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After posting here that I was using a topical progesterone (from imagine dermatology) that was not Progest-e, I was persuaded to change to Progest-e because of suspected lack of absorption. Prior to that I had used progesterone in coconut oil and it seemed to work alright (progestelle), but I had always assumed Peats would work better. I had tried it in the past, but hated the taste so much I wasn’t consistent.
So, I bought progest-e from Long Natural Health and used it twice a day, 4-6 drops total per day under tongue. I developed a painful nodule in the back of my throat, my under tongue area became inflamed, and my voice became crackly at times, but I kept going thinking it was not related and/or only temporary.
The whole reason I ever started taking progesterone was to curtail very painful periods I used to have. So after taking Progest-e for two weeks, I was expecting better results than progestelle because I thought the increased absorption would show major improvements.
Well, instead of seeing any improvement, I have had the worst period EVER in my entire life. I literally thought I was dying. I’m actually writing this from bed, from which I have been unable to move now for three days because of the severe pain. My ovaries felt like they were housing spinning daggers and I have been bleeding profusely, heavier than ever before. I even had strange cold chills followed by fever and just extreme pain all over. I’ve had bad periods before - but this was extraordinarily painful.
I now see some people mentioning on these forums that the vitamin e in progest-e is soy derived. But then those same people retract that statement in a later post. Ray Peat seems to say this is not true, but then Kenogen (the manufacturer) seems to say some people may have an allergy to the soy derived vit-e (all this from the same thread on progest-e). Argh. I didn’t even know this until today, so my arduous period wasn’t some reverse placebo effect.
I don’t know what is going on, whether this was a bad batch or there indeed is something to the soy thing- but I think I am done with Progest-e. I really feel like I almost died from pain shock.
Anybody else had this happen to them?
I think I want to make my own progesterone for personal consumption, so I can have total control and confidence in the ingredients. Does anybody have a diy recipe for progesterone in coconut oil? I wonder if I can just make my own with fractionated coconut oil and micronized progesterone powder. If so, where can I buy trustworthy progesterone powder? Maybe I can add non soy derived vitamin e also.
So, I bought progest-e from Long Natural Health and used it twice a day, 4-6 drops total per day under tongue. I developed a painful nodule in the back of my throat, my under tongue area became inflamed, and my voice became crackly at times, but I kept going thinking it was not related and/or only temporary.
The whole reason I ever started taking progesterone was to curtail very painful periods I used to have. So after taking Progest-e for two weeks, I was expecting better results than progestelle because I thought the increased absorption would show major improvements.
Well, instead of seeing any improvement, I have had the worst period EVER in my entire life. I literally thought I was dying. I’m actually writing this from bed, from which I have been unable to move now for three days because of the severe pain. My ovaries felt like they were housing spinning daggers and I have been bleeding profusely, heavier than ever before. I even had strange cold chills followed by fever and just extreme pain all over. I’ve had bad periods before - but this was extraordinarily painful.
I now see some people mentioning on these forums that the vitamin e in progest-e is soy derived. But then those same people retract that statement in a later post. Ray Peat seems to say this is not true, but then Kenogen (the manufacturer) seems to say some people may have an allergy to the soy derived vit-e (all this from the same thread on progest-e). Argh. I didn’t even know this until today, so my arduous period wasn’t some reverse placebo effect.
I don’t know what is going on, whether this was a bad batch or there indeed is something to the soy thing- but I think I am done with Progest-e. I really feel like I almost died from pain shock.
Anybody else had this happen to them?
I think I want to make my own progesterone for personal consumption, so I can have total control and confidence in the ingredients. Does anybody have a diy recipe for progesterone in coconut oil? I wonder if I can just make my own with fractionated coconut oil and micronized progesterone powder. If so, where can I buy trustworthy progesterone powder? Maybe I can add non soy derived vitamin e also.