Misoprostol and Cramps: What Users Say (Page 2)

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

For Abortion "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."

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

For Abortion "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

For Abortion "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 :)"

• Anonymous
• August 29, 2020

For Abortion "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

For Abortion "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

For Abortion "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

For Abortion "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."

• Ind...
• August 26, 2020

For Abortion "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

For Abortion "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."

• Jes...
• June 21, 2020

For Abortion "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."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 9, 2025

For Abortion "After scouring reviews and worrying myself to death, I wanted to leave a review for those as scared as me. I was 5 weeks and 5 days pregnant. I took the first pill at 5 pm on Monday, no symptoms for 24 hours. The next day at 4:30 pm, I took Tylenol and nausea pills. At 5 pm, I let 4 miso pills start dissolving in my cheeks for 30 minutes. I lightly cramped for the next hour or two, no blood. Hour three, I started to cramp badly, I could feel the dilation in my cervix, and I was curled over the toilet with light spotting. I ran a hot bath, passed one tiny clot, and the cramps were persistent. DO NOT do this alone, I was so dizzy and could not have gotten around without help. (I am anemic and have Hashimoto’s). After two hours in bed with contraction-like cramps, it ramps up, I feel like I am giving birth. After an hour of that, I gush out multiple clots and a lot of blood, and feel better. Now, only light cramps, heavy bleeding, and diarrhea. It’s extremely painful, but doable."

• Anonymous
• June 6, 2020

For Abortion "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

For Abortion "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!"

• Anonymous
• August 26, 2020

For Abortion "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!"

• Anonymous
• November 9, 2020

For Abortion "Missed miscarriage. Took medication at 9 am on a Saturday. Ate a light breakfast and took 600 mg of ibuprofen half an hour prior to inserting 4 pills of misoprostol... heating pad ready to go. I was told that the meds would take effect within 1-4 hours of insertion, but I didn't feel anything until 6 hours after, followed by light spotting. Everything progressed quickly afterward. I was prescribed hydrocodone in case pain became unbearable, but ended up not having to take it. Cramping was mild, and the heating pad helped keep the discomfort at bay. On and off cramping for about two hours, then suddenly felt a big cramp and rush; I went to the toilet and clearly felt (and saw) that the pregnancy had passed. Cramping quickly stopped shortly after. A week later and I'm still bleeding, but starting to lighten up as expected. Ultrasound follow-up confirmed that the meds were successful. I had concerns regarding pain after reading some reviews; however, I ended up having a good experience despite the heartbreaking circumstances."

• Kel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 16, 2020

For Abortion "For a week before my appointment, I kept reading these reviews, and they made me scared out of my mind, but I’m here to tell you, ladies, calm down!! It’s not that bad. I was 6 weeks and 4 days. I took the first pill at the doctor’s office, then the next day at 11:30 a.m., I took 800 mg ibuprofen. At 12:10 p.m., I took the set of 4 pills. I didn’t bleed or anything until 3 hours later. When it started, it actually just felt like the first day of my period. I felt myself passing the clots very easily, kinda had the runs as well, lol. By taking the ibuprofen every 4 hours, the cramps weren’t that bad, and I carried on a normal day, but stayed at home all day to be safe since the bleeding was very heavy that first day."

• Met...
• October 18, 2020

For Abortion "The next day I was told to insert the 4 misoprostol pills in my vagina any time after 2:30 pm. I was very nervous for the oncoming pain I had read about, so I took 1 oxy 10/325 at 2 pm just to be safe, as I have a very low pain tolerance, so I couldn't bear having the pain. I also took 1 ibuprofen 800 at 1:30 pm, as well as the nausea pill promethazine. After I inserted the pills, I laid down for 30 minutes and didn’t feel anything until 5 pm. I started feeling some cramping. I fell asleep because of all those drugs, I’m assuming, they made me really sleepy. I woke up at 7 pm exactly with excruciating pain. I took another oxy and a nausea pill. Fell asleep about 15 minutes later with that pain still going. I woke up around 8:30, and I had no pain whatsoever. I got up to use the restroom, and boom, everything came out. I did pass the sac then, I could see it. After that, there was no pain at all. It’s the next day now, and I feel completely fine. Still some blood coming out, but none like the day before."

• Kir...
• December 29, 2019

For Abortion "My experience was pretty smooth. I took the tablets orally, dissolving them in my mouth. After a couple of hours, I started to bleed and had strong cramps, which were short-lived, and I covered the pain with codeine and paracetamol. I must have passed the pregnancy tissue quite quickly, as after about an hour the blood clots and bleeding slowed down, it wasn't that heavy to start with anyway! I had no sickness, although I felt sick sometimes, again short-lived. I also had no diarrhea, although I was light-headed at some points. The next day I had a little discomfort, but no more than normal period pains, and bleeding is still not very heavy. Please don't be too put off by others' experiences on here. Yes, everyone is different, and I was scared to death. I was up all night the night before, pacing around the house in the middle of the night. You will be okay, you will get through it. Try not to be so hard on yourself. I was 5 weeks plus 6 days."

• Man...
• October 3, 2020

For Abortion "I was 5 weeks and 3 days. I read the reviews on here and almost talked myself out of it, but I had to do what was best for me. I spoke with 4 friends who also took this route, and they all said it was awful. I was terrified. I took the first pill to stop the pregnancy from growing on Friday at 10 a.m. There was some light cramping. I threw up my dinner that night and had slight nausea. I then took the other 4 pills on Saturday around 12:18 p.m. and swallowed the remaining at 12:48 p.m. Soon after I felt super mild cramping and just relaxed. I went to the restroom around 1:30, no blood, I went back around 2:15 and there was bleeding. Still no severe cramping. Around 3:55 p.m. I went to the restroom and felt clots and a couple plops in the toilet, I had passed the pregnancy. It is now 7 p.m. and I am just relaxing, slight cramping right now. Bleeding is heavy. Before taking the 4 pills today, I ate applesauce and took 4 ibuprofen. I drank lots of water and just took it easy."

• Mor...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 4, 2021

For Abortion "DO NOT LET THESE REVIEWS SCARE YOU, EVERYONE'S BODY IS DIFFERENT! I was 6 weeks and 6 days, now I’m about 11 hours into the abortion pill, and it was an extremely smooth process for me. I took 800 mg ibuprofen 30 mins before and took the 4 pills at about 9 pm and started bleeding right away. There was very little to no cramping at all for me. I passed some blood clots the size of a lemon, a golf ball, and smaller. You will bleed a lot and pass a lot of clots! Overall, the experience was very smooth for me. Reading reviews beforehand had me extremely scared, I had anxiety, but everyone’s body is different. I had diarrhea, that’s about it, and now a regular flow today, like a normal period. Don’t let these reviews scare you, remember everyone’s body is different."

• tha...
• July 29, 2019

For Abortion "I’m sharing my experience because I was really nervous after reading reviews. I'm glad I did it though. My experience overall was good. I took the 4 pills orally (inside cheek). The cramps hit an hour after taking the medication. Then I got bad diarrhea for about 4 hours. I had visited the bathroom at least 5 times within those 4 hours. I started bleeding until 2 hours after taking the pills. Honestly, the bleeding was exactly like a heavy period. My cramps just felt like bad period cramps. I didn’t take any pain medication, and I didn’t use a heating pad. I was exactly 5 weeks when I took the pills. My doctor said that’s why my cramps weren’t as bad. The heavy bleeding stopped 24 hours later. I had normal period bleeding for a week and then light bleeding for another week. I bled for exactly 2 weeks and then it stopped. I was relieved. The pregnancy symptoms: nausea, breast tenderness, and bloating took a week to go away."

• Aly...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 27, 2019

For Abortion "So just like everyone else was TERRIFIED to take the pill after reading reviews. Everyone is obviously different, but it was so much better than I anticipated. I took the pills and got cramping while I kept them in for 25-30 minutes. However, as soon as I swallowed them, I got the worst cramps ever, I did throw up once. I did take the ibuprofen, nausea medicine, and the Tylenol 30 minutes before I took the 4 pills. My cramping lasted about 10-15 minutes, and then I fell asleep for 2 hours. When I woke up, I didn’t have even blood on my pad, so I was nervous it did not take, but as soon as I stood up, that’s when it started happening. It’s been about 5 hours since I took the pills, and I’m completely fine. No cramping, nausea, or pain at all. Just like a SUPER heavy period. I would recommend a heating pad and maybe just someone to be with you for support. But seriously, don’t freak yourself out like I did by reading the bad reviews. Side note: I was 7 weeks and 5 days."

• Don...
• July 14, 2019

For Abortion "So I decided to leave a review after being terrified by all the chatter about the pain of the abortion pill. I was about 5 weeks (a week late) and took the pills vaginally (although I was told you can do it orally, but it works quicker with fewer side effects than vaginally). It took about two hours to even feel minor cramps. Then I went to the toilet to check if I had blood. It literally all fell out. Just a large clot and a little blob-sized sac. Now, eight hours later, minor cramps and bleeding. It’s a pretty painless experience. Don’t believe the gossip. I am glad I didn’t."

• Cla...
• January 10, 2019

For Abortion "Abortion is never an easy choice, but you always have to do what you feel is right for YOU and not anyone else. I did decide to do the pill because I felt it was the more natural way of going about this. Once I took it, I didn’t feel too bad until about an hour or so later, the cramping was pretty intense. It feels like a really, really bad period, honestly, and it came and went faster than I thought. The only thing that was comfortable for me was sitting on the toilet and rocking side to side. The extreme cramping lasted about two hours, and I felt like my body was going into shock. I was shaking, sweating, and crying, and then it slowly just went away. I recommend sitting on the toilet and just letting the clots pass. I feel better now and have very mild cramping that comes and goes. I feel better now that the hard part is over. I promise it’ll be over before you know it."

• Lyn...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 10, 2024

For Abortion "I'm adding my review because everyone else's helped me. I was nervous like everyone and put it off for quite some time. I took the first pill at 8 PM, laid down, and hoped I didn't get any side effects. I watched TV to keep my mind busy, felt nothing. Twenty-four hours later, I got a bit of cramping and put the four miso pills in my cheeks and let them dissolve. It was around 9:30 PM when I laid down and watched TV. When they kicked in about an hour after, I started getting cold shakes, so I wrapped myself in my blanket and threw on a sweater. I also was cramping and immediately went to the bathroom and had diarrhea. The cramps were more like aching, a bit stronger than a period cramp. It was uncomfortable and hard to fall asleep even though I took a gravel before I took the pills. Nevertheless, I ended up falling asleep shortly after I put a heating pad on my stomach and warmed up. I woke up around 2 hours later, at 12 PM, bled like a period, and felt the pregnancy pass. I had cramps for a few hours and was fine the next day!"