Posted by somebetter on July 14, 2001, at 1:25:49
In reply to Re: To Women Over 45: Estrogen BPII somebetter, posted by AMenz on July 13, 2001, at 23:57:32
> What form of HRT do you take?My gynecologist started me out on Estratest. It was useless. I still had mood swings, hot flushes, hair loss, irregular periods...really, a host of problems. After she and her nurse told me it was all it my head and no one could help me, I referred myself to a gynecologist who specialized in endocrynology. He instantly said that many women don't find Estratest helpful, their bodies can't absorb it somehow. He switched me to another estrogen. Now I take Cenestin daily, and progestin 5 days a month ( only 5 days!). He did blood work and added synthroid as results showed normal but closer to hypothyroid. He definitely knew what he was doing and I haven't had anymore problems in that area. (So why is it so hard to fix this brain of mine?)I still have the same mood problems I had before the perimenopausal stuff began, but the raging hormones aren't exacerbating them anymore.
If you think your blood boils when male docs pooh-pooh menopausal issues, you can only imagine my fury when a female doc and her female nurse - both of them young - acted as though I was just some kind of weenie. But,I confess I thought I was so tough when I was young. Menopause was going to be a beautiful natural life experience for me when I got old. None of those nasty drugs. I was going to find a doc who didn't 'MEDICALIZE' it. Don't you love it?
So, this guy has a fertility clinic, which is probably a good place to find a gynecologist with the background, determination, and ingenuity to help you tame your raging hormones.
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