Progesterone Created Anxiety

[bionicheart]

I took progesterone from (health natura) 1-9 drops for 5 days after my cycle and I got increasingly irritable and had trouble breathing, as in I couldn't catch my breath and was thinking about it too much, I became so anxious I had a panic attack. My breasts also became swollen and very tender. I really wanted to love progesterone but I'm afraid to take a higher dose. My period is scarce and usually starts later every month. Would I be better off taking pregnenolone for anxiety...? Thanks in advance

 

[Orion]

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Why Can't I High Dose Progesterone?

 

[dookie]

@bionicheart

Please search the forum. Many people experience problems from using hormones. Progesterone, pregnenolone, thyroid are extremely powerful things, yet some people recommend them as if they were candy. Despite the good research on progesterone, I think it can convert into estrogen, or any other random down-stream hormone. For some it can be life-saving. Probably something you would consider trying in case of traumatic brain injury, in the ICU. But for things like PMS symptoms, try other things first.

Avoid any bowel irritating foods. Pay close attention to which ones worsen or improve your situation.

I really can't recommend any supplement, because I haven't found any that has a good benefits to side-effects ratio.