Progesterone

Melissa Forever · March 11, 2015, 02:20:19 PM

Hello All,

I recently started progesterone (5 days now). I am finding that I am hungry all the time and it is getting harder and harder to resist the temptation to eat. I know this is a primary effect of the hormone, but I am wondering will this urge diminish over time? I am excited to see if it produces any effects on my body, but if I have to fight these cravings everyday for the rest of my life, I think I will pass on the pill.

Thanks,
Melissa

Rachel · March 11, 2015, 07:01:49 PM

I take my progesterone at bed time. It wears off during the night.

I take intramuscular delestrogen and the 2nd to 6th or 7th day of the cycle I am hungry. I eat a lot of super health food and cope with the hunger by increasing fruits and veggies.

ainsley · March 11, 2015, 07:09:43 PM

I inject progesterone. And, yes, it makes me very snacky. I go through hunger spells a few days after injecting. Hard to control sometimes.

Melissa Forever · March 11, 2015, 09:35:41 PM

Thanks Ladies.

Great Idea Cynthia. I will try taking progesterone an hour or two before bed.

AndreaLinda · March 11, 2015, 10:09:56 PM

There's nothing bad with a protein shake if you are hungry

KayXo · March 12, 2015, 10:29:13 AM

70%-85% (cocoa content) chocolate with some fruits does the trick.

awilliams1701 · March 12, 2015, 11:28:57 AM

Maybe my doctor is doing me a favor by not prescribing that. I'm losing weight and loving it. I'm almost down to 170. She says that she generally only prescribes it if spiro alone doesn't get the T levels down to feminine levels.

Deborah · March 12, 2015, 12:08:55 PM

I take it twice a day, morning and evening and haven't really noticed any increased hunger over that I expect from a diet and increased exercise. I have lost 20 lbs since I started it two months ago.

I have noticed that chocolate seems to taste better making keeping my calories under control a challenge on some days LOL.

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KayXo · March 12, 2015, 10:56:22 PM

Quote from: awilliams1701 on March 12, 2015, 11:28:57 AM
Maybe my doctor is doing me a favor by not prescribing that. I'm losing weight and loving it. I'm almost down to 170. She says that she generally only prescribes it if spiro alone doesn't get the T levels down to feminine levels.

She is probably referring to a PROGESTIN, not progesterone, called medroxyprogesterone acetate and which has quite different effects on the body and mind. It strongly reduces T whereas bio-identical progesterone doesn't usually. I personally would never take this progestin.

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