Prometrium...progesterone..anyone take it?

[sammipher]

My doctor has me on Prometrium. It is a form of progesterone. It's suppose to improve my mood, fatigue, sleeping at night, and regulate my monthly cycle. I take it two weeks and then off for twelve days(to see if it stimulates a cycle). I notice a difference in my mood....I have great sleep on the first night back on it....I'm not sure if it made the difference. We have been trying for a pretty good while now. I have had three cycles since Feb. One on the progestrone...but, I had skipped the month before...so I am not sure if it was the meds. I also have thyroid issues...it's never bad enough for meds. So that pretty much wraps up why I am having difficulty getting PG. Has anyone been on this med and has it helped you at all??? I am getting so discouraged lately. Before I had DD I was told I could not have children....so the Lord proved the Doctor wrong. I guess now I am getting so discouraged and down..because, I know of my daughter's love and desire that even more. I would love to have a big family. But, I do realize I prayed for a child...not children. I know when I get discouraged I am pretty much getting disappointed in what the Lord has done for me already. That's why it makes me feel so guilty to even feel this way. I guess I thought this med would put me on track and it hasn't. This is month two of the meds and my twelve days has come and gone with no cycle. I've already took a PG test and it's negative...so I know I am not pregnant. Any suggestions or any advice if you took this med?

 

[HappyVonHut]

Im understanding these drugs have gone nuts with cost....

I hope everything works wonders!!!


*hugs

I havent had these meds.....but I do understand the feelings you are having.
Sometimes it is so hard ot NOT ask why...

*Ill keep you in my prayers...

 

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

I'm on procheive, which is also a form of progesterone. For me however, I am not taking it because I was not having a cycle, it is because my luteal phase is too short- therefore because my body is not producing enough progesterone the time between when I would ovulate and start my period would only be 8-9 days long, which isn't enough for anything to implant.

Personally I find it makes me super hormonal and completely crazy. I've stopped it for the time being and we're back to just trying naturally. If no luck naturally by the fall I'll start it again but I am praying that I don't have to. I HATED that stuff

I would start the suppositories the day after a confirmed ovulation (by charting my cycles and doing my temps) and continue to take them until either a + pregnancy test (which I've never had) or until my period starts. Once my period starts I would stop the progesterone until another confirmed ovulation.

If I were to get a + pregnancy test, I would continue on the procheive for I believe 12 weeks.

 

[HappyVonHut]

Good luck to you too


I seem to have enough emotional issues without!

I hope you get those BFP soon, and can get off what makes you ill!

 

[sammipher]

Many blessing to the both of you too. I haven't noticed it making me homromonal crazy so to say....but, my dose may not be that high as some. She did speak of increasing it later. I do notice after I stop taking it...I get some pretty bad headaches. I do notice my mood has changed when I am on them. I tend to be more easy going. DH has noticed an improvement. As for the sleep...the first night it knocks me out cold. I can literally not stand up. But, thereafter it is hit and miss on great night's sleep. I'll be honest this twelve days has come and gone...I still have no cycle and I am really late. I know I am not pregnant. So that makes me wonder...maybe I should just ask to come off or maybe I am impatient and it takes longer to work...who knows? I know my other appt is this month. There is a new infertility doc. at our hospital. So I am going to see if we can just go to him, my nurse said that it wasn't a bad idea and given all my history my doctor seems pretty confident that our insur. would cover the costs. DH has talked to others in his department about it. One couple went through and insur. fought them on it and didn't want to cover anything. I'm a little worried on that. Cause, we had to fight them for months to cover 80% of DD's surgery last year at children's hospital. With DH's hospital being bought out for the second time in about a year or two...we worry about our insur. changing on us. Right now I only pay our 30.00 co pay for most meds.

 

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

I've never heard of using progesterone to cycle before. Perhaps you may want to talk with your dr and see about starting clomid.

 

[Leanna]

A nurse practitioner suggested progesterone to me to start my cycles back up..... I want to wait for now....

 

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

Interesting! Is there anything progesterone can't do

 

[livin4christ9203]

I was put on Provera to stat my cycle! however I didn't have to take it.. since my period after 3 months.. started the next day. We see our actual fertility specialist tomorrow.. we'll see what he wants us to try.