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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROGESTERONE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Even out hormone levels | Can't sleep gained weight terrible anger no patience just hated myself and spent 40 dollars a month on the crap! | F | 52 | 1 years 150mg | 1/25/2012 | 1 | This is the second time I have tried taking a progesterone product. The first on was a cream, the latest one was an essential oil. Both times I experienced immediate and drastic negative emotional symptoms. Cried all day, wanted to do nothing but sleep. These symptoms are not normal for me. Too scary for me to continue. Plus, both "natural" products have a concerning statement on the label that says they contain an ingredient known to the state of California to cause cancer. Not very reassuring. | F | 52 | 1 days cream 1X day | 4/5/2011 | 1 | peri-menopause | I first tried Prometrium. Made me extremely dizzy--couldn't walk--and extremely sleepy. The next day I was very depressed. My internist said the dose was too high (200 mg) and sent me to compounding pharmacist for cream. I reluctantly used the cream for a week, but found my depression deepening to scary level. Had been depressed prior to starting the medication, but only mild to moderate and was feeling better. Realize that I became depressed in my 20's after progesterone therapy for a missed period. | Can work well for some women. Don't recommend it if you have history of depression or anxiety. | F | 52 | 1 weeks | 2/19/2009 | 5 | to help my memory after seizures | Constant sadness,crying,pain in joints | F | 53 | 1 months 100mg | 9/12/2014 | 3 | Estrogen dominance, sleeping issues | Sleeping better, breasts still tender, no weight gain or loss. Have gained about 10 pounds in the last year. Work out 5 times each week and keep calories around 1500 per day. | F | 53 | 21 days 40 mg 2X day | 4/3/2011 | 3 | at first pms issues | I was told about Progesterone Cream through a friend who heard Dr. Lee on the radio. I looked into it to see if I could get help with PMS. When I first started taking it, I bled a lot more, so lowered dose. Later I developed a fibroid tumor; hemoraged (sp?) after about 1 yr of trying to heal the tumor with the Progesterone Cream. Rushed to emergency. Had emergency hysterectomy to stop the bleeding. I did not take this for awhile after, but, for some reason, tried it again...a few yrs ago. About a yr ago, I developed a goiter on my neck. In the last 4 mos, I started having panic-attacks, GERD (cannot eat without feeling sick). Never even thought of the Cream. I decided today to check if there might be a connection. I had had a saliva test done through zrt labs, and it said I was low on progesterone, even though I had been taking it for awhile. So, I upped the dose, and am even worse with eating, dizziness, panic-attacks, feeling like I cannot breathe, etc. I think I need to | F | 53 | 6 years 1/4 t 1X day | 8/9/2010 | 2 | menopause | Headaches, weight gain, disorientation, breast enlargement | Initially, seemed like a godsend. Energy level increased dramatically within 2-3 days. Felt great Month 1-4 but by Month 5 severe headaches kicked in. I mean crippling, migraine-like & I don't suffer from headaches at all. Gained weight that would not come off despite diet & exercise. Dizzy & out of it some days. And breast enlargement, I don't need, I'm 'blessed' enough. I would advise intermittent use, for 1-8 weeks when you're feeling exceptionally run down but use cautiously. Eat well, exercise and manage stress -- that truly works!! | M | 53 | 6 months 20 mg 1X day | 6/28/2010 | 2 | menopausal symptoms | depression and anxiety which was probably due to the fact that the dose was too high. I was 50 years old at the time and had never experienced depression. | Because of this depression I have battled with menopausal symptoms for 3 years such as insomnia, hot flushes, anxiety, depression and I would dearly like to know if other people have had better results or have also experienced depression due to natural progesterone | F | 53 | 7 days | 6/18/2003 | 1 | r/o menopause cognitive decl | On day 2 (with estrogen) suddenly got hot flashes, feeling crappy/lethargic, eating frequently. | I had sig. cognitive issues which were thought to be related to peri-menopause. Started on estro/prog to see if I felt better. Today will be my last day of messing with my hormones. | F | 53 | 3 days | 8/25/2007 | 1 | Menopause | abdominal bloating, weight gain in breasts, thighs, abdomen, hips, anxiety attacks | I stopped the cream and feel more stable, have lost 2 pounds, anxiety almost gone, more energy. | F | 53 | 3 months | 10/13/2006 | 1 | Endrometrial Cancer-Grade 2 | Within days the worst night sweats ever experienced. Bed soaked, had to get towel after changing clothes. Walking to bathroom sweat literally dripped down legs from back of knee. SEVERE constipation. Nervousness/anxiety. | Deciding to heal myself and not have surgery (so far know MANY people who have healed themselves of every cancer there is...) I believed in natural Progesterone cream having used the over the counter by Emerita for years. My "bad" I stopped at menopause and hadn't used it for two years and my uterine lining then became thick, etc. I was excited to be on prescribed bio-identical progesterone made just for me. Vaginal suppositories, 200 mgs. 2 x's a day. (Goal was to shrink/shed the lining and "maybe" cure the cancer. WELL! As I was taking it and reading this board, I agreed with someone else who said that maybe others were mistakenly talking about synthetic? NOT! This MEGA dose of progesterone was like poison to me and just now, five weeks later my colon is starting to work again. I found later that a woman's body NEVER makes that much! ONLY between 300 and 400 in her THIRD TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY! And that at that dose the "smooth muscles" are STOPPED from working (the uterus and the colon)...the perastaltis action of my colon STOPPED and many times I thought I was having a bowel obstruction on the verge of a visit to the ER! Just now, five weeks after stopping that poison, my colon is just starting to work again...but I have pain every day still as it gets back to normal. My prescrip was for 30 days BUT she said I was going to STAY on it for sometime! Here is a good link for anyone who has "fallen for" the "It's just what you | F | 53 | 12 days 200 mgs 2X day | 6/11/2010 | 1 | I was using Progest cream with a supposed 50 to 100 Mg a day via one pump or two. Brought on the worst hot flashes I have had in 2 years. Feel anxious,bitchy, nauseated, stomach and digestion problems and bloated. I am 53 and haven't had a period in two years so I am post menopausel. I am throwing this cream away today. I was fine, just hoping to get more zip, so now I know I have to exercise again 5 days a week and eat super healthy to get in better shape. There is no QUICK fix. | I suggest a saliva test and consult with a doctor first before you start this cream | M | 53 | 4 days 50 1X day | 4/9/2010 | 1 | Heavy hot flashes and night sweats | Depression, excessive weight gain, crying, sadness, extreme tiredness, lack of motivated and bouts of blurred visions. Very scary to me as never experienced this before. Unable to "snap" out of it or push myself forward. | Been taking a combination of 100 MG Progesterone and 2mg estradiol. Initially was able to sleep through the nights yet unable to get up in the am and function. Always felt Drunk, groggy, blurred vision, unable to concentrate. Though it did reduce the hot flashes these symptons did not allow me to function normally. I am a psychotherapist and watched my mood change so drastically I got scared and then dipped into deep deep depression. Took this combo for 6 weeks, stopped 2 days ago after sleeping, groggy for for 3 days. I am self employed, active and never NEVER have experienced this before. I am 5'4, petite, hx of weighing 120-123 and currently at 133 down fro 137 4 days ago. I am still slow today gut the blurred vision is clearing up and the fogginess. Consulting my OBGYN for creams. | F | 53 | 6 weeks 100 1X day | 3/13/2011 Patient History | 1 | menopause | Severe Anxiety, headaches, dizziness, neck and back pain, weight gain. | After several years on bio-identical HRT, I finally figured out that the estrogen patch and progesterone were actually causing my symptoms, not helping them. I spent thousands of dollars on test, Dr. and hospital visits. Now the only symptom I'm having is hot flashes, minor to deal with compared to the other symptoms. | F | 53 | 5 years 100 mg 1X day | 3/28/2011 | 1 | yes | Pain in the head in different areas; dizziness and confused; unable to focus thoughts. | I will never let a Dr. give me this again! Never | F | 53 | 5 days 200 1X day | 4/30/2012 | 1 | Heavy bleeding | Slept better immediately. Lighter period. Then I had a gall bladder attack which I haven’t had since I was pregnant 22 years ago. Then terrible heartburn and gas which I never have. Then a week later I had an episode of strange numbness in arm and leg. Very scary. Before this I was very healthy. Feel like within one month I am sick and falling apart. I stopped cream right after fall bladder attack. Never again. | F | 53 | 30 days 20 mg | 12/28/2019 | 5 | hot flashes | At first I felt great then after two months I felt worse. Hypersensitivity to foods,throwing up,irritated very easy,cry and the waves of panic for next two and a half weeks. Migration headaches(which I don't get normally). I even went to urgent care because I thought I would go crazy,sweating at night profusely..Went to my Dr on May 5. He raised my Zoloft and I went off the cream. Finally slept through the night finally.Today first day without headache and no more multiple panick attacks. I felt I was hold my live together with a string I'm feeling better and better every day I'd rather sweat at night than to go though such miserable suffering .i would never suggest to any woman. | F | 54 | 1 months 30mg | 5/20/2017 | 5 | hot flashes | At first I felt great then after two months I felt worse. Hypersensitivity to foods,throwing up,irritated very easy,cry and the waves of panic for next two and a half weeks. Migration headaches(which I don't get normally). I even went to urgent care because I thought I would go crazy,sweating at night profusely..Went to my Dr on May 5. He raised my Zoloft and I went off the cream. Finally slept through the night finally.Today first day without headache and no more multiple panick attacks. I felt I was hold my live together with a string I'm feeling better and better every day I'd rather sweat at night than to go though such miserable suffering .i would never suggest to any woman. | F | 54 | 1 months 30mg | 5/20/2017 | 5 | Hysterectomy | Only good ones. Calmness and I sleep like a baby. | F | 54 | 10 years 200 | 1/28/2014 | 5 | menopausal symtoms | I am applying natural progesterone cream ( 1/8 tsp 2X per day for 21 days). It has alleviated my hot flashes, sleeplessness, headaches and has restored my libido. As for weight gain I can't tell. BEFORE I started with the cream I had gained 20 pounds and have not gained more. | A lot of the comments here are about synthetic prescribed progesterone which is extracted from female mares and is very strong. Your site should differentiate. | F | 54 | 3 months | 1/12/2010 |