PROGESTERONE Reviews (PROGESTERONE)Average Rating: 2.2 (522 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROGESTERONE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROGESTERONE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | hot flashes, prevent bone loss | Helped night sweats and hot flashes. | I've been taking progesterone creams for about 3 years after a breast cancer scare. I'm ok but researched Dr. Lee's books and web site. Not only does it help to prevent breast cancer, it helps stop bone loss and prevents night sweats. Progesterall is good brand. Good consistency and no problems with it. I will reorder it. | F | 56 | 3 years | 12/20/2008 | 2 | IVF | Tired, severe joint stiffness in hips, very emotional, weight gain, swollen breasts and tenderness, dull head aches. | After taking progesterone in oil for 4 days,my hip joints became so stiff I couldn't sit or stand without help. Changed to supositories and I can move around easier although still very stiff. It is part of the treatment for IVF so it looks like I could have 8 more weeks of this if we are positive. | F | 35 | 1 weeks | 12/13/2008 | 1 | Progesterall | Depression, rapid weight gain in the abdomen, fatigue, irritability, increased appetitve and food cravings. | I am a healthy 40 year old female who exercises faithfully 4 days a week. With the symptoms I was experiencing I believed I had a hormone imbalance. So, I began taking Dr. Lee's Progesterall Creme and have been taking as directed for 3 months now. My periods are somewhat lighter, but that does not outway the side effects I experienced. I will discontinue taking this product this month when I start my period. Please email me if you have discontinued this type of a product as I am wondering what to expect. Will I loose weight? How will I feel? | F | 40 | 90 days | 12/11/2008 | 4 | Low prog levels, thyroid, and adren | Slight Euphoria. | I've had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, hypothyroid, adrenal stress, and anemia for 18 months. I'm taking Progon-B and feel better than I have in 18 months. My head is more clear, I have more energy, I sleep better, my anxiety has quieted... I feel like a different person! | F | 36 | 7 days | 11/19/2008 | 1 | HRT | Anxiety, Suicidal Depression, Nausea, Dizziness, Headaches, Trouble breathing, Vivid Dreams | I started the progesterone in combination with estrogen in an attempt to fix a hormonal imbalance since having my daughter 9 months ago. At first i was ok, then over time my anxiety got so severe i wouldn't leave my house. After about a month on it i got so suicidally depressed that i was very very close to checking myself into a mental hospital. I have never been so depressed in my life. Ive had Nausea and Dizziness so bad sometimes i have to have someone else watch my daughter just so i can lay down in misery. Im getting off of this starting tonight. Ill come back and update how i do off it. Email me if you'd like more information. | F | 20 | 6 weeks | 11/15/2008 | 1 | Eczema, PMS, mood swings | natural, bioidentical progesterone. flare up of eczema, almost immediate depression, crying fits, lack of motivation. | natural progesterone was not a miracle cure for me, but more of a NIGHTMARE. | F | 22 | 1 days | 11/13/2008 | 5 | anxiety, heavy painful periods | RELIEF from water weight, RELIEF from joint pain, RELIEF from cold hands and feet | I was tested for perimenopause, and my symptoms were NOT from that. (my 40+ yr old sisters are also not perimenopausal yet. our mother still had regular cycles into her late 60's, as did her mother) I got no relief when I took prescribed patented progesterone substitute from a major pharmaceutical company, my doctor suggested "bio-identical" progesterone from a compounding pharmacy. Now, I sleep better and wake with more energy, and my periods are regular and comfortable. It has not affected my anxiety. | F | 46 | 4 months | 11/11/2008 | 3 | endometriosis | periods started coming closer together | I started taking natural progesterone cream, 5% USP 1/4 tsp per day on days 10-28 of my cycle, in order to help normalize my system in response to endometriosis. My cramps and mood swings have reduced significantly, so I feel the treatment has been worthwhile; however, my periods are starting to come closer together. I feel what is needed is to adjust my dosage rather than abandon the treatment altogether. | F | 37 | 5 months | 11/11/2008 | 5 | Premenopause - Estrogen Dominance | If "side effects" are feeling wonderful, sleeping well, losing weight, and no PMS -- not to mention reduction in fine lines and wrinkles on my face -- then these are the "side effects" I've experienced and I love them! | I had really "easy" periods all my life that lasted 2 days and had minimal cramping. In my mid-30s, I began to experience PMS and breast tenderness. As I got into my 40s, it became unbearable, lasting for 2-3 weeks of the month! The fatigue was the worst part. For at least 1 week per month, I was only able to remain awake for 4-6 hours a day. I'd been through hell during the past 4 years. I gained 87 lbs in a year after being skinny my entire life and it wasn't from eating because I couldn't eat without getting diarrhea so I lived on chicken broth and rice most of the time. Finally, through my own research, I discovered I have celiac disease which was missed by a doctor. I also discovered by urging and pushing doctors that I was hypothyroid. Prior to that diagnosis, I'd had periods that lasted 5 months non-stop! I was miserable and really just wanted to die. With the help of the amazing website: stopthethyroidmadness.com, I got on Armour Thyroid (which is more natu | F | 43 | 4 months | 10/30/2008 | 2 | preimenopause | Weight gain around stomach, hungry, swollen breasts, extreme fatigue, teary. | I, too, am glad I found this site. After only 4 days on Femgest, I feel like an entirely different person...and not a good one! I would continue taking it to see if it truly helps mood and irritability, but I don't know if I can stay awake long enough (or in my pant size) to find out! | M | 45 | 4 days | 10/27/2008 | 2 | To help with getting pregnant | Immediate weight gain. I even showed the girls at my work my belly and love handles. They always say how skinny I am....Their answer.... "ooooo" that's weird! | I have read most of everyone's side effects and it is CRAZY how I feel the same way....Irritable, tired and FAT after only 2 weeks!!! I can't wait to stop using Progesterone.......after I get pregnant. | F | 30 | 3 weeks | 10/26/2008 | 5 | Unsatisfied with HRT | My side effect is the quality of my life is 100% better. | Before using Restored Balance Premenstrual Menopausal Solutions Cream I was a mess. I had panic attacks, night sweats, hot flashes, weight gain, severe irritability, irregular periods, memory loss, swollen ankles, sore breasts, no sex drive and the list goes on and on. This cream has given me my life back and I truly wish it worked for all women. I am pre-menopausal and was on the combi-patch which put weight on me and only cured a few symptoms. This cream has cured ALL my symptoms. | F | 45 | 14 days | 10/21/2008 | 1 | Perimenopause | Crying, starving. | I was excited to start taking Progesterall, which is made by Dr. Lee's company. After trying several birth control pills and being unable to tolerate them, I thought this was the answer. So after reading his book , I started taking the lowest recommended dose (quarter of a tsp.) By the end of the second day, I was crying uncontrollably...to the point where I thought I would throw up. Full disclosure, I am under a lot of stress (going through a divorce) but I have not reacted this way before. The next day it happened again, and I also had a panic attack because my son's school bus was ten minutes late. I was imagining he had been abducted and I was on the brink of hysteria. This is not like me. Even after his bus arrived, my chest hurt for about ten minutes. By the third day, the hunger set in. I'm talking about constant, churning, ravenous hunger that no amount of food can satisfy. It's the same way I felt when I was in my second and third trimester of my pregnancies. | F | 40 | 4 days | 10/19/2008 | 2 | PMS, Weight around the midriff etc | I felt good the first couple of days then it kicked in. well it seems anyway after reading these comments that I had all the side affects that go with this. I can honestly say I would rather put up with my PMS then be on this cream and put up wit the weight gain the feeling of constantly having period cramps and tenderness and the depression, I have never experienced anything like it, was off work for days with crying and self pity. | Look it works for some but not me I used Natpro and spoke the the wonderfully helpful person daily about it maybe it would be worth perservering until I reap the benefits but because that cannot be confirmed I have to quit I have never felt as bad and didn't like myself at all - not worth it | F | 38 | 16 days | 10/14/2008 | 1 | adnomyosis of uterus | Headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, food/sweets cravings, irregular periods, weight gain, bloating, loss of libido. | I was told by my GYN that I had adnomyosis of the uterus and would have to have a complete hysterectomy, so being scared, I started researching other alternatives. I found a website where Dr. Lee described several of the things I was going through and decided to try "Natural Progesterone". Since using the cream for 11 months, I have been having very irregular periods, and could not lose weight, even though I a training for a Half Marathon! Be advised, just because something says it is Natural, it could still cause severe problems. I hope that any woman using this cream stops if they start to experience strange symptoms. I still will not have a hysterectomy, and will deal with the pain of the adnomyosis. | F | 40 | 11 months | 10/11/2008 | 3 | excess estrogen | extreme water retention, weight gain, increased appetite, irratability | F | 52 | 12 days | 10/9/2008 | 1 | IUD - Mirena | weight gain, depression, bloating, irritability, acne, constantly tired, terrible cramps | Sucks, sucks, sucks. I hate this IUD. The doctor talked me into it - said that there wasn't enough progesterone for me to notice any changes. I previously had NONE of the issues that I've listed. | F | 29 | 90 days | 10/9/2008 | 1 | Irritability - Moodiness | WEIGHT GAIN WEIGHT GAIN WEIGHT GAIN!!!!!!!!! | I took the natural progesterone cream that I bought at a health food store. While it has helped with my irritability and moodiness I hate the weight gain. I work out everyday and have done so for more than 20 years. I cannot control this and it only happened after I started the cream. IN THE TRASH IT GOES. I will figure something else out. Doctors are useless. They put every woman in the same pot and give the same advice to all in hopes that it will work out for them. We are all lab rats to them to experiment with. We have to take our own health into our own hands and read read read!!! | F | 55 | 30 days | 10/1/2008 | 1 | To raise progesterone levels | Bio-Identical HRT is a SCAM. This stuff really messed up my quality of life, and gave me SEVERE insomnia!! | Please see this website: shareguide.com/hormonereplacement.html Heal your adrenals to heal from this poison. Learn the lesson! | F | 39 | 10 weeks | 9/28/2008 | 4 | Fibroids, low prog. in saliva | Various symptoms of estrogen dominance the second month of use so I reduced the dosage by half and everything is ok now. | This site explains the "side effects" of natural progesterone cream tsangenterprise.com/news28.htm. Progesterone "wakes up" your estrogen receptors so even if you are not taking estrogen you have more in your body so it can cause "estrogen dominance" symptoms. These should disappear in two weeks to three cycles but try reducing the dose of progesterone if you want immediate relief. I take half a pea size per day of Pro-Gest cream and it is enough for me. The main reason I started taking natural progesterone is to stop the growth of uterine fibroids. I had to have a fibroid removed by surgery and I don't want it to grow back. I don't know if the cream has any effect on fibroids yet this why I am not rating it as 5 but I do enjoy the other positive effects like sleeping better, having lighter and longer periods and having less mood swings. I would recommand natural progesterone but only if you know your progesterone levels are low (with saliva | F | 46 | 4 months | 8/26/2008 |