then the next day I finally started :) I'm trying to conceive so I'm very excited and hopefully it will help its been good so far in doing its job! | F | 19 | 10 days 200 mg 1X day | 5/22/2011 | 3 | Heavy bleeding period lasting23days | Headache, muscle cramps, diarrhea, exhaustion | I was put on Prometrium due to heavy vaginal bleeding and a period lasting about 23 days. The ER doctor gave me the pills to stop the bleeding. So far, it has slowed the bleeding down but hasn't completely stopped it. I'm supposed to take it for 10 days, but I am not enjoying the constant headache and tiredness. | F | 19 | 2 days 200MG 1X day | 10/25/2010 | 5 | sustain pregnancy- 1st trimester | severe nausea, some vomiting, and very dizzy | I lost my first baby at 5 and 1/2 weeks pregnant. God sent me an amazing doctor that knew right away what the problem was. I had low progestion levels. I became pregnant 2 months later and right away my doctor put me on prometrium. I am 12 weeks pregnant today and get to stop taking the medicine! The baby is healthy and doing great. Between the amazing God I worship and the very smart doctor God gave me, I am now very hopeful for the future of my baby that I will get to hold in 6 months! Don't give up on this medicine. It my make you feel horrible but just keep in mind the prize at the end! Praise God! | F | 20 | 12 weeks 200 MG 2X day | 12/2/2010 | 5 | unsastainable period | strange dreams first 2 or 3 nights | It is disappointing that this medication was unable to help for some but it was a good fit for me im 20 years old and due to PCOS i never started having periods i was sixteen before i started and that was only because i was sent to an OBGYN that perscribed birth control which actually did enable me to have a period every month but if i dont take it i dont have one i was uninsured for a year and a half and never had a period i was irritable moody i snapped at people for the dumbest things at times and i never slept very well always too hot or something but i started taking this medication and i have never felt better i sleep great at night and my mood is so much better and i also have even lost a few lbs. but that could be because i actually am sleeping a full 8 hrs a night | F | 20 | 10 days 100 mg 1X day | 3/19/2011 | 4 | irregular periods | I take it on days 14-25 from the first day of my cycle.I have always had back pain but since i started the med I have had horrible lower back pain! Sometimes to where i can barely walk. and also i have never cramped since i first started my peroid and this med makes me cramp. Not horrible cramping but enough to make you want to curl up in a ball all day. | I've been on prometrium for 2 months now. last month I had a 26 day cycle and this month it was 22 days. But i was told that it may take a few months to get on a regular schedual so i'll wait to see what it does next month... | F | 20 | 12 days 100mg 1X day | 5/14/2010 | 3 | Irregular/ missing menstruation | Fatigue, sleepiness, extremely painful cramping during periods | I've been taking it for 5 months, 2 pills a day for 2 weeks per month. At first, my periods were really heavy and painful. Now they are painful, but just barely spotting. | F | 20 | 5 months | 5/18/2006 | 3 | pcos/infertility/induce period | Extreme fatigue, dizziness(like I'm drunk) Especially at night, Anxiety, abdominal cramps, loss of apetite, increased urination | I'm on prometrium and glucophage and later will be taking clomid for infertility, the prometrium is to induce my period....it is making me extremely sleepy, dizzy(like I'm drunk), causing abdominal cramps like a period, loss of appetite, and making me pee a lot but if it helps with concieving and boosts my progesterone for the clomid to work better it will all be worth it. I just wish I didn't feel like I came from a bar every night, and I wasn't so sleepy all the time! I have been having bad anxiety when it comes time for the next dose as well but all you can do is keep telling yourself it will be worth it. It's nothing bad enough to make me quit the med...just wish I didn't have to work while I was on it. oh yeah and its 200 mg twice a day i take it in the am and the pm before bed | F | 20 | 10 days | 10/10/2006 | 3 | My lady Parts don't work :( :( | sleepy,drunken,out of body,moody,bloated, angry,Hungry for Sweets only. | I have to take Prometrium becuase i bleed for ever and then never bleed, Also becuase i don't ovulate like a normal person. so yeah i wanna have a kid when im older and it may not happen because my lady parts dont work. I take 100mg twice a day by mouth... :( the crazy things is i still dont have a normal period i bleed but twice a month not once. and some times i dont bleed for like 4 months at a time. the doc dont know what is wrong with me. | F | 20 | 12 months | 6/29/2008 | 3 | to start my period | dizzy, drunk feeling,high, tired, calm, etc | I am 20 years old and I have taken Prometrium 200 MG, 10 day supply, twice now in about a year and a half. the first time I took it i had more side effects then the second time around. I am on the ten day supply, and taking it at bedtime. the medicine starts working on me around the 10-12th day and lasts anywhere from 4-6 days, sometimes quiting a day and then starting back for just a few hours in the last bit. When the pill does kick in, it stays really heavy, causing me to go to the bathroom every thirty minutes for a change. I have always been heavy though but not that heavy. When I had first taking the pill it worked the first month, the second month i had a period on my own then the third month i had two periods ranging about 5 days a part and lasting about 6 days each time. the second time i took the medicine, it worked the first month but i havent had a period since then, and its time for another period.. its been two months since last taken the medicine.. my GYN told me as lon | F | 20 | 2 years | 5/31/2008 | 2 | induce period | slept through the night perfectly, no bad side effects yet | I have been taking it for 5 days now to induce my period and it has not worked. Hopefully it will start to work, but I have no side effects because I am taking it literally as I am getting into bed. | F | 20 | 5 days | 4/28/2008 | 2 | Period Regulation | First day I was extremely tired all day. Moderate irritability throughout and since I finished taking it (aware of it and it has been pretty bad, but I don't snap at every little thing). I didn't notice an increase in appetite while I was on it, but I have definitely experienced an increase since I finished taking it (over 2 weeks ago). | I took Prometrium because I have never been regular and after I tried Depo and stopped using it, I was even more irregular with different colors and consistencies to boot! The Prometrium was supposed to make me have a period 2 weeks after I finished it so that I would start being regular, but it failed at that and things have stayed pretty much the same. One positive mark though: side-effects much milder than with Loestrin24. | F | 20 | 12 days | 10/29/2009 | 5 | absence of periods/pcos | dizziness, fatigue during the day, increased appetite, a little trouble focusing sometimes | I have pcos and want to get pregnant. My doctor put me on 400mg per night on cycle days 17 through 26. I get very dizzy and tired, but it's really not that big a deal, considering what it's doing for me. | F | 21 | 5 months | 12/29/2009 | 4 | To induce period | Tired, dizzy, thirsty, drunk feeling,EXTREME fatigue, hunger (especially for sugar),and very uncoordinated | i have always had this "problem" with my period. i will not get it unless im on prometrium. i have taken this medicine twice before and it worked wonderful without any side effects. this is my 3rd time on it, im taking 400mg everynight, and now im getting so dizzy like im extremely drunk or high. im always tired and ive been craving alot more foods. its been taking a little longer than normal this time around, this is my 3rd cycle of them this year. my doctor tells me not to worry, and i have 7 more nights of the prometrium and i hope its the last time im on them for a while. But for everyone out there taking it, it does work, sometimes it just takes time. | F | 21 | 3 months | 4/13/2008 | 3 | PCOS/ Infertility | I'm taking Metformin and my doctor wanted me to take Prometrium at the same time and I couldn't even stand up! It made me feel like I was drunk. I stop taking the Metformin every month when it comes time to take the Prometrium. Also I've been going to this doctor for 6 or 7 months now and I just want to conceive already! I feel very moody and I find things upset me way more than usual and I get alot of headaches. | F | 21 | 6 months | 7/5/2007 | 2 | Irregular periods | Drunk Feeling, dizzyness, tired all day, can't think properly, always hungry, feeling sick, difficulty getting out of bed in the morning, heartburn, dry cough. | Take 2 200mg at bedtime. I don't know what to do I'm in college and this is finals week. I can't afford to have these feelings. I know I have been on this a few days but I will check back in while. | F | 21 | 5 days | 12/11/2007 | 5 | induce period | breast tenderness,sleepy,cramps,bloated | my gyn put me on this med because of not having a period for 7months also ttc..i love this med it made me have my period after 3 days off and I'm glad it worked after trying so many meds in the past..i was a lil scared after reading some of the post but the side effects are not as horrible as they sound you will have to see for ur self good luck to all | F | 22 | 10 days 200mg 2X day | 10/25/2010 |
PROMETRIUM (PROGESTERONE): Progesterone 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. In women who are not pregnant and not going through menopause, this medication is used to restore normal menstrual periods that have stopped for several months (amenorrhea). Progesterone is also used as part of combination hormone replacement therapy with estrogens to reduce menopause symptoms (e.g., hot flashes). Progesterone is added to estrogen replacement therapy to reduce the risk of cancer of the uterus. This medication is not for use in children. Progesterone must not be used to test for pregnancy. FDA Approval Date: 1999-10-15 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)