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I will be bookmarking this to watch for replies! You know I've had the same problem and I think my progesterone is up. It hasn't happened to me since I've been ttc except this month where my bbt is up too.

Same here. I do get a little shakey from time-to-time right before lunch, but nothing to this extent. I almost parked my car in fear I would faint and cause a crash. I've eaten lunch and started snacking on chocolate covered popcorn that someone put on my desk at work, and I'm still shakey and starving! Then again... this is my first cycle ovulating, so that's why I am wondering if it's early pg since it didn't seem to start until I got that temp dip yesterday morning and my body is super sensitive to even the slightest hormone change.

Maybe it is early pregnancy! I hope so!

Me too. But if it's not... I will be more prepared for this next month if it's the progesterone causing it. I am taking 10mg. So it's a pretty low dose. What are you on?

None! The last 2 cycles my gyn has been doing the cd 21 progesterone bloodwork. It was 4.5, then 5.something. But this cycle my bbt has been running higher which is usually because of progesterone. My gyn won't put me on progesterone because she said my numbers are "okay" and the progesterone can mimic signs of early pregnancy and cause delayed periods.

Oic! I thought for some reason you were on it, but you were just saying your progesterone has been getting higher. I wasn't ovulating which was causing no progesterone rise, so my periods were anywhere from 1-9 days late and lasting anywhere from 1 day to 10 days. So she just put me on it to start regulating my cycle and would wait to see if it helped before starting Clomid in 3 months. Then a miracle happened, and by coincidence I happened to ovulate naturally the day before I started the progesterone. Scheduling was PERFECT! But since I ovulated, I'm wondering if there's too much progesterone now since my body is probably producing it as well this cycle. :(

Maybe so, maybe between your natural and the prescription it is just too much. My gyn said that if I had had a luteal phase defect she would gladly put me on it, but my lp is usually 14 days long, so it's perfectly normal and my periods are between 4-6 days usually. I wanted to go on progesterone after my 1st cd 21 bloodwork, but she didn't want me too. Apparently the Clomid is helping my progesterone levels. This is my 2nd Clomid cycle and my bbt has been above normal since ovulation. I should get my cd 21 results back tomorrow or Friday and I'm hopeful I'm nearer to 10 this time.

Hmmm... your info is making me wonder if I should call the doc and request blood work and ask if it's even necessary for me to be on the progesterone if I'm ovulating naturally. I don't want to take any pill that isn't absolutely necessary.

I had mild side effects from progesterone but nothing like that. I felt more of breast tenderness but the shakes?... sounds to me like low blood sugar or low iron or b12 levels. I would get a full blood work up to see what the deal is. I get hypoglycemia out of nowhere sometimes. I have been diagnosed with anemia and low b12 levels too but again it doesn't happen all the time. Usually when I start getting the symptoms like yours, I start with foods (orange juice works fast!) and if not better after an hour, I take my b12 vitamins and the symptoms subside after a few hours. Hopefully you get your answer soon! Good Luck!

My gyn did the progesterone test to see if I was ovulating. And my numbers were borderline. If you ovulated this time on your own you may not even need it. I would talk to the doctor.