Misoprostol for Abortion User Reviews (Page 2)

• Mhi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 27, 2020

"I am 5 weeks pregnant. I took the first drug, mifepristone, as directed and took the second one 38 hours inserting it into my vagina. I had a light cramp the night, and the next morning I had very light bleeding. But as the days pass, the blood becomes thick and flows normally like I am menstruating, but no clots and minor cramps. Hope it's working."

• AKG...
• May 20, 2021

"I am writing this now one week post-abortion. I took the first tablet on Tuesday at 11:30 am. I had a phone consultation and was deemed safe to have the procedure at home. The tablets were sent through the post. After the first tablet, I went to bed and felt fine. The following day at 12:30, I took four more tablets vaginally. I was advised to lie down for 30 minutes to make sure the tablets didn’t come out. As I sat up, I started bleeding, having light cramping. I took ibuprofen 15 minutes before the tablets and was fine. At 13:18, I passed the sac. The bleeding continued to be heavy with more clots for about two hours, not heavier than a heavy period and no more pain than a heavy period. I went about my day as normal, just took it easy, and tried to stay as calm as possible. I was advised to take the medicine vaginally as you have fewer side effects. Since then, I have stopped bleeding after one week. Stay calm and don’t believe everything you read on the internet. You’ve got this!"

• Anonymous
• August 27, 2020

"I thought I would share my experience! I took my first 4 tablets vaginally yesterday at 12pm, had some light cramping and a little nausea but nothing else. Took another 2 at 4pm vaginally.. again, apart from cramping, nothing major! Started getting chills and fever that lasted about 3 hours but was bearable. Today I have woken up, still no bleeding! Ended up in A&E as I felt it was not working and am now being sent for an emergency scan tomorrow morning with potential of an operation :( I was only 5 weeks I’m so scared and confused. I feel a little dizzy today and lethargic but more anxious over the fact it’s been 29 hours and I still have not bled! Hope you guys have a better experience xo"

• Meg...
• September 3, 2020

"AMAZING EXPERIENCE. 6 wks pregnant: at 5 pm I dissolved the Misoprostol. I was so nervous, didn’t even want to do it. A lot of these stories said terrible things. 30 mins & I swallowed them, cramps started to build up 6/10. Was a lot to handle, I was shaking & cold & worse than my regular period cramps, but I laid down with a heating pad & got through it. ONLY 20 minutes later they decreased. This was the ONLY time it was bad. I never felt sick at all, just shaky for those minutes. I went to the bathroom & lots of small clots & blood came out, nothing scary or painful! I was hungry, ate some dinner & cramps were barely there. 8 pm, fluids came out then more clots. NO lemon-sized clots! The biggest was 1 golf ball-sized. I think I passed the pregnancy right away. After that just heavy period bleeding. The next morning, no pain, some blood came out. I slept perfectly. I hurt for no more than 20 mins & IT DOES END! Get a heating pad, made it more comforting. SO EASY. You’ll be fine!"

• ac1...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 21, 2021

"Just wanted to share my experience for those who may be worried. I had worked myself up massively before starting this process after things I had read online. I was around 8 weeks pregnant. I took the first tablet on Friday and was quite sick on Saturday during the day. On Sunday, I went to the hospital and had the 4 tablets inserted vaginally, and started bleeding around an hour after this. I was also provided with an antibiotic to be inserted. I felt slight cramps, nothing worse than a period, and I had passed the pregnancy after around 3 hours. I had some larger blood clots but nothing too extreme and was in and out of the toilet for a few hours. I left the hospital at 5 the same day and now have only slight bleeding the next day. Please don’t overly worry and read the bad things online, as my experience was nothing like the horror stories! Good luck to everyone going through this, you can do it!"

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 3, 2020

"Ok, these reviews scared the living daylights out of me, and this turned out to be very anticlimactic. I am around 6 weeks and took my pills in my cheeks (Zofran and ibuprofen 800mg 1 hour prior). No nausea, no vomiting. Felt more sick from the 4 Z-Pak pills I took last night. Light cramping began within an hour (similar to day 1 period cramps). Passed a clot the width of a golf ball 2 hours in. Slid right out, no pain. Have passed many smaller clots since with day 2 period cramps coming and going. Haven't even soaked a maxi pad, it comes in waves and usually passes when I'm on the toilet. Even went to Home Depot. Walking around helps the cramping! Everyone is different but relax - everything will be okay!"

• Flo...
• May 3, 2020

"I took my first tablet of mifepristone and had no problems at all. 48 hours later, I decided it was time to take the second pills, the time I had been absolutely dreading. I think the thought of the baby sac coming out scared me because I didn’t know what to expect and I was just terrified. The stomach cramps started about an hour after taking the tablets, but it was completely bearable. I have heavy periods anyway, and to me, it just felt like a heavy period. There was a lot of blood, but then again, it has genuinely just been like a normal period. I've had no sickness or diarrhoea with the medicine. The worst part was the sore throat after letting the tablets dissolve in my mouth!! Please don’t read the scary reviews and make yourself worse like I did. The absolute worst part for me was the build-up to getting my medication and letting my mind run wild! Get a hot water bottle and make yourself comfy, it’s nothing to be afraid of, you will be absolutely fine, ladies!!"

• Raa...
• August 19, 2020

"It is my first abortion and I am 9 weeks and I have a 3-year-old baby girl. I took the first tablet in the clinic at 1 pm and the same night took 2 antibiotics. I felt nothing. The next night I took 1 Brufen, and 1 hour later took 4 small tablets vaginally. 4 hours later, I felt normal abdominal pain and cramps, totally bearable. I went to the washroom 3 times and passed 3 small clots and a lot of blood. I used a heating pad 2 times. In the morning, I felt very light and active. Nothing to worry about, it's a very simple process. Thanks."

• Sus...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 6, 2022

"I put 2 pills under my tongue and inserted 2 vaginally. I did not see any blood, not even any spotting for more than 24 hours, so I had to use 4 more tablets of misoprostol (Misoclear). It's been more than 4 hours and I have not yet felt any pain, not even cramps or nausea. I am only 3 weeks pregnant. I'm scared the tablets aren't working."

• May...
• February 4, 2021

"I was 8 weeks pregnant. In the medical center, they gave me the first pill and told me that I could expect nausea and bleeding, however, I didn't have any symptoms. I came back 48 hours later, and they inserted 2 pills into my vagina and 1 in my anus for pain relief, instructing me to lie in bed for 2 hours. After 4 hours with no changes, they gave me 1 more pill to dissolve under my tongue. Around an hour later, I went to the bathroom and something gushed out of me with a little blood. I went for an ultrasound, and they confirmed the abortion was successful. I experienced bleeding for about a week afterward, similar to a normal period. I didn't have any pain or cramping, which was surprising to me, as my periods are usually more painful. It seems that everyone's experience can vary. Wishing you good luck."

• Nat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 19, 2020

"I was 6 weeks 2 days pregnant, and this was my first abortion. I took mifepristone first, which only caused some nausea and tiredness. The next day, I inserted vaginally 800mg of misoprostol. I started feeling light cramping and bleeding 40 minutes after inserting the pills vaginally, the cramping did increase a bit but nothing crazy! About 1 hour and 30 minutes later, I passed the sac and a gush of blood just came out. It took me by surprise because I was expecting some intense cramping before the sac would come out, but this wasn’t the case. I freaked out when I saw all the blood and the sac. It took me about an hour to calm down, but my whole experience wasn’t horrible. I experienced menstrual-like cramps/bleeding throughout the day and lower back pain, also lots of little blood clots. I’ve learned my lesson and will not allow this to happen to me again."

• Cam...
• October 13, 2020

"Found out I was pregnant soon after finding out I was hit with horrendous morning sickness which was exacerbated by reading the reviews. I was being sick up to 5 times a day, and all I could think about was how sick I would feel when taking these pills! I took the first tablet a day before, this just made me feel sicker. 26 hours later, I took the 4 Misoprostol with two 15mg codeine. As soon as I started feeling cramps, I took another 2 codeine, but they started coming fast and sharp. After about 30 mins, I had to sit on the toilet and had some diarrhoea, and there was bleeding. I was also sick at the same time (not pleasant). I had about 40 mins of sharp pains but bearable, they stopped within the hour, and I passed some clots. I closed my eyes every time I flushed so I never saw anything. A day later, I'm having a regular period and have my appetite back, and have gotten back to my daily life! I will never get into this situation again. For me, it was not as bad as what people make it. Good luck!"

• 142...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 8, 2020

"I’m 20 years old with a very strong stomach. I took the first pill at the clinic around 11:30. I was tired and slightly nauseous but I was prescribed promethazine, which helped with the nausea. By 9 am the next morning, I was bleeding a small amount. I decided to eat a meal, take 800 mg of ibuprofen that I was prescribed, and another promethazine for nausea. 45 minutes after taking the pain medicine and nausea medicine, I placed 2 cytotec in each cheek, which dissolved in 15 minutes. I felt the most intense cramping and pain and was honestly screaming in agony. The pain was so severe I threw up everything in my stomach and had diarrhea. This all lasted about 30 minutes and then I began to do breathing exercises that helped calm the pain and made me fall asleep. After that, I had very moderate cramping that was very manageable. Drink lots of water, sleep a lot, and stay calm. You can do it."

• Anonymous
• August 29, 2020

"I was 7 weeks 6 days and this was my first abortion. Took the first pill at the clinic and the next day took nausea and pain meds before putting the 4 pills in my cheeks to absorb. After taking all the pills, I threw everything up right away. I started having mild cramps about an hour later. Went to the bathroom when they got more severe and threw up again, the cramps were extreme for about 30 minutes, and I threw up 2 more times until bile was coming out. It was very painful for me, but it didn’t last too long. I passed 3 large blood clots before the baby sac came out, and then the cramps immediately subsided. I had heavy bleeding for the rest of the day, and by the next day, I felt back to normal. It’s been 2 weeks, and I’m still bleeding, but it’s a very light amount now. If you can keep down the pain meds, then I’m sure it won’t be nearly as painful. I felt so relieved after, but still a little sad and depressed about the reality of the situation. Good luck, you will be okay :)"

• ano...
• January 21, 2021

"This was the easiest, most painless process that I had to go through, so not everyone has a bad experience. I took the first pill at the clinic at 1 pm, took an 800 mg ibuprofen at 4 pm, and inserted the 4 pills vaginally at 5 pm. I was waiting for the cramping to start, nothing. I felt a tiny bit of pressure, but nothing painful. I went to the bathroom and passed the sac as well as blood clots. Then I felt cramping for about 5 minutes, but nothing unbearable - it felt like a period. I went to the bathroom again an hour later and passed a lemon-sized blood clot. After that, I fell asleep and continued to bleed. I woke up and had no more blood clots, and the pregnancy had passed. These reviews had me so scared, I cried and couldn’t sleep because of all the anxiety, but the process was easy and painless for me. Just make sure you are in a comfortable, safe space with a heating pad and ibuprofen, keep yourself distracted, and everything will be fine."

• Eng...
• August 4, 2019

"I took the first tablet Mifepristone and then inserted the 4 Misoprostol tablets the next day. I expected to fall asleep and wake up ‘in a pool of blood’. I slept for an hour and woke up with some cramping. It hurt, but wasn’t unbearable. It progressively worsened. I went for a wee and had a little bit of bleeding, but not much. I fell asleep again and woke up at 2:30. I was sure I was going to be laying in this ‘pool of blood’ but, nothing. 5 hours passed and still no bleeding. I went for a wee and clots came out. My cramps did hurt, but they only became intense the last 45 mins. It helps having someone supportive there with you, taking pain and having a hot water bottle. Everyone is different and will experience this differently. As women, we are born to be prepared for Mother Nature and what it throws at us. A little bit of cramping? Bring it on! If you’re nervous, then let me tell you this: you are strong and you’ve got this. This pain is only temporary. ❤️"

• Rev...
• February 9, 2020

"I wanted to write this review and share my experience with the medical abortion at exactly 8 weeks. First off, I'll start by saying RELAX. I stayed up reading these exact reviews over and over before my appointment, and I was terrified. I honestly think some of these reviews are meant to scare you. Anyways, after the first pill was taken at the appointment, I took the misoprostol exactly 24 hours later, which for me was 3:45 pm. I placed the four pills in my cheeks for 30 minutes and washed them down afterwards. By 4:30 pm, I was bleeding. By 5 pm, the cramps started, so I took one ibuprofen 800 mg, and the cramps lasted until 9:30-10 pm. The cramps were like day two heavy period cramps, but they were not excruciating, they were manageable. I passed maybe six clots overall and had moderate to heavy bleeding, but overall I felt fine. I wasn't sure if I passed everything because I thought I would've been in pain after reading these reviews, but after an ultrasound this morning, it was confirmed I was no longer pregnant."

• Nic...
• October 4, 2020

"The baby's heart stopped beating around 9 weeks (measured 6 weeks 2 days). I decided to go for medication versus D&C. I woke up at 5:30am and took nausea medicine, 5 mg oxycodone, and 800 mg ibuprofen. I had a light breakfast, and 30 minutes later, I inserted the medication vaginally. I was able to fall back to sleep. Cramps started first, and 30 minutes later, the bleeding began. From 10:30 to 11:30am, I’d say my pain was a 6/10. It wasn’t fun, but it was manageable. I took the next dose of pain relievers and was able to fall back asleep until 1pm. I used the restroom and passed the sac. The cramping reduced down immediately after. I’m in little to no pain now, just bleeding a lot. I’ve been taking it easy all day. So, I definitely recommend taking it in the morning on a day you can spend just laying around. I had no nausea, no diarrhea, no chills, no fever. It honestly wasn’t half as bad as I hyped myself up to believe it would be! You’ve got this, ladies!"

• Ind...
• August 26, 2020

"I read all these terrifying reviews. I was so scared to take this, I cried. I was 7 weeks. I took my first pill at the clinic and had to wait the 24-48 hours. I noticed slight cramping and spotting around 28 hours, but it was almost unnoticeable. My stomach felt “off”. I took my 4 pills, dissolved in my cheeks at 36 hours. I dissolved them for 30 minutes and swallowed. 50 minutes in, I felt a little blood come out. I ran to the toilet, and plops and blood were coming out. I’d say mild period cramps or cramps like food poisoning at most. I stayed in the bathroom for 30 minutes on the toilet just to try and get it all out. My cramping basically stopped at this point. I was still bleeding but less than at the start. I looked around in the toilet and saw I had already passed the sac. I put a pad on and made dinner. No dizziness, no nausea, barely any cramps. It was done in 30 minutes. I took 200mg Advil. I’m pleased with my experience. Bleeding 5 days later, no cramps."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 2, 2020

"Taking the first pill was fine. Twenty-four hours later, I took the second pill (vaginally). After reading all these reviews, I felt so anxious, I was prepared to be in a lot of pain. It was just like having bad period pains for me, I know everyone's different. I'd say it took about one and a half hours before I passed the biggest clot, which came out really fast, and smaller ones after that. Now, it just feels like a normal period. Now to wait three weeks to take the test, hopefully, everything has worked. Ladies, please don't worry, you will get through it."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 12, 2020

"I’m not usually one to write on these pages, but I had to share my experience after being so scared from reading all of the traumatic reviews. I took misoprostol for an incomplete natural miscarriage. As scared as I was to take this medication, I was far more scared of a D&C and being put under. And I am so glad I chose misoprostol. It couldn’t have been easier. I literally had not one cramp, zero pain. Just lots of bleeding and an upset stomach. It was effective and over within just over 24 hours. I know everyone is different and I feel for those who have had a bad experience, but I hope to put others' minds at ease that there are positive outcomes too!"

• Jes...
• June 21, 2020

"Every woman is different, but I hope this helps. I was 6 weeks pregnant, nervous, and very upset. I took the mifepristone and felt slightly nauseous but fine. I took 4 tablets of misoprostol 24 hours later. I took them vaginally; the leaflet says that dissolving them by mouth increases the chance of sickness and diarrhea. I only had slight cramping and light bleeding. I kept hydrated and relaxed on the sofa. I took 30 mg of codeine before taking the misoprostol. I took the next 2 tablets vaginally, 4 hours later with 30 mg of codeine. I had stronger cramping, like having moderate period pain for a prolonged amount of time. I used a hot water bottle. The bleeding was now heavier but not horrendously so. I didn’t feel nauseous, but I felt just slightly feverish and shaky. From taking the tablets at 3:30 pm, I was having cramps at midnight; for me, they were completely bearable. They began to subside. I went to bed at midnight and woke up the next day feeling fine. Hope you are all okay."

• Anonymous
• June 6, 2020

"I am 20 years old, and I was 6 weeks and 4 days when I had my ultrasound. I took the mifepristone in the clinic at 11:30 a.m. on day 1. I then went home, and on day 2, by 11:30 a.m., I had already started bleeding. I then took 800 mg of ibuprofen and 10 mg of Compazine at 12 p.m., next, at 12:30 p.m., I took the misoprostol. At about 1:30 p.m., the cramps came on hard and fast. I have to be honest when I say that the onset of the cramps was painful. Thirty minutes after the cramps started, I did also throw up. The pain was so intense I decided to get in the shower, and 10 minutes after I had been in the shower, the cramps immediately became lighter and very mild. A week later, at my follow-up appointment, everything worked out. If you can pull through 30 minutes of heavy cramping, you will be fine! It was completely worth it, and I hope this helps someone who feels nervous and is having to decide between abortion methods."

• Anonymous
• August 26, 2020

"I was so scared after reading these reviews, but honestly, this is manageable. I took the first pill, and I had very mild cramps near the end of the 24 hours, but it was nothing. My doctor gave me Cambia for pain and an anti-nausea medication, I suggest you take both to just make the experience more comfortable. Then I took the last four pills in my cheeks at 9:30 pm. They didn’t dissolve that much, so I left them in my cheeks an extra 10 minutes, so 40 minutes total, and swallowed what was remaining. I felt mild cramps at 40 minutes and more moderate at 1 hour. I took them at night so I could go lay down and relax, the meds helped me feel a bit more calm. I fell asleep around 11:30 pm and woke up at 3:30 am with heavier cramps for about an hour and felt blood start to come out, so I went to the bathroom and saw some blood with the gestational sac, which was small like a coffee bean (5 weeks). You’ll be okay! <3"

• Jad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 24, 2020

"Took first tablet at 11 pm at night, felt absolutely fine, no sickness, nothing. Twenty-four hours later, so around 11 pm, inserted the 4 tablets inside, vaginally. Bleeding started 3 hours after, had no pain whatever, didn’t even take pain relievers as I never take them anyway, but had no pain at all. Bled just as you would on a normal period. Bled for 2 days only, so it happens very quickly for me. Felt normal throughout the whole process. Tested a week later and nothing came up, so it had worked. Would never do this again as it's not a very nice thing to do, but my experience was very easy. But this is personally my own experience, everyone, of course, is different ladies."