What to expect after low progesterone treatment

by Sha
(Texas)

I am 22 years old. I am guessing that I have been suffering from this for most of my life but in recent years it has gotten unbearably worse. I have low progesterone.

I have suffered from almost all the side effects... insomnia, terrible weight gain, no sex drive, irritability, anxiety, cysts in my breasts, horrible memory loss, water retention, tiredness, no motivation etc. I went to my gyn. not too long ago and he told me I have low progesterone and prescribed me an antidepressant called Paxil. Paxil is great for helping with some of my symptoms, but not all of them. I'm not trying to get pregnant which is why I'm guessing he didn't prescribe me any hormone replacements.

What I would like to know is if I start to take progesterone what is good to take and will it help me lose weight have a sex drive again and not retain so much water and all that other stuff Paxil doesn't fix?

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Jan 28, 2010

What to expect after low progesterone treatment
by: Wray

Hi Sha. Pity you weren't given progesterone, as that's what you need. You say you've had these symptoms for most of your life, they probably started at the beginning of puberty. The early stages go unnoticed by all except the sufferer, and this can be as early as 7-8 yrs old nowadays. I had a difficult puberty too, and not wanting my daughter to suffer the same, I put her on it too, she was 14 at the time. She's now 28 and still uses it. My step-neice was on anti-depressants when I first met her, she was also 14 at the time. Within a few weeks of using the progesterone, plus the amino acid tryptophan, she was off the AD's. If you wish to start the progesterone please look at this web page. I would also ask you to look at this one too, as your symptoms suggest you have excess oestrogen.

If you want to come off the AD's, we have a web page showing how to do it here.

Oral progesterone is not a good delivery system. Injections, suppositories or creams are the best methods. The cream is the easiest and most versatile, as it can be used everywhere. Progesterone is an excellent diuretic, so much so they give it via IV transfusion to brain trauma victims. Many use it to raise their libido, including men. Take care, Wray

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Hi Sha. Pity you weren't given progesterone, as that's what you need. You say you've had these symptoms for most of your life, they probably started at the beginning of puberty. The early stages go unnoticed by all except the sufferer, and this can be as early as 7-8 yrs old nowadays. I had a difficult puberty too, and not wanting my daughter to suffer the same, I put her on it too, she was 14 at the time. She's now 28 and still uses it. My step-neice was on anti-depressants when I first met her, she was also 14 at the time. Within a few weeks of using the progesterone, plus the amino acid tryptophan, she was off the AD's. If you wish to start the progesterone <a href="http://www.progesteronetherapy.com/how-to-use-progesterone-cream.html" target="_blank">please look at this web page.</a> I would also ask you to look at <a href="http://www.progesteronetherapy.com/estrogen-dominance.html" target="_blank">this one too, as your symptoms suggest you have excess oestrogen.</a> If you want to come off the AD's, we have a<a href="http://www.progesteronetherapy.com/natural-antidepressants.html" target="_blank"> web page showing how to do it here.</a> Oral progesterone is not a good delivery system. Injections, suppositories or creams are the best methods. The cream is the easiest and most versatile, as it can be used everywhere. Progesterone is an excellent diuretic, so much so they give it via IV transfusion to brain trauma victims. Many use it to raise their libido, including men. Take care, Wray

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