Progesterone side effects - Infertility Message Board

Phillypainter · 01-24-2008, 06:03 PM

For any of you who are on progesterone, please help. The pharmacy never gave me a print out of the side effects but since the day I have started it, I am feeling depressed and very on edge. I just yelled at my dog out in public and gave her a little swat (certainly not a beating) on the butt for jumping on someone. The is not me at all. I've never so much as yelled at my animals She is a very friendly dog, just a little hyper. I know it sounds silly, she is fine but I am not, I feel so bad that I did that. That is one thing, since I have been on it, I just have a lot of anxiety like everything in my house has to be in its exact spot, everything must be clean, and I keep reliving things in my life that have been unpleasant. I know clomid can give you mood swings but I was off of that 13 days ago. Please let me know if any of you have had bad effects from this. I will talk to the nurse tomorrow when I go in for b/w too.

Kari15 · 01-24-2008, 09:54 PM

Oh sweetie I'm so sorry you are feeling the effects of the progesterone. I agree that it's pretty nasty stuff. I'd say that in my experience, clomid and progesterone definitely have made me most hormonal. And the progesterone also makes my boobs hurt, which was new to me... nothing else ever had that effect, including AF. Well hun, I hope that you have the start of hcg pumping through your system too and maybe that is making your hormones and emotions all out of whack! Hang in there and maybe give your pup an extra bit of love tonite. Go easy on yourself and hopefully you'll soon get news of a BFP and that'll make all these hormones much easier to handle!

kjmrfld · 01-25-2008, 06:23 AM

I took progesterone for one cycle only, and was a bit moody (although I wasn't sure if it was from the progesterone or just stress in general) but also had a really annoying chest pain that didn't stop for about a week after I stopped taking it.

But I did look up the side effects just now, and "mood changes, anxiety, irritability, or depression" are listed. So, it definately could be from the prog.

I am so sorry that you are feeling this way, and I hope that you're able to take it easy today. It's awful what all of these hormones can do, but I hope that a BFP in the end is going to make it all worth it.

Kelley

praying4us · 01-25-2008, 08:43 AM

I am so sorry your not feeling yourself. I hated being on Progestrone. I would get so mad and irritable and start yelling about the most stupid things then 20 mins alter I would cry about it. I have to say, I am not a crier, so for me to cry it defiantely had me all screwed up. I can remember about 3 years or so ago our admin lost her dog and she was gone for a few days, our in house attorney asked me if I could help him type up some stuff (I'm an accountant and cant type worth a crap), which since I love the guy to dealth I was glad to help him. I have a habbit, which you may have noticed in my postings, that I type things backwards, like have will end up hvae...well he was just joking and said (while laughing) you have typing dislexica, is there such thing or have you jsut (see what I mean) invented it. I started crying!!!!!!!!!!! He got so upset, freaked out and panic. It took me about 2 mins to realize what was going on and I stared laughing. Poor guy, bought me lunch and everything. Even offered for me to go home the rest of the day.

I hope you are feeling better. ((hugs))

twinkiezinger · 01-25-2008, 09:16 AM

Philly, I haven't ever taken Progesterone, but something very similar happened the 2nd time I took Clomid. On the 3rd day of taking it, I got home and found that my dog had eaten something I brought home from work and forgot to put away. Mind you, this is my fault, but she's constantly stealing food when and wherever she can, and it just set me off. I angrily picked up the trash that remained and really banged my finger, which hurt and made me more mad. So then I threw a dish at the wall (something I've NEVER done, but I wasn't aiming at anyone or anything), and then started to chase after her. I swear, I would've chased her all night, but my husband put his arm up and stopped me from passing him and going after her. Then, I broke out in this humongous sob and ran to my bedroom and threw myself across my bed and sobbed for about 10 minutes, like I was 5 years old. As I calmed down, I couldn't believe myself, and actually started laughing about it, because it was so ridiculous. I have never felt like that or acted like that ever before in my life, so I completely feel it was because of the Clomid. So give yourself a break, be extra sweet to your dog this weekend, and try to take a deep breath before you say or do anything like that again, if possible.

Christin