User Reviews for Lysteda oral

For years my daughter and I have suffered with heavy draining periods. This has been a life changer for us. I only use it 3 to 4 days and the last day half the dose. I have recommended it to friends and family members. No side effects at all-

Can't believe how well the drug worked from the first dose. It is prescribed for no more than 5 days--during your cycle--but I only needed to take it for 3 days. Now to get my insurance company to cover it. Its very very expensive.

my 44 year old sister is in the neuro ICU from a massive stroke taking this medication. She will never be the same. Ask your Doctor about the increased stroke risk with this medication. She will never be the same. She will not speak again. She has no use of her right side of her body.

Heavy periods all my life. My doc found I had fibroids that were the cause of the heavy bleeding. We are talking the first 3 days so heavy that leaving the house was a challenge. I would go through 2 packages of overnight pads plus superplus tampons every period. Ruining clothing, sleeping with a towel in the bed, cramping severly with large blood clots. Birthcontrol pills had the reverse effect on me causing me to bleed 3 weeks on and 1 week off. So no good. Finally, years later a doctor finally recognized the help I needed and suggested Lysteda and I love it. Now I only use 1 package of pads with some left over. My life is on again. I can enjoy outings with my husband and children without panic of changing a pad and tampon within 30 minutes. The only side effects I have using the pills are: dry mouth and headaches with a hot feeling in my stomach at times. So I have to increase my water intake, drink gatorade and keep the ceiling fan going at night so I don't sweat while taking it. Overall, Lysteda works for me. Read More Read Less

Thank you Ferring pharmaceuticals! I have tried various birth control pills with awful side effects. I am so happy I have found Lysteda not only are my periods about 50% lighter, my cramps/bloating etc are significantly lower as well. The only side effect I have noticed are mild headaches which I would have anyways. Highly recommended, no more accidents!

Was given lysteda to help with heavy periods and endometriosis. Has shortened my periods however I get a significant amount of bloodclots and worse cramps

I have been menstruating for two years straight now and have tried many different birth control pills to try to put a stop to it with no success. My doctor prescribed Lysteda to try to put an end to it and so far I have had no results or changes. I will continue to take it for another few months to see if there are any changes. I've had no side effects, yet.

i thought this was the miracle drug for me. i have been trying to get pregnant for almost 2 years and they couldnt treat my periods with anything but birth control. the first month was great, the second month it worked but my period came a week earlier,my third period was only a week and a half later. My periods got worse and the bleeding double than my normal periods. definitely think hard before starting this medication. i would rather deal with one period from hell than a period every other week. Read More Read Less

Well I had extremely heavy periods, doctor prescribed Lysteda, it worked wonderful first month and by second month my period was already less intense, but now I am supposed to be on my 3rd month taking Lysteda y guess what? NO PERIOD at all. I'm making an appoinment with my ObGyn tomorrow!!! I had a tubal ligation with my last kid, so I am very worried. Anyone else has had the same experience? I read about Staci, she didn't have her period back after taking this drug.

I have been on Lysteda since November. I have to say I feel really sick everytime I take the medicine. I have fibroids and a cyst. My cramps are worst and I have more blood clots. I don't believe that this is medicine for me. The only thing I can say is that my cycle was not as long as normal. I have gone from 3 weeks to about 10 days.

My period is still extremely heavy such that I feel like I can't leave my house on days 2 and 3. The only real difference is huge clots rather than small ones. It's still a mess.

I just got on this medication this week and has already seen a difference! I have a history of heavy menstrual cycle lasting almost up to a month. I am also anemic and have a vitamin D deficiency with history of fibriods. So, whatever helps the amount and length of blood loss, I'm all for it!

It was supposed to control the bleeding, not prolong it. yes, it has lightened my periods, but I will be getting a second opinion.

I took Lysteda for the first time this month. So far I'm extremely happy with it. Had cramping but no more than usual. What was unusual was I felt a contraction type feeling the 3rd morning after I took the Lysteda that lasted about a 1/2 hour. The contraction feeling was not painful, just freaky. No other unusual side effects noted at this time. The number of days on cycle were as usual. My flow was reduced by 50% or more. I was not tied to a bathroom like I usually am on days 2-5! I messed up on the dosage the first day and only took one 650mg tablet in the morning and afternoon. Taking only one had reduced it some (like 20%) but not as much as it did once I got my actual prescription and noticed I needed to take two 650mg tablets, three times a day. My doctor prescribed it correctly, I had forgotten how many she said. It seemed like it would be a lot to remember taking the meds at first, but if someone has a vested interest such as I, you don't forget...believe me! I did start the meds on day 2 and stopped at bedtime on day 5, my doctor says however I should start taking them on day 1. I am not a big fan of taking medication for anything, but I recommend Lysteda because it was very freeing. I will try to remember to post updates after continued usage, especially if I develop side-effects. I've found the reviews of others very helpful to me. Note for medical professionals: A strange occurance that may be linked to the contraction type feeling on morning 3. I had two ultra sounds. One about a week after my last period ended and one two days after this past period ended (lysteda usage) and the technician told me my uterus was significantly smaller in size. Not sure if that has anything to do with the Lysteda, but it may be noteworthy. If not disregard.Read More Read Less

I took this med for the first time this month, My periods are very heavy and I had anemia that was treated with iron injections. My periods normally last 5 to 6 days but this month I am on day 16 and still bleeding. I will not be taking this any more!!!

This medicine has been available in Sweden as a OTC medicine for a while at the price of about $ 12 for 18 pills and in the US They are $ about $ 80 for 15 pills WHAT is wrong with this picture,shame on the pharmaceutical company!! and thanks god to my mom who sends them to me from Sweden!!

I was diagnosed with fibroids this month. For my period I usually have one day out of 7, usually the third day after I notice bleeding, where I have to change my protection, an ultra tampon, every 45-60 minutes and i have to use an overnight pad for leaking all day. I took Lysteda as prescribed when I first noticed bleeding and it did decrease the amount of blood but I am now going on almost two weeks of medium light bleeding. Has this happened to others? If so, did you continue taking the drug monthly and did it decrease? Also does anyone know of literature on the use of eating soy to help with fibroids. I can only find info on soy and postmenopausal women?Read More Read Less

I took the 5 day sample my OBGYN gave me to lessen the flow of days 2,3 & 4. Although it did lessen these days, I am now going on day 14 of light bleeding & have used more tampons for this than my regulatr period (saw nothing about this in any of the side effect information)...my usual period is done in 6 days. This medication is more trouble than what it's worth for me. Now I have call my doc in the morning and see what I need to do (if anything). I have thrown the prescription in the trash.Read More Read Less

I am 38 years old and I have fibrods, endometriosis, ovarian cyst and anmeia. My blood clots and flow were extremely heavy during the 2-3 days of my period. I would use the largest pads on the market with depends underpants during the night due to the accidents and 3 trips to the bathroom. My Doctor gave me lysteda and it worked immediately. The 2nd cycle was better and the 3rd cycle and on was great! It is such a relief and comfort to have a normal life. THANK YOU!!!

My period is very heavy on the second and third day, but it's usually gone by the fourth and fifth day. With this pill, it appeared to have gone away on the third day and when I had sex, it was like a period tsunami..I was surprised and embarrassed. It continued throughout six days. I won't touch this pill again. I'm better off naturally.