Hi Waxingmoon,

I was taking progesterone cream to balance excess estrogen (estrogen dominance was caused by herbs) I didn't get my hormones checked because I have all of the obvious symptoms of estrogen dominance such as headaches, depression, anxiety etc. I took PC for 6 months (10mg in am & 10 mg in pm to thin skinned areas such as inner arm, feet, neck etc) and felt great, my depression was getting much better and I was getting headaches much less. Then on the 6th month I took a bad turn, I had this really full feeling in my head and then the depression came back with vengeance and lasted for 2 months non stop, I also felt really tired and at one point when I was lying in my bed, I felt completely disconnected to my body, there's a name for that but I can‘t remember. I stopped taking the PC, and it took about 2 months for the depression to disappear.
Now after stopping PC for a few months my pms realted depression is back but no where near as bad as the depression I had on the 6th month when I was taking pc, anxiety, headaches and nausea is also back. I don't no what to do now. Should I go back on the PC? I felt wonderful for the first 5 months but now I'm scared to take it again because the depression I felt was terrible, all I did was cry and felt like sleeping all the time. All of the other pms symptoms disappeared while taking the pc, so at the same time it was good for something.
Also my periods use to come every 36 days but when I was on PC they came every 28 days. Do you think I should take the PC again? What do you think happened on month 6 for the depression to last 2 months non stop? It was definitely the PC that caused the depression, I can’t think of anything else that would make me feel depressed.

Hi Glamma,

Well, I would say that now is the time to do a hormone test. Before you use PC again I would suggest getting a saliva test for both progesterone and estrodiol. The progesterone test should be done about day 25 of your cycle and the estrogen about day 10 (I think).

Yes, progesterone excess can cause the symptoms you describe. Yes, progesterone deficiency can cause the symptoms you describe - but so can other things.

Don't go shooting in the dark - find out some real info and then it will be easier to decide what to do.

Best wishes,
waxingmoon

Thanx waxingmoon. I plan to get the saliva test.