Thanks Galadriel, I plan to take mine in the evening also I think my prescription says 5mg. Have you ever been on utrogestan?
I'm not sure why I've been put on this now? I suspect because the Utro wasn't causing me to have a consistent bleed?? I do hope I'm ok on it
I have been using Provera for almost a year now and I like it. I chose to stop using Utrogestan because I don't believe it is as effective as a lot of people think it is. That's just my personal opinion based on my own personal experiences.
I take a 5mg Provera tablet for 10 days a month and that gives me a reasonable period for a few days, but the periods I got when using Utrogestan were extremely light, leading me to believe it was never completely clearing the lining properly, so I personally wouldn't risk using Utro continuously without taking a progestin every so often to be sure you're getting a good “cleanoutâ€.
Also, for the first 2 months that I used Provera (after using Utrogestan for maybe a year or more) I had quite heavy periods and cramping, and I think that was another indication that the Utro just wasn't doing a very good job, and the Provera needed a couple of months to remove the built up lining. So just be pre-warned that this might happen to you if you have been using Utro for a while, and your lining has built up. However, it is just temporary and once the Provera has done its job, you should be fine. I rarely get any cramping now, and I have about 2 "heavy" days and then a few more days of light to spotting.
I used to be a big advocate for Utrogestan because it's "natural", but natural doesn't always equal "better". I could never understand why here in Australia our TGA refuses to approve its use for menopause treatment (it can be prescribed by certain specialists for fertility issues), but I now realise that Australia has always been extremely cautious about approving meds it's not confident about. We had our fingers burned years ago when we were one of the first countries to use Thalidomide, and considering the issues I had with Utro, I'm not sure that it will be approved here any time soon.
I am currently experimenting with Norethisterone, because I just wanted to have another option, and have just finished my 10 days of 5mg a day. Things were a little odd for a couple of days midway through, but were good for the last few days, so those issues could have been related to something else. I will give it another try next month.
My next experiment will be to try either Provera or Norethisterone on a continuous basis, but I would prefer to do that as a patch, and currently I'm not that confident that patches work for me, but that's yet another experiment..lol..