Living in texas going through choices rising, total cost $150 for discrete mail delivery
i wanted to share my experience because I was literally living on Reddit during this whole process.
refreshing posts, comparing timelines, symptoms, anything trying to convince myself I was okay. Even after reading so many stories, I was still anxious the whole time.
I was around 6 weeks and did the pill. Before I even started, I had already read so much online that I lowkey confused myself. When I took the misoprostol, I didn’t fully follow the directions at first. I let them sit in my mouth, but I didn’t swallow the
after 30 minutes like you’re supposed to. I had read that it was right to try to let them fully dissolve in your mouth before swallowing so I would let them sit for way longer than I should’ve and then I would finally swallow.
So the beginning felt… underwhelming. i took the first dose and was fine, two hours later had like a half 10 minute nonstop cramping session, it felt like a tight barbed wire belt. i got into the shower and the hot water immediately helped. it calmed totally down and i got out, and laid down took the second and another two hours later I had some cramping and bleeding, and then it just kinda stalled (because I kept taking so long to swallow). At one point I felt completely fine, for HOURS. and that freaked me out BAD because I thought it meant it wasn’t working. I kept thinking about how everyone else was talking about intense pain and heavy bleeding right away, and mine just wasn’t like that. i had started the process at 1pm and it was now like 12am
I went back, reread everything, realized what I did wrong, and fixed it with the final dose (let them dissolve for 30 minutes and then swallowed what was left). After that, things actually started to pick up. i had no more chances
The cramps came in waves, not constant. Like it would build up, then ease off. Then the bleeding increased and I started passing clots. At first they were small, then I passed a bigger one and I’m not gonna lie, that felt like a turning point. It was shocking and i didn’t want to think about what it very likely was, but it was also weirdly reassuring because I finally felt like okay… something is actually happening.
I also had side effects like every one else like diarrhea and some nausea. And the whole thing wasn’t one straight experience either. There were times I felt completely fine, then it would pick back up again. It really comes in phases.
After the heavier part, it just turned into what felt like a heavy period. That also threw me off because I thought it was supposed to stay super intense the whole time, but it didn’t.
If I had to describe the timeline it was more like:
- slow start
- me freaking out thinking it wasn’t working
- then it picked up (clots, more bleeding)
- then it calmed down into a heavy period feeling
Emotionally was honestly the worst part. I kept thinking:
“what if it didn’t work”
“what if I messed it up”
“why is mine not like everyone else’s”
Reading other people’s posts helped but also made me overthink everything a little more.
If you’re in that phase where:
- you feel fine and it’s scaring you
- it seems lighter than you expected
- or it’s coming in waves
that can still be normal. Mine was not dramatic at first at all, and I was convinced it failed, but it still ended up progressing.
I was literally looking for a post that sounded like MY situation, so if you’re doing the same thing right now, hopefully this helps a little.
The most important thing is you have to wait at least 24 to 48 hours it literally can take that long in some cases for anything to truly start