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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 1  Estrogen dominance I added progesterone cream after my dr told me I was estrogen dominant. I had insomnia and thought the pro cream might help. I hadn't changed anything else and I couldn't understand why I had gotten so depressed again. I was still in anti-depressant and had been doing well. About a week after I started pro I started crying, could hardly get out of bed and feeling very depressed again. I started eating a lot and craved many foods and started gaining weight. I began having crippling anxiety: I couldn't function at work and felt like I was having a panic attack (never had one before). I was sleeping better at night but began feeling very sleepy and falling asleep at odd times-at my desk, too sleepy to get out of my car to go in the grocery store without a nap, right there in my car! I stopped the pro and the anxiety decreased over a few days though I often still felt sleepy at odd times. I thought I was taking too much so lowered the dose, then skipped some days. Just used a very tiny amo I thought I was alone with this reaction to progesterone until I found this website. I feel better knowing there are others who have a bad reaction to progesterone. F 56 14 days
2 mg 1X day
6/18/2014
 2  Perimenopause symptoms None initially. I felt increased libido on day three but I don't know if the progesterone was the cause. By day five I felt tired and had an increased appetite. Day 6 and 7 had noticeable gas, loose stool and heart burn - things I NEVER have. I also started to feel depressed. Day 8 - today - I'm done. I feel very depressed and weepy, my stomach hurts and I feel tired, out of it and crabby. I know they say to give it a chance but I don't think I can handle another week of the stomach issues and depression. I was prescribed natural progesterone cream from my Doctor after blood work. The dose was 30mg. The first time I tried it I could not sleep and felt restless and strange. Half a dose did the same thing. I recently tried it again after experiencing several days of very bad headaches due to hormonal fluctuations - at a quarter of the prescribed dose. I know this works for some women, it just doesn't work for me. If my symptoms increase I may try it again. It might not be the right time for me. I think it's worth a try - if you don't like it stop taking it. Next I'm going to try Pregnenolone. F 50 8 days
15 mg 1X day
5/10/2014
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 2  Complete Hysterectomy Heart rate elevated, nervous, hyper feeling, anxiety, kept thinking same things over and over, rapid weight loss, loss of libido, & all sexual functions. I had a complete hysterectomy in 2009. Started Bio-Identical hormones 6 weeks after surgery. Estrogen 0.5/Progesterone 25 mg/Testosterone 1.25 mg 2 times a day. I take the troche under the tongue in the morning and at night, plus 2 50 mg Progesterone capsules at night. I only started the added Progesterone capsules at night 4 months ago because I was having insomnia so this was added to the mix. Up until that point I had NO problems with my hormones, and had great libido, energy, etc. Within the last 2 weeks all of side effects that I mentioned started happening rapidly, couldn't for the life of me figure out what was going on, and I had just had my thyroid hormones checked which were all normal. I then found this site and wow all the same side effects except I have yet to see anyone else with the loss of libido. Upon finding this site I decided to quit taking the extra Progesterone and I will see what happens the next few days. Hopefully this is the problem and I can go back to feeling normal.... F 50 4 months
100 mg 1X day
5/2/2014
 4  Low progesterone during pregnancy Dizziness, irritability, mood swings, depression, fatigue, loss of appetite, dry mouth F 32 5 weeks
200mg
4/26/2014
 1  Estrogen Dominace Decided to try Twenty to One natural progesterone instead of HRT patches my doctor prescribe for me (big mistakes) on the second day I felt like my insides were on fire for up to 10 minutes at a time, chest pain like a really bad GERD attack, feeling very sad and strange sensation in my left fingers. Decided to stop using the cream and the feelings have eased up a bit. Never again!!! Ladies please stay away from Twenty to One natural progesterone cream F 45 2 days
4/26/2014
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 1   Sever dizziness , headaches , my head was unreal it's like you living out of space ! Numbness in my arms , hands , legs & face . Spend thousand $ on MRI, CT-scan ,blood work. F 33 3 months
100 mg
4/23/2014
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 4  complete hysterectomy When I stopped taking it for a couple weeks I experienced pretty bad depression. I did a saliva test and had only taken .5 mg of estradiol for 11 years after receiving a complete hysterectomy at the age of 45. When I turned 52 I noticed increase in bust size from D-DDD (estradiol imbalance) and about 7 pounds over all. Sleeplessness was always an issue. The saliva test came back with a thorough chart of my hormone levels. They added compounded 50 mg progesterone that I take at night and .5 estradiol (skipping weekends) with 1 mg sublingqual testosterone and 25 mg DHEA in the morning. I feel more rested, definitely more balanced and I'm hoping the addition of the testosterone will bring my weight back down. I've always been very physically active with distance running (up to 50 miles) and hiking so there is no reason for my breasts getting so huge or suddenly putting on padding after being the same for over 30 years. Its my weight I'm hoping to change-so far there has been no change. F 54 14 months
50 MG 1X day
3/13/2014
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 1  Thought I was premenopause I was told to use progesterone cream because of my age- 50- and that "all women" need it at this stage if life. Well, no. I went completely crazy, but it was a slow process. I was told "it get's a little worse before it gets better-- give it at least 3 months" NO!!!!!!!! I experienced escalating symptoms of severe depression, anxiety, irritability, insomnia, adrenal misfiring resulting in a horrible hyped-up feeling, paranoia, nervousness, severe hypoglycemia, mood swings, heart palpitations, irrational thinking, lethargy, indifference, bloat and spotting all month This is how bad it got for me: For the first time in our marriage, my husband considered leaving me. One of my best friends told me she needed to end our friendship too. I became THAT emotionally unstable. I am usually a calm, cool, happy, loving, upbeat person. With the progesterone, I was impossible to live with. This stuff was toxic to me. I regret using it and I regret using it for as long as I did. The day I stopped using it was a huge relief, both physically and mentally. I feel I will need weeks if not months to recover from this experience. Two weeks off and I don't feel like myself yet. When I first researched progesterone cream, I found nothing but glowing, positive information. Progesterone was touted as some miracle cure. Little did I realize those other websites were simply quoting and repeating Dr Lee's propaganda. Later, when I thought I was going insane, I searched for phrases like "progesterone made me crazy" I found a huge number of experiences similar to mine. I feel I lost 5 months of my life and regret using this junk. Please be aware that it's NOT for everyone. F 50 5 months
1/2 tsp 2X day
2/18/2014
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 5  Hysterectomy Only good ones. Calmness and I sleep like a baby. F 54 10 years
200
1/28/2014
 2  Was bf my LO Extreme mood swings, depression, severe headaches, nausea, pregnancy symptoms. F 22 1 days
1/13/2014
 2  pmt,estrogen dominance chronic cough (asthma variant),insomnia,skin redness and spots,fast heartbeat,immune suppression ,hormone imbalance issues. I had a saliva test done which revealed estrogen dominance and low progesterone To remedy the problem I decided to take kokora bio identical progesterone cream.I took this cream for about 12 months,at first the effects were great ,pmt eased and I slept better. However at about the 9th month on this cream I noticed I started to alternate between excess drowsiness and insomnia.At about the 12 month I noticed my skin broke out in spots and I developed excess redness and at around the 12 month also I noticed I developed a chronic cough and irritation in lungs.At around 9 months after I stopped using the cream,I had my hormone levels tested again,they revealed excess progesterone in my body,even 9 months on.Apparently excess progesterone can cling to the fat cells and because of this it can take 2 years to clear this out of the body.My naturopathic doctor does not believe in using hormones either synthetic or natural,and has suggested that progesterone is an immunosuppressant.She stated time and time again shat she has seen elevated levels of progesterone in women who use bio hormone creams.It appears these bio hormone progesterone creams are not as safe as Dr John Lee would have you believe and I am very angry at all the hype,as clearly this has not been researched well enough,no book has ever mentioned the negative side of using progesterone cream.My naturopathic doctor believes that diet ,nutrition and taking care of the adrenal and thyroid gland will remedy hormone imbala F 45 12 months
1/8 tsp 2X day
12/27/2013
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 1  Pms symptoms Severe anxiety, lethargic, flu like symptoms. Ended up in ER three times in one week feeling like I was going to die. Been off 36 hours and still having horrible effects. This drug should be monitored more closely as I really think my hormones are messed up now! Praying this goes away soon as it's awful! F 41 10 days
100mg 1X day
12/16/2013
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 5  hormonal balance Bioidentical progesterone is fine - don't listen to the **ups on this board - they just don't want you to use it. It's great. It balances your hormones, keeps you mentally focused, more energy, no hot flashes, yes there is some weight gain, big deal, like 5-8 lbs, nothing that a little diet and cardio can't fix. Not only has it put me back to my normal self, my skin looks amazing, it's like I'm twenty again! F 44 6 months
100 mg 1X day
12/15/2013
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 1  Estrogen Dominance, Painful Periods Extreme fatigue, falling over when walking, feeling out of body, spacing out, dizzy, painful swollen joints, hallucinations, feel unconnected with life, hair falling out, depression, caused me to halucinate and drank floor cleaner- very scary. fearful of being left by husband, extreme nightmares, unrealistic fears of death, intense crying I would not recommend this to anyone. I didnt realize that this was the cause to all my issues. Once stopping the natural progesterone pill it took months to start to feel somewhat like my self but felt like I had been out of touch with life and missed out on so much while being on this drug. F 36 1 years
300mg 1X day
11/17/2013
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 5  PMDD Tiredness for the first week, was hard to carry on activities F 29 2 weeks
22 mg
9/27/2013
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 1  fibroid/too much estrogen Extreme anxiety, nerve pain, depression, flu like symptoms, muscle pain, faintness, weakness, digestive issues, severe constipation F 31 1 days
50mg
9/4/2013
 1  estrogen dominance In 3 months I've gained 14lbs, breast tenderness, moodiness! I'm very active and its extremely frustrating to put on weight and there is nothing I can do to stop it- I have fat and bloating all over. So, long story short I would not recommend it. I'm more miserable & now fatter than ever...lol!! My cream is compounded so I'm not even sure if the quality is right! I don't know what to do. F 46 4 months
3% 5ml
8/22/2013
 2  perimenopause I became extemely depressed, bloated, puffy around the middle, severe water retention I would not recommend this to anyone F 10 days
2X day
8/15/2013
 1  menopause I have been on biest along with testosterone sublingual for 12 years and did fine. Had a total hysterectomy in 1997. Avoid if possible. In 2011 I started having menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, insomnia, depression and just not feeling well. Dr upped the estradiol but I still did not feel optimal. Last Sept 2012 I talked with my Dr about tweaking my hormones and we decided to add in progesterone 60mg to my biest. First mistake was to not keep the progesterone separate. I felt bad the first few weeks and then started feeling very good except for breast swelling and tenderness which I could not handle. The progesterone was increased and we kept tweaking my hormones. In the meantime I was having pms symptoms, horrific mood swings, unable to handle stress, muscle pain just to name a few. This past March I felt like I was dying. Had labs drawn. Estradiol was 21! My progesterone was 2.9. What had happened was the progesterone drove my estrogen down and the effects were horrific.Memor F 59 7 months
25-125 1X day
6/9/2013
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 5  Perimenipausal Synthetic progesterone is awful! Women who take synthetic hormones are opening the door to insane side effects! Heart attack & cancer being among just a few... Progesterone is a natural hormone that can be increased by taking natural suppliments that will not cause cancer! It comes from fruits and vegetables and maintaining healthy diet goes a long way. But, if you are anything like me, you might need a suppliment - my body just isn't making enough. Anyway... I began taking ProgonB about a month ago. I did a month long saliva test (twice) & the test determined that I am estrogen dominant, and that I'm in the beginning states of menopause. I have horrible heart palpitations, night sweats, migraines that last three days during ovulation and my cycle... The ProgonB has helped a lot with these symptoms. I can now relax, my headaches are gone for the most part, my sleep is better, my anxiety is less, and my night sweats are better... Some symptoms I still have are hot flashes, nausea, and my heart is still beating rapidly &/or pounding - but it's improved. I'll be seeing a cardiologist just to rule out anything major. But it's important to note the progesterone protects the heart and when it's off balance it can cause high blood pressure and pounding. I see an accupuncturist & sadly, most western doctors are ignorant when it comes to the female body and our hormones. (But they figured out that Viagra thing, didn't they! LOL) Anyway, over time, estro F 39 1 months
ProgonB
6/2/2013

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