Mifepristone..."The Abortion Pill": The Facts

Hi...I am a month and 2weeks pregnant..I used 4 tablets of misoprostol but it didn't work...all I had was just cramps...for few mins. And then they go...I took the drug yesterday..and its 24 hours already...and no show yet...can anyone tell me what's going on

Hi I took the other 4 pills today at 11:45 am. 2 on each side of my cheeks im or was 6 weeks pregnant 21 years old. I did a mistake and I know that will mever happen to mr again. Unlike most ppl here I was alone all day I did everything by myself the person I was seeing couldnt even bother taking a day off because I told him im not supposed to bd aLone. I wrote a memo about my experience everytime something happens to me. I hope you guys understand.
"Took 2 Tylenol codeine 30 mns before. Ate something thrn put pills in my mouth. 25 mns after a little cramping. But feeling drowsy because of the codeine. Threw up right after I swallowed whats left of the pills. Cramps light bleeding.
Cramps were horrible threw up at least 5 times but bleeding was still light by 2:15. I laid on my belly on the floor because it helped nd fell asleep. Woke up at 3ish to some severe cramps got up went to the bathroom and passed 2 clots. Threw up again n went back in my room on the floor. 4:50 so far the cramps come n go still bleeding falling in and out of sleep. Tired. Hungry. Weak.

So here is my story.... I was apparently pregnant for 6 weeks but didnt notice until 5 weeks in when I started getting really sick and nauseous. I hadnt gained any weight or had any noticeable symptoms but my period hadnt came, I didnt think much of it because I had taken plan b the week my period was suppose to start. I ended up finding out I was pregnant and immediately went to Planned Parenthood in NY, I had to pay 480 for the pills since my insurance didnt cover it and I couldnt get emergency medicaid since I wasnt a ny resident. They made me come in for a consultation and then I had to wait a whole week for the pill which I thought was really stupid and annoying, I took the first pill in their office. I had to wait to take the second set of pills because I had finals early that morning. Well I can say that experience was brutal, when I took the second set of pills less than 15 minutes in I started feeling pain that increasingly got worse...I passed clear fluid which resembled my water breaking, and then drops of blood in the toilet. I decided to take the tyenol with codeine after the pills and it was a big mistake I literally began puking right after. I ended up taking 6 (300 mg) pills and I was still in immense pain.

I get really bad period cramps but this was worse, it was like contractions, the pain would come every 5 seconds to the point where I was screaming and asking god to forgive me. It lasted 2 hours, and it was only bad because the pain was so frequent, I was high on the drugs so I was in between passing out and screaming but I couldnt even sleep because of how much pain I was in. During the second hour I sat up and then a couple minutes in I just felt something pass and nothing. The pain subsided tremondously, it just stopped and what I saw was like weird. It was a light pink huge ( I was around 7-8 weeks when i took the pill) egg shapped clot, it really didnt have a shape it just looked like a cooked egg. Which made me feel better because i was worried I would see like an eye or brain or arm of my baby.

I still have mild cramping and headaches but its only been one day since the abortion, I have an appt on friday to make sure everything was removed and that I have no infection. I feel so much better only because i had severe morning sickness while I was pregnant I actually lose 5 pounds during my pregnancy because I could not keep anything down. Abortion wasnt something I ever thought I would have to do but i made a dumb decision with my ex-boyfriend and this was the result, I couldnt keep the baby Im graduating college in two weeks, I start a high paying technology job in July and I didnt want a kid right now when my life isnt established. I loved my baby but I know whats the right decision for me, and I wouldnt have been the mother he/she deserved if I had her right now. My mom was my age when she had me but she was with the love of her life, where they were going to get married and thats a big difference. My ex was so upset that I broke up with him that he wasnt there and I had to go through it alone, which in a way makes me more aware that you never really know a person until they show you who they are. Dont let anyone make you feel bad for your decision, I dont regret mines and now I know just how serious sex is and that its not a game, I started my birth control and I intend to get pregnant when Im ready with someone I love. Medical abortions make me think of plan b and thats why I chose the pill over the surgery, I think I would have been more scarred with the surgery.

I took the pills jan 6 . It was a horrible exsperience and it's gonna be 2 months on March 6 and I still have a light period is that normal ?

so many of you have left out how far along you were. so many stories. I'm worried I haven't passed it all as pictures are conflicting when you look them up- I was Seven weeks and passed kidney shaped blood clots and something that looks the size of a small egg but was a fleshy pink feathery color. I can't tell if that's a placenta at 6/7 weeks or ?????

I'm 4 months pregnant, I discovered my pregnancy when it was already 3 months. And I have to end it now, on this day ill drink mifepristone, and I don't know what will happen to me after this. Please pray.

I was told to take all four misoprostal by dissolving them in my mouth. Well I did that about 5 mins later I threw them up, about 7 mins later I started bleeding but not heavy. I've had slight cramping and major back pain, I had bad back labor with my daughter, I'm just wondering if anyone thinks it took because I don't want to have a surgical I don't have anyone to drive me:(

Av taken the oral pill and inserted another four after three days,after inserting the vaginal pill i felt urinating and urinated after 15minutes later.i then slept,the next morning i bled and after that the blood us not flowing again but am feeling a slight lower abdominal pain.Meanwhile I took the medication after five days of missing my period on the normal date.please what should I do,am worried and needs an answer right away.

I took the abortion pill 2 1/2 weeks ago and it was so painful I closed my eyes and passed out after screaming for 2 hours straight. I was 2 weeks pregnant and I'm 21 and a full time student who cannot afford a child. It was free completely from mediCal. I'm still exhausted but I can use tampons again so my life is easier. It was painful and I've had some creepy thoughts since then but I have a supportive boyfriend so I'll be fine. Ladies everyone is different but it's going to suck at first. Just know it won't last forever and eventually you'll fall asleep and the next day you'll just have chunks coming out of you. Yes it's gross but so is childbirth so get over it. If you're in California and afraid you can't afford it, go to a FPA clinic and they'll sign you up for Family Pact & PE but get birth control so you don't fuck up again! No pun intended. Just be aware this is physically painful, and can be emotionally if you're religious. I'm an atheist so it really doesn't effect my morality in terms of eternal damnation. Just read websites and forums on what to expect but realize THIS IS ONLY YOUR DECISION, ONLY YOU ARE GOING THROUGH IT!!! DON'T LET ZEALOTS MAKE YOU BELIEVE YOU NEED TO RUIN YOURS AND A CHILD'S LIFE FOR THE SAKE OF "MORALITY"!!!

Hi ladies!

I had the medical abortion last month. I took the first pill in the clinic and was instructed to begin the rest in the following days. On the second day I was instructed to place two pills in my cheeks and allow the to melt in order for them to disperse in my bloodstream. Maybe 2 hours later I felt mild cramping and had diarrhea. As far as cramp....they were about the same in relation to my menstrual cramps. ( which are mild to none). I had no difficulties whatsoever during my medical abortion. Oh and btw I was on 2 antibiotics the entire time I was going the the process. After about a week I started my menstural cycle and I bled for about a week. Once the entire procedure and my menstural was open I scheduled an appt with my OBGYN to make sure all was normal. Which it thankfully was.

Hi! I just wanted to share my experience with everyone. I stumbled across this site last night while I was dissolving the four pills in my mouth and I began reading everyone's experiences and let me tell you... I WAS SCARED! I know they say the pain can be anywhere from mild to severe, but some of these stories sounded awful and seriously made me nervous for what was about to happen within the next 30 minutes to 12 hours. I'm 23 and in a 4 year long relationship so had the support of my boyfriend who is 28, he went to the Planned Parenthood office with me and had nothing but words of encouragement along the way. I've graduated college, so has he, and we both make decent money at the moment, so it's not like we weren't able to take care of a baby, but I feel like right now just wasn't the time. At the office I was sure that I was making the right decision, the women who worked there were some of the nicest people I've ever met so that put me at ease. The whole clinic visit took about 3.5 hours and consisted of paperwork, urine sample, self swab for STD testing, blood draw for RH factor, counselor's session, an internal (vaginal) ultrasound, and finally when you take the first pill, get a shot if you're RH negative, and receive instruction on what you'll be doing in 24-48 hours. I was said to be 8 weeks 6 days on the day of my ultrasound, but through my calculations I was 8 weeks 4 days... so, I was almost at the 9 week cutoff date for medical abortions.

After taking the first pill at the clinic I felt fine and had no nausea or spotting and I actually carried on the day like it was a regular day. I waited 30 hours to take the next set of pills because I had a little episode of "cold feet" where I had thought I regretted the decision to take the first pill and was searching for ways to reverse the process. I'm not sure if I actually regretted it or was just nervous for what was about to come. I think I was just nervous because I actually feel quite relieved now that it's over with.

So, last night at 7 I took some off-brand Pepto Bismol pills, at 8:07 I inserted the 4 pills between my cheeks and gums. I stumbled upon this page at about 8:10 and began reading horror stories. Come 8:37 I swallowed the rest of the pills, an antibiotic, and 3 Ibuprofen, I immediately began having mild cramping in my lower abdomen and about 10 minutes after I swallowed the remainder of the pills I had to go #2 and started getting the chills. I sat on the toilet for awhile because I kept going poo, I was having muscle spasms, the cramping got worse and bleeding started. On a scale of 1-10 the pain from cramping was probably at a 5 at it's worse during that period of time, but I finally I went and laid down on the couch with the heating pad, I actually managed to find a happy place in my mind and I fell asleep for about 30 minutes until I felt something shift inside of me - I went to the bathroom and passed the first clot. It was long and stringy and I think it was probably part of my uterine wall. I legitimately had no pain from then on, nor did I feel myself cramping anymore, but I decided to take one codeine pill just to be sure I would be OK. I went back to the couch and fell asleep for another two hours, when I woke up I passed a little bit more tissue on the toilet and then went to bed. I was up and down passing clots for the next hour or so (from about 11-12) and then slept perfectly until I woke up from my boyfriend telling me bye because he was leaving for work at 5:45. He was trying to be sweet and rubbed my belly for me but he kind of squished too hard and I felt lots of stuff jostle around inside me. Panic! After he left the room I got up and silly danced my way to the bathroom and passed the majority of clots (probably the remainder of the uterine contents). Still no pain. I washed up, went back to bed for 3 more hours and about 8:30 I woke up to less bleeding and no major clots passing. It's now 10:30 and still minimal bleeding and no pain.

All in all, the pain was tolerable and only lasted a short amount of time for me. On a scale of 1-10 for the entire event's pain I would have to say it was a 1. I had no problem sleeping, didn't vomit, wasn't dizzy, etc. The entire event was a lot less traumatizing and less painful than I imagined (especially after reading some of these stories). I only saturated 2 maxi pads and that was from midnight until 5:45 when my boyfriend squished me, and I think the majority of blood came out during the squish. I would say my experience is not the norm, but I do have a high pain tolerance so that probably played a role in it. Just know that everyone's experience with this will be different, I was expecting the worse and actually was pleasantly surprised at the outcome. However, if I ever find myself in this situation again I do not believe I will choose abortion - even though my experience has (so far) been fine. I just think that if it happens again, I obviously didn't learn my lesson and shouldn't permit myself with unlimited amounts of "get out of jail free" cards.

Hi I had an abortion 1/11/2013 I went into parenthood planning clinic I had my blood took u know to check for rh-factor blood I then had my finger poke to check my iron level had blood pressure check. then. they asked me to pee into a cup then they sent me to another room to give me an ultrasound I was 7weeks I had the choice to get a d n c or to take the home abortion pill mistrpstol. I choose to take the misprostol I then had another shot for being a rh factor. I then had to talk to a nurse she told me about taking the four pills at home so I took one pill at the clinic to stop the pregnancy. then they gave me some lortabs for the pain an some promethazine for vomiting. so I went home had no bleeding felt fine then within the next day I took the 4pills put them between my cheeks. then waited 30minutes then I drunk some water to have the rest of the meds in my body then bout a hour later I sat on the toilet thought my world was over. I sat on the toilet for 7hours then I took an put a pad on went to bed the meds had me tired the next day I felt good still bleed but not as much its day 4 now 01/15/2013 I feel good now still using pads when will I ever stop bleeding an when can I use a tampon

I am 23, a student and trying to live a fulfilled life, I have a fantastic relationship, and honestly would have been much more damaged emotionally if it weren't for what I believe the love of my life being right beside me.

After horrifyingly realizing the cause to my severe nausea and vomiting spells via four pregnancy tests (honestly one is all anyone needs), I went to Planned Parenthood, they tested my pee and directed me to a list of abortion clinics that they recommended. I scheduled my appoint and went two days after.

DAY 1: When I arrived at the abortion clinic they conducted their ultrasound and told me I was around eight weeks, right on the cusp for the abortion pill. I breathed a sigh of relief knowing I could go home and curl up in my own bed with a hand to hold and deal with this away from florescent lights and strangers. Before I left the abortion clinic the doctor came in and handed me my first pill at 5:30 pm. I was instructed to rest and do minimal activity that night and the next day, included with the four mifepristone pills that I was to insert into my vagina exactly at 5:30pm the next day, I left with a prescription for vicodin and Phenergan for nausea.

DAY 2: I slept in, filled my prescriptions and bought pads, walked my dog, and kissed my handsome man away to work. As 4:30pm approached I made my bed, pulled up Netflix and prepared to take my first 2 vicodin (recommended to take 45 minutes before inserting the mifepristone into my vagina) followed by one Phenergan pill. As the pain meds started to kick in right around 5:15 I got my chance to panic and breath deeply and cleanly insert my four pills by 5:30 pm. Within 45 minutes I started to feel as if I had period cramps, they intensified severely, sometimes I was balled up crying hysterically, it was the most uncomfortable and pain feeling deep inside. I thought I had made a terrible mistake and even told myself I should have just gone ahead with a surgical abortion, because at least I would just be recovering at this point. By the time my boyfriend got home from work I was about three hours into the process after inserting the Mifepristone pill. I don't remember much after he came home, I took 2 vicodin every 4 hours for the rest of the evening, drifting in and out of sleep(luckily) yet waking up to horrible cramping pains, sometimes i felt as if something horribly wrong had happened to me.

DAY 3: Around 4 am, I started to drift out of my vicodin coma, my boyfriend by my side, I realized the worst had passed and I survived, we sat in bed and smoked a cigarette giggling about the things I had talked about in my sleep, we spoke about everything that just happened, our feelings towards it and that we could continue our lives the way we had chosen, It was happy in a solemn, difficult to speak of kind of way. Still experiencing cramping but nothing as terrible as the evening, I was even able to eat a banana and take my first round of antibiotics. I went to the bathroom to change my pad, I saw only severe bleeding, sitting on the toilet blood gushed from inside of me, I took another vicodin as my pain wasn't severe any longer, I could only make it from bed to the bathroom to change pads for the rest of the day and that evening, around 7pm something uncomfortable was lodged inside of my vaginal canal, i rushed to the bathroom and sat on the toilet looking into my pad was a little dark red tissue resembling a fetus, I cried for a moment, thought of the lost possible life I had terminated.

EVERY OTHER DAY FOR TWO WEEKS: I bled severely, I noticed a lot of tissue in my pads and once scary tissue clot a few days after the fetus was almost the size of my fist, i felt very sick for several hours after that. Continued to bleed heavily for two weeks, I am on my third week and about to go to my check up, my bleeding has slowed incredibly and Hopefully almost at it's end.

Hi..after giving it a long thought,,,my wife decided to try the pill as she was only 5 week preg...today after taking the second dose she is bleeding along with chunks of clots....she is even experiencing severe cramps....plz suggest way to do...asap.....

After reading many of the posts on here and just experiencing the abortion pill myself, I felt it was my duty to also tell about my experience on here as well (since these posts really helped me).

I went in to Planned Parenthood on 9/10 to have an ultrasound. The state that I am in has a state law that says that a woman seeking an abortion has to have an ultrasound at least 24 hrs before having the abortion. I had actually made my appointment back on August 27th and Sept. 10th was the first appt. available, so I had 2 weeks to just wait. At the time of my ultrasound, I was 8 weeks along. I scheduled the abortion pill appointment for the next day.

At the appt., I was given the misoprostol (to take at home), Doxycycline (antibiotics which I started on that evening) and a prescription for nausea and pain medicine. We went over my schedule for the next day and I was given a sheet that listed the times I was supposed to take each of the medications. This really helped as I was nervous as it was, so to have something written down was great. The last thing at the appt. was to take the mifeprex. After that, I was done and able to go home. Now it just became a waiting game till 6p the next evening when (as the nurse said) things would really start to rock and roll.

As many of you are that are reading this, I was extremely nervous and scared. Not knowing what to expect. You can read all the personal reviews you want, but the truth is, every body is different and is going to react in its own way.

Finally 6p rolled around and I took the nausea medication. 30 minutes later I put the 4 misoprostol pills in my mouth, two on each side, just between the gums and cheek. For 30 minutes they had to just sit there. I was so worried that they weren't dissolving or that I had put them in the wrong place. After 30 minutes I swallowed what remained, which surprisingly was the majority of just one pill. All of the rest had dissolved for the most part. I also then took 4 ibuprofen. 15 minutes later (7:15p) the cramps started. I've had major cramps before and these were very similar, yet different. I guess different in that I knew what was going on. I ended up vomiting around 7:30p (I had just eaten some mashed potatoes but guess I couldn't handle food). The cramps were extreme and not knowing when exactly the whole process would end, just made it worse. At 8p, I was instructed to take the prescribed pain medicine but honestly, it didn't do much for me. In a way, I didn't mind the pain (even though it hurt like hell) but to me, the pain meant that it was working. I would be more worried if the pain medicine had masked the pain. But that's just me. So, I just curled up on my couch and closed my eyes. Around 10:30p, I coughed and felt a big clot shoot out of my vagina. I got up to go to the restroom, thinking the abortion was complete (that the clot was the fetus). (This next part may be a little graphic...and I apologize....) After I returned to the couch, I saw that there was a big chunk of blood clot on my couch (I was wearing a sundress and I guess it didn't catch on the pad and fell out of my underwear). I went and looked and noticed, it was definitely the fetus. At that point, a huge wave of relief shot over me, knowing that it had worked. After cleaning up the mess, I just laid back down on the couch and waited as the cramps slowly started to go away.

I'm not going to lie, it could be painful (depending on how your body reacts). Just know that it will be over soon and you can and will get through it. I wish you all the best if you are about to go through this experience.

Dear Readers,
I think I can relate to most women because I did have a natural miscarriage many, many years ago, and I managed it safely all by myself at my apartment home in the bathroom on the toilet because it happened so fast. I didn't even know for sure if I was really pregnant yet and I didn't want to bother or upset anyone else. I was married and we already had one child and wanted more, but we were living in another state far away from my family and I was a stay at home mom. The cramps were really bad the first day, but they were almost exactly like the first day of my usual heavy period for me, so i wasn't scared and when my husband came home from work he took good care of me and I was fine. I did finally get pregnant again and now we have three beautiful healthy adult children. Childbirth in a strange hospital can be scary the first time, I know I was, so the second time I went to all the birthing classes at a local hospital where I would deliver to learn as much as I could about natural delivery and special breathing exercises to control the pain and my husband was with me. By the time we had our third child, it was much easier for me because I had learned how to breathe through painful cramps and I finally delivered her naturally and quickly as soon as my water broke.

Please do not panic, please talk to your doctor and get second and third independent medical opinions from medical professionals, especially if you are still undecided about what to do about your unintended pregnancy . Take advantage of free local family planning services at medical clinics and Planned Parenthood facilities. Ask a school, hospital or church social worker for more accurate information or speak to an older woman, especially a qualified nurse. Most of the sacry stories written here are from young women who may not be carefully following the specific directions they were given if they panic and may be having morning sickness and nausea for the first time in their lives. The first drug Mifepristone (brand name Mifeprex) usually does not make you feel sick or start cramping. Please make sure you have safe approved drugs with printed materials and directions about all your specific medications. And please do not use or pay for any illegal drugs which might not be safe or work right for you. Even worse they might not even be real