Topic Title: Effects when using Progesterone
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, Mon 7 Jun 04:20
Any help from anyone out there would be great! I am a 45 year old woman and I have been using progesterone cream (wild yam extract)to try and help what I thought to be perimenopausal symptoms! ie. anxiety, depression and just generally being a bitch to anyone around at certain times................
Well, I had quite a lot on my plate the past two years with my hubby being cronically ill and some resulting problems in our relationship so I then figured that was the reason for the crazy anxiety and depression and started taking St. Johns Wort about a month ago. I have had some major reactions to alcohol (mainly red wine) in so far as I have had major anxiety and depression the day after drinking just two glasses of wine.
Now I am wondering if I am just making myself worse with all this self help stuff. I eat really healthily and exercise twice a week but despite all that still feel just awful from time to time. Seems to go in bouts. I am getting desparate and I am just not much fun to be around at the moment.
Anyone any experiences?????? Raquelle
Posts: 0 | | Registered: Mon 7 Jun 2004 4:9 |
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| |  "Re(1):Effects when using Progesterone"
, Tue 8 Jun 03:53
Hi Raquelle,
Sorry to hear your DH has a chronic illness, that has got to be depressing and very stressful. Have you talked to your MD about how you are feeling? I think this self help stuff works if you find the right combination of things that work for you. Or you can go on a anti-depressant, I'm sure that is what your MD would prescibe.
I also use wild yam progesterone cream, and find it very relaxing. If you are having perimenopause symptoms progesterone cream is a great place to start, and it sounds like you eat healthy, and exercise, that's good. Do you take any vitamins or soy? Have you read any books about perimenopause?
I also have a low tolerance to red wine, 2 glasses and I'm gone. Alcohol in general has a depressing effect on me, and I always feel bad the next day, so I just avoid drinking alcohol. I think I've read here in this forum that if you drink alcohol with SJW you will get drunk faster, but I don't remember reading any information about the next day.
In the past I have used 5htp for depression. I would suggest you give SJW some more time to work and maybe up your doseage. Make sure you have a good brand, it makes all the diffrerence.
MJ DuPont
Posts: 646 | | Registered: Wed 20 Jun 2001 6:19 |
| | | "Re(2):Effects when using Progesterone" , Mon 21 Jun 06:35
Thanks Dupont,
I had a mega bout of anxiety and depression on the weekend and had to resort to Xanax (think that is the name there) on Sunday night just to get my half funtioning for work on Monday. I took another half this morning and another at lunch time, but can't risk taking them with SKW.
Now I am going to get my hormone levels checked out so lets see what happens. Yesterday was just awful and debilitating.
Racquelle
Posts: 1 | | Registered: Mon 7 Jun 2004 4:9 |
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