PROGESTERONE Reviews (PROGESTERONE)

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PROGESTERONE  (PROGESTERONE):  Progesterone is a type of female hormone (progestin). This medication is similar to the progesterone that your body naturally makes and is given to replace the hormone when your body is not making enough of it. In women who are not pregnant and not going through menopause, this medication is used to restore normal menstrual periods that have stopped for several months (amenorrhea). Progesterone is also used as part of combination hormone replacement therapy with estrogens to reduce menopause symptoms (e.g., hot flashes). Progesterone is added to estrogen replacement therapy to reduce the risk of cancer of the uterus. This medication is not for use in children. Progesterone must not be used to test for pregnancy.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 4  irregular periods/polycystic ovary The only negative side effect is some dizziness/faint feeling every few days. No real pattern in occurrence, but it kind of feels like im floating underwater It has evened out my mood swings, lessened my anxiety, and made my periods regular (used to get them twice a year, now in get it every 50 days or so) F 25 3 months
40mg
3/27/2015
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 1  Estrogen Dominance. Bladder irritation and urgency. I took a natural over the counter progesterone cream for two months and now I have Interstitial Cystitis. On the 15 day and after of my menstrual cycle, I now have great bladder pain. It has been 7 months since I have used the cream and I am still experiencing major discomfort. I am on birth control pills to see if it will help even out my hormones. I can't believe I did this to myself. F 46 2 months
1X day
3/25/2015
 1  pms Anxiety, depression, insomnia, tremors, weight gain, low energy EVERY website says to use this miracle cream for pms. Like so many others , for 5 months, I felt great. Then last month all the wheels came off. Sweating all night, depression, no energy, severe insomnia, all the websites say USE MORE. I did a saliva test and I have twice as much progesterone as I should. I also have normal estrogen. Not estrogen dominance people! Get saliva tested before messing with any hormone. It can take years to get back. I now have hypothyroid and cortisol symptoms so I scheduled an endocrinologist appt. Tomorrow. Stay away from this stuff! It leads to more serious issues in the long run! F 42 1 years
40
3/23/2015
 2  perimeno tired +weight poor sleep tried twice - first doc didnt mention the 12 day period and body went haywire (constant bleeds, swelling). quit taking decided to wait for better doc. got fed up began using proper instructions and after 2 months quit. knew i was swelling but on arrival in sth france for holiday realised much worse & suddenly so +10kg in a week. almost went to hosp, was afraid to get on return plane like that. instead dropped cream and began taking french DAFLON 500. within a few days was reducing. 2 weeks later beginning to feel better and look more normal. i expect it will be several months before it calms completely. this gave me a real fright. def dont use without proper supervision!!! i already have hashimoto and didnt need this. the dimpling - omg - i am tall and small/med frame so wow... didnt look like that with preg 2 when thyroid blew out and i packed 60 lbs lymph fluid on my frame in less than 3 months (ultimately gained/ lost 100). F 48 100 days
3% 1X day
3/13/2015
 1  Vaginal itritation Bloated like never before, awful, never will I use this poison again. F 63 3 days
100 mg 1X day
2/28/2015
 3  Estrogen Dominance Dry eyes, anxiety, hypoglycemia, uncontrollable shaking, brain fog, panic attacks, feelings of unreality I took both compounded topical progesterone and Pro Gest creams under the guidance of a doctor. I was initially prescribed the progesterone for estrogen dominance symptoms (extreme anxiety) and it worked WONDERFULLY......for 5 months. I felt normal. Then my symptoms reverted back and they got progressively worse.....anxiety every day instead of just the week before my periods. Looking back now, I should have either stopped using it or at least cut down on the frequency and dose but my doctor actually told me to use more. So here I am now...with 15x more in my saliva than I should have. I stopped cold turkey and am in Day 7 of my detox. The symptoms are still really bad if not worse than before. Am seeing a different doctor to find out how to get this out of my system. Please use with caution and listen to your body....most doctors do not understand how to use this stuff. Just because you can get it in a health food store does not make it safe. And all the glowing reviews on line ....haven't we read all of those?? Learn from my mistake.....I have. F 49 1.5 years
30-80mg 1X day
2/24/2015
 1  premature menopause Extreme fatigue, servere depression, aching limbs, back pain, headache, confusion, extreme irritability & agitation, drowsiness, insomnia, heightened appetite, nausea, hypersensitive to light & sounds, breathing difficulties & chest pain F 34 10 years
10mg
2/9/2015
 1  menopause and low adrenal function Extreme fatigue and depression plus 70 lb weight gain. Needed hrt for extreme hot flashes at menopause and hair loss and low thyroid symptoms but normal tests. Tried oral and creams custom compounded. It all makes me feel horrible yet they insist I take it to balance the small amount of estrogen I take. Gonna quit it's been 4 years of pure hell. F 54 4 years
200 mg
1/12/2015
 1  to stop hair loss created by Estrac Severe stomach muscle cramps, dry mouth, clicking in every part of my body, couldn't eat, can't sleep, hypothryroid reaction, no energy, severe lethargy, feeling of dryness throughout body, depression, weird dreams, hair feels very abnormal and dry, bloating in stomach, tired but wired sensation at night, I should have known better! I had tried natural progesterone during perimenopause, and simply hated it. But, experienced severe scalp itching and hair loss due to vaginal Estrace. Thought maybe some counter balance might help. Just a small amount, less than 1/4 tsp., sent me into a tailspin. Then a doctor decided that I needed to take a small 25mg of progesterone for 6 weeks. I didn't make it two. All the side effects listed are from that little 25mg. daily. Does anyone know how long it will take to get well again? I feel awful, haven't been on it for 3 1/2 weeks, but still feel the effects. F 58 14 days
25mg 1X day
1/11/2015
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 1  Perimenopause, hot flashes What a mistake! I had been experiencing unpleasant night sweats due to perimenopause and my MD gave me some literature on ways to reduce its symptoms. So I bought Progest cream at a health food store. I used the product as directed. The first 3 days, no side effects and no night sweats. After that, extreme lethargy, sleepiness, depression, anxiety, nausea and heartburn set in, to be followed by the shakes, uncontrollable thoughts, fears, nightmares .... it was horrid. I stopped on the 11th day, experienced the above symptoms for about 2 more days, and now a total of 5 days has passed, and I'm only 50% back to normal. I am improving daily, but I suspect it will take a few more weeks or a month. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. There is a reason why we experience menopause and its symptoms, we should not interfere with how the body is supposed to work. I would never recommend progesterone or any other HRT. I'm going to ride menopause out like my grandmother and great-grandmothers. F 44 11 days
20mg/1/8 2X day
1/5/2015
 1  Tested Low I used a compounded progesterone cream. Anxiety, heart palpitations, cystic acne, hair shedding, insomnia, weird carpal tunnel feelings in both arms that fluctuates. Pins and needles feeling in arms fingers, ravenous hunger. Extremely loose joints. Soooo... do not use this drug. It is dangerous! It worked great for 3 weeks, but is has caused more problems. If you used progesterone cream (like on your arms) then you suddenly develop weird sensations in your arms weeks later. Don't be alarmed. It is the toxic overload from the cream in your body! Drink rose petal tea and do some juicing to get the toxins out. This has been helpful. Also think about taking a liquid iron supplement if you are still having periods. Also try Vitex (herb) to raise your progesterone. Its gentle and has GREATLY helped with my anxiety. Thank you Jesus!!! The Lord gave me a dream to take vitex.. it takes time but is helping. I'm sleeping more. Also think about low doses of B6, vitamin C, and Curcumin if you are having acne. All these things have helped me.. and I can tell my progesterone has started come up on its own with the help of these supplements after being off this cream for a month. This drug has been HORRIBLE and others need to know the side effects... there are many! I wish I would read up before I took it. I hope this post will help anyone struggling with the same issues. I am HEALING everyday! Be careful. F 34 5 weeks
40-80mg 1X day
1/2/2015
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 1  Premenopausal Unless your body produces zero progesterone do not take this drug. It caused anxiety, heightened awareness of everything good and bad, irritability and puts you in a fog. Take care of yourself. Eat right and exercise. Research what your doctor prescribes before taking it. F 48 5 days
100mg
12/30/2014
 1  Estrogen Dominance I was having a lot of anxiety and insomnia along with some depression, and irregular periods. After saliva testing, I was told by my naturopath that I am estrogen dominant, and the solution was to take this bioidentical (derived from wild yams) progesterone lozenge 2 x day for the last two weeks of my cycle. I lasted only 6 days on this stuff. I will say that during the first few days, my anxiety felt much better. However, on the third day I started getting night sweats, my sleep worsened, and on the 6th day I began spotting. I then got my period a week early, and stopped taking the progesterone as I was told to do if I got my period. The next day I had vertigo. I was quite depressed for a few days, it was awful. My depression got a bit better as time went on over the next week. I was told to take it again in my next cycle after I saw signs of ovulation, so I did. After just 1 dose, I felt instantly more anxious, my mind was racing and I just felt not right. A few hours late I do feel that you need to listen to your body. Do not believe them when they tell you that you need to give it at least 3 cycles to level out. While that may be true for some, our hormones are always changing. You truly need to get tested often, keep a journal, and track everything to find out your dose and when you should be taking it. I personally do not want to continue focusing on trying to find the magic dose and timing to make this stuff work for me. F 36 6 days
12.5 mg 2X day
11/29/2014
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 1  Estrogen dominance pms Calming effect while taking it then follicular phase was depression anxiety mania insomnia hot flashes Then recently severe depression insomnia breast tenderness back pain while taking it. I'm done!! Don't mess with your hormones!!! F 32 2 days
200mg
11/20/2014
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 1  Heavy menstrual periods, PMS Difficulty breathing, rapid heartbeat, debilitating anxiety, panic attacks, major depression, oily skin and cystic acne, insomnia, loss of concentration and brain fog to the point where I began failing all my classes, excessive appetite, bloating, extreme anger, short-term memory loss... Shittiest thing I've ever done to myself. Symptoms began right after I started the cream, told the doctor, who told me they were "normal" and would go away, foolishly continued using it, getting more and more angry/depressed/anxious until I almost killed myself two days ago with an overdose of sleeping pills. Nearly failed all of my classes this semester, broke up with my very loving boyfriend because I felt so bad that he had to deal with me like this, withdrew from all social activity, and spent days and days just lying at home sleeping all day with the shades drawn, crying or raging or just trying to breathe. One time, I was running up the stairs and when I got to the top my heart was beating so fast that I felt nauseous and dizzy, and threw up in the bathroom. My resting heart rate while on this cream went all the way up to 120 at some point. Scarily heavy periods with the worst cramps ever. Best thing that ever happened to me was running out of this cream and being too depressed and fatigued to go to my doctor's appointment. Every day after that I felt better, and now, two weeks later, I am starting to feel a tiny bit better. F 22 3 months
20mg 3X day
11/14/2014
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 1  doctor said that I was low READ MY STORY: IN 2008, I FELL FOR THE SCAM CALLED, "BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY". I went to a reputable compounding pharmacy, and only took 75mg per day, and only 10 weeks. I started to feel terrible! After stopping the hormone, I stayed up for 4 NIGHTS STRAIGHT. I also developed odd food sensitivities, and terrible insomnia. NOTHING helped. You name it, I tried it. I tried sleeping pills, I saw naturepaths, chiropractors, massage, meditation, Paleo diet... NOTHING helped. From what I gather, this poison RUINED my intestinal flora. FINALLY after SIX LONG YEARS, I am getting my health back. The following items have helped me significantly: BONE BROTH, SAUERKRAUT, GHEE OR HIGH VITAMIN BUTTER, MINERAL WATER, AMASI (Google Beyond Organic), and simply time. Don't fall for the "bio identical HRT scam"!!! F 10 weeks
75 1X day
11/4/2014
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 1  Peri menopause / hair loss Extreme hair loss bloated weight gain loss of sex drive dizzy plugged up ears swollen lymph nodes in neck slurred speech blurred vision disconnected from reality depression fatigue F 49 1 years
25mg pill
10/14/2014
 5  to help my memory after seizures Constant sadness,crying,pain in joints F 53 1 months
100mg
9/12/2014
 3  Low Progesterone and Nausea Constipation Bloated Swelling in extremities Burning in Knees 3rd night return of IBS that I've not had in 3 weeks F 49 3 days
100
8/8/2014
 2  Menopause faint feelings, dizzy, vertigo, heavy head, fatigue, tired, numbness arms, pain in hands, low blood pressure, low heart rate, blurry vision, severe hypoglycemia, brain fog, head surges, induces sleep at night, occasional constipation. It seemed fine when I started, age 52, used various types of progesterone, prometrium, creams, bi-est. It was a constant balancing act. This past 1-1/2 year have been on mini-velle est patch from .0375 to .075 now.05. with 50 mg of oral compounded progesterone at bedtime. I used to be very active and now because of the constant fatique, faint feelings and extreme tiredness I am less active. I have suspected the progesterone might be causing the faint feeling. This week I am trying taking 50 mg every other day. So far, the days I don't take progesterone I don't have the strong faint feeling and heavy head when standing so it looks like my body and my brain does not like progesterone. But doc says must take both together. So guess I will have to stop the est patch as well. I went off for a year in 2012 and only had hot flashes, manageable, but new endo doc put me back on hrt and insisted I would be better but it has been a hell year. I am hypothyroid as well and when I started back on hrt my thyroid TSH went high, more hypo, more symptoms. I continued to need increases of synthroid from 125mcg now up to 150mcg plus a couple days of 175mcg. Its been a terrible year and I regret going back to hrt. Its thrown my body out of balance and I know weening off will be difficult as well, just cant live with this almost fainting thing and constant self concern for my body and seeking way too many doctors for answers. The only thing I take is synthroid and hormones and supplements. F 61 8 years
50 mg 1X day
7/7/2014
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