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Re: I'm confused, need advice and info on estrogen

Posted by lburas on July 5, 2001, at 15:48:04

In reply to Re: I'm confused, need advice and info on estrogen, posted by Trish Baker on July 1, 2001, at 22:26:30

Hi! Please read a book called "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause" by John R. Lee, MD. He discusses the symptoms of estrogen dominance and recommends natural progesterone cream. I have tried it and have been feeling a lot better.
L

> > Depends on the story, with your sister. Mine had it abt. 20 years ago, trustworthy doc said that doesn't put me at high risk. . .and besides, it's not like I have any choice. I slid into Major Depression with *all* my other meds in place. . .except that my estrogen level was half of normal. Scary, you bet.
>
> I am 42 (OCD and depression) and have felt worse and worse since about 5 years ago. I kept having break through symptoms even on my medication. My Dr. finally determined that I was peri-menopausal (no libido, irregular periods, night sweats, migraines, etc.) and he prescribed birth control pills and estratest. Well, I smoke (not much) so I didn't take the BC pills but did try the Estratest for one week and felt horrible. I'm confused, how do you know if you need progesterone and/or estrogen? Were the BC pills for progesterone? My diagnosis is depression and OCD (severe anxiety as well) so I'm very afraid of taking anything that will exacerbate my existing condition. When the one post stated the patch, how is that different from the pill form when it comes to affecting depression, anxiety, etc.?
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> Thanks,
>
> Trish


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