Misoprostol and Bleeding: What Users Say (Page 4)

• Mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 6, 2019

For Abortion "Overall, my experience was not what I was expecting at all after reading so many scary reviews. Took the first pill with the doctor and felt fine, then I took the other 4, 24 hours later, between my gums and cheek. Didn’t feel anything happening for at least 4 hours, then I had contraction-like pain for about 10 minutes and it was bearable, then the pain completely disappeared and I was starting to worry nothing was happening. Went to the toilet an hour after the pain had finished and I passed a big clot, then had some more bleeding for 2 days, and now I’m just spotting. Overall, my experience was not bad at all, but like what everyone says, everyone is different. I was 5 weeks 6 days pregnant."

• Ann...
• January 25, 2021

For Abortion "Well, here goes my experience. I decided to get an abortion. I was 7 weeks, however, after reading all of these reviews, I was so scared to the point where I didn’t sleep all night crying. I went and took the first set of pills in the doctor's office at 10:00 am. The doctor told me to take the second set of pills from 24 to 48 hours after, so the next morning at 9, I drank 800 mg of ibuprofen, which my doctor did not prescribe me. But at 10:40 am, I took the other 4 sets of pills, 2 in each cheek, and after about 40 minutes, I started bleeding and passing clots. I didn’t exactly feel pain, I felt my stomach and back really heavy, and I didn’t get diarrhea or nausea. The pain wasn’t bad, it felt less than a period to me, but then again, I recently had a baby, which was an induced labor, and that really hurts like you wouldn't believe. Long story short, it’s not the same for everybody, each body is different, just prepare. After 3 weeks, I went to my check-up, and everything came out clean, so it worked for me."

• MsW...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 13, 2024

For Abortion "So I got my pills through the mail and received them Monday. I decided that I would take the medication at 7 pm. I took the first pill and nothing happened, although I did vomit about 4 hours later. I also forgot to mention I was around 6 weeks pregnant. The next day, Tuesday, I put all four pills in my cheeks and let them dissolve. FYI, they don’t taste like anything, the texture just gets weird but nothing to make you gag (lol). After 30 mins, I swished my mouth around and swallowed the rest. Maybe about an hour later, I passed 3 clots and had heavy bleeding. Around 3 am, I had really bad cramping to the point I was rocking in pain. I took 800mg of ibuprofen and was okay an hour later. Today, Wednesday, I’m barely bleeding, no blood in the toilet but when I wipe and I no longer have any symptoms of nausea that I have had for the past week. I hope this helps!"

• Too...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 27, 2021

For Abortion "It's been a week since I terminated the pregnancy. However, I took the misoprostol vaginally, all 4 pills at one time. About 5 hours later, I passed the pregnancy and lots of clots. Day 4-6 was the worst pain of my life. I'm certain I passed everything, but these cramps were sharp and painful, putting me in tears. Today marks day 7, I'm still bleeding moderately, but not much pain as well as light clots.... I hope bleeding stops for me soon. Besides that, fine."

• Ann...
• March 1, 2020

For Abortion "As soon as the pills dissolved (in less than 10 minutes), my throat and cheeks started to hurt. I felt cramping so bad and started to shake uncontrollably to the point I felt I was convulsing. I started throwing up, and the pain was unbearable. I laid in the fetal position. Then started the diarrhea. I was sitting on the toilet with my legs shaking violently and throwing up at the same time. I managed to get back to the foot of my bed and laid there in agony. I threw up all down the side of my bed. I had a heating pad on me, and I was laying bundled up in a jacket, and all of a sudden I felt extremely hot. Burning up. Temperature 101.6. About an hour later, I started bleeding, was too weak to get up. About an hour later, went to the bathroom and plopped a lot of blood. The cramps became bearable. The next day, I woke up feeling better. The next night, I felt like I was hit by a truck. My body felt bruised. Today, cramping bad and still bleeding 3 days later. A little forgetful today and my head feels funny."

• Her...
• July 20, 2023

For Abortion "I was less than 5 weeks along and decided to take the medical approach since I would be alone (which they don’t advise, so please avoid that). I must say that because I had no one to turn to, these reviews (the good ones) truly saved me. I, like everyone else, was anxious and panicked about this as it is my first time and I was nervous. But please, ladies, don’t panic. This was nothing more than usual period cramps, just a tiny bit more intense for the time the pregnancy passes. I took the nausea pills, two ibuprofen, and two Tylenol 30 mins before taking the actual dosage. Then, the 4 pills in my cheeks at 4 pm, and by 7, the pregnancy had passed. All I have left are the residual cramps and bleeding, which I can expect for some time. But truly, ladies, do not worry. You can get through this!"

• Sar...
• November 15, 2019

For Abortion "My experience was very calm and normal. Two hours after I took the drugs, I had light bleeding, felt like stooling, and in the toilet, I had just a clump of clot the size of a lemon, and that was it. No cramps at all, and now I am on my fifth day bleeding light, like a normal menstruation."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 6, 2023

For Abortion "I was 7 weeks pregnant. In the evening around 6:30, I took ibuprofen and the tramadol for pain that I was given. Then, about 7:15 pm, I put the 4 pills in my cheeks (2 on each side). I was absolutely terrified after reading some of the bad reviews. After waiting the recommended one hour for the pills to dissolve, they had only dissolved about halfway, so I drank some water and swallowed them. Around 9:00, I still didn’t feel anything happening, so I went to use the restroom to pee before laying back down. While sitting on the toilet, some blood came out, and several clots came out, followed by what felt like a few ping pong balls. I laid back down for about an hour and then got up again and passed some more clots and balls of tissue. After this, I slept a few hours, and the bleeding darkened and, by the next day, had slowed down a bit. I’m not sure if the pain meds helped that much or I just got lucky, but I had no cramping at all the entire time. It was similar to an extremely heavy period."

• 2pl...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 26, 2019

For Abortion "This was my first time using or even knowing there was an abortion pill option out there. The decision is already hard to make regardless of anyone’s situation, but finding a more private way than at the clinic was something I had wanted to try. I drank the first pill at the doctor’s office and was instructed on the second pill regimen. I was given detailed instructions on which medicine to take first and what time. I fell asleep for the next 3 hours until I had to take the second dose. Throughout, I did not feel any pain or discomfort, only saw heavy bleeding. I stood up to go to the toilet and felt 2 clots/balls come out of me, then laid down again to rest. No cramps or discomfort, maybe because I was given meds prior to taking the other pills. By 4 pm (started at 9), it felt like everything was already out and that I was just having a heavy period. All in all, it was a positive, easy, and private experience. I am so glad I did it this way."

• Viv...
• November 4, 2020

For Abortion "My experience with misoprostol was awful. I took the first pill on day one, and I was okay - I didn't feel anything major. After exactly 24 hours, I took the next four pills. After about 15 minutes after the pills dissolved, I started feeling some mild cramps straight away. After that, I had the chills, I was very cold and shivering like crazy. My hands and feet started to turn blue. That's when I started panicking. I was shivering for about 30 minutes, then started feeling sharp cramps, and the pain was another level. I went to the bathroom, and that is when I was sick and literally had to lie down on the bathroom floor. After three hours of this, I took the last two pills. After about 30 minutes of doing that, the pain started. I rushed to the toilet, and a lot of blood and clots came out. Then I felt something like a little ball slide down. I was being very sick at the same time - imagine having liquids coming out from the top and bottom. I feel so relieved that it's done, and I have no regrets. I would advise not to try to do this on your own and also have some pain relievers before you start."

• Nay...
• September 5, 2019

For Abortion "My cramp and bleeding weren’t bad at all. I was terrified reading some of these reviews, I guess everyone is different. My cramps were maybe a 2/10, bleeding maybe 3/10! Not an easy decision at all, but this medicine made it a bit more comfortable!"

• Ion...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 7, 2021

For Abortion "I took my 1st pill at 1:30 pm 03/05, and at about 2:00 pm (24 hours later), I inserted 4 misoprostols vaginally. I was nervous reading the reviews, but I guess some people have a higher tolerance for pain than others. I'm currently going through the process now. It has been about 8 hours since I took the misoprostol, and so far, I'm bleeding kind of heavy with period-like cramps and constant golf ball-sized clots. So far, I've passed about 7 huge clots. I'm hoping this is normal, and hopefully this will be all over in the morning."

• 324...
• January 30, 2024

For Abortion "Ok, so I took the first pill at 6 pm. The next day, I took the next pill at 8 am. I couldn’t wait 24 hours because I was nervous. I laid in my bed, and around 11 am, I ran to the bathroom and sat on the toilet. That’s when I started bleeding. The pain was a 6 out of 10. It lasted until 1 pm. I laid back down and went to work at 10 pm the same night. Ladies, you got this. You will get through this. After that, I said never again and got scheduled an appointment to get my tubes tied next month! OUR BODIES, OUR CHOICE!! Be safe, ladies, you got this."

• Jan...
• November 28, 2019

For Abortion "Took the second pill 34 hours later (I was 6 weeks). Took it by myself and asked a friend to come stay over. It took an hour to feel proper cramping after swallowing the pills. Make sure you take the pain meds 1 hour before, as that helped me. The second hour, I started bleeding like a slightly heavy period. In hour 3/4, that’s when I felt 8/10 pain. I vomited and was dripping in sweat from the cramps, got into the shower and put on warm water and sat on the floor for 15 minutes, which helped. This pain lasted 30 minutes. My friend helped towel me down, and I had a heat pack on my stomach and fell asleep for an hour. It’s now the next morning, and I feel back to normal, just feels like I did ab exercises last night. I just have light to normal bleeding. But if I can do it (my pain threshold is just below average), then you can too. I just would have preferred a quick thing instead of it dragging. But so happy to wake up normal-ish that it’s almost worth it."

• Des...
• November 8, 2019

For Abortion "I was diagnosed with a missed miscarriage at 11 weeks (for a missed abortion misoprostol can be used up to 12 weeks) fetus stopped growing at 7. I went in and inserted 2 tablets into the vagina. Within 20 minutes, the cramping started, and 2 hours I started passing tissue. I ended up bleeding so heavily that I had to go back to the ER because of the blood loss. It was the most traumatizing experience of my life. I was so afraid to sit on the toilet because every time I did, there was at least 2 cups of blood pouring out of me each time, and I was soaking through a large pad every 10 minutes. I passed everything in 4 hours, but the bleeding did not quit, the clots were the size of lemons and were accompanied by a rush of blood. My case was NOT normal, and this IS NOT what is supposed to happen. Many people have good experiences, but my body cannot take this medication. It's been 2 days, and I am currently experiencing excruciating leg cramps and spasms, and am really hoping this experience will be over soon. I do not wish what I went through on anyone."

• Anonymous
• May 20, 2023

For Abortion "I would advise anyone who is about to take Misoprostol to avoid reading horror stories. I was 5 weeks pregnant and took the first single dose without any issues. I experienced mild cramps and slight bleeding the day after taking it. After 48 hours, I took the four pills, but not before taking my pain medication. I took the pain medication an hour before placing the four pills under my tongue. Within minutes, I started experiencing cramps. The cramps were intense, but I want to assure you that they are manageable. I began bleeding and eventually fell asleep. When I woke up, I felt the urge to pee, so I went to the washroom and passed a clot about the size of a bottle cap. Later, during another bathroom trip, I passed another clot. While taking a bath that evening, I passed another clot. I also passed a small, round, whitish piece that I believe was the sac. The following day, I experienced bleeding similar to a normal period, accompanied by mild cramps. Trust me, you can handle this. Stay strong, girl!"

• Gan...
• January 21, 2022

For Abortion "So I’m sharing my experience because I was so scared. I cried over and over again because I was literally so scared. I went and took the first pill at the clinic, then they gave me 4 more pills to take three hours after the first pill or 24 hours by mouth. I opted for mouth because that seemed more natural to me. I put two in one cheek and two pills in the other. I waited for 30 minutes, then swallowed down what was left. I could feel the cramps coming, and I also felt bleeding immediately after I swallowed everything. I have 5 kids, and the bleeding wasn’t near as bad as the bleeding after childbirth. Like, I didn’t bleed a lot at all. My cramping was a 6/10, but I also don’t get period cramps, so that may have played a part. I never had an urge to sit on the toilet or anything, I would just go because I could feel blood, and the cramps would get uncomfortable, so I assumed something needed to pass. I passed like 4 clots. This experience was so easy, and I’m a wimp."

• ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 9, 2024

For Abortion "Adding my experience as now know how uncertain one can be before. Used 1 tablet mifepristone on Friday at 8:30 pm. Went to bed. No problem sleeping, woke up with no bleeding or side effects. Slept the whole night. Next morning I was very impatient so used the second part, 4 tablets of misoprostol vaginally at 12:30. Did my research and found out you can use misoprostol vaginally as early as 12 hours after mifepristone. So put it in and did my breathwork and meditation laying down for an hour. At about 1 pm I started to feel pressure in my lower belly. 1:30 pm bleeding started. At around 3 pm bleeding was heavier, stomach pain bit stronger, feeling of being very bloated. Few little blood clots, nothing concerning. Pain for me was 5/10. Very manageable. Used hot water bottle, breathing exercise, and a few yoga positions to release the pain. Bleeding heavier till about 10 pm, then it started slowing down. Also stomach pain subsided. Today, Sunday, in the morning at 9 am, no pain, regular period bleeding."

• rhu...
• October 13, 2019

For Abortion "Misoprostol was prescribed to me to sort out a missed miscarriage I had at 9 weeks. I was nervous after reading reviews but had a good experience in the end. Every 3 hours, I was instructed to dissolve 3 pills under my tongue (3 rounds total). The first 3 hours, I hardly bled or cramped, and after the second dose, things picked up. Passing clots, heavy bleeding, and mild cramps. Still overall mild and lots of Netflix. After the third round, clotting, blood, cramping more intense but tolerable, and the fetus passed. Within 10 hours, the bleeding became very light and cramping is gone. I recommend going this route over a D&C personally for a miscarriage."

• Swe...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 17, 2019

For Abortion "I was about 5-6 weeks pregnant, and it was just not the right time for us to have a child. On Thursday, I took the first pill at the clinic, and Friday night I started to bleed very lightly. On Saturday morning, I took the Tylenol and the anti-nausea pills 30 minutes before the second pill, about 10 a.m. At 10:50 a.m., I started not feeling well and went to get up to go to the bathroom. The second I got up, I was in agonizing pain! I then spent the next hour and a half in the bathroom with diarrhea and extreme pain that had me howling. Tylenol with codeine did not help. I ended up throwing up a few times from the pain. I tried to get up to go lay down in the bed and couldn’t even stand up straight, and the cramps came every minute to minute in agony. This continued until about 1 p.m. when I had a painful contraction and felt oozing come out. Now it’s 1:22 p.m., and I don’t have the excruciating pain and just feel as if I have a normal period. Hope to never go through this again."

• Tin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 7, 2024

For Abortion "24 hours later at 3 pm the next day, I put the 4 pills in my cheeks. I took anti-nausea medicine 30 minutes before and diclofenac 100mg. I also had my hot water bottle with me. I was ready, bracing myself for the worst while hoping for the best. 30 minutes later, I chugged down what was left of the medication in my mouth with water. I had already started cramping at this point. 5 minutes later, it started getting worse. 10 minutes later, it was really painful. I was rolling around in bed. Another 10 minutes later, I was kind of screaming and also on the toilet. After 5 minutes of sitting there, I was throwing up and having diarrhea simultaneously. I was shaking and sweating because of the pain. Everything was unbelievably painful. 1 hour later, I was still not bleeding. That was worrisome to me because I was already exhausted. I eventually bled a lot, with lots of blood clots and spent lots of time sitting on the toilet. I threw up twice. Pain level: 100."

• Can...
• January 21, 2021

For Abortion "I’m posting this to try and help/reassure anyone who was in my position. I was 6.5 weeks along, took the first medication in the doctor's office at 1 pm on Friday. Took the 2 misoprostol tablets by dissolving in mouth at 5 pm the day after at home. I was so terrified, but honestly, it was an easier process than I expected. Just keep on top of your pain medication! The doctor had given me 600 mg ibuprofen and codeine tablets, which I took an hour beforehand (4 pm) and again 4-5 hours later. Bleeding started around 6:30/7 pm and continued quite heavily for about 3-4 hours. The pain was intense (stronger than period cramps), but a hot water bottle and walking around slowly helped a lot. The pain was gone completely about 6-7 hours after taking the second medication. The bleeding continued for about 2 weeks afterward, with cramping for a few days, but got lighter as the days went on. I’d advise anyone doing this to take 1-2 days after to rest at home and recover. You can do this! x"

• Van...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 23, 2020

For Labor Induction "I had a D&C to terminate pregnancy for health reasons at 12 weeks + 5 days. My 2-week follow-up showed my body was holding onto blood and tissue on the ultrasound, so I was given 3 pills to take at home. I read reviews on this site, which completely terrified me to take the pills, so much so that I almost fainted holding the pills in one hand and my phone in the other... I ended up waiting until the next day and took 800 mg of ibuprofen a half hour before taking the misoprostol and barely had any cramping at all. I passed a bit of blood and had a small amount of diarrhea, and after 2 hours, the bleeding went down to just spotting. I had absolutely nothing to be afraid of. My periods are far worse than taking this medication. Don’t be afraid to take this medication to pass incomplete abortion. It’s not as bad as everyone is saying!"

• Bri...
• October 23, 2019

For Abortion "So this was my second time taking this medication, the first time was in 2015 and the second time was last night (10/2019). The first experience I had with this medication was absolutely horrible. I was prescribed a decently strong painkiller, but I failed to take it until after I was already in a great amount of pain, so it didn't start working when I really needed it. This time I decided to not make the same mistake. Knowing that my body responds best to Aleve for period cramps, I decided to take two Aleve an hour before I let the four pills dissolve in my mouth, and I’m SO HAPPY I did. Yes, the cramps were there, but they weren’t as terrible as I remember them being the first time. I also took some ibuprofen and had a CBD patch - it was a breeze! I took the medication at 6:45, started bleeding at 7:05, and passed the pregnancy by 7:30. I have had mild bleeding and cramping, but nothing worse than a heavy period. My advice for you is to know what pain medications work best for you. Take them well in advance."

• End...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 12, 2021

For Cervical Ripening "I inserted 2 pills vaginally (400 mg total) at midnight before removal of the endometrial polyp the next morning. My gynecologist mentioned it was for softening my cervix to make the procedure easier on my body. About 1:20 a.m. I woke up from crying and a constant sharp pain (in my cervix). I've never been pregnant before, but I've experienced contractions 3 times in my life to pass very large blood clots. This sharp pain was a whole new level - I barely managed to get off my bed to read the prescription notes. I was in so much pain I started hyperventilating, tingling all over my body, and having uncontrollable muscle spasms in my hands. My cousin, who is a nurse, took me to the ER. I ended up getting morphine, which calmed down my pain, and I was able to return home till morning. I was also bleeding. My gynecologist, in her 30+ years, said she never had a patient have this side effect. So it's rare - she told me to never take it again. It's been 3 weeks now, and I'm still having sharp pains sometimes."