Gaaaah! I think I read somewhere that progesterone uses the same receptor sites as cortisol? Does that ring a bell for anyone? I could have that wrong. If that's the case, I might need to take it in the pm only, as I take cortisol in the am and at noon... Craziness.

To the bolded: No kidding! Jeepers says it all. :) I hit my saturation limit for becoming a medical "semi-expert" a few years ago, and a few conditions ago. We think the Hashimoto's and Addison's are end results of having had undiagnosed chronic infections for 20+ years. They are my souvenirs. But the PCOS and endometriosis and other stuff, I've always had those. Hmmmm, actually the could be "souvenirs" too, I guess. It's like hitting the medical jackpot. UGH! Thanks for sharing your application strategy. I'm reading and reading, and it's good to hear how you've applied everything Dr Google says to do. The compounding pharmacist just said to put it on inner arms, but I read that we should change locations. I didn't even think to ask about am and pm, or just pm. She suggested pm, but am and pm looks like one would get more consistent coverage, with the half-life.

Thank you!

Thanks, redsquirrel! I'm hoping to have results like yours. :) Fingers crossed. Just started a few days ago. I postponed starting, was feeling nervous about it for some reason, but after a ton of reading it seems like a great option. I've got hormonal issues, for sure. I'm 44, and have no idea what my ovaries are doing as I'm also post-hysterectomy, but they are definitely up to something. Insomnia, weight gain despite serious dieting and exercise, mood swings, fuzzy headed, hot flashes, and ooooh, the list goes on. I've also got PCOS, and a ton of other issues that look like might benefit from this as well. There's a cortisol connection to progesterone, and my body doesn't produce cortisol at all - thinking there must be some connection to low progesterone there, too. Feeling like I'm undergoing a major tune up here. :D I just switched to Armour Thyroid a month or so ago, and that's been helpful, but not enough. Do you switch the locations where you apply the cream periodically? And do you do it once per day or twice?

Yikes! Glad you stopped, and haven't had issues since. Was your progesterone low, or were you just trying it? My doc Rx'd it from a compounding pharmacy. We are hopeful it will help some issues, but I'm glad to be aware of watching for those issues. Eek. ETA: Needless to say, that was a sympathetic like, not that that I liked what you must have experienced. Thank you for sharing your experience with me.

Anyone try it? What kind of results, if any, did you see? Any drawbacks, side effects? Thanks for any info!

All of the above is rotten. But the bolded made me feel physically ill.

Taste of the Wild dogs here, too. Does Kirkland's make a grain free? I didn't realize that.

So cool!

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Ooooh, ouch. I hope it goes away soon. Is it a cluster headache? Those tend to start in the night. Painful. :(

Plaquenil was excellent for me. :) Get a baseline eye exam, and stay on top of checking. Overall, it was a huge help.

Wait. Chocolate won't help me lose weight?!?!? [so disappointed]

I'm married to an Inbox Zero guy, so with his good influence - I aspire to inbox zero. In reality, I stay around 70, consistently. Folders are my friend. :)

This needs to be said again.

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Thinking of you. Stay strong, mama!

Congrats!!!!!

Old news, but I've refrained from watching any video. Reading was enough. Till now. I just watched the video of the baby walking with a toothbrush in his mouth, across the muddy planks. And falling. :( So dirty. Then I watched the little one face plant after the slide. Why is she videoing this stuff and not parenting? What the heck? And why post this stuff?

Responding only to your thread title: I often wonder the same thing. :D

Amending my previous "ouch" to "holy moly!" My mother is allergic to some types of spider venom. She ends up in the hospital. Your bites sound similarly horrible. Keep an eye on it, and get well.

Ouch. :(

Lyme Disease and co-infections. He sounds like me, as a teen. :( I went 20+ years undiagnosed, remitting and relapsing. Lyme often shows false negatives. I would not rule it out based on a WB from Quest or Labcorp, certainly. Go to a LLMD, or at least find an open-minded doc who will send blood to Igenex. Test for babesiosis, erlichiosis, bartonella, etc as well. You can get info on more co-infections from many of us here, if you want. I had 13 co-infections. Eek. But still initially tested neg for Lyme, so it kept being missed.

Little Adventures makes nice quality, washable dress up clothes. We have an 11 year old knight costume that looks brand new.

2 more! We did the Music Truck. My parents had convinced my brother, when he was small, that the ice cream truck just played music. We continued the tradition. And I had forgotten this one... When DSS was 12 or so, we were on our way to the Grand Canyon. DH and I were joking around, and didn't realize DSS was taking us seriously, but somehow we convinced him the GC was very deep, but narrow enough to jump across. Made seeing his face when we actually arrived all the more priceless.