Provera for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding User Reviews (Page 3)

• Con...
• October 30, 2015

"So my doctor prescribed me Provera 10 mg for 10 days, and it completely stopped the bleeding, thank God. Seven days later, I got my period with the worst cramps ever, and I was bleeding really heavily with lots of blood clots. It was so uncomfortable."

• Rac...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 6, 2019

"I had a miscarriage at 14 weeks. I bled after that for 2 weeks and then stopped bleeding for 4 weeks. I then got my first period, which started out very light, then, 5 days later, I was bleeding so heavily and passing very large clots that I ended up going to the ER. They decided to do a D and C to stop the heavy bleeding, but I bled just as heavily after the D and C. So, after several trips to the ER, they gave me Provera. After taking one pill, my bleeding became very light and stayed that way for the last 2 days. Today, however, I did a short rowing workout (the first time I've exercised in 2 weeks), and the bleeding seemed to pick up a little bit, and a pretty big clot came out (I'm not sure if it was from before when I was bleeding heavily and it just worked its way out). I was wondering if the bleeding got worse for anyone else after exercise?"

• No...
• November 30, 2015

"Provera has been a wonder drug for me. I have been taking it for about 4 years now. I have no more periods. They were so bad after I had my son 15 years ago. I couldn't function. This drug has been great for me. I will continue to take it as long as I can."

• Bes...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 3, 2016

"This medicine has been a complete life changer for me. Having heavy periods, 4 months nonstop bleeding, I am 40 years old. I was prescribed 10 milligrams for 10 days. If it wasn't for this medicine, my everyday life would be unbearable. Some drugs aren't for everyone. This one is by far the best. Everyone says it can cause cancer, it has bad side effects. Doesn't everything in life cause cancer and have bad side effects? This drug is so helpful for prolonged uterine bleeding. I would recommend this to anyone. This medicine saved me from a complete hysterectomy, so why everyone voices their opinions on it? Don't take it, go on and bleed and deal with it, and quit complaining about it. Maybe if it wasn't for the stress in your life, your periods would be regular."

• Emz...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 26, 2024

"I always had regular periods and never took contraceptives & have no kids. I took Spironolactone for severe acne at age 49 and I had non-stop bleeding/spotting for nearly 2 months afterwards. The bleeding got worse and terrible cramps started. I have anemia and also a large fibroid. Ended up in the emergency room. Provera 10mg 3 times a day & Tranexamic acid 500mg 3 times 2 tablets were prescribed. I did not take Provera at first because I was worried, it's another hormone pill. A day later, I noticed Tranexamic only works for 8 hours and if the next dose comes late, I bled heavily again. So, I started taking Provera. Miraculously, within 3.5 days, the bleeding stopped. Side effects were reasonable: cramps, headache. I read all reviews before taking Provera and saw a 35% chance. I am glad I took the pill because it worked for me. I found a common negative review. All women stated they never had regular periods and they were on and off contraceptive pills before the irregular bleeding. I feel for all women who go through this, it is awful!"

• Meg...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 23, 2020

"Age 50. Provera was the worst for me. Heavy nonstop bleeding for a month. Took Megace. Per doc, waited a week. Now on Provera. Provera caused the following: anxiety, my blood pressure went up, cramping, huge bloating, ovarian cyst rupture. Into my second round of 10 mg for 10 days. Hate it. I am going back to ask for birth control pills. Anything to right my cycle that doesn't make me crazy."

• Tan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 9, 2015

"The first time I took Provera, it worked great for 3-4 years and made me regular. I had gone to the ER for heavy bleeding and clotting. The second time I went to the ER was earlier this year (2015) for the same reason. Provera slowed it down, passed clots, and then I spotted here and there. Just recently, mid-July, I started having heavy bleeding again, and the docs couldn't give me answers as to why, but put me on Provera again. It didn't do anything this time. It slowed it down on Day 1-Day 3 on it, and then after, and especially when I finished Provera, I was bleeding very heavily. The doc said that's to be expected and have to wait it out and just wait for my ultrasound. I'm so sick of all this bleeding and even more so not getting any answers/treatment."

• Anonymous
• September 16, 2019

"I am 20 years old. I got prescribed Provera (10 mg), one pill a day for 10 days. I began my period on June 28, and it’s now September 16, 2019. I’ve been to three doctors. The first gave me birth control, it was the Enskyce brand and I was on it for three weeks. I started this birth control hoping it would make my period stop, but it didn’t. Then I went for a second opinion and went to a different doctor, and she sent me to get blood work and a pelvic ultrasound. Everything came out fine. I was still not satisfied, so I went to a third doctor. She was the one who gave me Provera. She was a midwife doctor, and she went over my lab results and sent me to get extra lab work done, which tested prolactin, follicle-stimulating hormone, and testosterone levels. Those results came out fine, and she said that being on Provera was the last thing she could think of to stop my bleeding. My period didn’t stop until the seventh day of taking it. After stopping the pill, my period began two days later."

• Sha...
• December 31, 2011

"I am 22, and I had my period for 5 weeks straight, so I went to the doctor, and they told me I lost so much blood I had to get a blood transfusion. Then they put me on Provera 10 mg 3 times a day for 2 months. At first, it stopped the bleeding for a month, but then the Provera stopped working, so my doctor switched me to birth control, and that doesn't work either. I've been bleeding for a month now. I don't know what to do."

• Ash...
• September 30, 2019

"I have abnormal uterine bleeding, and after bleeding for 2 months straight, I was given Provera 2x before it actually worked. On top of it all, it took almost 5 days to fully stop my bleeding. Thank God I stopped bleeding, but I still have cramps. It’s been exactly 17 days that I have not bled. But now I’m wondering my pills are almost done. What's going to happen to me? Am I going to start bleeding heavily again? Is it going to never stop again? I’m so afraid of what will happen when I’m done with Provera. Ugh!!!"

• Moo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 7, 2020

"I am 46 and live in the UK. I've just been put on this Provera medication today. I have had numerous blood tests and have been told that I am on my way to menopause, kick-started after having my left ovary removed due to a cyst in 2015. I have been lucky in the sense that periods weren't too bad for me growing up, but over the last couple of years, they have been very irregular. Lately, though, I have had quite heavy flooding and am awaiting an appointment to have a hysteroscopy. My last period finished on Christmas Eve, and since then I have had spotting every day, sometimes a lot. Hot flushes, headaches, and erratic sleeping patterns. I am taking prescribed iron tablets and vitamin D, as I feel exhausted. So, today the doctor put me on Provera, 2 tablets a day. I am hoping that they will help."

• Loa...
• January 4, 2020

"This is my 3rd time taking this medication, Provera, for problem bleeding. The first time, it worked for like 4 days. After the 4th day, I couldn’t stop bleeding and had to go back to the ER. I was put on Provera again. This time, it didn’t work at all. Actually, when I took the last pill, the next day, I couldn’t stop bleeding. I had clots the size of grapefruits. I was so lightheaded I went to the ER, and I needed a blood transfusion. I was put on Provera again for the third time. See how they work for me this time. On my 3rd day taking them. I guess they work differently on everyone."

• Kas...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 12, 2019

"I am 56 years old. I have not had a period in 10 years. Last month I started again. Extremely heavy flow for 2 weeks. Had a vaginal ultrasound and found no signs of cancer. Yesterday I started again, today I started taking Provera. I am hoping it stops the bleeding. Heavy bleeding, cramps (front and lower back), and clots."

• Mel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 7, 2019

"Just turned 40. Never had issues with my cycle. This time around I had a huge gap between periods, my period came on day 67! And it has lasted 35 days and is still going strong. Had blood work, a pap, and an internal vaginal ultrasound, all 100% normal. Started Medroxyprogesterone. Was told to take 10 mg twice a day until bleeding stopped. It’s now been 15 days and still no sign of stopping. The first few days, it slowed down but then went back to a heavy flow. I’m going in for a D&C in the next week. I’m just so confused as to why this drug has worked to stop everyone else’s bleeding but not mine."

• Ari...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 5, 2019

"I was bleeding for 2 months straight. My first time with an abnormal period. An ultrasound showed 2 cysts on my left ovary. I took Provera, which stopped my bleeding after two days. The stomach cramps became so severe that one day I took 1/2 the dose, 5 mg, instead of 10 mg. I spotted the day after, so I immediately started taking the 10 mg again. The bleeding is heavy now. I’ve been bleeding for a week. I regret taking half a dose. I see the doctor again later this month. I just want a regular cycle again!"

• Roz...
• June 27, 2019

"This medication works for me with high iron and vitamin C. And if overweight, try to lose weight. I’m taking iron 27 mg, folic acid, and vitamin C 1000 mg. Natural iron and vitamin C. Blend kale, spinach, strawberry, half a glass of orange juice, and half a glass of water. Do it twice a day. Don’t take calcium with it. Take calcium some other time of the day. Hope this will help you guys."

• Miz...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 12, 2014

"My experience with Provera has been a very painful situation. I am 26 and was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome at the age of 22. I never had regular periods since the age of 15. I was always on some form of birth control to regulate. I was taking the Depo-Provera shot (depo shot) for about 6 months before I decided to get off due to the excessive weight gain. The Nurse Practitioner weaned me off of the shot and decided to give me the Micronor birth control pills, which did not help as well. I have been on my cycle for 2.5 months. I cannot afford insurance, the only thing I could do was go to the emergency room. I saw the ER doctor there, where she gave me the Provera 10 mg four times a day. My bleeding has gotten heavier."

• Jly...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 11, 2017

"I started my period in March. It's been mostly light bleeding, but on Friday it got pretty heavy. By Tuesday I was in the ER because I was just passing softball-sized balls every single time I stood up. I went to see my OB-GYN today, and he prescribed me Provera. Prior to taking it, I was still passing huge clots and just overall felt miserable. I've barely had an appetite and just felt so tired. Within two hours of taking this pill, I could feel the difference. I had more energy, I don't feel stabbing pain in my lower back from cramps, and I don't feel like a waterfall is going to come pouring out of me when I stand up. I know this is only the first day, and I still have 13 days to go on this pill, but so far it's been amazing."

• dee...
• November 13, 2019

"I am 58 years old and haven't had a period in 8 years. Two years ago, I started spotting for a few months. The OBGYN did a uterine biopsy and found negative results. At the end of Sept/2019, I started bleeding, not spotting. They did another biopsy to find negative results again. I really put my foot down for them to do a hysterectomy, otherwise, I don't think they would have suggested it. From what I read, this should stop the bleeding. Prayerfully, it will. The OBGYN put me on Provera: 2 pills twice a day for 7 days, then down to one pill twice a day. My bleeding slowed down a bit, but never completely stopped. I'm scheduled to have a D&C and hysterectomy in two days to see what's going on. They have definitely seen a polyp but want to put a camera up there to see if there's anything else. The Provera gives me a headache and seems to make me bleed more than I was. But I can't be sure."

• D R...
• April 25, 2017

"I was put on Provera for abnormal bleeding due to uterine fibroids. It didn't help with the bleeding, only made it worse. I had clotting the size of a golf ball and bad cramping...was told by the nurse it can take up to 10 days for it to work, well, I was on it for 14 days and nothing changed."

• Syn...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 23, 2019

"I took Provera 10 mg pills at the beginning of August for 10 days. Like 3 days later, I started spotting. 4 days later, the spotting got a little heavy with clots but never the regular flow of the menstruation cycle. Long story short, I've been bleeding lightly for the past two weeks, and I’m beyond annoyed."

• Sha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 4, 2021

"I was having abnormal bleeding for one month, and I went to the doctor, and he prescribed Provera 10 mg for me. The Provera tablet should be taken up to 19 days, with or without meals. After starting to take the pills, on the seventh day, my period came, it came very heavy, where I had to change my sanitary product every 1 hour. After about 10 days of the period, it finally stopped. I woke up one morning without seeing any blood on my sanitary product."

• twi...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 30, 2016

"I am 39 years old. My whole life, I had normal periods. Some months, the cramping was awful, but they were regular, same time every month. Then, about 2 years ago, they began coming earlier every month. I was having 1, twice a month. I saw my gyno 5 months ago (July), who did an ultrasound and said it all looked normal. I was back in October, the bleeding was getting worse. He prescribed Provera 10 mg once a day to start. When I began bleeding again, he said it would stop the bleeding, so I did as instructed and bled for 10 days straight. It stopped only to return 9 days later for another 9 days, stopped for a week, then started again the 17th of this month (November). This time, it started brown in color. It is the 30th, STILL bleeding."

• Rer...
• August 5, 2017

"Well, I have been prescribed this medication before, and I have had to go through blood clots and heavy cramps. But this time it's even heavier cramps and blood clots, and using about 20 pads in 2 to 3 days. I feel so weak, and it feels gross to even move or go anywhere in public. I'm also taking ibuprofen every 3 to 4 hours. What do y'all prefer for taking for the pain? Thank you, everyone, for your input. Have a great day."

• Dan...
• December 11, 2015

"I was bleeding large clots nonstop for 3 months. I kept going to the ER, and they did nothing. The last time I went, my RBC count was so low I had to have 2 blood transfusions along with surgery. I was given Provera to take. I have been taking it now for 5 days, and the blood is completely gone. I am just worried it will come back when the pills are gone."