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I took esmya treatment for five months

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Virginia_37
Virginia_37

hi everyone,I need help,im depressed,I was on esmya treatment for five months but I never used protection during sex while was on esmya,I finished my 5TH package on February 9th,since then I have not started my period,I have abdomen pains like period pains ,sometimes,headache,vomit, weight gain, back pains ,whitish dis charge,tired,weak like some one who has a hangover,can someone get pregnant while on esmya treatment

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  • shell69386
    shell69386 Virginia_37

    Posted

    Hi Virginia

    My understanding is that you can still get pregnant whilst on esmyas it is not a contraceptive, although strangely it is the morning after pill in a 30mg dose. You would have to get confirmation from a doctor or could perhaps find out from the internet on that one. I suppose you are wondering if you are pregnant as not had a period. Mine came about a month after finishing, but that was after taking it for 3 months.   Did you have a two month gap after taking it for 3 months or have you been taking it continuous for 5 months with no break?     All the other symptoms can also be side effects due to esmya. The whitish discharge has been noted by some. Dizziness, tiredness etc ( better to take the tablet in the evening not morning is a way to help with tiredness I and others have found). If you have taken for 5 months without a break maybe your side effects are more pronounced, but everyone of course is different.  It might be worth finding out if you are pregnant with a test if you think you could be.       

    • suicra
      suicra shell69386

      Posted

      Hi shell69386. You mentioned of whitish discharge, is that from Esmya side effect? I thought it was a normal white discharge.. i had that same whitish thing maybe a week or 2 before my scheduled period.. thanks..
    • shell69386
      shell69386 suicra

      Posted

      Hi Suicra

      My understanding is that it was a side effect of esmya and only happened whilst taking it (not at any other time) and only during one or two of the monthly cycles. Only lasted for about a week at the most. If this is a result of the fibroids breaking down it may vary from person to person as all have different amounts of fibroids. I think it can be around ovulation as well which is a couple of weeks before period. 

    • suicra
      suicra shell69386

      Posted

      Okay. Thanks for the info. I didn't know that this is a side effect. At least now, i will not wonder why i have this whitish discharge at some days.. hoping i won't have my period this month so that means Esmya did work.. thanks
  • Virginia_37
    Virginia_37

    Posted

    Thanks dear, I had a break for two months,before starting the next course of esmya treatment,I did the pregnancy test twice and it came negative
    • shell69386
      shell69386 Virginia_37

      Posted

      Sorry to hear you feel so bad.

       

      Oh you took a break then. Would you not take the tabs for a further three months before stopping then as you taken for another 2 months (pack 5) and stopped (packet 6 would be last of three months) , second course). Maybe the side effects have made you stop. Are you hoping that the tablets will reduce the size of your fibroids ? Sometimes it can take time to get results.  

  • Virginia_37
    Virginia_37

    Posted

    Yes I hope so they have reduced cos there 's a change now then before,but tomorrow im going to see the doctor,I will only know more after examened
  • Virginia_37
    Virginia_37

    Posted

    I used to have breathing problem,that's why I decided to stop the treatment
  • christine65130
    christine65130 Virginia_37

    Posted

    Hi, after my first course of Esmya I did not have any bleeding for 3 months, so you may be the same, also your symptoms could  easily be the fibroids. I don't think Esmya gives protection against pregnancy though. I hope you get some answers soon.
  • Virginia_37
    Virginia_37

    Posted

    Thank you dear I feel a bit relieved,hope next month I will start my period
  • f91864
    f91864 Virginia_37

    Posted

    Sorry to hear your issues. With these kind of tablets there are always side effects. It can take up to 3 months to get a period after you stop taking the tablets, so don't worry if you do not have a period. Its not a good idea to be on Esyma for more than 6 months, it is usually recommended by some surgeons for 3 months prior to surgery to reduce the fibroids size supposedly to prevent excessive bleeding during the surgery. 
    • christine65130
      christine65130 f91864

      Posted

      Advice is changing on the continued use of Esmya, it's therapeutic indications now state it is for the intermittent treatment of fibroids, rather than just pre-operative use, which is why many gynaes are prescribing it for repeat courses. I am on my third.
  • lesley1605
    lesley1605 Virginia_37

    Posted

    Hi, after my first 3 months on eysma my

    period took about 8 weeks to return. My

    gynaecologist told me it would be very difficult if not impossible to get pregnant while on

    Eysma.

    You have very similar symptoms to me. How many and how big are your fibroids? I have had 4 courses now and my gynaecologist wants me to go on them indefinitely til I am 51, a whole 5 years in total to stop the bleeding. Which would be a blessing, but my gp

    refuses to prescribe as not licenced to be

    used more than 4 cycles

    • lesley1605
      lesley1605 christine65130

      Posted

      Because he says that is the average

      age to go through the menopause and he is using esmaya to stop me bleeding as hadn't worked to shrink my fibroid, which is now 12x13x11 and . He had told me it is too risky to do a hysterectomy. GP not happy ad says not enough known about side effects and ad she would be responsible I anything went wrong won't give me any. Now have to wait til end of June to go back to hospital and that's requesting an earlier appt. How are you coping

    • christine65130
      christine65130 lesley1605

      Posted

      I'm OK still taking Esmya, and also taking ACV, not sure if that's having any effect but anyway I'm not bleeding and the size of the fibroids seems a little less but they're still very much there 😒. I'm way past menopause and as soon as I stop taking Esmya (well after 2-3 months) the fibroids start to grow again and the bleeding starts. That's why I asked about the age. I believe if you have large fibroids they prevent menopause occurring naturally, I only have menopausal symptoms when on Esmya, never before, and I'm 58!
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