Peata
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I'm currently taking the recommended high doses of Progest-E for 10 day, and will taper off some later, as explained in RP's Progest-E instructions. Bear with me, I have a few bits of info for background, and then some questions.
I think my estrogen has been very high since my last period and maybe continued to be high, as I had severe cramps one night during period and had slightly fibrocystic breasts AFTER the period, which hasn't occurred before - breast pain was always before/during.
I've been taking small amounts of aspirin for over a week now to keep estrogen down, and it may be helping. It's hard to tell what's helping because I'm in the first half of cycle when things are usually better anyway (higher progesterone naturally at this time). I just know I don't look or feel as bloated in belly & breasts as I have been for some time.
When I first started to try the high dose ProgestE a few weeks ago, I had unpleasant side effects that made me discontinue it. This time I have no side effects from Progest E. I feel fine. Any idea why?
The only thing I can come up with off the top of my head is that when I started it before, I was in the 2nd half of cycle where progesterone is low so maybe there was too much estrogen "fighting against it"? And this time I started Progest E before ovulation and so there's more progesterone there anyway and things are more balanced? Other ideas?
My other question has to do with pregnenolone. I read good things and not so good things about this. I don't know if I should just skip the progesterone and take pregnenolone since it makes the hormones you need anyway. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's pondered which to take. Any thoughts on the good/bad of taking pregnenolone instead of progesterone when you have estrogen dominance?
I think my estrogen has been very high since my last period and maybe continued to be high, as I had severe cramps one night during period and had slightly fibrocystic breasts AFTER the period, which hasn't occurred before - breast pain was always before/during.
I've been taking small amounts of aspirin for over a week now to keep estrogen down, and it may be helping. It's hard to tell what's helping because I'm in the first half of cycle when things are usually better anyway (higher progesterone naturally at this time). I just know I don't look or feel as bloated in belly & breasts as I have been for some time.
When I first started to try the high dose ProgestE a few weeks ago, I had unpleasant side effects that made me discontinue it. This time I have no side effects from Progest E. I feel fine. Any idea why?
The only thing I can come up with off the top of my head is that when I started it before, I was in the 2nd half of cycle where progesterone is low so maybe there was too much estrogen "fighting against it"? And this time I started Progest E before ovulation and so there's more progesterone there anyway and things are more balanced? Other ideas?
My other question has to do with pregnenolone. I read good things and not so good things about this. I don't know if I should just skip the progesterone and take pregnenolone since it makes the hormones you need anyway. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's pondered which to take. Any thoughts on the good/bad of taking pregnenolone instead of progesterone when you have estrogen dominance?