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If you can't get everything tested, maybe you should just buy the $35 progesterone test? That's by far the most critical thing to check since you're taking PC. Personally I think the PC is your biggest problem. It has a cascade effect on your whole endocrine system, so you shouldn't expect to see nothing but clear cut progesterone dominance symptoms. You might have all sorts of other hormonal issues at this point. Hopefully they'll resolve themselves quickly, but progesterone can take as much six months to fully clear out of the body.

I've also changed my mind about the "right" way to take PM. I could be wrong of course, but I'm starting to prefer the "Japanese method" of cycling. They typically take a VERY low dose of PM for 7 days during follicular, at least at the beginning of their programs. They always try to keep their cycles from lengthening. Maybe you should start from there until you find the maximum amount you can take without lengthening your cycle. I also think that people should be using a different style of "ramp up" for PM. If you started by taking 500mg PM for 7 days per cycle and then ramped up to 1000mg PM for 7 days, you'd be doubling your monthly dose in one fell swoop. I think that's too drastic of an increase for PM. If instead, you increased the number of days that you take 500mg of PM from 7 days to 9, you'll only be increasing your monthly dose by 1/3. That seems more appropriate to me.

This is just one alternative for you to consider. I think it pays to get some perspective on just how little PM some people are able to take and still grow.