praisefor3 Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 This will be my third month using the cream. My doctor directed me to use 1/2 tsp. beginning Day 15 of each cycle. The first month it seemed like an absolute miracle. Helped with symptoms that I was feeling in the last half of each cycle: tenderness, moodiness, etc. Second month I didn't notice quite as much but still an improvement. Now I am in the third month and now I am feeling that moodiness, less patient, grouchier temperament in the FIRST half of my cycle. I am 47, still ovulating. How do I know if I should actually be taking it all month long...or is that too much? If you have any experience with this I would be most appreciative! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I'm 44 and have been using this faithfully for several months now. I use more than you do; I don't measure it but would guess it's more like a tsp. if not a little more. I did experiment with using a little less, and boy did I feel a difference (and not for the better:ack2:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I'm 44 and have been using this faithfully for several months now.I use more than you do; I don't measure it but would guess it's more like a tsp. if not a little more. I did experiment with using a little less, and boy did I feel a difference (and not for the better:ack2:) I am taking bio-identical prog. but I don't have ovaries anymore and therefore a very low estrogen level. I take about 1/2t per day every day of the month. My naturopath had me start first for only 20 days of the months and take a break. This did not work well for me so she put me on the every night schedule. Discuss it with a doc - if yours is not the prescription kind, you could do a consultation with a naturopath. They seem (by and large) more knowledgeable than some MD's but there a few MD's out there who have educated themselves on this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindyg Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Are you varying the rub-in site frequently? It seems to be important to change sites. I'm not sure why, but I've read that and been told that several times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Ugh! I just started taking OTC progesterone during my last cycle. It did amazing things for me as well. Unfortunately, now that I am in the first half of my cycle, I've been having a little anxiety and edginess that isn't usually there and I was just asking my husband last night if he thought it was the progesterone. I hope you get some answers, because I need them too! I was very reluctant to try the OTC progesterone at all because a few years ago, I used a prescription form and while it made a miraculous difference to me at first (think valium), I quickly started having problems taking it. I had kind of chalked it up to the dose being to high since my bloodwork showed my progesterone level was way up. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I have been using it for 3 years now. I use only 1/8 tsp, evenings only, but it is 5% strength. Sometimes I take it all month, sometimes only the last few days, sometimes 3 weeks. I play around with it. However I find that around ovulation is the worst time for me now. It is the time I am most likely to get extreme emotions, anger, upset etc, and often it surprises me that I have had a meltdown. That's one of the reasons I try different things. The actual week before my period is nowhere near as bad as it used to be, but I have to watch out for that ovulation time. I also sometimes go into a bit of a nosedive at the end of my period and need extra sleep. I think the only way to really regulate it is to keep getting bloodtests, but I dont do that- I just keep experimenting with the dose and when to take it. My doctor gave me full permission to do this- to find what works for me. One thing that doesnt work for me is taking it in the mornings- it wipes me out. So does taking too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I would use half dose (1/4 tsp) during week 2, then your regular dose for weeks 3 and 4, then stop for week 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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