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| 4 | endo, fibroids, cysts, cramps | just started taking Progestelle- 800mg wild yam per oz, store brands are 20mg per oz. please look up this product & it's Dr. He's very informed on why women are bloating etc after taking natural progesterone. it's due to xenoestrogens- very very important info! http://www.womhoo.com/ you can call him before you buy it and get info. store bought nat. progesterone is not strong enough. check it out. used fibrovan for 6 months, perfect but then the fibroids grew back!! | that's all i know right now, will keep informed on progress. very health conscious with food etc and still i have endo etc. i'm investigating everything. i will never have surgery unless i'm going to die without it. medical doctors don't make money with natural cures- beware of their advice. | F | 44 | 1 days | 8/20/2008 | 5 | Severe PMS | Only complaints are oily skin, heavier periods and increase in size and quantity of menstrual blood clots, which I was told will diminish over time. Got my first yeast infection ever, but was told it wasn't the progesterone. Not sure if I believe that now! Finally sleep at night, have energy, less pain, feel like myself again, no weight gain. Recommend blood tests first, do your research and choose a natural supplement. Doesn't work for everyone. | Suffered from severe PMS, PCOS, endometriosis & adenomyosis all before age 32. Was put on the Pill twice & had a host of horrendous side-effects. FINALLY had blood tests after battling w/ gynecologists for years insisting I had an imbalance. Had almost no progesterone even at peak. Started on LifeExtension 2.5% cream 1/4 tbsp once a day Days 14-28. I was a whole new person by month 2. Still trying to find the right balance for me, but most severe PMS symptoms are gone. Side-effects at this point are worth it. | F | 37 | 3 months | 8/18/2008 | 5 | Terrible PMS and Mood swings | This is my third month taking 50-130 mg natural progesterone (progon B) orally for the 18-28th day of my cycle. Ihaven't had any side effects- when taking at least 100 mg/day I have almost immediate clarity, irretability and mood swings go away- its amazing actually. Before I was a nightmare and now its way way more managable- I feel like a new person! I have a really long cycle naturally about 39 days and the progesterone has helped get my period into a normal range 28-34 days. I feel way way better! | F | 23 | 3 months | 8/5/2008 | 3 | Menopausal symptoms | Chronic constipation | Very effective for hot flushes and night sweats. Levelled mood and eradicated vaginal and urethral dryness. Unfortunately the constipatin alone was enough to make me dispense with the treatment | F | 51 | 3 months | 8/2/2008 | 5 | endometriosis | none | After having an endo cyst removed from my ovary-colon-uterus, my doc said I would be 100% better - what he didn't tell me is that I have endometriosis! Pain started up again and I wasn't going to let it get as severe and chronic (daily) as before and end up needing more surgery! I RARELY have pain now, only sometimes at ovulation and menstruation (instead of intense daily pain). My anxiety and sore breasts are gone. My acne is gone. **If you are suffering from bloating and other GI distress, consider that you may be intolerant to certain foods!** Since developing endo, I can no longer eat gluten, dairy, soy, or almonds. As long as I avoid those foods, I have a "normal" peron's digestive tract! I would appreciate to hear from anyone who has used the CREAM form for 5 years or more. Be well. | F | 28 | 3 years | 7/30/2008 | 5 | bad anxiety, heavy painful periods | None. I gained weight in the year before I started it. This is very common in perimenopause I hear, so if people gain weight after they start the cream, it's hard to be sure it's the cream and not what would be happening anyway (it's estrogen that causes weight gain, right?). Anyway, there are several different kinds of perimenopause--some have hi estrogen, some low, some low progesterone, some both, and they all result in different symptoms and responses to the cream. I saw a nurse practitioner who specializes in bioidentical hormones. | As a psychologist, I knew when I got suddenly extremely anxious for no external or internal reason, and started to get hot flashes and mood swings at 47, something was up hormonally. I tried natural progesterone cream, 1/4 tsp 2x a day from day 8 through the start of my period (day 24). It worked immediately. I love it. | F | 48 | 7 months | 7/25/2008 | 5 | perimenopause | I've been using the natural progesterone cream for about 2 months. I started using it because I have a tendency for ovarian cysts. I cannot say that I have had any negative effects from it. In fact all the side effects are very positive. I've suffered from TMJ for years. I didn't even realize that it had improved until I read somewhere that progesterone cream can help it, I opened and closed my mouth and was amazed - no clicking - no pain. I'm been losing weight, without even trying. My libido has been heightened. And yes, no ovarian cysts. | I read that when a woman is perimenopausal, her estrogen level starts to drop, but not at the same rate or percentage as progesterone. The effect then is that you may have lower estrogen, but you are still estrogen dominant because of not enough progesterone to balance it out. With my positive experiences, I am a believer. I was starting to retain fluid and I was gaining weight around my mid section, that nothing worked to get rid of. I've lost 12 pounds in 2 months without even trying. My appetite is just naturally curbed. Most of that loss has been from my mid section! And there's no more edema in my ankles. | F | 52 | 60 days | 7/23/2008 | 3 | for PMS symptoms | I've been taking this for less than one cycle, so I'm not sure how I'll react to it in the long run. I'm using Kokoro cream. It's a bioidentical cream made from wild yams. I'm using one pump per day. According to the bottle you can use two pumps per day, but I'm trying the low dose to see what it does. So far I feel okay, but I noticed I'm more apt to get teary-eyed. Not sure what that means, but I thought this cream was supposed to balance my moods, not make them worse. | For people posting here, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO SAY WHAT TYPE/BRAND OF PROGESTERONE YOU'RE USING. The synthetic forms prescribed by many doctors are known to cause horrible side effects, whereas I've heard that the bioidentical form found in many OTC creams do not. Doctors can also prescribe bioidentical progesterone. Please help people further by listing what type/brand of progesterone you're using. It would be interesting to see if the people with the most extreme side effects are using the synthetic progesterone. Also, an informative link re: natural progesterone: www.mercola.com/article/progesterone/cream.htm | M | 37 | 10 days | 7/14/2008 | 2 | PMS, Depression, regulate my period | BLOATING! I walk around every day looking like I am pregnant! not just when I am pmsing... My mom even asked if I was pregnant, also have gained weight in my tummy and my breasts are much bigger, my nipples hurt and are always hard. | I have been on it for a month, taken everday and 5 days before my period I double my dose, so far my period was much easier, I feel a little better BUT to me its not worth the weight gain and the bloating.. I am miserable. I am going to the beach in a week! I walk a mile every day and work out with weights for 50 minutes, and eat well. I would like to ask a question and I hope someone can answer, I want to stop.. now.. hoping I can lose a few pounds and get ride of this bloating for the beach.. has anyone stopped the cream in mid cycle? And if so, what happened? Did you have your period? or was it late? Please email me if you can help, thank you. | F | 34 | 31 days | 7/13/2008 | 1 | fatigue, joint aches, insomnia | Abdominal bloating, stomache achiness, anxiety, weepy, blues | Only took for three days, immediately did feel better, more energetic, slept great (for two nights). Then began to experience uncomfortable bloating around abdomen, anxiety, weepiness (I haven't felt like this in years) and sense of impending doom. Came to this site and read very similar experiences and realize it is the Progest. O well, getting older is a b____. I will not continue taking. Doesn't really make sense that one size would fit all anyway. | F | 55 | 3 days | 7/13/2008 | 1 | PMS, Cramps, LPD | The first month using a topical estrogen I am experiencing lethary, mild depression (no history of depression) and my first anovulatory cycle ever! My luteal phase was not affected and my cramps were as heavy as ever. | I do not recommend progesterone cream as I believed it caused my first anavulatory cycle ever. My body has always been very predictable until now. Do not recommend using progesterone cream. | F | 40 | 12 days | 7/10/2008 | 1 | to help with mood swings | Took cream for about a year. Total nightmare! I got the closest to suicidal you can get without wanting to actually take your own life! IMy mood swings just got worse until I was depressed for most of the month. awful for me and those closest to me. My sister thought I needed therapy as I was behaving like I was clinically depressed . Generally quite happy person-much to live for. | Apparently it can stay in sub layers of the skin so you start to overdose. I had hormone saliva test and my prog. levels were so high they were unreadable. Too much progesterone causes depression. Was definitely not right for me. Am still trying to find the cure to my hormonal mood swings. But I know its not progesterone!!!!!!! | F | 45 | | 7/3/2008 | 1 | Amenorrhea | I was on a ten-day prescription to try and jump start my periods since I've been without one for over two years now. It did NOT do anything to help the periods and I experienced dizziness, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, and slight weight gain. A few years ago I had also been on Depo Provera for several months and it caused suicidal thoughts, severe depression, and severe anxiety/panic- DO NOT take this!! | F | 21 | 10 days | 7/1/2008 | 4 | Menopause - extreme hot flashes | Weight gain!! (without the weight gain I'd give it a 5 rating) | Within 2 weeks, I was relieved completely of hot flashes; cleared up my oily skin and cystic acne; able to sleep thru night without having to get up to use bathroom; brought periods back after a year without one (would rather have periods than hotflashes, and periods are lighter than they used to be). | F | 47 | 4 months | 6/26/2008 | 2 | weight gain around stomach | I haven't taken the cream yet but was considering it. I exercise consitently and maintain a healthy diet and have not been able to lose weight since I turned 30. It's very frustrating. I thought, perhaps, that this could be do to hormonal imbalance. I read that natural progesterone could assist in weight loss. But from what I've read on this site, most have experienced weight gain....how can this be? I did order the cream but have not received it yet......I'm scared to use it now - - anyone have any suggestions? | F | 32 | | 6/15/2008 | 4 | Too much estrogen, very heavy bleed | Im a heavy girl but I was on Progesterone 1st 10days of the month for 6 mos and gained a TON!! of weight. Very tired, bad headache by day 3, wild nightmares! achy on and off. Sleepy but can't sleep except w/the wild dreams. | One GOOD thing....Was VERY...sexualy inclined LOL the first 3 days on it! Was taking it due to heavy periods one day suddenly almost like hemmorage and blood pressure dropped like a stone. Dr did biopsy of uterus and found had too much estrogen and not much else. It did help the periods very much was pleased w/ that part. This month is 1st month off of it and praying weight will come off soon!! But hoping periods won't become heavy again. Another biopsy coming later in the month. email me if you have similar problems we can chat! :) | F | 44 | 6 months | 6/13/2008 | 1 | PCOS/PMS Mood Swings | I started the Progest cream after hearing about it from a friend. I have only been on it for a few days and I am already having side effects. At first it seemed to be working the way it is supposed to, I was losing water weight..but then the insomnia, irritability, anxiousness set in. I feel like I am going to jump out of my skin. I have been incredibly irritable and starting fights with my husband over nothing. I am also constantly on the verge of crying. I have also had nausea/ severe abdominal pain. | I am going to discontinue use, and hope that these symptoms will go away. I don't know if this cream is interacting with another drug I am on (Yasmin BC, and Welabutrin, Antidepressant), or if I just don't tolerate it. Either way, I am not going to continue use and risk getting worse. | F | 22 | 5 days | 6/7/2008 | 2 | IVF 2 cycles | Vivid Dreams, Night sweating, headache, nausea, dizzines, bloating, | when I stopped the progesterone I dropped wait withen 3 days, side effects went away. This is mandated to take during IVF so I am stuck with it. | F | 31 | 8 weeks | 5/26/2008 | 1 | Post menopausal low levels | Severe depression and lethargy with the natural cream. Doctor said it was not related, but as soon as I stopped the cream (after 1 week), the symptoms went away. Very frustrated that doctors DO NOT KNOW THESE THINGS!!! You really have to be your own advocate and find your way alone anymore. Very sad situation. | I now have endometrial issues and they want me to try progesterone again, but not sure what to do. It has some very serious side-effects and made me feel just awful. Not going there again!!!! | F | 58 | 7 days | 5/23/2008 | 1 | Premenstrual migraine | The worst headache of my life, with nausea and vomiting. Also fluid retention, anxiety attacks and night sweats, which I didn't have before. | The first month, felt calmer, reduction in breast tenderness, joints less stiff. As soon as I started the cream for the second month the headache began. Four weeks later I still have it, though it is starting to wear off now. I lost a lot of weight from nausea and vomiting, and have had to take time off work. I stopped taking the cream at the end of month 2, and really regret ever trying it. I was really frightened by what was happening to my body, and am still worried I might have done lasting damage. | F | 47 | 2 months | 5/5/2008 |