Hi all
re: the below info
I read all this with great interest as I have been suffering with headaches since Jan when my peri symptoms skyrocketed to the MAX! I have basically had a headache since then, always there, and sometimes its much worse. Was on evorel sequi, that didn't suit me, tried femoston 1/10 and when on the progesterone bit I was really poorly - off sick from work poorly and in bed all day and night. I am about to start oestrogel and utogestran on Friday and praying it works.
has anyone had any experience of migraine/headache improvement from this type of progesterone? (is it synthetic?)
I'll be on 2 pumps of gel per day and 200mg for 12 days of utogestran.
I do have a head mri booked for tomorrow due to the headaches.
thanks ladies. xxx
Re: headaches&migraine s
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2016, 06:27:39 PM »
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Sammas, it took me a long time to work out why I suddenly started getting silent migraines (migraine aura without headache) but I got there in the end.
Basically, synthetic progesterone and low oestrogen are the cause in my case. During my reproductive years, I never had migraines (despite being on the pill for years) but as soon as my hormone levels starting to drop, the migraines started. When the first migraine struck, I had a Mirena coil for contraception purposes and while I was still having periods, they always came a few days before the period started and when my oestrogen was low. Once the periods stopped, they were random. I consulted migraine specialist Professor MacGregor and hormone specialist Professor John Studd and apparently while I was reproductive, my own hormones overrode the synthetic ones hence the absence of migraines but once my hormone levels dropped, the synthetic ones become dominant and caused the migraines. Synthetic progesterone changes the way the brain receptors work.
Therefore, I have to keep my oestrogen levels fairly high, avoid synthetic progesterone completely and seriously limit the amount of Utrogestan (micronised progesterone) that I take and not allow it to become dominant.