Menopause Matters Forum
General Discussion => New Members => Topic started by: ValerieG on July 21, 2020, 03:19:04 PM
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Hello, I am new to the forum and need help. I am in perimenopause and was experiencing night sweats, muscle and joint pain, and VA. I started using compounded Estradiol cream and brought my levels up to 69.7pg/ml. My progesterone is 0.19ng/ml. I still have some minor VA symptoms, but all other issues are completely gone. The only problem is I can not get on progesterone (i have uterus). I have tried oral and sublingual Micronized Progesterone, starting with the very low dose of 25mg. Even at that low dose I get adrenal rashes (like I had too much coffee) and feel like somebody poisoned me; then after about 10 hours I become sedated, start cramping and peeing all the time. On top of that I have got IBS flare up oral progesterone. I have also tried progesterone cream and started with a little bit, something around 6mg of progesterone on my skin. The cream did not give me the adrenalin rush, but also gave me sedation, cramps, and peeing. I do not know what to do as I do not want to give up estrogen as it helps with all my health issues. I would really appreciate your advise.
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:welcomemm:
sorry that you haven't had a response all day :-\
Maybe put the product name into the search box and see what pops up. Many find that progesterone upsets them.
IBS can be upset by hormones, 10 mins. B4 a bleed began I would get the runs, even if a period wasn't due.
Do read our threads on vaginal atrophy - which is usually treated with a local HRT i.e. 'ovestin' or 'vagifem'.
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When I use local estrogen I get cramps and peeing as well.
Does anybody nows why such a little dose of progesterone cram could make me sedated?