Anyone on Progesterone Supps?

mmdd20

Ok, for the life of me, I can't seem to get the suppositories out of their darn molds. Any tips?

I spent 30 minutes trying to get one out last night and eventually had to break it and then try to mold it back together before I could use it. I am sure I am making it much harder than it needs to be.

stephaniel142002

I'm not on those but for tricky molded pills we usually get a knife and cut around the pill. I hate sitting there forever trying to pop it out.

magdalina.h

Uhhhhh I was on them last time and didn't have to take anything out of a mold. Or at least I wasn't instructed to. I mean my progesterone went up using them and Lucas is a crazy toddler so there's that.

mmdd20

magdalina.h:

Uhhhhh I was on them last time and didn't have to take anything out of a mold. Or at least I wasn't instructed to. I mean my progesterone went up using them and Lucas is a crazy toddler so there's that.

 

Mine come in a long tray, almost like a mini ice cube tray and need to be kept in the fridge. It is a soft plastic mold and I have to pop out these wax based suppositories. The pharm said I should just be able to stretch the mold and pop one out, but everytime I try it is a serious struggle. I keep thinking there has to be some sort of trick to it that I am just not getting.

ravenclaw1

The one I'm on is a gel, and it's applied like a tampon. It's super easy. It leads to a teeny bit of mess throughout the day, but nothing a panty liner can't fix.

jchanth

I cut the mold around mine. I hated them though! So I switched to the injections. I'd rather take a shot in the butt once a day than deal with those messy things twice a day haha

NeesieJo

Mine are in individual little packages that are formed around what my DH calls the crayon bullet.  I just grab the top and peel it back.

smilormarie

I had the bullet kind in the white plastic wrappers.  I think for the longest time, I was trying to open them from the wrong end.  I open them over my lap with a couple paper towels over my legs and slowly tear the two flat white plastic flaps apart, not the end partially open with the wax showing.  Good luck!

mmdd20

Thanks for all the advice ladies! Glad to know I am not the only one who has struggled with these.

Djw302

I am on a progesterone suppository called Endometrin.  It does not require refrigeration.  It is really easy to use too. It comes in a little blister pack that has an easy peel off back.  Maybe you can switch to those...

smilormarie

jchanth:

I cut the mold around mine. I hated them though! So I switched to the injections. I'd rather take a shot in the butt once a day than deal with those messy things twice a day haha

 

Ditto. I find it easier to cut mine loose ahead of time rather than risk breaking them while trying to tear along the perforations.

mmdd20

I will defintiely talk to my doctor about these. Thanks!

Surfergirl013

lol! Mine is quite a production...they are oral pills that you insert vaginally, wich for the life of me I could not do - untill I figure out to cut up a tampon applicator and use that to insert...it is quite a story every night