Posted by janejane on March 30, 2010, at 11:12:11
In reply to Re: PMDD, grapefruit, and melatonin » dusty rhoads, posted by janejane on March 18, 2010, at 17:11:52
It turns out that my estrogen is OK, but my progesterone is low. I guess this makes sense since the majority of PMS is supposed to be from low progesterone (PMS type A), but I seemed to have lots of symptoms of low estrogen too (PMS type D). I wanted to find out my levels before trying anything since for example, if you take estrogen when you really need progesterone, you could make things way worse (exacerbate estrogen dominance).
Anyway, I got an Rx for Prometrium (100 mg), which is bioidentical progesterone (not synthetic). I'm supposed to start one week after my period begins and continue for 21 days. I won't be starting until next week, but I'll report how it goes. PMS is an off-label use but it makes sense that it should help. Many women seem to find it calming and take it at night since it causes drowsiness. That would be a great SE for me since my sleep has been really horrible.
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