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Which ones given me insomnia? Don't know what to do.

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DancingLions · 12/01/2025 15:15

So I'm going on a long haul holiday tmrw which would be great if I wasn't so exhausted after 3 nights of barely any sleep.

I started Provera on Wednesday night. I'm in peri and still having the odd period and they're bad, so didn't want to risk it on holiday.

On Thursday I was given Omeprazole for acid reflux, which i started that day. Insomnia is more commonly listed as a Provera side effect but anecdotally some people have reported sleep problems with Omeprazole.

One of them has also made me constipated! I have IBS and normally diarrhea is my issue but hadn't been to the loo since Thursday but then today went numerous times but it was a struggle to empty myself!

Now I don't know what to do. Will 3 days of Provera then stopping it, trigger a period? I was told to take it 3 times a day. Could one a day hold off the period maybe? As mine aren't monthly maybe I won't have one? (She says hopefully!) I was told to take 4 Omeprazole per day. Should I go down to 1 on that too? As that's more likely to have caused the constipation, which truthfully i could do with my bowel slowing a little, just not to the extent it has. Aargh I don't know what to do. And will be travelling all day from early tmrw so can't call the GP.

I guess this is a WWYD?

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familyissues12345 · 12/01/2025 15:40

Would it be worth popping along to a pharmacist for a chat?

DancingLions · 12/01/2025 15:44

I'm not going to be able to as leaving at 5am tomorrow and nowhere nearby is open. (Don't drive).

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DancingLions · 12/01/2025 16:03

OK thanks so much for your suggestion. Just managed to call a pharmacist. Had to try a few before one answered! She thinks my omeprazole dose is too high (80mg per day) and that's causing the constipation so am going to cut that right down and speak to my GP when I'm home.

It probably is the provera causing the insomnia so I'm going to also cut that to 1 a day. Worst case scenario I have a period and will just have to deal with it.

OP posts:
familyissues12345 · 13/01/2025 10:33

DancingLions · 12/01/2025 16:03

OK thanks so much for your suggestion. Just managed to call a pharmacist. Had to try a few before one answered! She thinks my omeprazole dose is too high (80mg per day) and that's causing the constipation so am going to cut that right down and speak to my GP when I'm home.

It probably is the provera causing the insomnia so I'm going to also cut that to 1 a day. Worst case scenario I have a period and will just have to deal with it.

Pleased you got through to someone. Hope the period stays away! Bastard things

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