Re: - progesterone update
From: Lori (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Aug 25 14:36:06 2004
Hi
I would say: NO WAY- DO NOT USE IT WITH LUPRON both hormonal.
I get it from the health food store.
--
Lori
my story http://www.theendoclub.com
At Tue, 24 Aug 2004, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>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:
>>>
>>>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:
>>>>
>>>>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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