LUH 3417
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Sorry just to clarify - you mean that if you cycle progesterone days 12-28 and get your period that means you are perimenopausal?Hi ladies (and gentlemen), I was hoping I could ask a question in this thread regarding progesterone. I found a website that recommended taking 300mg daily for three months if one is perimenopausal or at least has the issue of getting her period shortly after starting to take progesterone during the normal day 12-28 part of the cycle as was occurring with myself. So I began that journey and found that as alll the estrogen started to be released from tissues or whatever was happening I began to actually need more and more til I was actually taking at leaSt 500mg daily and then two nights ago with the occurrence of the lunar eclipse perhaps I got really sick with a major headache that started as severe pain in my neck (mainly on the left side) that branched up into my head and felt like there was blood throbbing in my left side of my brain and causing edema. It would feel worse every time I stood up or sat down. It was quite scary and today the right side of my head is having some of that pressure although not nearly as bad. I think I took well over 600mg of progesterone yesterday but it wasn’t accurately measured because I just kept taking droppersfull and also the pills which are 200mg each. My gut feels like heck, too and it’s just been a really difficult couple of days. No vomiting and no light sensitivity so I don’t think this is a migraine as I also get the occasional one of those and am familiar with the sensa