Re: provera pill to stop bleeding

[Guest guest]

I am on the provera shot. You get the shot once every 3 months. I spotted

for the first 6 months, but I haven't had a period for over a year now.

I've been on it for 1 1/2 years. I didn't like it at first but now I think

it is a lifesaver.

Re: provera pill to stop bleeding

> Hi all,

> I had my worst bleeding on Thanks Giving day. 3 to 5 super+ tampons every

> hour, for several hours. My doctor told me I either go to the emergency

> hospital, or try Provera, I chose the pill, and the bleeding did slow down

to

> every hour a tampon, every 2 hours, and then every 3-4 hours.

> Mon. after the holiday, I went to see him, and asked if i could take this

> pill only if I bleed, he said, yes, I can try. He suggested to take it for

7

> days, when I have my period, or only when I bleed heavily.( that's the

most,

> 7 days per month)

> Has anyone tried that? or took provera for bleeding?

> I will appreciate any comments about this pill.

> Thanks so much,

> Annie, NY

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I had my worst bleeding on Thanks Giving day. 3 to 5 super+ tampons every

hour, for several hours. My doctor told me I either go to the emergency

hospital, or try Provera, I chose the pill, and the bleeding did slow down to

every hour a tampon, every 2 hours, and then every 3-4 hours.

Mon. after the holiday, I went to see him, and asked if i could take this

pill only if I bleed, he said, yes, I can try. He suggested to take it for 7

days, when I have my period, or only when I bleed heavily.( that's the most,

7 days per month)

Has anyone tried that? or took provera for bleeding?

I will appreciate any comments about this pill.

Thanks so much,

Annie, NY

[Guest guest]

Annie, I had very heavy bleeding at the beginning of November -- using an ultra

tampon (next size up from super+), I was changing it every 1 to 2 hours for 5

days. On the 5th day I talked to my gynecologist and he put me on provera twice

a day (10mg) until the bleeding slowed down and then once a day for 20 days (my

20 days will be up on Sunday). it did slow down the bleeding. it also has made

this period extremely strange with intermittent bleeding and clots. Taking it

for only 7 days a month is interesting. Let me know how that goes and if it

seems to help ongoing without side effects. Robyn A.

Re: provera pill to stop bleeding

Hi all,

I had my worst bleeding on Thanks Giving day. 3 to 5 super+ tampons every

hour, for several hours. My doctor told me I either go to the emergency

hospital, or try Provera, I chose the pill, and the bleeding did slow down to

every hour a tampon, every 2 hours, and then every 3-4 hours.

Mon. after the holiday, I went to see him, and asked if i could take this

pill only if I bleed, he said, yes, I can try. He suggested to take it for 7

days, when I have my period, or only when I bleed heavily.( that's the most,

7 days per month)

Has anyone tried that? or took provera for bleeding?

I will appreciate any comments about this pill.

Thanks so much,

Annie, NY

[Guest guest]

I have taken Provera for bleeding but not on this type of schedule.At first I

was on Prometruim and

took it for 14 days,I beieve, out of every month.That broke down and I went to

10mgs of Provera

everyday.I was told that when I had bleeding to discontinue the pills for 7 days

and then resume.That

worked well from Feb to July and then it broke down.I was glad,by that time,

that I had surgery

scheduled for the end of July.

Best,

bonnie

Femsingerny@... wrote:

> Hi all,

> I had my worst bleeding on Thanks Giving day. 3 to 5 super+ tampons every

> hour, for several hours. My doctor told me I either go to the emergency

> hospital, or try Provera, I chose the pill, and the bleeding did slow down to

> every hour a tampon, every 2 hours, and then every 3-4 hours.

> Mon. after the holiday, I went to see him, and asked if i could take this

> pill only if I bleed, he said, yes, I can try. He suggested to take it for 7

> days, when I have my period, or only when I bleed heavily.( that's the most,

> 7 days per month)

> Has anyone tried that? or took provera for bleeding?

> I will appreciate any comments about this pill.

> Thanks so much,

> Annie, NY

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I took provera for 10 days per month (days 16-25 of my cycle) for 11

years. It did help to control bleeding. I don't know about taking it

" as needed " .

Carol

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[Guest guest]

I agree with Carol's assessment 100%. I feel the same way about being on

provera.

Re: provera pill to stop bleeding

> Annie,

> The 10 days of each month when I took Provera were usually the best

> days of the month for me. My mood stabilized and I felt like I had

> more energy. I have never had my hormone levels checked, but I think

> that my estrogen level stayed pretty high most of the time. My gyn

> told me that often when fibroids are in an actively growing phase they

> will not only grow from the estrogen already present in your body, they

> will also start producing their own supply of estrogen. The Provera

> seemed to help " balance " things out. Since my UAE I have not taken

> Provera. I don't know if I will have to go on it again or not. I have

> a follow up appointment next week. I suppose I will find out then.

> Carol

>

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Robin,

Thanks so much for your response. I will let you know how it goes taking the

provera for only 7 days a month, when I get my period.

My friend was also taking it twice a day, and when I asked the doctor who was

covering my own doctor, if to take twice a day, she said, no, that it was too

much, and that I was too small, ( I am about a 100 lbs.) May I ask you how

you felt taking 2 of them a day, and if you dont mind me asking, are you also

a petite woman? :-)

Thanks so much,

Annie, NY

[Guest guest]

Hi carol,

How did you feel when taking the provera, and I understand you took it after

your period for 10 days, right? ( you say days 16-25 of the cycle)

Thanks so much,

Annie, NY

[Guest guest]

Annie, I am not a petite woman (175 lbs, about 40 lbs overweight). I only took

2 a day for a very short period of time when we were trying to get my bleeding

stopped (maybe 4 days) and did not really feel any noticeable symptoms (though I

am dealing with depression anyway -- one of the side effects -- so it would be

hard to know if that was just my regular stuff or coming from the drug). I have

not noticed any side effects from being on 1 per day (just finished my last one

yesterday). I'll see what it is like when I am off it. Robyn A.

Re: provera pill to stop bleeding

Hi Robin,

Thanks so much for your response. I will let you know how it goes taking the

provera for only 7 days a month, when I get my period.

My friend was also taking it twice a day, and when I asked the doctor who was

covering my own doctor, if to take twice a day, she said, no, that it was too

much, and that I was too small, ( I am about a 100 lbs.) May I ask you how

you felt taking 2 of them a day, and if you dont mind me asking, are you also

a petite woman? :-)

Thanks so much,

Annie, NY

[Guest guest]

Annie,

The 10 days of each month when I took Provera were usually the best

days of the month for me. My mood stabilized and I felt like I had

more energy. I have never had my hormone levels checked, but I think

that my estrogen level stayed pretty high most of the time. My gyn

told me that often when fibroids are in an actively growing phase they

will not only grow from the estrogen already present in your body, they

will also start producing their own supply of estrogen. The Provera

seemed to help " balance " things out. Since my UAE I have not taken

Provera. I don't know if I will have to go on it again or not. I have

a follow up appointment next week. I suppose I will find out then.

Carol

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