progesterone side effects

[jennyb473]

I posted this yesterday in Maternal & Child but thought I should ask you ladies as well....I did test this morning and BFN but I have never had a positive on less than day 28 so I knew testing this morning would be worthless (day 27) - I plan to try again Sunday and then Tuesday before stopping the progesterone if I don't get a positive.  

I've been on progesterone suppositories since 3 dpo and the last few days have been feeling really cruddy....bbs are sore, nausea on and off, bloated feeling....I know these can be from progesterone or pg.  BUT, I've also got the sensitivity to smell really bad lately....went to the grocery store to find something for lunch yesterday and was so turned off by the smell in the deli!  I also have no clue what I want to eat....nothing sounds appealing....not hot, not cold, not crunchy, not sweet....well, maybe sweet.  Yesterday the only thing that sounded good for lunch was an ice cream sandwich!  I didn't have one though...

So.....what do you think??  Progesterone side effects or could this be it?  I was on progesterone w/DD but we got pg the first month trying (after 4 mc) so I don't have a reference point of progesterone w/o pregnancy.

[30something13]

How wonderful! Congratulations:)

[stjoegal]

Congratulations!!!!  That is fantastic!  Good luck to you and your little one!  I go for my first beta test tomorrow.  Feeling so much better physically, but the nerves are starting to kick in again today.  Thanks for keeping in touch....again, congrats!!!

[jennyb473]

didn't want to leave you ladies hanging....I took another test  yesterday morning and it was BFP!!!  So I guess the smell issues were from pregnancy!  Now I just have to hope and pray this little bean sticks for another 8 months or so!

thanks so much for your comments!

[bncybncytigger]

I have used progesterone sup's as well in conjuction with IUI.  I know they are worth it to help implantation, but i absolutley hate the side effects.

They make me feel pregnant every month, i have swollen boobs, low uterine ache - like i had when pregnant for the first few weeks, extra sense of smell, nausea, tiredness, mood swings, really anything you can get when pregnant for me seems to come out on progesterone.  

Also it can make AF late, mine last time was 5 days later - as i did not wish to pay for a serum PT as thats way to expensive so i had to wait it out until day 18 post IUI to be absolutely sure, and then once i stopped progesterone as i still had a BFN, it took a further 3 days for AF to come to town.

The above symptoms does not mean you are not pregnant, just that the drugs can and do wreak havoc with guessing what symptoms are real and what are not.

I am learning nowdays to ignore them all, stop hoping and be surprised when it happens, or i would go nuts with the disappointment each month.

Diane

[stjoegal]

I too have experienced those same symptoms and everything I read says it can be due to the progesterone.  Last year after my fresh cycle, I was absolutely positive I was pregnant because I was having food aversions, cravings, etc.  But it was negative.  I just had my frozen transfer this past Monday and am going through even more symptoms than last time....nausea, irritability (off the chart at times) and severe mood swings.  Like you, I can't help but wonder what is going on.  If only there was that one tell tale sign!  Good luck to you!