Sorry if this is a little graphic but have any of you on prednisone or methotrexate had problems, irregularities, or extra heavy periods? I just started low doses of both drugs and have had a heavy period for what I usually have and has lasted literally 10 days ( normally only 4 days for me)and now it's just stopping.
I wondered if any of you women have experienced anything like this?
Not sure if I should mention it to my dr or if it's just another annoying side affect.
Thanks About 15 years ago I was on several short courses of methylprednisolone and finally an injection for a harsh case of tendonitis. It stopped my period for about 6 months - my OBGYN finally gave me a 5-day course of Provera to "jump-start" the plumbing.
When I was taking pred regularly a couple of years ago, my periods weren't extra heavy, in fact they were extra light but went on for days and days and days. Seemed like they would never end.Not sure how old you are but when I was 45 my periods began to get so heavy I became anemic. It was due to fibroids and I don't know... age?
I was thinking the same as wanttobeRAfree. I was about 44-45 when my periods started becoming longer, heavier or just didn't come at all for a few months. I had one that lasted 4 months and also became anemic. I've been told that most likely this is all age related for me.
I'm taking mtx...no prednisone.
In my early 30's I started having extra long, heavy, and very painful periods. Eventually I got to the point where I bled continuously for 10months. My OB/GYN tried all kinds of hormone pills and shots to get the bleeding to stop. In the end he decided I needed a hysterectomy. It turned out that I actually was experiencing a uterine prolapse.