Hello to my wonderful band of sisters here on this Forum. This place has been a REFUGE to me. Let me say it again...this place has been a: REFUGE!!!
I am so grateful for this forum and for all of you! I followed you ladies and spent hours upon hours before officially joining this forum in June and finally had the courage to post and share in this journey with you.
I've been having 8 "better" days. 8! This feels like a miracle to me.
I started that wild yam cream on August 9. I started for the first 7 days on 10 mg in am and 10mg in pm. I an now on 20mg am and 20mg pm. I do not know if it is placebo or not - but then I'm thinking I will take the placebo, right?
I wanted to share this because I've been inspired and encouraged by each of you who have had positive results when you find a supplement, vitamin, bhrt, anti-depressant, etc. I knew I had to try something and I'm starting with this wild yam cream. My friend who was in pharmacy for years was the one who suggested I start with this wild yam cream and also recommended several menopause books that I've been poring over.
I hope this inspires some! I know you can all relate to clinging to "better" days. You've all been there for me when I suffered for weeks on end since June. I know this can be a roller coaster - but I now have a written record here on this forum that I really did experience 8 "better" days. 
Hi Finny! So happy for you..I hope next month you have 9 and so on🙏. I will add that to my list of “ ask abouts”. 😉
Hi finny. I am so happy for you. Are you planning on taking it all the way until your period starts? I tried it a few years ago and it caused nausea. I don’t think I was really ready for it at that point and didn’t give it much of a chance however. What is the biggest symptom that you notice is being helped?
Woohoo!! 8 better days! That is certainly something to celebrate! So happy for you! I know you're enjoying every minute of it! Here's to many more better days! Thanks for the positive and informative post!
2chr2015- Here is how my month of August looked (after irregular periods for months) - I will be 50 in November:
August 1 - period was due - had no period
August 9th - started 10mg of wild yam in morning and 10mg at night
August 16th - got a period 15 days late (they recommend stopping cream during period and restarting after 5-7 days)
August 22 - increased to 20mg of wild yam in morning and 20mg at night
August 24th - started noticing I was feeling less "fragile", hot flashes slowing down during the day
The most troubling symptom was feeling so down for the first time at aged 49 - like a dark cloud was over me and my life had no color. My life is beautiful and blessed, 2chr - so I knew it had to be hormones. A saliva test confirmed extremely low progesterone - so that is why I started the wild yam.
A good friend of mine in pharmacy recommended I try the wild yam first; as some people respond well. I'm planning to keep at it for 3 months. She said it significantly stopped her low mood and anxiety. I pray that this will be the result for me, too. I have felt so fragile sine June 11, 2018 - I didn't want see anyone. I was so exhausted. It was awful. When a hot flash would come on - symptoms would be all over the board with each flash. Sometimes I felt like I could start weeping. For me - when I say I've had 8 better days - this is the emotional side of it all. That, by far, is the hardest of all of the symptoms - the emotional side of it.
Thanks, Audra! I remember one of your prior replies to me sharing that you were starting to see more better days after those first few awful months. I am hoping this will also be the experience for me. I realize it will be a rocky road - but am so thankful and relish in these days that I feel almost "myself".
That’s great to hear Finny ! I do hope it continues for you ... I think just ‘believing ‘ something is going to work and having faith in it makes all the difference . Lifts our spirits which most of the time can be so low .
Wow, Finney! I'm so glad that you found something that works for you. I hope you have many more of those great days ahead.
Hi Finny, is wild yam cream the same as my compound progesterone cream? I have no progesterone and high estrogen. Still get my period every month.
Hi Patty - Maybe some of the other women would know the answer to compound form?
The wild yam cream I am using is basically USP Progesterone Cream sold under many different brand names. I have also considered the one in Australia (I don't know if I can provide product names here?); this is also from the wild yam and their company boasts of several hundred thousand women who have had positive results. They are currently out of stock until mid-September.
The main reason I chose to use it was from all of the research I did on anxiety and depression being a result of low progesterone; and natural progesterone offered marked results.
I had this anxiety and depression experience for the first time when my cycle lasted just one day and then looking back I believe that same timeframe I also had an anovulatory cycle. These were the most difficult symptoms - don't get me wrong; the physical was awful as well...but being so fragile and unable to deal with it was by far the worst of all.
I don't know much about the compound progesterone; but I do plan to have a consultation with a compounding pharmacy if I do not see continued benefits with this natural one.
Can I ask how long you've been using yours? I would love to hear your experience!!!
I also get my period; although it's been very irregular, flow is different, lots of changes with it.
Hi Finny, well I just lost my message that I Sent you because my phone is acting up. I’ve been prescribed compound progesterone just a few times. The pharmacist would always tell me that it takes a month to kick in but every time I would take it I would feel low. So IHaven’t really gave it a chance. Hearing a lot of women say itcan Cause cancer idk. I don’t have hot flashes but I get hot a lot my sleep is sporadic and my periods are pretty heavy. I’m 52. My worst symptom is anxiety that I used to control but now I know longer can. I have Ativan on days that I just want to see what it’s like to be myself again. Believe me I don’t want to take that but I take it maybe once or twice every couple weeks just to have a normal day. But I will definitely look into the Wild Yam Did you say wild yam have a site?
Thank you Finny. I need to get my progesterone level checked soon!
City this is very good news whatever you are taking and is obviously helping you maybe you can private message me the brand name I would love to know.
especially because of the research you have done this is good news May it continue!
Xoxoxo
Hi Patty - the brand names I researched were: Emerita Pro-Gest, Anna's Wild Yam Cream and Progesterall. If you google any of these brands; it should provide their website or take you to Amazon. I hope this helps! I am currently trying the Emerita Pro Gest. I see they also sell it at Whole Foods in the states.
Thanks so much, Mauiblue. You all have provided so much comfort to me during the most difficult time in my life. We know from the research that this can be an incredibly rocky road of symptoms. I'm thankful for these past days - maybe they will be the worst weeks of my peri/meno transition? I won't know. But I have this group and a lot of options available; for that I am grateful! HUGS to you.
Hello again!! I found where I can get the wild yam cream I will Definitely order some from the lady Down Under 👍.
Yes I’ve tried the Emerita it’s good if your symptoms aren’t too bad . I had to get something stronger as I was just debilitated but I did notice some difference with this brand .
Yes ! Completely agree ! I was on the patch and just didn’t feel right on it like my body didn’t like it although it was helping a bit it bloated me and gave me acne . Now I’m on the creams and they don’t feel as strong and I just ‘feel’ like they are going to work better .
So go with your intuition and let’s start ‘believing ‘ !!!! We MUST all get better soon !
Life is too short for all this crap!!
