Misoprostol for Labor Induction User Reviews

• Hol...
• January 10, 2020

"At 8 weeks, we went in for our scan and unfortunately, there was no heartbeat. My doctor told me to take this medicine or a D&C. I picked this drug because I wanted to be at home when the tissue passed. I took tramadol 50 mg and ibuprofen 600 1 hour before starting the misoprostol pills. Within 30 minutes, I started bleeding lots of clots. Was fine until maybe 2.5 hours after taking the medicine. It was honestly the worst pain I have ever had. I had vomiting, sweats, shakiness, and extremely painful cramps. I was in so much pain I started making so much noise that the lady in the condo beside me came to see what was happening. If I knew I would have had so much pain, I would have had a D&C. However, after about 6 hours after taking the pills, the pain started to calm down. I found that once all the clots and placenta came out, the pain started to go away and just turned into a heavy period. If you are taking it for the same reason I did, I pray you don’t have the same experience I did. I am very sorry for your loss :( ❤️"

• Nic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 9, 2020

"I took the pill 2/8/2020. I was 8 weeks pregnant, and the doctor didn’t find a heartbeat, so they confirmed my baby wasn't alive. They sent this pill to the pharmacy, so I read the reviews before I took the pill, and it made me so nervous. I kept pushing back to take it because the reviews made me think it’s a horrible pain you're going to feel (negative for me). They said it’s labor pains. DO NOT READ THE REVIEWS - JUST DO IT. Because once I took them, the pain was MINOR CRAMPS. I slept through it all. When I woke up, it was period cramps, that’s it. I had nothing to make you feel like you need heavy drugs. Remember, everyone is different. Once I took it, just fall asleep, you’ll be okay. The cramps lasted 20 minutes, the bleeding is still here, but no uncomfortable pain or anything. If you have to take this pill, you got this. Stay strong. I didn’t take any drugs, they prescribed me Vicodin, and I didn’t even need that medicine. When I woke up, I drank plenty of water and watched TV."

• Van...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 23, 2020

"I had a D&C to terminate pregnancy for health reasons at 12 weeks + 5 days. My 2-week follow-up showed my body was holding onto blood and tissue on the ultrasound, so I was given 3 pills to take at home. I read reviews on this site, which completely terrified me to take the pills, so much so that I almost fainted holding the pills in one hand and my phone in the other... I ended up waiting until the next day and took 800 mg of ibuprofen a half hour before taking the misoprostol and barely had any cramping at all. I passed a bit of blood and had a small amount of diarrhea, and after 2 hours, the bleeding went down to just spotting. I had absolutely nothing to be afraid of. My periods are far worse than taking this medication. Don’t be afraid to take this medication to pass incomplete abortion. It’s not as bad as everyone is saying!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 23, 2024

"I must say my experience with taking this medication vaginally wasn't a bad one at all. I hated going through this experience at 6 weeks, it's really hurtful. Reading so many reviews about experiences had my anxiety through the roof. I took my meds and an ibuprofen that night. I passed a few clots with no cramping at all, not even the next day, just normal cycle bleeding. Every woman is different. Yes, it's nice to read reviews, but no woman is the same. We all have our own pain levels and experiences."

• Ban...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 16, 2019

"Just a note for women reading these reviews... using this for an abortion in early pregnancy is VASTLY different than using it for a missed miscarriage further along. Which is why people think it’s a bad period at 6 weeks vs. feeling like natural labor. I was prescribed this to help me remove remaining tissue after a 13-week miscarriage. I had already passed the baby and placenta naturally but had remaining tissue. The ER sent me home with Cytotec and no meds. It was the worst pain of my life. It was worse than the miscarriage portion. The contractions went nonstop, so I didn’t have any time to properly breathe or regain control. I was shaking, sweating, moaning, and losing tons of blood. It was the worst experience. When I saw my OB that next week, he ended up telling me that it is like full-term labor at this point. Horrible!"

• MC2...
• December 30, 2020

"I used these pills for a missed miscarriage at 10 weeks, the pregnancy had stopped growing around 6. Here are my tips: 1. Get pain relief. I took the 4 pills and dissolved them in my cheek at around 9 a.m. At around 10:30 a.m., I started feeling cramps. By 3:30 p.m., each wave of intense cramps (7/10) sent me attempting birth techniques to get through the pain. I had taken two Advil before the pills, and I took another 2 around 4 p.m., but I needed something stronger. 2. Use heat. Once the intense cramps started at 3:30 p.m., I wished for a heating pad. I didn’t have one, so I got into the tub. I bent over with each wave of cramps but felt more relaxed, and everything started coming out in spurts. 3. It will end. Be prepared to have it rough. It will end. By about 7 p.m., I could sit on the couch and ride the waves of pain without hunching over. This morning at 6 a.m., I feel okay with menstrual-type bleeding and a mild cramping sensation. Good luck!!"

• DDa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 23, 2020

"Took 1st pill yesterday at the clinic. Arrived home, felt fine. Next day, which is today, I put my other tablets in my jaw. The pain wasn't intense, but I felt cramping. Clots fell out, took a shower, and took 800 mg of ibuprofen. Other than that, I'm good. Pain doesn't bother me too bad, everybody's different. I had no side effects at all."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 27, 2022

"I was prescribed the drug to assist with a failed miscarriage at 6 weeks instead of a D&C. I was discharged and told it would be just like a period, with no information leaflet on side effects or what to expect. I was in for a shock. After taking the 4 pills at once orally, as directed at 11 a.m., within 30 minutes, I was cramping like a bad period. By 12:30 p.m., I was in agony, so I took Panadeine Forte for pain, which didn’t help at all. By 1 p.m., I was extremely nauseous, faint, and in excruciating pain. I was crippled, lying on the floor of the shower, unsure if I was going to vomit or pass out, and wanted the heat from the shower to help with the pain. Honestly, I thought I was going to die, the pain was relentless, with what felt like massive waves of contractions less than a minute apart, with no relief. I was unable to call for assistance as I couldn’t get up off the floor for 2 hours. I eventually was able to crawl to the phone and was taken by ambulance to the emergency department for pain management."

• rox...
• May 4, 2015

"I lost a baby, and they gave me these to expel the pregnancy. I was hurt, but then to find out I had to pay out of pocket made me feel worse. Even though there was no heartbeat at 12 weeks and only measuring 6, it really hurt to think I was paying 13.00 to lose my child. It made me contract about 30 minutes after taking the first set. I was in pain, just like having one of my other children, just at the end of this, I wouldn't have a baby. I lost more blood than I've ever seen in my life and bled for a month after my periods that were ALWAYS regular are everywhere after 10 months. So... if you get this, expect labor."

• Jer...
• March 14, 2021

"I went in for my 8 wk OB appointment, they told me I had a miscarriage at about 6 weeks. I decided to do the Misoprostol pills. The first pills I took caused a fever of 100 and flu-like symptoms: diarrhea, sweats, horrible aches, and bad pulsating cramps. No bleeding. The second dose, I started to lightly spot brown blood, the bad cramps continued. The next 12 hours, I didn't take anything else since that was my full dose. Still no bleeding. My doctor advised me to take a 3rd dose and 4th dose if I wasn't bleeding red blood, which I did. The next day, the red blood/tissue started coming out with pretty bad cramps. 12 hours after that, the blood lightened, but I was having a hard time peeing with burning and pelvic pain. I went to Urgent Care, and it was a bladder infection, which is a side effect of the drug. A few hours after that, the blood came back full force with cramps I can only describe as extreme labor-like. Worst pain and experience I've had ever with a drug in my life. Highly DO NOT recommend."

• Sta...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 6, 2021

"I had to take this due to missed miscarriage due to the fetus not developing properly at 10 weeks. Took 4 pills dissolved under the tongue. Started feeling cramps 3/4 hours. I have to be honest the pain went from uncomfortable to incredibly severe and went on for around 2 hours before it eased off. Vomiting and diarrhea. My body expelled everything from both ends relentlessly. I am still bleeding 7 hours later, but the cramps are now mild like period pain. It’s horribly uncomfortable-I've never experienced pain like it, but it will pass, girls, I promise xxx."

• Mis...
• August 9, 2021

"Found out my baby had no heartbeat at 8 weeks. Doctor gave me 200 mg of misoprostol. Took it that night, went to bed, woke up to use the restroom, and a huge blood clot and blood came gushing out as soon as I sat on the toilet. I put a pad on and soaked as soon as I started walking. I went through 6 pads within half an hour. I got back in bed because it slowed down. Woke up again at 5 a.m., same thing. This time I was very lightheaded, it was hard for me to breathe, so I checked my blood pressure, and it was 70 over 60. I was still bleeding everywhere. This is when everything went wrong, and I was rushed to the back to doctors still bleeding with blood clots. The nurse gave me an IV and started a blood transfusion. My doctor came, checked on me, and said I needed a D&C, that the sac and fetus came out but there were still blood clots in me that needed to come out. When the surgery was over, I woke up, and my bleeding was light, and I felt a lot better. Going through all that - I was honestly just so scared."

• Lin...
• December 3, 2019

"I had a natural miscarriage at 10 weeks and took this to get rid of the products of conception. The first time I took it, I had mild cramping and diarrhea for a day, but didn't work. The second time I took it, about 2 weeks later, also vaginally, it did work. I took it Friday night and had mild cramping and diarrhea. The SEVERE cramping started at noon on Saturday and lasted about 5 hours. It would come every few minutes, like with labor contractions. It was the most painful thing I've experienced. I was also throwing up, which I think actually helped push everything out. I passed a lot of big clots. Monday, the severe cramping started again. I thought I was dying and almost called 911. I was throwing up again. I passed the placenta after about an hour. Immediately after that, the cramps stopped. That was yesterday, I'm still bleeding lightly. If you are far enough along, I recommend getting those women's diapers/padded underwear. A maxi pad would not have been enough in my case."

• Anonymous
• March 27, 2022

"My doctor gave me these pills as a way to induce labor, and I wish I would have known more and known I had more options. I had two doses in about 16 hours, and it didn’t ripen my cervix, and it caused intense uterine contractions so close together that it put my baby in distress."

• sam...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 18, 2023

"Found out I was 7 weeks pregnant, and on the Monday I took the first pill for the abortion at 5pm. 24 hours later, I took the misoprostol at just over 5 o’clock by placing the pills in my gums and cheek. Within the first 30 minutes of the first round of pills, I felt nauseated and started to feel the cramps kicking in. This progressively got worse, and I was in a lot of pain with my mom saying it is quite similar to actual birthing contractions due to your uterus getting ready to push the fetus out. This carried on for I would say 2-3 hours with it progressively getting less painful by the third hour. I then took the second lot of 2 pills prescribed to be around 9pm as suggested by my doctor, a little bit scared that the same pain would arise for a round two. However, luckily, although the pain was uncomfortable and slightly nauseating, it was a lot more tolerable, and I passed the fetus 20 minutes later with heavy clots and blood now and a decent flow beforehand on the 1st pill."

• Lo2...
• June 7, 2023

"I went in for my first ultrasound due to some light vaginal bleeding. The doctor found that there was no heartbeat and was only measuring 7 weeks, it should have been 9 weeks. I had a silent miscarriage. I was prescribed two rounds of misoprostol. I inserted 800 mg, or 4 pills, vaginally as directed at 8:30 am. By 11:30, I started cramping and bleeding. I was directed to insert another 800 mg 4 hours later. Once I administered the second dose, my cramps became worse, and it was hard to leave the toilet without wanting to push something out. At about 7 pm, I passed everything. Once everything was passed, the cramps started to subside. I did not bleed through any pads, while the bleeding was heavy, I was home and able to change pads in a timely manner. If you are doing this, I would highly recommend taking a day or 2 off of work. This morning, I am only experiencing very slight cramping here and there but have minimal bleeding. I had a very good experience with this medication, regardless of our sad situation."

• Moa...
• January 31, 2020

Misoprostol "Induce labor faster than Pitocin."