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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROGESTERONE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | perimenopause | I used 20mg of cream, 10mg 2x a day. The first month it helped my peri symptoms, joint pains, pms migraines, brain fog, low energy and depression. The second month I noticed I was very depressed and fatigued easily and was gaining weight in my stomach and my breasts were a whole cup larger. The third month I got my period at 17 days and it lasted 11 days!! Normally my cycle is 24-27 days with the period lasting 5 days. I was even more depressed with more fatigue and it was very difficult to concentrate on anything for more than a few seconds! The weight gain continued in stomach, waist, breasts, arms, face. The next two months things got worse, black depression, muscle weakness mostly in my thighs, carpel tunnel symptoms in my right hand and arm, anxiety, panic attacks, confusion, overwhelm, emotional numbness, hair loss and hot flushes, ALL which I NEVER had before! The weight gain has continued as have all the other symptoms. I also now have hypothyroid symptoms including low BBT, wh | I was on a low dose of progesterone and it caused major problems for me. I am an otherwise healthy woman, but this med made me ill! I would not recommend it, and if after SERIOUS consideration, you do decide to try it, be aware and make notes of any symptoms that come up during usage so you know what is going on with your body, and listen to your body carefully, it knows best. Doctors don't seem to be very concerned about the side affects, but they don't have to live with them either!I do want to praise both Dr. Mercola and the Dr.'s at Woman to Woman which are both internet sites, for their very careful and concerned approach to the use of progesterone. More doctors should follow their lead! Good luck ladies, and hang in there! | F | 47 | 5 days | 8/25/2007 | 2 | To treat PCOS | I took it before bed and had had slight light headedness the last time. This time I gargled with Listerine but didn't think it would effect it and maybe it didn't. I got severely dizzy, mentally confused, and had slirred speech. I reported with to my Dr. and will not take this medication again. The side effects happened 30-40 minutes following taking medicine. | Possibly good for some but didn't work well for me. | F | 29 | 2 days | 8/17/2007 | 4 | Heavy bleeding | none | My doctor injected me with Depo-provera but only stopped the bleeding for that one period...the following month it was back to heavy I took a massive dose and it stopped it. Im mid cycle and I feel great. No fatigue, skin looks good, less irritable and im as skinny as can be and still unable to put on weight, so no problem with weight gain. the most essential thing now is to take these hormone tests to see where I am , otherwise im only hinting at what I need (experimenting and that is not good) From what I see here these ladies dont really need progesterone. I did, and I feel good, normal, I was very estrogen dominant and have fibroids to prove it.. I took way over the recommended dosage of progesterone and still have no symptoms of depression or anything like what has been described here. I too take it transdermally at 125mg (alot) a day and reducing. Im getting hormone testing as soon as I can... but not soon enough. | F | 38 | 1.5 months | 8/16/2007 | 2 | Estrogen dominate, low progest | Immediate weight gain, in my stomach, face, everywhere. I became very unmotivated and depressed. | I was taking the cream, my doctor said it would help. I am young, an athlete, and could not explain the incredible weight gain i experienced in two weeks. Nothing I would do could get it off. I also started growing facial hair. I got very depressed and unmotived to do anything. I stopped taking it and I lost 6 of the 20 lbs i gained. | F | 20 | 3 months | 8/16/2007 | 1 | endometrial hyperplasia | DEPRESSION!!! Irritability! Bloating, weight gain in the stomach area, food cravings, diarrhea, flatulence, cramping like going to start period. Irritability. Depression. Irritability. Depression. | Am so relieved to find this web-site! Thought I was going crazy!!! Am on "15 days off and 15 days on" for the third month and once I start on the "15 days on" progesterone I start feeling the depression and the bloating. It came on within two days this month. Took longer to develop side effect symptoms in previous months or maybe just didn't attribute the problems to the progesterone. This stuff is HORRIBLE!!! My GYN recommended this as an alternative to hysterectomy, but the surgery is looking like an more viable option. I can't live like this with the irritability and the depression. If she expects me to take this indefinately, she needs to think again! Am getting a second opinion next week. This stuff is AWFUL!!! Everything seems like such an effort and useless and the fatigue.... I feel like I've been run over by a steamroller... | F | 44 | 3 months | 8/9/2007 | 1 | AMENORRHEA | sore nipples, bloating, abdominal pain. | i stopped taking the drug 3 days ago and am still experiencing symptoms. | F | 24 | 4 days | 8/8/2007 | 1 | To change my period cycle | Major depression, nausea, loss of sleep, loss of appetite, acne sprouting on my cheeks, and mood swings. Before taking progesterone I was a perfectly normal and healthy girl. Was stress-free, had a clean face, slept a good 8 hours a day, and ate normal. I had to take progesterone for 10 days, on the third day I started to feel different. This is not a safe medicine. | F | 18 | 10 days | 8/8/2007 | 2 | Migraine Headaches | Extreme, rapid weight gain all over body (waist, hips, thighs, arms, face). I am an avid exerciser and eat a lean, balanced diet and was unable to control this weight gain. | Progesterone shortened duration of migraines (2 days instead of 3) but did not stop them. Made PMS symptoms much worse. Side effects far outweigh the benefits. | F | 43 | 12 months | 8/3/2007 | 1 | no period for 7 mo | Took 10 days of 200mg prometrium pill (natural progesterone). On 5th day - had gained 8 lbs; by 10th day - gained 12 lbs...all without changing eating habits. One month from date of first pill - gained 20 lbs and five months afterward - have gained 35 lbs. NO CHANGE OF APPETITE OR EXERCISE ROUTINE. I'm an active teenager working out 5 days/wk eating 1600 calories - all under Dr and dietician care. There's no way anyone can gain this much weight this fast without something being wrong. Have had blood drawn 7 times and have done two 24-hr urine tests and one urine specimen. Have had MRI done on pituitary gland in brain, DEXA scan for bone loss, and Metabolic cart study. Labs keep changing, so at times my glucose is high, at times my thryoid is high, at times my cortisol is high - this mess all triggered by progesterone. Drs have no idea why I continue to gain weight. All they know is that when someone takes progesterone and isnt' short on progesterone in their body, it can shut | I was told by a gynocological endocrinologist that those that are underweight, low normal weight or obese have an 80% chance of gaining 20 lbs on progesterone. If you are of normal weight, you have a 20% chance of a 20 lb weight gain. This was NOT told to me or I never would have taken it. I was low body weight due to alot of training (that is why I lost my period). If I would have just stopped training so hard and waited a bit longer, my period would have come back. Oh, and to top it off, the progesterone didn't start my period. It came back on it's own 2 months later. My life is a disaster and I am desperately unhappy. Please don't take progesterone. It has changed my life for the worse and nobody can give me a definite diagnosis or treatment to get me back to normal. If anyone has also experienced this, please contact me. We are in need of advice as the 7 Drs we've seen don't know what to tell me anymore. I NEED my life back. | F | 17 | 10 days | 7/26/2007 | 1 | menopause | natural progesterone cream causes me to gain weight almost immediately in waist, hips, and thighs. dr. lee said one wouild lose weight, and regrow thinning hair--i find this not to be true!! in fact my hair felt terrible in less than 3 weeks. | i am very athletic and fit. i follow a body building diet lifestyle and will not take this medication again. i am dissappointed in dr. lee | F | 62 | | 7/15/2007 | 3 | insomnia, menopause symptoms | reoccuring yeast infections, vaginal irritation | I love all the good things its done, I sleep like a baby ... but the yeast infection thing.... not so nice | F | 52 | 2 months | 6/6/2007 | 5 | BPH and Prostatitis | None from progesterone. | My urologist had put me on Proscar (finasteride, 5 mg) for my BPH (enlarged prostate) and severe prostatitis. It did help, but the side effects were unbearable: depression, anxiety, weight gain, insomnia, loss of libido, shrunken penis, difficulty getting and keeping an erection, dry and painful ejaculations. I then read about research done by Dr. Lee, who discovered that natural progesterone can cure many prostate problems. I purchased and have been using a natural progesterone USP cream, 1/8 teaspoon applied 2x/day directly to my scrotum, and have had amazing results. No more nasty side effects, no more BPH, no more prostatitis, no more pain! It has worked wonders for me. Most doctors will not tell men about its benefits because either (1) they are uninformed, or (2) they know they can't get a kickback from a drug company, since natural progesterone is not a prescription drug. Needless to say, I flushed my remaining Proscar down the toilet and fired my urologist! | M | 57 | 60 days | 5/30/2007 | 3 | mood swings, hot flushes, perimenop | On my first use, and after only a few days, a great weight had lifted and I felt alive again. After experiencing no periods for 3 months the cream brought on a huge bleed, and after 5 days from the end of that period I'm feeling some depressive moods again. not sure if this is a side affect. | Am going to cease the use of the cream to see if I get another period and if the depression will kick in again. I'm looking forward to my periods stopping altogether. At this point I am positive about using natural progesterone but wary. I would suggest to anyone contemplating its use is to read as much as possible, and talk to as many people before making a gut decision for yourself. Its about knowing and finding your own balance. The experiences on this web are all a great help. thanks. | F | 45 | 24 days | 5/20/2007 | 1 | menopause | Pounding heart, severe depression, weight gain, bloating, constipation, brain fog, muscle pain in legs, nausea | Initially liked it for first week (slept well). Then, side effects started appearing. Pounding heart at night is especially upsetting. | F | 55 | 21 days | 5/14/2007 | 5 | Bio-Identical for excessive bleedin | Greasy, oily skin Other than that nothing | The Progesterone cream saved me in so many ways. I had taken the depo shot and it completely ruined my period. I have been bleeding ever since December 26. The cream has made this 4 month long period lighter so I won't become anemic. I had lost my whole personality while on depo, but the Progesterone made me my old self again. Other than the oily skin and still bleeding, the progesterone cream has made me my old self again. I am so thankful for that. And the Depo was making me gain weight each week! The Progesterone has helped me maintain my weight. I haven't lost any, but then again I haven't really been trying too. Always talk to your doctor about side effects. Some women take progesterone for different reasons which is why women have different side effects. I personally love this stuff! I am a bit scared of coming off of it though... | F | 15 | 2 months | 5/10/2007 | 1 | perimenopausal /PMS | Anxiety. Heavy abdominal pain. Chest pressure. Increased heart rate. Night hot flashes. Restless sleep. Joint pains. | Other than pms symptoms and some added unexplained weight, I am very healthy, till day 3 of taking 1/2 t. total pharmaceutical grade cream. I had hoped for increased balance in my health but took a tailspin instead. NOT recommended as a self diagnostic supplementation. Too dangerous. | F | 49 | 4 days | 4/17/2007 | 1 | Heavy bleeding due to Implanon | Began crying for no reason, skin broke out worse than ever before, which led to depression. | I tried it for 2 motnhs alongside the implanon implant and found it worsened my bleeding and state of mind | F | 22 | 2 months | 4/9/2007 | 2 | to regulate cycle | calming effect while taking it, but extreme mood swings, depression, mania when stopped taking it | My dr. prescribed 200mg Prometerium for first 10 days of month to regulate my cycles. During those 10 days and up until 2-3 days after my period began I felt great. However, for the time between the beginning of my period and when I was to start taking Prometrium I had horrible anxiety, depression, mania, irritability you name it. Very scary to deal with these mental issues brought on by a drug and doesn't help that Dr. doesn't have a clue as to why. Be careful with this drug! | F | 29 | 4 days | 3/29/2007 | 5 | irregular period,hashimoto thyroid | At first,nausea set in for a few minutes. Later on, I begin to feel good.. As with anything new, it takes your body time to adjust!! I feel much better and I feel that it has helped me in numerous ways!! I now have an intrest in sex that I haven't had in years and the goiter around my thyroid is GONE!!!! I reccommend this for anyone who has thyroid problems and has missed periods.. It has taken me years to discover natural progesterone cream!! The side effects are worth it!! Hang in there! | F | 26 | 3 weeks | 3/27/2007 | 2 | lining too thick | depression | I have been depressed generally about infertility so don't know for sure if the progesterone is too blame. Otherwise no noticeable side effects. However, for me it did not work -- did not induce a period -- quite disappointing seeing that it takes 10 days to complete the medication course and then waited around 2 weeks with no results. | F | 35 | 10 days | 3/23/2007 |