https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:41:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coming-off-progesterone-experiences#post-1774005 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:58:38 +0000 LindsayInNY 1774005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have any issues stopping progesterone. I did find that acupuncture messed my cycle up. I think I Oed early one cycle? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coming-off-progesterone-experiences#post-1773667 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 09:28:27 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1773667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It does sound like you're having a wonky cycle. Hopefully it ends in a BFP.</p> <p>1. All of my cycles coming off progesterone I was also coming off other fertility drugs. I never had any spotting the cycles after. I usually just take a little longer to ovulate.</p> <p>2 and 3. I'm not sure about either of those. Anything is possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coming-off-progesterone-experiences#post-1773616 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 09:14:49 +0000 Happygal 1773616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tested? </p> <p>1. I think I did spot once off progesterone, but I think I did spot sometimes before I took progesterone as well. </p> <p>2. I'm not sure how acupuncture would affect spotting before a period. But my acupuncturist said that multiple sessions would be needed to see results, so I'm not sure just one session would throw things off. </p> <p>3. From what I've read and seen here at HB, implantation bleeding is not super common. And when it does happen, it seems like it is often a small amount.</p> <p>I'm sorry progesterone has been rough for you! If you decide to take it again, maybe you could look into a different type--I'm not sure why some people take Crinone, prometrium, etc.. The effects are supposed to be minimal b/c it's not systemic, but I did notice PMS-like symptoms. I hope acupuncture is helping things out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coming-off-progesterone-experiences#post-1773557 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 08:55:24 +0000 AmeliaBedilia 1773557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After 13 cycles of TTC, we tried progesterone for 3 cycles- my LP is borderline at 10-12 days, other tests were normal, so why not? It made me very irritable, charting stresses me out, and no baby, so we decided to stop it. (Also I have read that stress can decrease progesterone, and I have less stress so we thought I might not need it). I did one session of acupuncture on CD4, and found out my spleen meridian (one of the three that is key in fertility) was off- that is now fixed. While I didn't temp, based on EWCM and that I almost always O on CD15, I started spotting enough for a pantyliner yesterday (6DPO) and thought it was implantation- I never spot, and in the last 15 cycles, LP has always been at least 10 days. Today I am bleeding much more, and probably AF. I still have a tiny bit of hope that this is implantation bleeding, but I doubt it. My questions:<br /> 1. can this happen with coming off the progesterone?<br /> 2. can acupuncture do this?<br /> 3. Any chance that this is implantation?</p> <p>Thanks ladies! </p>