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  IVF luteal phase support Extreme Fatigue, severe depression, rages, suicidal thoughts This drug causes almost instant extreme fatigue and, after a few days, I could not leave the house. I was beset by crying fits constantly and, in the approach to the next 400 dose after 12 hours, I would experience fits of aggressive rage leaving me shaky and depleted. This stuff should be used with far more care if at all. I don’t know right now how withdrawal next week will go and am dreading it. I have four more embryos left but will not use them because of the necessity of this drug F 40 14 days
800 daily
11/30/2019
 2  Estrogen dominance (weight, imsomnia) Great sleep on oral bio identical progesterone. Unfortunately also chin acne, uncontrollable crying bouts, increased hunger. Seemed to help at first but then I had a few months where I was very easy to cry and unable to stop it. Very unlike me to feel depressed as if anything unusually air on the side of anxiety F 40 6 months
75
9/14/2019
 1   The worst nightmares EVER! Vivid ones. DO NOT BUY THIS CREAM! F 25 2 days
8/14/2019
 1  PMS/Irregular cycles Dizziness. Heavy/foggy head. indigestion Extremely heavy head and dizziness on progesterone troche and cream. Still experiencing this symptom 2 weeks off, but doesn't seem to be easing up! If anyone has experienced this and knows how long it takes for this symptom to subside, please email me as I feel horrible. [email protected] F 21 4 months
20MG 2X day
8/6/2019
 1  Hormonal vertigo and illness Iv previously put a review on as iv used this cream well for 18 months however I already knew that this hormone relaxes the lower esophogus sphincter but omg, all of a sudden after all that time i felt violently sick for 7 weeks, i dont know how i stuck it out at work but now iv got a burnt esophogus, iv had to go on sick and iv been off 4 more weeks with no sign of change, i still feel sick, mainly during the day, food is forced down, my stomach feels painful and thick, i cant ever go through this again. If anyone has advice or timescales on how long theyve taken to recover please email me. F 43 18 months
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7/7/2019
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 1  PMS/pmdd Extreme dizzyness, faintfeeling, flu-symptoms, sinusissues, candida, brainzaps, burning skin all over, histamine intollerance, fatigue, "body buzzing", nerves pain, breathlessness, sweating, low blood pressure, akathisia, pots, anhedonia, panic attacks and extreme anxiety 24/7 Did a progesterone and estradiol test 6 months ago, showed low in progesterone... but that could have just easily meant i didnt have ovulation that month, or cuz of stress. Easy doing the aftermath now.. Got a tip to try the cream and use 100mg in the morning and 100mg before bedtime in lutealphase. First month were awesome! Felt Great. Then all hell brooke loose month 2, i did stop using the cream 4 months ago now, Ive been mostly bedridden since then with all the side effects listed. I have had the crazy anxiety going of ssri before, this is pretty much the same.. paralyzing fear most of the time. My immunesystem is totally off, my head and body buzzez to the extreme around ovulation and period now. When u use the cream, and that high of a dose.. it get stored in fat-tissue and then get released in high doses in the body further on.. ive read a lot of articles about it, and it can take any where from 3-12 months to balance out and clear of the excess. Yey. F 31 2 months
100mg 2X day
6/16/2019
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 2  Low progesterone estrogen dominance Acne weight gain swollen breast tremors heart palpitations insomnia anxiety memory loss headache irregular cycle I was under a lot of stress and anxiety discovered my progesterone was low. Took bio identical progesterone pills to raise it. They never seemed to raise it but did make me feel less anxiety at first. After a few months all the horrible symptoms started and my anxiety was worse. On top of that after 10 months still no change in my progesterone levels. Started using the cream instead and that helped for one cycle then back to side effects again. Back on the pills and and feeling nauseous in the morning, dizzy spells, stomach upset, acne back. I give up! My cycle keeps getting heavier and shorter too! The heart palpitations are awful. Hopefully my hormones will fix themselves because this progesterone stuff is a joke. They had me on 100 mg. Day 1 to 11 and 150 mg days 12 to 25 F 48 10 months
150
10/9/2018
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 1  Hot flashes, "Menopause" Honestly don't know where to begin. started taking this HORRIBLE med in hopes that it would help me with hot flashes and night sweats, low sex drive and it literally turned me into a different person, I was very aggressive, mean to family, always yelling, dizzy at times, hard time concentrating,impatient with everything (normally very patient person) very depressed did not want to live anymore, at times violent, vision problems, irritable, lower back pain on right side, Thought I was going crazy, w/ a possible kidney infection, was truly getting worried because I already had uterine fibroids didn't knw what was going on with my body. I even had to have my family doctor give me anxiety pills to calm me down. Asked my doctor who put me on the estradiol hormone 0.075mg patch along with this horrible medicine per her "medical opinion" and when I told her of these symptoms she looked at me and said that is not from the medicine your taking. BS. got my period every other week, 2nd Will stop my progesterone immediately and will wean myself off the estradiol patches and will look for something more natural/organic to help ease the hot flashes and hopefully this devilish toxic crap will leave my system and I can be me again. Ladies, please RUN if your doctors prescribes this medicine. No woman should have to sacrifice their body to make the doctors and pharmaceutical companies richer. Glad I WOKE up from this nightmare and will get back to my old self again. F 47 2 months
100 1X day
7/4/2018
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 1   DIZZZZYYYYY... feel like flu. Muscle spasms. Thought I would finally try a bio identical cream. Back as bad myself out as I'm in peri. Horrific. Two doses.. 20mg topically applied. Every issue I was trying to help is 10 times worse. Headache, blurred vision, dizzy, extreme neck pain.. Throwing it in the trash F 48 1 days
20mg.. Twi
3/8/2018
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 5  Doctor said anxiety i thought its h Iv been feeling anxiety so bad i thought i was losing my mind..no hot sweats like menopause suggests but palpitations racing thoughts feeling ill constantly..an electric surge feeling in my chest that never left..unable to feel relaxed..iv tried alsorts of vitamins etc. I could only tolerate diazepam but even this didnt solve the problem...other meds have made me even worse. I came to the decision i was oestrogen dominant and my age suggested this too. After much reading i realised americans like natural progesterone products so i purchased a biodentical one from ebay...Omg what a difference...i know using too much can cause progesterone dominance which is what believe makes you feel ill again so im taking it slow and not using too much..my pulse rate has lowered which i noticed first...i dont feel anxious which is amazing..my period hasnt been as heavy...iv only been using it 10 days so im so hopeful iv finally found something that works for me..menogest is what i purchased...read plenty before hand and dont go mad with it would be my suggestion. It hasnt helped sleep yet but ill hold judgement on this. F 42 10 days
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11/8/2017
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 2  HRT with estrogen Stomach pain, bladder pain, drowsy all day, foggy head, felt worthless, weak, heart palpitations, headache I've read only positive things about the Progesterone and was shocked when my body reacted this way. It was supposed to make me calm - all it did was make me depressed! I even punctured the Prometrium capsule and squeezed out some of it into another capsule but still experienced these side effects. I won't be taking this garbage anymore! F 40 7 days
200 mg 1X day
10/8/2017
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 1  Hot sweats Only been using the cream for a few days. Still having sweats day & night. Suddenly started to feel low & worthless, analysing everything & not got any go. Thank goodness I've read these reviews otherwise I would have continued to use the cream thinking it was an adjustment period. I won't use any more. Like me, you've all looked online because you get no joy from the doctor. F 64 8 days
1/4 tsp 2X day
10/6/2017
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 1  Low number when tested Extremely low depression, suicidal thoughts, extreme anxiety, immediately the next day after taking it. Horrible, horrible....worst experience in my life, will never use this stuff ever again l. I was fine before just looking to rise levels of hormones that were tested low, doc said I would feel amazing. Be cautious!!! F 42 2 days
30
9/25/2017
 1  Perimenopause Immediate drop in mood. Suicidal thoughts. Irritability & crying spells. Heavy depression. Very scary stuff. I'll stick with yoga & sunlight. F 42 2 days
20mg?
8/15/2017
 1  Night sweats. .pms Leg muscle cramps,severe lower cackling pain,increased night sweats Long story short..I've taken progesterone compound cream for 12 years to help battle with Pms. I don't think it really helped but afraid to stop in case it got worse. Can't sleep without Ambien..made me clench my teeth..got TMJ and now my teeth are lose..hv to get splints on teeth oh...and my hair was been severely thinning. Last 2 weeks I've started experiencing severe night sweats...waking me up 5x or more at night ..either burning up or freezing. Went to dr Wed...today is Monday. She gv me 200mg progesterone pill.. (ins will pay...won't pay for cream) I tried it. Took 1 wed night...felt nausea...extreme night sweats. .took 1 thurs night...friday morning couldn't walk...extreme lower back pain...my thigh muscles were seized up..extreme pain to even rub my legs..thought I had kidney infection or flu couldn't get off the couch..extremely drowsy. I didn't take Sat night...legs felt much better Sunday..plus...I wasn't so tired..back still hurt. Didn't take Sunday night..this morning no back pain..no leg pain!!!seriously!!!this stuff is poison...stop taking and don't start if contemplating!..Called dr...talked to front desk...she sd she never heard of this being a problem she will talk to dr and call me back. So glad I Googled my symptoms and found this board...my Lord look what they are putting us through while we are asking for help..the expense..the pain...the physical damage to my body! F 51 3 days
200mg 1x d
7/17/2017
 1  Light flow and irregular menstruati Heart palpitations,heartburn,headache and no menstruation since and swelling of finger. F 34 10 weeks
5mg
6/21/2017
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 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
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 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
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 3  Hot flashes/Insomnia Weight gain, anxiety (severe) depression, suicidal thoughts, wanting to hide from every One, heavy sadness, afraid of the world and tomorrow. loss of joy and a lack of self esteem and motivation. Anger, disconnected from loved ones. I started bioidentical progesterone caps from a compounding pharm. I was desperate for sleep and needed hotflash relief. Im a self employed self motivating person, people love me and love being around me. I'm encouraging and upbeat. Cheerful. Or I WAS,that is. Until i started taking progesterone. I wonder if my life will ever be the same. I've taken it for a year and quit last night. My sleep was much improved with it but the anxiety and fear of my life falling apart or my kids getting hurt etc is not worth it. My fiance is one patient man and im grateful for him. Ive turned into a cynical, negative un happy woman. Sweaty, frumpy and downcast. I hope I get myself back. I would do just about anything to be me again. Read up on it if you're thinking about taking it. Wish I would've. Good luck to all. F 52 1 years
300 mg
4/3/2017
 2  dr. Lee, v.v. low progesterone Oh man, if you knew what I WAS going through. Brief picture: hormones were extremely low, progesterone was <0. My body was aging very quickly. Estrogens were in the low, very low range. I was just coming around to researching hormones, unfortunately I found Dr. Lee and others (all males, I should have known) who say that progesterone is the end all be all for women. I felt horrible before I started taking progesterone cream, and I felt beyond horrible after. I slathered it on, because I wanted to feel better. Not recognizing that I needed more estrogens. Now I'm taking estrogens daily and progesterone 12 or so days a month. My collagen, elastin, and thickness of my skin are coming back. I'm taking special care of my face and my diet is healthy, fats proteins and carbs. I'm eating over 2,500 calories. Used to be I was taking in 1600 calories, ridiculous...your body needs calories to exist and hormones require calories. So sad the things that I believed before. Before I started taking estrogen cream, while I was taking progesterone, my skin was still thinning and translucent. It was so bad. I felt like I had aged 10 years when my eyes blinked. Now I'm also using estriol cream (there are no documented effects of estriol on hormonal balance, if someone is high on estrogens, estriol is the safest as far as the 3 estrogens...i.e. No documentated cases of cancer, even dr. Lee agrees that estriol is very safe, research if your interested) on my face and it really has tightened it F 47 2 years
3/26/2017
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