Provera/Progesterone...Ladies help please!

Kassielin13
Kassielin13 Posts: 263
edited December 17 in Health and Weight Loss
To make a long story short, my dr has prescribed me a 10 day dose of Provera (Progestin) to use for 3 months. I take it for 10 days 5 days later, TOM comes and 15 days after TOM ends, I begin my next dose. Although this is my 2nd month out of 3, it is not my first go round with the medication to keep my cycle regular.
Now to my problem, the 3 weeks prior to taking my 10 day dosage, I bust my butt to lose weight. I have done so well up until now. But once I begin taking the medication, the same weight comes right back, generally the same 4-5 lbs. It is, to me, a vicious cycle that is keeping me in a constant struggle.
I know the general side effects of the hormone and I have done my research. None of the ladies that are my friends on MFP seem to have this issue. The most common issue they have experienced are terrible PMS and sleepiness. So, I do stay very tired with the med but I don't experience any of the other symptoms that these ladies experience. I did in my first round deal with PMS and cramping before and during TOM.
I just really want some of your advice or comments based on your own experience.
Any comments are very, greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance,
Kassie Lin

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  • chuckles217
    chuckles217 Posts: 123 Member
    This is a good question for your Doc.

    Ask him (if you don't already know) what your exact diagnosis is? Is it primary ammenorrhea? PCOS? etc. In reality, you're doing what is called a progesterone challenge which means you're estrogen levels are adequate during the first 15 days of your cycle but your progesterone levels, which dominate the last 15 days, are not so you're challenging them with exogenous progesterone.

    You shouldn't be having too many issues other than progesterone is a mild steroid and can cause mild hyperglycemia. This usually isn't much of an issue.

    But once again, talk to doc. May be better options for your out there such as a biphasic or triphasic birth control regiment which would avoid most of the side-effects.
  • Kassielin13
    Kassielin13 Posts: 263
    Thanks for the comment.
    Late last year, my dr did give me a diagnosis of PCOS in recovery. I had dealt with PCOS for over 5 years prior to losing weight. After a tramatic event this year, my cycles went back to "crazy!" He stated that the risk of causing my PCOS to become unstable with using birth control was much to high. Thus why I am back on hormones. :yawn:
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