PROMETRIUM Reviews (PROGESTERONE)Average Rating: 3.1 (568 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROMETRIUM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROMETRIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | to help sustain possible pregnancy | Headaches, mood swings, constant irritability, extreme tiredness, cramps, sharp shooting pains in my uterus, and breast soreness. | I hate this drug. My RE insists that I take after every IUI attempt until a negative pregnancy test comes back but I'm getting to the point where I can't take it anymore. | F | 28 | 2 months | 2/6/2008 | 3 | heavy periods/clotting | took to help stop heavy periods. 100 mg 2x day for 2 days, then 100 mg a day. got dizzy and sleepy right away, so took at night and slept very well. No mood effects, like I usually get on BCP. After 9 days, was dizzy all day, like vertigo. taken off of it to see if that;s the cause, Please email me if you had same effect during day. | 1oo mg, 1x days | F | 31 | 10 days | 2/5/2008 | 1 | Make periods more regular | Mainly depression, crying a lot | I took this at 200mg for days 1-14 of each month about ten years ago. I felt horrible taking it. At 18, I switched to an oral birth control that regulated my periods just as well, gave me less cramps, and even shortened my period. | F | 25 | 2 years | 2/5/2008 | 3 | infertlity, post IUI | irritability, stiff lower back, joint aches, disconnect with everything around me, just not myself, very anxious and worrisome, moody, tired in the afternoon, do not feel like doing anything, dark smelly urine, constipation | This is the 2nd time I have been put on this medication. Post insemination, my progesterone levels were low and this was supposed to help increase them and thicken my uterine lining. I try to remember the reason I am on this is to help me get pregnant. I would not be on it otherwise. This drug makes me completely edgey in the mornings, and by the time afternoon rolls around I am ready to crash. I feel completely unmotivated and total apathy towards every aspect of my life when I am on it. It's like I would be content just being a couch potato- which is so not like me. My lower back and knees get stiff and achy as well. | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 2/3/2008 | 2 | maintain pregnancy | dizzy, sudden rapid weight gain(5 pounds in one week), extreme fatigue, thirst, hypoglycemic feeling, increased blood pressure, nausea, abdominal pain on lower right and left sides | I HATE this medicine. Taking 200 mg vaginally twice a day in combination with vivelle (estrogen patch) at 0.5 mg/day. I will keep taking it, however, if that is what I must do to maintain the pregnancy. I'm at 7 weeks now with a strong heartbeat. I had a miscarriage before at 6 weeks, but my hormones were never where they should have been that time. I am having a lot of trouble at work due to the way I am feeling. I also worry about the consequences of taking these drugs for the fetus. | F | 38 | 25 days | 2/3/2008 | 4 | Panic attacks,Low progesterone | Tiredness, a little bloating | I have panic disorder and very low progesterone. The docter perscribed 100mg everyday and it seems to be going o.k. so far. | F | 27 | 7 days | 1/31/2008 | 5 | Low progesterone, LPD | I feel fantastic. I have VERY slight cramping right when I insert the 200 mg pills vaginally. But other than that I feel amazing. | I read all these side effects and I was scared. I have to say I take 200mg twice a day vaginally and it is fantastic. I have none of the bloatedness that I have every month pre period. I am no longer tired. | F | 30 | 13 days | 1/29/2008 | 3 | low progesterone lvl. w/ early preg | bloating,dizziness,high blood glucose levels,external vaginal itching,light spotting | I am taking prometrium due to low prog.lvl 14 days post transfer,thru 12 wks preg,200mb 3x day vaginally,had light spotting lastnight,believe that it is due to the external vaginal discomfort. Can't wait to get off this drug, but worth it if keeps preg stable | F | 37 | | 1/25/2008 | 4 | hyperplasia- simple atypia | dizziness, fatigue, leg pain, backache, listlessness | I did not enjoy being on this drug due to the side effects HOWEVER it did cure my endometrial hyperplasia which biopsies showed to be at a precancerous stage. Would do it again if necessary because of the positive outcome. 200 mg daily taken at night. | F | 50 | 3 months | 1/19/2008 | 5 | perimenopausal insomnia/depression | Drowsiness is a side effect, which is why it was prescribed to take before bed. This resolved insomnia the very first night of taking the medication. Also resolved depression. | 200 MG before bed. Perimenopausal insomnia, depression, anxiety, mental fuzziness all resolved. Felt immediate results the next morning. Prior to taking Prometrium, was averaging 2-3 hrs sleep. Was horribly depressed. Now sleep through the night. No depression (have been weaned off antidepressants since starting Prometrium). Feel like my old self again. Feel motivated, happy, rested, ready to go each day. | F | 49 | 2 months | 1/15/2008 | 1 | menopause | Nausea, stomach cramps, spotting, bloating, headache, dizziness, weight gain, darkened urine (although I hydrate myself very well). | Had been on sublingual progesterone (compounded lozenges) prior to this for about 6 months with no side effects (except for weight gain which I wasn't too pleased about). The day after I stopped Prometrium, I immediately felt so much better. | F | 53 | 20 days | 12/28/2007 | 4 | to induce period due to PCOS | dizzy, felt disassociated/disconnected from everything, anxious and cry a lot, very heavy sleep | I took 400MG at bedtime for about 2 weeks to induce my period for PCOS treatment ... I missed one dose one night so like the medical pamphlet said i took one 200mg pill the next morning... I felt like I was drunk w/o the benefits -- i was dizzy, shaky, nauseous, couldn't walk a straight line because of it and was very very tired ... when i took my dosing at night i would sleep like a rock ... it did induce my period and for the short amount of time i had to take it they symptoms were tolerable | F | 24 | 13 days | 12/19/2007 | 2 | FET preparation | taking 200 mg daily vaginally ... suffering acutely from lack of motivation, fatigue, agorophobia, anxiety, hypersensitivity, cramps, bloating, weight gain, continual bleeding or discharge, complete inability to function | i pray that it helps in sustaining a pregnancy ... otherwise I would not take this drug at all | F | 32 | 1 months | 12/16/2007 | 3 | to reduce chances of a miscarriage | Severe neusea, fatigue, head ache, dizzy, severe irritability. I am taking 800 mg per day vaginally. | The medication I'm taking for neusea, ondanstam (sp??) costs me $45 per day, so I hope it will be worth it. I have been on prometrium for 1.5 months so far. I hope my dr. says I can stop soon. I've had 3 miscarriages. I also inject lovenox each day. | F | 41 | 45 days | 12/13/2007 | 2 | endometrial hyperplasia | Terrible gi symptoms, gas, bloating, muscle aches and not feeling like doing anything. I haven't gained weight in a year, but my body fat percetage jumped 5 percent | I really don't like taking it. I take 200mg once a month for 10 days. I feel aweful on it, but my other choice is a hysterectomy. I had pre-endometrial cancer from the building up of the lining due to a lack of progesterone and became severely anemic duu to all the bleeding. There is no easy choice for me, but I wish I could get off of the drug. I exercise and watch my diet, but keep gaining body fat. | F | 47 | 1 years | 12/11/2007 | 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 | 3 | IVF to maintain pregnancy | Headaches, sore breasts, bloating, constipation, mood swings, uncontrollable crying at times, restless legs, pelvic pain, uterine cramps, ?bleeding | I am also taking estrogen so some of these symptoms may be attributed to that. Also 6 weeks pregnant. Only true way to know if these side effects are caused by prometrium is to take away hcg and estrogen. | F | 33 | 5 weeks | 12/8/2007 | 4 | Induce Period | No side effects at all...although I do have a cold right now, so I might not realize that some cold symptoms might be side effects. | I am taking 100mg 2xdaily in hopes that it will make my period start. My body did not ovulate this cycle and we are waiting for my period to start before continuing with IUIs. I am on day 3 and I feel symptoms of my period starting, but nothing yet. I am to take it for 7 days, then wait 2 weeks to see if it works or not. | F | 28 | 7 days | 11/29/2007 | 1 | Recurrent pregnancy loss | Depression, crying spells, mood swings, extreme fatigue, extreme hunger, anxiety, parania, random pain | F | 31 | 15 days | 11/27/2007 | 2 | assist. implantation after IUI | Drunk,very dizzy, want to sleep all day, don't want to get up in the morning, no motivation, extreme bloating, constipation, painful ovaries, sore and swollen breasts, weight gain, frequency but difficulty in emptying due to pain in abdomin and ovaries. Other than that - it was a piece of cake. | I will take this if it means I will be able to become pregnant and carry a child to term but it is aweful. | F | 40 | 8 days | 11/19/2007 |