My doctor thinks my progesterone levels are low after Mirena removal (25th Jan 2013).

For three months I have had cycling patterns of depression, anxiety, hot flashes, night sweats, urine infections, cold hands and feet, very short periods, agonising period pains on day 1 of period, no sex drive, no lubrication, random muscle aches and most recently the physical feeling of my orgasm has changed and is now more of a cramp than a pleasurable thing.

My doctor has given me a prescription for progesterone which is to be taken for a few days starting on the 19th day of my cycle. I am happy that finally a doctor is giving me options other than antidepressants or going on the pill!

I am nervous about starting the prescription due to the effects I had from the Mirena. I have gone for 3 months trying to naturally balance my hormones through diet, supplements and acupuncture and things are a LOT better. But I just cannot deal with the anxiety and Depression I get from days 1- 8 of my cycle! It completely changes me as a person, I feel like I don't love my boyfriend, like I cannot peruse my career path, I worry about death and growing up, I worry about everything. Then from day 2 to ovulation I feel better and after ovulation to day 28 I feel like my normal happy self again!

I feel like the natural option is taking too long when I want to start training to become a teacher in September.

Does anyone have any experience of taking progesterone? I don't see it as a forever option, just something to kick start my body in to producing more of its own...
At present I am not taking anything other that B complex, magnesium and EPA supplements

I do worry about the affect it might have on my reoccurring endometriosis?