Re: progesterin questions??

November 19, 1999

Terri:

I don't know if this will help but I was just prescribed Prometrium to help

maybe regulate my cycles. I was on clomid but the fibroid keeps growing and

this month my cycle was 46 days so they want to try progesterone. I am

supposed to start it decmeber 1. From what I read it is totally natural. I

ahve to take 4 tablets at bedtime because it makes you drosy. You can only

get it by prescription.

Robyn

Jill wrote:

> Hi it's Terri here

>

> I feel sliight nauseated every day and also a bit light headed. I take

> progesterone (Prometrium) natural micronized soy products on days 1

> through 14 of each month then go off and then on again the first of the

> month.

>

> I wonder if this is a side effect of the progesterone. It does say

> that these are side effects on the paper insert that comes with the

> pills, but I did not think I would have these feelings when I am not

> taking the pills, that is on the days I am off the pills. I went off

> on the 14th and still feel nausea and light headed.

>

> Another question does anyone know if prometrium is actually a natural

> progesteron or the synthetic type - I looked up everything I can find

> on the pills and it is categorized as a plant source of progesteron

> from soy. But, I cannot find the word " natural " in any of it's

> descriptions. I prefer to keep away from the synthetics because of the

> side effects I have read about them.

>

> Just an observation here. I have recently spoken to 2 very close

> friends of mine who have had hysterectomies due to heavy bleeding,

> anemia, and fibroids - One had her surgery 2 years ago and the other

> had hers 5 years ago - both said they felt absolutely happy with the

> results. Both had cervix and uterus removed but not the ovaries.

> Terri

>

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November 19, 1999

Terri:

I don't know if this will help but I was just prescribed Prometrium to help

maybe regulate my cycles. I was on clomid but the fibroid keeps growing and

this month my cycle was 46 days so they want to try progesterone. I am

supposed to start it decmeber 1. From what I read it is totally natural. I

ahve to take 4 tablets at bedtime because it makes you drosy. You can only

get it by prescription.

Robyn

Jill wrote:

> Hi it's Terri here

>

> I feel sliight nauseated every day and also a bit light headed. I take

> progesterone (Prometrium) natural micronized soy products on days 1

> through 14 of each month then go off and then on again the first of the

> month.

>

> I wonder if this is a side effect of the progesterone. It does say

> that these are side effects on the paper insert that comes with the

> pills, but I did not think I would have these feelings when I am not

> taking the pills, that is on the days I am off the pills. I went off

> on the 14th and still feel nausea and light headed.

>

> Another question does anyone know if prometrium is actually a natural

> progesteron or the synthetic type - I looked up everything I can find

> on the pills and it is categorized as a plant source of progesteron

> from soy. But, I cannot find the word " natural " in any of it's

> descriptions. I prefer to keep away from the synthetics because of the

> side effects I have read about them.

>

> Just an observation here. I have recently spoken to 2 very close

> friends of mine who have had hysterectomies due to heavy bleeding,

> anemia, and fibroids - One had her surgery 2 years ago and the other

> had hers 5 years ago - both said they felt absolutely happy with the

> results. Both had cervix and uterus removed but not the ovaries.

> Terri

>

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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> - Simplifying group communications

November 19, 1999

Robyn,

We are taking the same hormone then. I did not know it was available in the

US. I take 2, 100 mg capsules at bed time. They are white and round. Kind

of sticky to swallow- need lots of water. I started taking just the

Prometrium alone - no estrogen on the 1st day of Nov. and so far have not

had a period. I feel pretty good, but the nausea and light headedness

bothers me. I also noted that you must take these tablets just before going

to bed as they make me very, very dizzy. For example, you cannot take them

before a shower or something - you would be too dizzy. They do make you

sleep just like a baby.

Robyn, will you take anything else with them?

You say 4 tablets - is that 400 mgs? That seems high, but if you had a 46

days cycle, I can see why.

Where did you see it is natural - are you sure? I cannot find that

anywhere. Perhaps I am not understanding the sheet in the box with the

pills. I think " progesteron " is the term for natural progesterone and and

" progestin " in the term used for the synthetic form. Prometrium on my sheet

is refers to progestrone as a natural hormone, but I don't see anywhere on

the sheet that Prometrium is natural. Is is because it comes from a plant?