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Provera

Generic Name:medroxyprogesterone

Revised:4/1/2000

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Side Effects and Interactions

Side effects associated with Provera include breast tenderness, psychological depression, headache, bloating, acne, breakthrough vaginal bleeding and changes in menstrual flow, fluid retention, changes in weight, reduced libido, excess facial hair and loss of scalp hair and rash.

Other adverse reactions include insomnia, increased susceptibility to sunburn, increased cholesterol, jaundice, freckling of the skin, dizziness, fatigue, backache and the development of blood clots in the legs, lungs and brain.

Report any symptoms to your physician promptly. Pain, swelling and redness in the calves, sudden shortness of breath or chest pain, sudden severe headache or vomiting, fainting, or numbness in an arm or leg should all trigger an immediate call to the doctor or a trip to the emergency room.

Provera interacts with certain other medications. The tuberculosis medicine Rifampin, and Cytadren, a drug used for Cushing's syndrome, may interfere with Provera.

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should not be combined with exogenous hormones such as oral contraceptives or menopausal hormone replacement therapies.

Saw palmetto berries, which have both estrogenic and antiestrogenic activity, are not recommended for women using female hormones for hormone replacement therapy.

Check with your pharmacist and physician before using any other medication or herb in combination with this drug.