Let’s talk about progesterone — the quiet hormone that rises dramatically during pregnancy
and falls just before your period.
What does it have to do with fibromyalgia?
Let’s start here:
- During pregnancy, progesterone levels soar — and for many women, fibro
symptoms disappear completely. - After pregnancy or before menstruation, progesterone drops — and for many,
pain returns or worsens.
Coincidence? Or something worth exploring?
For years, fibromyalgia has been labelled a “mystery illness” — but what if the real mystery
is why doctors refuse to look at hormonal changes as a factor?
Progesterone has anti-inflammatory effects. It plays a major role in pain sensitivity, mood
regulation, and nerve health — all of which are critical in fibromyalgia symptoms.
But most women with fibro are only offered:
• Antidepressants
• Sleeping pills
• Painkillers with nasty side effects
• And the advice to “just manage it”
Meanwhile, our bodies are trying to speak.
Progesterone might not be a cure, but it could be a clue — a starting point for research that
could change millions of lives.
I’m not a doctor. I’m a woman who lived the evidence.
And if science won’t ask the question — I will.
Because I felt what they ignored.
And I won’t stop until someone answers.
