Hi ladies! I have been taking natural progesterone cream since last September. All was much better until last month, when I noticed some of my symptoms coming back. This month is even worse. I have the really sore breasts, depression, low back ache, stomach problems, weepiness, anxiety, etc. Could this be a result of too much progesterone? Do I need to stop using it for awhile? What to do? I am also taking vitex (chasteberry) three times a day, a good flax seed oil combo and my calcium/magnesium supplement. Anyone else gone thru this? Oh, and I am also getting the bloating again.I am using a bio-identical natural progesterone cream made by a componding pharacist in our area. It was prescribed for me by my endocrinologist. It is much stronger than the OTC natural progesterone. The endo had me on too high a dose and I had breast swelling, pain, tender nipples, tenderness in the glands under my arms and A LOT of gas. When I stopped the progesterone all the side effects went away so I know she was trying to raise my level too fast. My first blood test showed a level of 1 for progesterone after 3 weeks on the cream it was 1.3, so the endo was trying to elevate it too fast. I spoke with the pharmacist and we cut the dosage back and changed the days in my cycle that I use it. It worked great that way last month. This cycle I noticed some of the side effects coming back so I have cut it back myself. It definetly helps, you just have to get the right dosage going. Hope you get yours regulated soon.
Penny