Provera and Fatigue???

kristyn5582 · 11-25-2008, 10:06 PM

Hi all!! Been a few days since my last post. I had my Drs appointment yesterday. I have been on metformin for 2 months and have seen nothing, so the dr prescribed me Provera with 3 refills encase it doesnt work the first time, to bring on AF. And he told me that if I do start AF and then I miss a month to definately take a pregnancy test before starting provera again.

My question is... for any one out there that has taken provera.... I started it yesterday ... and I was soooo tired today, that I could not stay awake.. Thank goodness I didnt have to work!! I dont know if it is the combination of Metformin & Provera or if it was the Provera that is making me so tired. I am concerned because... I have to work over the next 8 days that i have left on the provera.. and I dont think I will be able to work this tired...

Sister GBO · 11-29-2008, 01:50 AM

Hi Kristyn-
I feel the SAME WAY. I do not understand. I had surgery 1 month after DX. and I had periods for years w/ no medications.

Okay, now my ovaries are full of cysts again (from weight gain, lupron,etc.) and my gyn just put me on provera. I took it for 7 days this month & have multiple refills, w/ next 7 starting Dec. 1st.

THIS STUFF IS KILLING ME!!!! I feel just like you. I told my mother it feels like something is eating up my body on the inside, as if my blood is fighting against the rest of my body or something. AND about 30 or 40 min. after I take it (at bedtime) I feel like I am going to die & almost fell while I was walking. Then during the daytime I generally feel extremely fatigued & sleepy, but for hours at a time, a flu-like feeling comes over me. I thought I needed to be home for that too. It was too hard to work & I was sitting down.

I am so sorry so long, but I keep reading all these posts & signatures on here w/ all the meds women are on, espec. high dosages of provera & I DO not know how they do it. I got other help problems & medications too so I am already (one leg down) but provera takes the cake.

If any woman who has been on meds for long periods of time - please tell me why you do that rather than surgery. If your case is not that bad or you are afraid to be cut - please let me know. But I just don't understand. I cannot live like this.

Okay sorry kristyn, but I feel you! I need to get a screen name so we could chat! or I need to start a new thread about surgery vs medication...lol

Sister GBO

kristyn5582 · 11-29-2008, 02:21 AM

Dont worry about how long the posts are!!! I have yahoo messenger, AOL messenger and MSN messenger.. so if you ever want to chat let me know what you.. so we can talk!!
Today was the worse day of my feeling sick.... since I started the PRovera and this was my 5th day... of course I take mine once a day in the morning, because I didnt know it would amke me tired and now I want to take them at the same time. Waiting for blood work back to find out if I have diabetes or any other issues... Anyway as I was saying, Today I felt tired, and achy and everything UGH And to top it off, my Left arm is still hurting because they hit a muscle or nerve or something when they took blood.

Anyway I know this was all over the place but I am very tired so I am going to bed.. Hope to chat with you again soon and Good luck with your medicenes and try to keep your head up!! I trying to keep up mine