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 |
| 1 | To Start my period | Horrendous cramping...cannnot even stand up straight! I have only taken one dose which was last night. | I'm done..not taking any more. Maybe this is my bodies way of telling me it really doesn't want periods anymore. Just doesn't seem natural to me. | F | 47 | 1 days | 7/30/2004 | 1 | Ovarian cysts | Bad headaches, nausea, severe cramping, weight gain, mood swings, depression, acne, irregular periods, joint pain, insomnia, hot flashes. | I started taking Provera due to ovarian cysts and was to take it for 30 days. After taking for 16 days, I started bleeding heavily and the doctor advised me to stop them for 4-5 days and when the bleeding started to diminish to start taking them again. When I starting back, after 6 days I am bleeding heavily again. I will not be taking anymore of them. | F | 27 | 30 days | 7/30/2004 | 5 | induce period | Increased appetite, PMS symptoms (headaches and cramps), mild nausea. | TTC. Periods irregular. Took Provera & got period 3 days after taking last pill. No period next month so, doctor prescribed Prometrium - did not work. Taking Provera again. Felt symtoms the 1st day. Side effects minor but worth it. | F | 29 | 10 days | 7/19/2004 | 3 | Irregular period | bloating and increased irritablity | F | 33 | 10 days | 7/4/2004 | 1 | To induce a menstrual cycle | Had no period for 4 months so doctor ordered 5 days of Provera to induce a period. 8 days later I did get a period. I have now been bleeding for 21 days straight, very heavy and painful. I then had to get another medication to STOP the bleeding brought on by Provera. Even this very strong medication is not stopping the bleeding. | Don't take it! It isn't worth it! | F | 29 | 5 days | 7/2/2004 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | male to female transition | no night time erections and next to no erections any other time | M | 50 | 100 days | 6/14/2004 | 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 | 1 | Induce period | By day 3 had dizziness and depression with lots of crying. | F | 30 | 5 days | 5/28/2004 | 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 | ? 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 | 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 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |