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Jan 3rd, 2010 - 00:09:53
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I am 44 and I have a 3 and a 5 year old. I recently had some blood tests, saliva and urine tests taken after going out of my insurance network and getting a loan to pay out-of- pocket for a doctor that would help me. I have been suffering from multiple things since my first child. I have many answers, I hope. I'm still waiting to see if this is going to work.
I am taking one capsule bio-identical progesterone 150 mg before bed every night; 5 mg cortef and 2:00 every day; homeopathic combination of herbs for my adrenal system, Adrenevive; fish oil, flax seed oil; some anti-depressants, many seratonin, for my anxiety/depression mainly. I had highly positive yeast in my body, so I'm on medication to kill that along with an herbal liver protector, and I'm supposed to start, I think it's Pregnazone. The yeast in my body is remarkably well. I won't start on what the yeast did to my body.
I also was give a food allergy test and I was shown to be allergic to six things and I immediately completely took them out of my diet and will continue on this road. I'm not sure if that's it. Oh, I take Xanax if my anxiety is so bad that I can't take it, which has been better for quite a while since we figured out the best antidepresant for me.
My question is, when will the progesterone start to help me? I'm not feeling a thing yet and it's been almost three weeks. The pharmacist told me about a month, but said I should be feeling better now.
Thank you.
Answer
Assuming you are still cycling, bio-identical progesterone should be taken in a cooperative manner, supplementing in the luteal phase when levels are found to be inadequate. When used correctly, only after observing ovulation has occurred, positive impacts are often identified in the very first cycle, though it has been my observation that it may take several cycles before full benefit is realized.
Sheila St. John
Sheila St. John, CFCP, is a Certified Fertility Care Practitioner, actively teaching in hospital, parish, and private settings in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties since the early 1980’s.
She is the Executive Director of the California Association of Natural Family Planning.
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