ENDO Messages for November, 2002: Re: Prometrium: anyone tried?

Re: Prometrium: anyone tried?

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Nov 22 22:27:45 2002

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At Mon, 25 Mar 2002, linda wrote: >
>At Tue, 16 Feb 1999, lois wrote:
>>I have taken Prometrium for 9 mo. and have had no adverse side effects at all. It shortened my menstrual cycle and I lost 7lbs. of water weight. I have severe endo and have felt it has helped about half of the month. When I have gone of the Prometrium I feel greater PMS and bloat with in days.
>>---lois holmquist <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
>>>I have been on prometrium for apprx 7 days. I was experiencing irregular bleeding and extreme PMS. I have felt a lot calmer and have been sleeping sound. I take 200 mg before bed. I have found that during the day I am somewhat tired - I assume this will decrease as time goes on and my body adjusts.
>>> TOO ANYONE GIVEN PROMETRIUM,
>>> I have been on hormone replacement therapy for almost 2yrs. I am
>>> in menopause and have had a dx of endometriosis for the last 25 years.
>>> I have been taking Estradiol and Progesterone and have packed on
>>> 40+lbs. I discussed this with my OBGYN and he suggested a new drug
>>> Prometrium which would help with the wgt gain.
>>> I noticed that I did not get a print out with the med which was
>>> very unusual...so I went back to the Pharmacist and he tried looking
>>> it up and found nothing on the drug. I looked it up on the Net and
>>> found a half a page with no info regarding side effects.
>>> I took it only for 3 days and got off it immediately. On the
>>> second day I experienced a headache which didn't go away. That night
>>> on the second day I woke up around 3:00 a.m. with chest pains along
>>> with the headache. I also had difficulty in putting my chin to my
>>> chest and swallowing. I thought I had the Flu. I did not have a temp
>>> which confused me. I checked my blood pressure it was dropping 97/79.
>>> I called my husband who works up at Wake Forest Bowman Gray School of
>>> Medicine. He looked up Prometrium and found that some of the side
>>> affects were headache and angina. I called my OBGYN and the nurse
>>> thought I was crazy. My husband then called and suggested he fax them
>>> his information. Enough said...I am back on the Progesterone. My
>>> Dr.s office called today to see how I am doing. They are perplexed by
>>> my reaction. I am alittle sore today but the original side affects
>>> have gone away.
>>> I am going to take your suggestion and have the pills checked out
>>> to make sure they are indeed Prometrium.
>>> I have had to be my own patient adovacte since before my dx of
>>> endometriosis. I don't blame anyone but I have found that I must be
>>> an informed patient and consumer. There are good and bad Dr.s and I
>>> have to do my research constantly. I would appreciate any other
>>> comments on the drug Prometrium.
>>> Lois Holmquist from Charlotte NC
>>>
>>> anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Hello Valisa,
>>> > Came upon your email and Prometrium caught my eye. Yes, I tried it
>>> for about
>>> > 3 weeks before I was taken off of it, with side effects such as
>>> slurred speech
>>> > and blurry vision that happened every time I took a dose (which was
>>> morning
>>> > and night). The third week, my eyes started turning yellow and my
>>> skin and I
>>> > was having trouble functioning at all. I had to literally yell to
>>> get my dr.
>>> > to take me off them - to only start me on provera 1 times daily (10
>>> mg) - that
>>> > made me real emotional and feeling like biting everyone's head off -
>>> I'm still
>>> > hurting anyway from the endo so I quit taking all of it and haven't
>>> been back
>>> > to the dr. at all - am rethinking whether I should even go back to
>>> him. This
>>> > reaction is, of course, just what I experienced on Prometrium so
>>> don't let it
>>> > scare you - just read the warning signs on the drug information that
>>> you
>>> > should receive when you pickup your Prometrium. And by the way, I
>>> had quite a
>>> > time even finding the medicine in the pharmacies here. Be sure and
>>> check your
>>> > prescription before you leave the store - mine tried to give me an
>>> antiobiotic
>>> > instead of the Prometrium. That made me feel real confident to
>>> begin with.
>>> > Take care and good luck to you.
>>> >
>>> > Virginia
>>> >
>>>

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