i've been on 200mg prometrium daily (not two weeks on, two off), with estrogen patch........vivelle dot .1mg. at first i was on the on and off thing, but my periods were lasting 9-10 days, so dr. is having me take it every day.........and thing is........my pms was so bad......i did just have a period, but boob still sore and bloaty, although have gone down some.......but i don't want to stay this way, so i'm asking her if i can try the 100mg around the calendar and see how i do on that. i don't want 10 day periods, but i can't be this sore and bloated ongoing.......not cool.

Donna,
For me and many others, P is what caused the sore, bloated breasts. And 200mg is a high dose even for a short period of time, but to take that much every day, well, let's just say that would be the end of many of us who have problems with P. And remember PMS time is when the progesterone is at it's highest, and many of the best hormone docs (Vliet, Reiss) say that PMS is caused by low estrogen and the P is too much for the low E, thus all the PMS symptoms occur.

that's what i'm thinking. my estrogen is fine on this patch, and took care of my problems with having hardly any estrogen. my etrogen level had been down in the single digits, and i was suffering alot. i doubt the dr. got my message today, so it'll be at least monday when she hears that i want the lower dose........hopefully she'll get to it monday and have someone call it in. i'm anxious to try the 100

I agree

ok, i started on the lower dose (100mg) of prometrium last week, and a couple days later, i'm having a period, even though i already had one 2 weeks ago. so........the lower dose must have made me have another period? i am taking it every night per the dr. so...........when should i expect the next period..........4 weeks from this one? i sure hope this lower dose decreases my pms symptoms next time.

don,

Are you cycling your hormones at all, or taking them continuously?

continuous. started out cycling a couple months ago, but my periods were 9-10 days long (was cycling on the 200mg), then went to continuous and got the really bad bloating and very sore boobs, so now am on the 100mg continuous

I was on 100 mgs. Prometrium continuous (with E and T) and even that gave me the symptoms you're describing. Holy cow, literally!! I blew up like a balloon, but when I stopped the Prometrium I lost about 5 lbs. immediately. I imagine it was water I was carrying. And, I did not feel well at all while on it. It's definitely a weird drug.
You may just feel completely fine on 100 but I would be patient and give your body some time to adjust to the lower dose. If the 100 is still too much, there are plenty of other options for you.


c

thanks. hopefully this will be ok. i don't feel bloaty right now (but am still having period) all this stuff is such a pain. it really gets old. but without the estrogen, my life is absolutely horrible.