I've got some questions that I hope someone can help me out with. Hoping that I don't have to keep searching the forums for endless hours to find the exact answer.
I started my hormone balancing regime with PC, after reading that low progesterone was often the cause for hormonal acne and that being on birth control greatly lowers it. I started taking PC not too long after getting off of my IUD, and it seemed great at first, but I started having issues.
I noticed a bit of help in the sleep department (I've had insomnia for years), and increased lubrication, but one side effect I did not like came up: increased hair loss. I googled this and it seems I'm not the only person to respond this way to PC. It got to the point where my hair felt so weak that I couldn't bear to touch it, so I stopped. I hadn't even been taking it very long, but it's not worth the added trauma for me because my hair is already thin.
This has lead me to seek other ways to assist my progesterone levels out without the cream.
I already take 1g of vitamin c and of vitamin e, which I read about in another thread. I've also started doing binaural beats/isochronic tones for progesterone (I seem to respond positively to BBs for other purposes, so I feel this is a good option for me). I'm considering taking another herb along side this.
The issue is that I'm also beginning to take 550mg of PM (Barlowes brand), because in addition to having low progesterone, I also have low estrogen. What can I safely take alongside PM without hindering it? I feel drawn toward taking Damiana. I've been drawn to it for a while but never tried.
Some info on it: http://brainresearchsupplement.com/damiana
and a blogger's experience with it: http://www.endoempowered.com/alternative-to-progesterone/
Quote from the first page: "there was a study which revealed that Damiana possesses effects like those of progesterone and from one hundred and fifty plants, it was in the top six featuring progesterone-binding properties."
Still researching, but if anyone has anything to say about the topic, please chime in!!
I started my hormone balancing regime with PC, after reading that low progesterone was often the cause for hormonal acne and that being on birth control greatly lowers it. I started taking PC not too long after getting off of my IUD, and it seemed great at first, but I started having issues.
I noticed a bit of help in the sleep department (I've had insomnia for years), and increased lubrication, but one side effect I did not like came up: increased hair loss. I googled this and it seems I'm not the only person to respond this way to PC. It got to the point where my hair felt so weak that I couldn't bear to touch it, so I stopped. I hadn't even been taking it very long, but it's not worth the added trauma for me because my hair is already thin.
This has lead me to seek other ways to assist my progesterone levels out without the cream.
I already take 1g of vitamin c and of vitamin e, which I read about in another thread. I've also started doing binaural beats/isochronic tones for progesterone (I seem to respond positively to BBs for other purposes, so I feel this is a good option for me). I'm considering taking another herb along side this.
The issue is that I'm also beginning to take 550mg of PM (Barlowes brand), because in addition to having low progesterone, I also have low estrogen. What can I safely take alongside PM without hindering it? I feel drawn toward taking Damiana. I've been drawn to it for a while but never tried.
Some info on it: http://brainresearchsupplement.com/damiana
and a blogger's experience with it: http://www.endoempowered.com/alternative-to-progesterone/
Quote from the first page: "there was a study which revealed that Damiana possesses effects like those of progesterone and from one hundred and fifty plants, it was in the top six featuring progesterone-binding properties."
Still researching, but if anyone has anything to say about the topic, please chime in!!