I recently tested mid-level estrogen and low progesterone with a ratio of 43:1, so I started progesterone 12 days ago. I worked my way up to 100mg a day, planning on dosing down after 10 days at 100mg. Surprisingly (to me), some of my symptoms have improved during that time. Today, I started my period--exactly on the same schedule--and I am still experiencing the same cramping as before. Therefore, I assume I am still in estrogen dominance. I was planning on just taking progesterone for the last two weeks of each cycle, as I don't want to actively disturb it, but I'm confused as to if it would. I can't seem to find much information on the effect it would have if I continued to supplement progesterone, especially if I've already started menstruation. (If it matters, I'm 33 and have almost always had regular cycles accompanied with PMS.)
Does anyone here have any experience with this? Would it be okay to still take it, but at a lower dose? Or should I just hold out until the latter part of this cycle? Any help or insight would be very much appreciated!
Does anyone here have any experience with this? Would it be okay to still take it, but at a lower dose? Or should I just hold out until the latter part of this cycle? Any help or insight would be very much appreciated!