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Congrats! You cleared a lot since your last topic! I was clear on 100mg but had tons of side effects. I lowered my dose to 75mg and the side effects mostly went away but I started breaking out again....

This really sucks. It's pretty much the only board I ever even looked at. I don't want to have to sift through tons of accutane posts now just to see hormone related posts either.   Maybe we sho...

I noticed my hair thinning a lot at the 6 - 12 month mark as well. It was way more than my typical shedding phases. It freaked me out. I also had a lot of other nasty side effects pop up around that t...

Have you ever considered that it might be a hormonal issue? Guys can have hormonal imbalances too.   Besides being male, my story is very similar to yours, and I had acne like you described. Hug...

This is a little off-topic Julisss, but I thought I'd mention it. Tinnitus is a side-effect of too much copper in the body. Copper is everywhere and it also causes hormonal imbalances. Do you or hav...

Even though I had acne since puberty (which now I realize was a hormonal problem all along) I managed to stay pretty clear after a treatment of accutane and while I was on a bunch of different birth c...

I stopped taking spiro (prescribed 100mg two years ago) in mid November. I started using natural progesterone cream in October and I think it's the only reason I didn't start breaking out badly like b...

After quitting birth control I was clear for 3-4 months and then started breaking out. Good luck with the saliva test! Just my opinion... I don't think everything will show up in tests. Sometimes th...

The biggest advice I can give you is to calm down... you are panicking about so much right now, and this amount of stress can only make your skin worse. Try to relax and take one thing at a time. Yo...

I use Emerita Pro-Gest. You can buy it at Sprouts, Whole Foods, Amazon, etc. Any paraben-free, all natural kind should be fine, though. Please be aware if you aren't already, that starting the cream...

Hi Heart, Is the progesteron working for you?   Yes! I am only at the month-and-a-half mark (started on Sept 29), but I am very happy with the results. I will wait until month 3-6 to make a top...

I have not had any weight gain. *knock on wood* I've been tracking it very carefully since starting progesterone cream because I gained on spiro. Ever since lowering my dose of spiro I've been down at...

Green Gables has retired from the boards but maybe I can help a little. (: I am still using natural progesterone cream and I am amazed at the results so far. I've only used it for 27 days (with a 7 ...

I was super worried a couple days ago because I was really moody, but to my surprise, today I have AF! So happy!! I wanted the Progesterone to bring it back. So I'm counting today as my new "Day 1"...

I remember it being day 12 to when you are supposed to have your period (day26) unless you're in menopause. You better be careful because if your progesterone gets too high the side effects sound real...

In the instructions it says to use it 3 weeks and then take a week off. Repeat. It also says to just start it for the first time if you are late. Then if it begins, take your week off then.

Not boring at all! I really appreciate the updates, especially because I just started using it too. Very helpful information because you are also on spiro. I am only experiencing positive results as...

Good luck! I hope it helps you with all of those symptoms and you stay clear! I bought some progesterone cream yesterday and started using it today. I would love to be able to replace spiro with it...

Good to know. I think I'm going to start using a very low dose of cream as well to see if it helps. For some reason I get a better feeling from this than the other supplements. I went to the dermato...

Do you know if there are any issues with using natural progesterone cream and spiro at the same time? I just ask because spiro is affecting hormone levels already... Also, like spiro is the cream so...

@crab76: I started in 2010. On 100mg I was completely clear but had a lot of side effects: 15-20lbs weight gain, hair thinning, spotting, fatigue, bad pms, ovarian pain/cyst. On 50mg I was not stayin...

Thank you so much for posting this, I found it very helpful. I also just read your posts here: and it really made me think -- I never considered that the reason of Spiro was giving me so many side ...