question about Provera

melissa10383 · 04-26-2007, 02:00 PM

HI I posted on the new member page the other day. But anyway since reading everything I have decided to start back taking Medroxyprogesterone which the brand name is Provera. When I found out about having pcos i was the one that told my dr about it and then he said yes that is what you have. Before that he never said anything about me having it. I had a mc in 2003 what happen was after i got married i stoped taking bcp and then went 9 months without a af . I found out i was preg and mc at 3 months. at that time i changed dr and started going to my dr who i have now. he did a d&c and put me on clomid I got preg and had a little girl. everything with my preg went well then after having her i started bcp again. last year i stop taking them and af showed up only a few times. so i saw my dr in Jan. he said I could take bcp's or Provera. I dont want to take bcp's so I went with the provera. After taking it for one month i quit it made me moody.So here i am i called in and had my refill filled yesterday and took my first one yesterday.

Now i have some questions im hoping yall can help me with: 1) can you get preg taking this pill? 2) what can you tell me about the pill. 3) can you tell me how i should take this pill with my cycle? i was told to take it 18 days after the start of af. Is that right. Sorry i dont want to sound stupid but im new to all this!!

sinnie · 04-27-2007, 12:17 AM

Why did your doctor prescribe provera this way? It's made to induce a period, are you not having them on your own? Lots of us here only get our Provera no sooner then every 3 months if we're not having our periods on our own.

I'm a little confused about the way it was prescribed to you, so perhaps your best bet is to call your DR and ask him about it again.

melissa10383 · 04-27-2007, 12:41 AM

at the time my dr gave me this med i had not had a period 4 or 5 months. I dont really know why he gave it to me this way . But ill be giving my dr a call.

sinnie · 04-27-2007, 10:52 AM

Provera isn't something you should take every day. It's usually a prescription for a certain amount of pills, and either towards the end, or a few days after the prescription ends, your period will start. Then 3-4 months later you get it again, to have another period and shed your uterine lining.

I would think you could get pregnant while taking it, if you ovulate, but that's usually after your period I think. I would avoid taking it a second time to induce another period without taking a pregnancy test (because it would probably cause a miscarriage/abortion) if you were.

melissa10383 · 04-27-2007, 12:16 PM

Thanks Kim I have not thought about being preg. Just because I have not had a any symptons but its a really good idea to test before I get to far into my pills. I take them for 10 days and they are 10mg.

sheepiegirl · 04-27-2007, 04:39 PM

I would take a PT BEFORE you start taking it at all. That's something you don't want to be messing with.

sinnie · 04-27-2007, 04:50 PM

Definitely. I am going to get my dose next week and will ask for a PG test before they prescribe them to me, just in case.

melissa10383 · 04-27-2007, 09:24 PM

Ok Girls !! I just took the PT and i got a BFN. so i'll keep taking the pills. I have been having some pain in the bottom of my stomach since taking the pills .I stared them 2 days ago. Anyway the pain is kinda like af pains is that normal?

sinnie · 04-27-2007, 11:38 PM

It's normal cramps probably from fixing to get your period. I cramp up REALLY bad and can hardly get out of bed when I get mine. Get some Midol or Pamprin, if it's too bad, it helps a lot.