Progesterone cream & side effects? - Menopause Message Board

Kat734 · 08-28-2002, 08:19 PM

Has anyone ever had or heard of side effects with the use of progesterone cream? I'm feeling very unusual and now having some chest tightness since beginning it 5 days ago. Does your body need to adjust to having the levels change? Am I possibly using too much? Should I stop using it? Please respond.

blondegal · 08-30-2002, 04:18 PM

How much of the progesterone cream are you using daily and what strength?

Kat734 · 08-30-2002, 06:04 PM

Thanks for responding, blondegal. I was getting a little discouraged with this board.
I'm using "Natural Woman" by Products of Nature, one of the ones suggested by Dr. Lee, but I don't know what strength it is. I started out using about 1/4 tsp. twice a day. I just found out from Dr. Lee's website that it is 1/4 tsp. per day total, not 1/4 in the a.m. and 1/4 in the p.m. Although, I wasn't using that much, but was still confused by the directions on the label. Because I was feeling so awful, I cut back to using it only at night...I still don't feel great though. Basically, I don't know what to do, continue or stop it...is this unheard of?

blondegal · 08-31-2002, 07:48 AM

Hello Kat: I am using a product called ProGest and I have found that 1/4 tsp twice a day is too much. I think of it sort as a trial and error process so I've cut back just a little. My main symptom with too much is water retention and irritability. It has really been great for the heat I was feeling at night - I wouldn't call them hot flashes just an overall feeling of warmth.

As far as the tightness in the chest - could you be allergic to something - maybe even the Progesterone Cream itself? I'm sort of stumped though on this. Maybe check with health care provider.

Keep us posted.

Kat734 · 08-31-2002, 10:31 AM

Thanks again! I wonder if it is increasing anxiety in me, because anxiety will give me chest pain/tightness. I have a lot going on now with taking care of my mother-in-law who is sick, so I really question this, too. Hope it helps me instead of kills me.

I also hope it will make my hair stop falling out so much. I'm getting so worried about that as well. I hope that I'm not getting to this too late...afterall, it's been 10-11 yrs. since my partial hysterectomy and if the info is right and my ovaries could have stopped functioning yrs ago because of it, I'm thinking maybe I'm too late for help...maybe I'm developing heart disease...too much thinking! I wish I had all this info 10 yrs ago, but...
AND, where is everybody lately? Nobody seems to have anything to say on the subject. Maybe they all are doing well now...hope so.