Need help. Doctor put me on progesterone therapy from a compounding pharmacy.

Hi I'm in the same boat as everyone on here. I'm 35 yrs old and had been having night sweats hair loss puffy face and hands and acne after finally going off of the pill and weight gain as well 20 pounds despite following a very clean diet and crossfit workouts 6 days a week. It's embarrassing to tell people I Workout that much and weigh what I do:( I started on bio identical hormones first just progesterone and swelling in face and breasts was much worse painful in fact then on dhea and bi est my nails are awesome for the first time in my life but my hair is still falling out and still have trouble wearing my rings and w cystic acne any help would be greatly appreciated I'm sick of eating under my cal for my fitness pal working my but off in a gym and looking like I do and feeling this way all from going off the pill 2+ yrs ago. Thank you

June 7, 2015 - 2:24pm

after reading all the comments regarding progestron I now know why I was gaining weight. I had a complete hysterectomy a year ago I am 53 couldn't understand why I was feeling worse then I was before the hysterectomy so I went in to a BHRT Center after much review they drew my blood and it came back with very low levels of everything. they told me it's no wonder you feel really bad so I started the program and I do feel much better in many areas however with the progestron I gained weight about 20 pounds I was swollen puffy and my breasts are very sore and tender, I took the progestron in a trohe form 100 mg for about 3 months I had great benefits on sleeping and relief from depression and anxiety on the progestron however it is for me definitely not worth the weight gain swelling and tender breasts. I quit taking it, it has been several weeks now and I feel much better in regards to the side effects of the progesteron and I've even lost weight about five pounds. when I go back into the doctor I will discuss the progestron with him but I will not take it again . this is my decision and I feel I know my body best so good luck to you ladies and I hope that you can find better health and better solutions. Cheryl

I was diagnosed with PMDD and also put on progesterone cream. After 7 months I have gained 12 lbs despite eating healthier! It's very frustrating! Progesterone cream is fat based and is meant to supplement the fat on the uterine lining provided by the progesterone hormone. So unfortunately weight gain comes with using the cream :( I found that topamax (used for severe migraines) which are usually associated with PMDD has proved significant weight loss. I am off of it now because I couldn't afford both prescriptions, but when I was on topamax I lost 50 lbs in a year!

so - I started Bioidentical Progesterone a year ago - I weighed only 118 lbs when I started it, I felt great, but I was a bit concerned about the sudden increase in weight around my middle and my thighs, I've always had a very flat stomach, and I've never had children. I'm also a former national level athlete and very fit. One year later I now weigh 145lbs!!! This is ridiculous! I was told to stick with it as the weight gain will lesson out once your body has become progesterone dominant - this is BS - I'm fat and unhappy and can't fit into any of my clothes. I feel gross. I am going to quit cold turkey for a month or two and see if my weight drops, if it does, then I know it's the bioidentical progesterone.