Something to maybe watch out for with HRT

[Guest Lizzie McTrucker]

While I was in the hospital recently (I'm better now), a scan was done on my right leg and they actually found a blood clot in one of the superficial veins. The doctor seems to believe that it may have been caused by the progesterone I've been taking. He said it wasn't DVT but it had potential to eventually become that. He seemed to rule out my job where I spend most of my time sitting, although that also could lead to blood clots, and he also seemed to rule out those 2 weeks when I was taking oral estrogen.

So, I'm now on a blood thinner for 3 months and I think I'll be talking to my endo about going off the progesterone. On the plus side, my taking of progesterone was only going to be temporary anyway if I didn't think it was producing any results in the rounder, fuller, breast department. Maybe it's time to start weaning off it in the coming months (that's what my endo suggested instead of stopping completely). On the other hand, I really feel it helped stabilize my up and down mood swings!

Anyway, just wanted to let you know so you can be mindful of it and maybe talk to your doctor if you're considering taking progesterone as part of your HRT.

[Carolyn Marie]

This is an important post, and once again illustrates the importance of being monitored by a doctor while on HRT and reporting any symptoms which seem out of the ordinary.  Very glad to hear that you're doing better, Lizzie.  Thanks for sharing with us.

HUGS

Carolyn Marie

[Guest]

Do you really think progesterone helped your your mood? My wife literally went crazy on Progesterone.

[Tejana]

1 hour ago, Fiona said:

Do you really think progesterone helped your your mood? My wife literally went crazy on Progesterone.

Just my personal disclosure here....

Per my requests, I was prescribed a course of progesterone on 2 separate occasions (for the obvious reasons ().  Both times it adversely affected my mood, increasing my irritability greatly...so much so that my s.o. (who later became my spouse) suggested that our relationship had a limited future, should I again attempt treatment w/ progesterone.

[Guest]

47 minutes ago, Tejana said:

Just my personal disclosure here....

Per my requests, I was prescribed a course of progesterone on 2 separate occasions (for the obvious reasons ().  Both times it adversely affected my mood, increasing my irritability greatly...so much so that my s.o. (who later became my spouse) suggested that our relationship had a limited future, should I again attempt treatment w/ progesterone.

Thank you.  

[Guest Lizzie McTrucker]

On 3/10/2017 at 9:48 AM, Fiona said:

Do you really think progesterone helped your your mood? My wife literally went crazy on Progesterone.

I haven't had the ups and downs with my moods. I was expecting worse mood swings but I seem to be having less mood swings, at least in the irritable/raging b-word department. I haven't been on it long, maybe 2-3 months.

[MarcieMarie12]

Aren't blod clots also a problem with truck drivers too? I thought I read some where that it was an occcupational hazrd from sitting and driving for long periods.

 

[Charlize]

As a person who has been on multiple blood thinners for years due to severe coronary artery disease i was informed early on by my doctor that even doing HRT was in question.  It appears that once T is blocked even a small amount of E will have the desired effect.  It certainly has with me.  In addition the studies done in Europe were actually canceled due to clotting problems and deaths due to Progesterone.  It is certainly can create a hazard and as Carolyn Marie noted should only be used if closely monitored by an MD.

 

Hugs,

 

Charlize

[Guest Kenna Dixon]

2 minutes ago, Charlize said:

 It appears that once T is blocked even a small amount of E will have the desired effect.  

I've had the same experience, having been taken off of estrogen two years ago following bilateral pulmonary embolism and DVT.  The anti-androgen seems to be the only thing I need.

[Guest]

I debated progesterone with myself for a long time now. I'm going to take a leap of faith and say that it's not worth it to me. 

Thanx for the input, everyone!