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Re: - progesterone update
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue Aug 24 17:48:41 2004
Hi all,
Just had a question about the progesterone cream. Can you use it while
on Lupron? My pain is constant and is more like a constant burn. Do you
think this cream would help? Where can I get it?
Thanks
Lana
At Sat, 14 Aug 2004, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Hi Dawn,
>
>I'm so glad to hear that the cream is helping you. It REALLY helped me
>too. I still use it some during my periods too b/c it really seems to
>help with cramps. I rub it right over the area that is cramping. Dr.
>Lee's books are great! I learned so much. Every part of our bodies are
>so related to everything else. I had no idea. The cream seems to help
>my allergies when they are flaring really bad. I rub it right over the
>areas that area hurting. And it seems to help my knee pain. I read in
>Dr. Lee's books that this could be a "side effect" and it sure was for
>me. Yea! :-)
>
>I haven't been able to get off coffee completely either, but I did
>manage to cut down to one mug of 1/3 or less caffeine and the rest
>decaffeinated. I reduced the caffeine slowly because I was getting
>withdrawals headaches. Also, organic coffee should not have the
>chemicals that other coffees have, so it is safer from a chemical
>standpoint. Just be sure to get it from a reputable producer. I was
>buying organic "flavored" coffees from Whole Foods when all of the
>sudden, it disappeared from the shelves. I asked what happened and was
>told that Whole Foods independently tested those coffees and found that
>they found chemicals in them! GRRRRR makes me mad that these producers
>can get away with that stuff (and I lost my favorite coffee). :-)
>
>Good luck!
>Bett
>
>At Fri, 13 Aug 2004, Dawn wrote:
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>>Jill Mary, Lori, et al.,
>>OK, this progesterone cream is pretty awesome stuff! I've been on it 2
>>weeks now, and I've had SIGNIFICANT improvement in my mood, insomnia,
>>and my IBS symptoms! Is it possible that it did all that? The diarrhea
>>has been gone all this week, and I was taking Colestid for that almost
>>every day. I haven't had to take any in over a week now.
>>I finally got John Lee's book, "What your doctor may not tell you about
>>premenopause", and I definitely think I have been estrogen dominant my
>>whole life, so I'm hoping and praying that this cream is the answer for
>>me! I wish I could be disciplined enough to go on the no
>>wheat-sugar-meat diet. I think it would probably help also. I did give
>>up caffeine, and I was about a 3-4 cup a day coffee drinker. That about
>>killed me, because I LOVED my coffee. It was especially hard to smell
>>it in the mornings when my husband made it, but it is getting easier. I
>>never knew about caffeine's impact on estrogen, and that it is heavily
>>sprayed with DDT. This book is so interesting!
>>It will be interesting to see how long it takes for the painful cramps
>>to get better, Lee mentions in this book that it can take 3-4 months
>>after starting to use the cream to see improvement in the pain.
>>Just wanted to share that with you all!
>>TGIF,
>>Dawn
>>
>>At Sat, 7 Aug 2004, Jill wrote:
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>>>Hi Dawn,
>>>
>>>Just wanted to let you know that I use the same progesterone cream
>>>(Pro-Gest). I use it at night before bed and have had the best sleep at
>>>nights than I have had in years. I also noticed that I had more energy
>>>in the daytime and was able to jog a little more when I went for my
>>>brisk walks at night. I am starting my 4th month of continual use and
>>>as far as my heavy bleeding goes, it has not lowered it yet, but has
>>>shortened it by a day. It helped a little with the cramping, but I also
>>>began to take Omega 3 last month and it helped the best. I had minimal
>>>cramping! So glad!
>>>
>>>Just wanted to share that with you.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Jill Mary <><
>>>
>>>At Fri, 6 Aug 2004, Dawn wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Lori,
>>>>Thanks for the information. I started using Pro-gest last Saturday. Too
>>>>soon to tell what it will do for my painful cramps, but I have noticed
>>>>an improvement in my mood the last couple of days. I was really weepy
>>>>and now do not feel that way at all. I don't know if it has anything to
>>>>do with the Pro-gest, but it's really improved a lot! I got that brand
>>>>because that is the brand that is mentioned in the new Endometriosis
>>>>Association/Mary Lou Ballweg's book: Endometriosis: the complete
>>>>reference for taking charge of your health, c2004. Got another lap
>>>>scheduled for December, but I thought I would try this to see if it
>>>>would help me get through the pain till then.
>>>>I'm on hold for some of John Lee's books at the library... hope they
>>>>come in soon.
>>>>Thanks and have a great weekend!
>>>>
>>>>At Tue, 3 Aug 2004, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.life-flo.com/shop/womenshealth.asp
>>>>>This is the brand I use. Pro-gestacare. It worked for me progressivly
>>>>>over a period of a few months. The 1st month was a major difference in
>>>>>Pain & then it became very minimal pain at about 3 months. I have been
>>>>>using it I think about 3 years now.
>>>>>
>>>>>Before: 5 days of horrid pain with sharp intermittent pains all month
>>>>>with passing clots also. Now: 1 day of pain if I forget to use all the
>>>>>doses the prior month. Some months no pain. No clotting. I did have
>>>>>other endo problems that required more.....but the pain
>>>>>part-Halleluia!!!
>>>>>
>>>>>I use it every day 2x a day. I stop it once I feel my period coming &
>>>>>continue it once the period is over-this brand has a dose that comes out
>>>>>automatically, so it does not need to be measured.
>>>>>
>>>>>It tends not to be believed that it could possiblly work-something over
>>>>>the counter from a health food store-come on!!!! this is what most think
>>>>>& most gynos do not believe it also- but it contains natural
>>>>>progesterone bioidentical to what your body makes.
>>>>>Do not just listen to me, If you want to write to me, I will look up the
>>>>>link to endo natural where their are many women who use it their with
>>>>>good results. Also their is a good link to Dr. Lees website with more
>>>>>info I would have to look up.
>>>>>
>>>>>write to me if any other ?'s & if it works for you, please post on this
>>>>>forum, as others may want to know your results. It is not supposed to
>>>>>be used with any other hormones.
>>>>>
>>>>>Lori
>>>>>my story http://www.theendoclub.com
>>>>>
>>>>>At Sun, 1 Aug 2004, Dawn wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>I just have a few questions about using the progesterone for endo for
>>>>>>the current forum folks--
>>>>>>I was wondering... of those who have had good success with the natural
>>>>>>progesterone cream for your endo symptoms -- how long did it take to
>>>>>>start to see results after you started using it, what brand do you use,
>>>>>>and how often/what days of your cycle do you use it?
>>>>>>Thanks in advance!
>>>
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