Hi ladies
I have plucked up the courage and been using progesterone cream for two period cycles now. I worked up the dosage little by little as I am very sensitive. I know I'm still in the early phase of seeing how it will work for me. But I think it's taken the edge off a bit.
My question is for those of you who use progesterone, either cream or pill, and stop it the week you bleed. Do you feel like you wish you can start it back up earlier?
My bleeding is less than a week. And the instructions say to start it back up on the 8th day of cycle. But my symptoms came back after about 5 days off of the cream and I just can't stand it so I started it up again today even though I'm still spotting.
I know for the pill they say use it from around day 14-25. But can you wait til day 14???
hi
from what I've read about this, you should really take a double dose of progesterone when you start, to ease symptoms, and so there is enough build-up to cover you when you are on your 'break' days, which you have to take in order to have a bleed. You can then judge by your own symptoms and lower the dosage over time. I was actually given progesterone tabs to take to stop prolonged bleeding, so still trying to get my head around the whole thing. But if you look at the serenity cream website, they give you lots of information on how to use properly. it might help you figure it out!
Thanks for the site info. I had not heard of that brand.
I usually have a 24 or 25 day cycle now so I stopped the progesterone cream on day 25 even though I didn't start my period. I started on day 27. So I've been off of it 2 days prior to period so maybe my levels dropped really low and that's why I'm feeling so crummy. No appetite, nauseous, extreme fatigue, acid reflux, depressed. I was ok day 1 and 2 but bam on day 3 and still today at day 5 feeling so ill.
Aaargh I hate peri!!!
i know. it's rotten isn't it? you just never know what to do for the best. I think it takes its course no matter what we add to help. taking stuff, not taking stuff, wondering whether you're doing the right or wrong thing. it's just endless. hate it too!!!!!