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  Balance my thyroid I also take thyroid medication and thought that taking progesterone cream from the health food store would help me out so I could get off of medication. I was feeling pretty good for the first day or so, but then I experienced hyperthyroid symptoms that scared the crap out of me: Upset stomach Shaky hands Shortness of breath Heat intolerance Sensitivity to smells(making me sick like pregnancy) Heart palpitations Forgetfulness Felt like pressure in my thyroid area. Fatigue. Mild hot flashes. The shortness of breath scared me. Later on I looked it up and found out it was from too much progesterone. Wait a minute...I thought my low thyroid meant I was estrogen dominant? And the physiologic dosage should not have caused any issues. I'm following Dr. Mercola's advice. I plan on just taking my thyroid meds, work on healing my adrenals and let the progesterone take care of itself. Lesson learned....just because it's from the health food store doesn't mean it is good fo F 43 2 days
20MG 1X day
8/7/2010
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 1  hot flashes, mood swings, In the beginning it seemed like a dream come true, no more hot flashes, great mood, skin looked radiant, then i developed acid reflux, a cough, had to have a bronchoscopy. I developed the brown linea nigra line of pregnancy, that line ususally appears in a pregnant woman in the 4th month. I was so overdosed. I have been off cream for 19 weeks and i still have line on stomach, cough , acid reflux. I don't know how long before this clears your system. It has ruined my life this year. Do not take. from all of the research i have done, progesterone overdose is very common. body only needs a small amount, and when it is overdosed, it starts storing in the tissues and fat cells of your body. could be along time before it is gone! F 52 10 months
20mg 2X day
7/28/2010
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 5  premenopausal no side effects in the first week I noticed a little difference in the hot flashes but by the end of the second week I can say that my hot flashes are almost gone and finally I can sleep at night and work during the day time without sweating and getting frustrated and moody all the time. F 42 15 days
1/2 t s 2X day
7/22/2010
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 5  menopause symptoms initially, dull headache I began using Sources Natural natural progesterone cream (paraben free). Within a week my insomnia stopped, my moods stabilized, more energy, less fatigue. It has been a fabulous find! Out of the blue, two years ago, I was so sick with reflux--no pills helped for a year. Some of my other menopausal symptoms...I had been sleeping 3 hours per night waking up every hour; I had muscle aches; I was in the hospital in Feb with benign positional vertigo; I was exhausted 24/7. No desire, no energy; my hair was falling out; anxiety/depression; brain fog. After a little research, these were all symptoms of estrogen dominance. I had previously had blood work done and my hormones (or lack thereof) were a mess. I decided to give this a try before going back to the dr. Now, I feel so much better. I take it in 12 hour intervals--1/8-1/4 tsp. While each individual woman may need more or less according to her own body, it isn't fair to bash this hormone if you've only taken it a few days. All medications have side effects. Most side effects will disappear after a short while--my dull headaches are gone (my only side effect). To write something so negative without giving it a few months is not fair to all of the woman looking for relief who might be swayed with those of you who haven't given it a real shot. I highly recommend this product and give it a couple of months before drawing conclusions. Good luck!!! F 50 2 weeks
2X day
7/22/2010
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 1  pre menopausal Very bloated tummy that lasted over 24 hours ,so bad i could not breath felt like a zombeand panicky came straight off it, i take mexican yam cream now...... FANTASTIC sooooooh much calmer and no side effects as it is NOT hormonal but does sedate relly great to use. F 44 2 days
20mg 1X day
7/16/2010
 3  severe PMS insomnia, some weight gain WHOEVER SAID THAT THIS PROGESTERONE CREAM IS CAUSING BREAST CANCER AND UTERINE CANCER IS MISINFORMED AT BEST AND MALICIOUS AT WORST. YOU KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE BREAST CANCER AND UTERINE CANCER? THE HORMONES IN BIRTH CONTROL WHICH ARE NOT BIOIDENTICAL. A NASTY LITTLE HORMONE CALLED PROGESTOGEN IS IN THE BIRTH CONTROL PILLS, RINGS, PATCHES, ETC. IT IS NOT BIOIDENTICAL. DRUGS AFFECT EVERYONE DIFFERENTLY AND IT MAY BE HELPFUL FOR ONE PERSON AND NOT FOR ANOTHER. BUT IT IS NOT CAUSING THE FEMALE CANCERS. QUIT TAKING ARTIFICIAL BIRTH CONTROL HORMONES (WHICH ARE MANIPULATED TO BE NON-BIOIDENTICAL SO THAT THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES CAN GET PATENTS) AND THEN YOU WILL SEE A REDUCTION IN THE FEMALE CANCERS. F 23 1 weeks
20 mg 2X day
7/8/2010
 1  Desensitzed Ovaries due to Depo It helped me in the beginning I think... Not too sure it calmed me down some. I tried to go off of it and man I thought I was going to die!!! Couldn't sleep...eat... anxiety!!1 You name it I had it. I had to go off slowly over a period of four months. Was told that it would help me get pregnant. It's been four years and NO pregnancy. I felt pregnant all the time. There should be more warnings out there about this "Bio-Identical Hormone" it's not this wonder drug everybody makes it out to be. I have had four periods since being off the 400 mg (that's right 400mg) of Bio-Identical Hormone's a day on days 10-28 orally. They are funny in length, but hopefully the Lord will bless my husband and myself with a child. Don't just suddenly stop taking the bio-identical hormones... You need to come down slowly! Have Xanax, Klonopin, or Ativan at the ready. P.S. Your M.D. won't like it either if you stop taking them. They have an agenda to push as well there not just doing this stuff for free or because of the "great rewards" it brings them. Be cautious... be informed. F 29 6 years
400mg 1X day
7/5/2010
 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
 1  to prevent miscarriage sudden onset of fearfulness, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, nervousness, loss of appetite. lost 6lbs in one day. shaking, extreme fatigue, dizzyness, i locked myself in the bedroom with the shades pulled for two days and called off work for three days. i was a WRECK a complete insane mess. i thought i was having a nervous breakdown. I thought at first i had morning sickness (the day after conception i started using the cream). i would be sick to my stomach and so anxious and fearful and depressed and out of my mind nervous from 8am until about 4pm and then I would start to feel ok... so i thougt it was morning sickness or something... nope.. .just the morning dose of the progesterone cream (20mg) working its way through my system!!!! and again I was applying the cream at night (20mg) so when I woke up in the morning I was a total freak show... so i didnt draw the conclusion that it was the cream and kept using it for 4 days until finally i read in a forum online that i wasn't DO NOT USE IT. DO NOT USE THE CREAM.... if your doc prescribes you a proges suppository or prometrium pills... that might be ok.. but not THE CREAM... stay away from the cream... i took prometrium last cycle the pills... they were fine... they actually made me feel pretty good. but this cream (emerita pro-gest) was a freaking nightmare. never again. F 35 4 days
20mg 2X day
6/21/2010
 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  To increase luteal phase Hot flashes, breast/nipple tenderness, tired all the time, foggy-brain, weight gain around mid-section, rapid heartbeat/pulse, acne on chest and back, moody, increased urination, diarrhea I can't believe I fell for the hype. I am done trying to "trick" because the side effects aren't worth it! I stopped using the cream a few days after I noticed my pulse was fast and erratic. I wish I had found this site sooner. F 32 30 days
1/4 tsp 2X day
6/3/2010
 1  PMS, uterine fibroid Excessive and rapid weight gain (belly, waist, thighs), feeling sleepy and hung-over, excessive anger almost rage, feeling bloated, gastro-intestinal discomfort, sensitive and swollen breasts. F 43 21 days
1/4tsp-10% 1X day
6/2/2010
 1  to bring my period what a disaster!!! this 5 days altered my whole normal way of thinking, behaving, im a complete mental wreck! the anxiety feelings increased gradually every time i took a dose- now its 36 hours after my last dose and i feel so so ill- im extremely dizzy nauseated bad headache and feel exhausted and mentally confused and agitated almost suicidal... the worst hormonal drug experience i have ever endured...will never take this poison again...now im hoping my body can right itself very quickly...the drug was called "Arminor" does anyone know in how long these effects take to diminish?...i never felt quite this bad from having an oavery removed!! this medicine is evil!!! F 39 5 days
5mg 3X day
5/25/2010
 5   I have taken bioidentical progesterone and it is the best thing i have even done. I finally dont sleep in the daytime, i have more energy, and I sleep better. Im very happy with taking progesterone, but the reason why i am able to experience these benefits early because i dont have estrogen dominance, i only need help with pms. If you have estrogwn dominance, then it be a living hell at first on progesterone(for some), but later on, it will be worth it. F 15 7 days
40 2X day
5/14/2010
 1  Hot flashes, depression Did a lot of research before using. Bought brand sanctioned by Dr. Lee. Used as recommended.Loved it at first. Increased libido and a sense of calm. Then, bled and literally hemorrhaged so much I ended up getting a blood transfusion. Safe? No side effects? I had anemia for months and still feel weird in my abdomen at certain times in the month. Gained weight. I only hope this does not have any side effects that are permanent. I have not gotten completely checked out yet for the existing problems. I have started a log now. It has been a number of months since the blood transfusion. Hardly any menstrual problems in my life before this. I am angry and feel misled. F 43 2 months
1/8 t 1X day
5/12/2010
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 5  to regulate periods I use Emerita Pro-Gest Natural Progesterone Cream. It has helped me for years to regulate my periods and now to help with hot flashes. A real life saver for me and a couple of other friends. I use 1/4 tsp on my chest, neck or inside arms at bedtime and sometimes 1/8 tsp in the morning. F 55 7 years
20-30 mg 1X day
5/5/2010
 2  PMS, fibroid breast cysts Intense strong body odor. Acne, I seemed calmer, not as depressed until two days before my period, when I became weepy, extremely irritable, impatient and extra defensive and angry. I take a thyroid combo from a compound phramacy. The pharmacists told me progesterone would rid me of fibroid breast cysts ( I also quit drinking coffee)and that it would protect me, in all kinds of ways. I used it from day 14 through the first day of period. 2-3 days before, I was irate and cried easily. F 50 14 days
1 gram 3X day
5/5/2010
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 1  was told that I was low LEAVE THIS POISON ALONE. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR. MY LIFE HAS BEEN RUINED FOR NEARLY 3 YEARS SINCE I TOOK THIS "BIO-IDENTICAL" PROGESTERONE. DON'T LISTEN TO THE 5-STAR RATINGS; THEY ARE POSTED BY PEOPLE WHO ARE SELLING THIS. I WORK AT AN ONCOLOGY LAB, AND THIS IS CAUSING BREAST CANCER AND UTERINE CANCER WITH WOMEN. DO NOT TAKE THIS POISON!!!!! F 40 100 days
75 1X day
5/1/2010
 1  menopause At first I thought it was the answer to my hypoglycemia but man was I wrong. I started having dizzy spells, andreniline rushes, headaches and nausea after 2 and half months. And I also started gaining more fat around my middle which pisses me off. I went off of it after 3 months and the dizzy spells stopped. It mad my blood sugar worse not better and now i have to deal with that. What a mess. I wish I would have found this site before i started taking it. I alos thought it was the estogen and testosterone that were the culprits and quit taking those after 2months. I couldnt believe that it was the progesterone after everyone is singining its praises. Also these were bio-identical hormones made up at the compounding pharmacy. Does anyone know how long it take to get this POISEN out of the body and to start losing the weight gain. This drug made my life a living hell. Dont take it if you don't have to. What a mess! F 58 90 days
.50mg 1X day
5/1/2010
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 1  Missed periods Anger, lack of concentration, depression I was crying all the time. Disassociation. One day I spent all day in bed crying for no reason and I have never had this happen before. I was willing to get divorced leave my family and just quit life. I had forgetfullness to an extreem level. I had hot flashes and a terrible headache. Until beginning this medicine I was super well adjusted had an amazing marriage and family life. Of course all of that has returned after quitting the medicine but I will never take it again. F 40 5 days
250 1X day
4/24/2010
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