Is Prometrium and Progesterone the Same Thing? | PYHP 074
b'Carrie\\u2019s Question:\\xa0\\nI really liked this article about capsules versus creams. So, it was about progesterone, so bioidentical capsules or progesterone capsules versus progesterone cream. \\u201cI do have a question. I recently started 100 milligrams generic progesterone called Generic Prometrium and have had horrible side effects after almost three weeks of taking 100-milligram Prometrium pill each night. My anxiety has increased, terrible headaches the next day, very teary, exhausted the next day. Extreme brain fog like scary forgetfulness. Is it possible something could be with the fillers or the brand or maybe too high of a dose too soon? I\\u2019m being treated for very low progesterone in order to help my mood. Which sounds really sad because her mood sounds even worse on the Prometrium but anyway, My mid-luteal phase of my cycle, my levels were .9, which is very low. And should I ask for a different brand or compound capsules? Thank you.\\nShort Answer:\\xa0\\nWe don\\u2019t consider Prometrium and Bioidentical Progesterone the same thing. In our experience, many women do not seem to tolerate Prometrium very well. Prometrium is an instant release. We prefer to prescribe bioidentical sustained-release progesterone.\\nPYHP 074 Full Transcript\\nDownload PYHP 074 Transcript\\nDr. Maki: Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Progress Your Health podcast. I\\u2019m Dr. Maki.\\xa0\\nDr. Davidson: And I\\u2019m Dr. Davidson.\\xa0\\nDr. Maki: So, like the last episode, we answered a question from Michelle. This one we kind of follow the same trend. Like I said due to the recent Google update, we have been getting a bunch of comments and questions. That means people are finding our website, which is great. This one, we\\u2019re going to answer a question from Carrie. She\\u2019s got some concerns or questions about progesterone.\\xa0\\nDr. Davidson: We love reader and listener questions. So, it\\u2019s been kind of cool, we had a little bit of a dip for a while. But then all of a sudden, all these questions came flooding in in this last week. And they take time to answer and we really do want to get back to you when you have your questions. So, we thought it would be easier if we just did some podcasts on the questions because these questions apply to a lot of other ladies that are listening to this. So, I think it would be helpful. So, this question is from Carrie, Carrie\\u2019s comment is, \\u201cI really liked this article about capsules versus creams.\\u201d So, it was about progesterone, so bioidentical capsules or progesterone capsules versus progesterone cream. \\u201cI do have a question. I recently started 100 milligrams generic progesterone called Generic Prometrium and have had horrible side effects after almost three weeks of taking 100-milligram Prometrium pill each night. My anxiety has increased, terrible headaches the next day, very teary, exhausted the next day. Extreme brain fog like scary forgetfulness. Is it possible something could be with the fillers or the brand or maybe too high of a dose too soon? I\\u2019m being treated for very low progesterone in order to help my mood.\\u201d Wh'