I would love to have people's feedback and opinions about the following:
I started taking progest-e 2 weeks ago, orally. I took fairly high doses (not sure how much, as I was dosing to symptoms--I'm guessing 20-30 drops, maybe) but I was under the impression that any possible side effect would be pretty benign, so I wasn't worried about taking so much. I was rubbing the oil into my gums as I heard this would be good for gum health (Peat quote from somewhere). So, a couple of days ago I went to the dentist for my regular cleaning and he informed me that my gums are inflamed and are loosening from the teeth (beginning periodontal disease). I checked online and it turns out that high progesterone levels can cause gingivitis (the beginnings of periodontal disease). Now, this issue may have been brewing in my mouth before, but it's also true that a week ago I started to feel that my gums and teeth were feeling weirdly sensitive and unhappy.
Also, I was rubbing a drop of the oil under each eye to deal with some damaged skin, and now the skin there looks like tissue paper and looks significantly worse than it did before. It looks thin, fragile, and dry. Of course, I have stopped using the oil (also, because I started my period today, so had to stop anyway).
I know that people here have had great experiences with progest-e, and I'm wondering if I simply took too much, or if there is some other factor that I'm overlooking. Perhaps the fragility of the skin is a step in the healing process? As for the gums, I just don't see how that can be good! Thoughts?
Edited to say: I thought about putting this in the "Help" section, so please feel free to move it there if you think that makes more sense.
I started taking progest-e 2 weeks ago, orally. I took fairly high doses (not sure how much, as I was dosing to symptoms--I'm guessing 20-30 drops, maybe) but I was under the impression that any possible side effect would be pretty benign, so I wasn't worried about taking so much. I was rubbing the oil into my gums as I heard this would be good for gum health (Peat quote from somewhere). So, a couple of days ago I went to the dentist for my regular cleaning and he informed me that my gums are inflamed and are loosening from the teeth (beginning periodontal disease). I checked online and it turns out that high progesterone levels can cause gingivitis (the beginnings of periodontal disease). Now, this issue may have been brewing in my mouth before, but it's also true that a week ago I started to feel that my gums and teeth were feeling weirdly sensitive and unhappy.
Also, I was rubbing a drop of the oil under each eye to deal with some damaged skin, and now the skin there looks like tissue paper and looks significantly worse than it did before. It looks thin, fragile, and dry. Of course, I have stopped using the oil (also, because I started my period today, so had to stop anyway).
I know that people here have had great experiences with progest-e, and I'm wondering if I simply took too much, or if there is some other factor that I'm overlooking. Perhaps the fragility of the skin is a step in the healing process? As for the gums, I just don't see how that can be good! Thoughts?
Edited to say: I thought about putting this in the "Help" section, so please feel free to move it there if you think that makes more sense.