Posted by Patient on March 16, 2004, at 14:51:27
In reply to Re: topomax and voice changes » Patient, posted by headachequeen on March 15, 2004, at 14:02:51
Hi,
A very good question I should have addressed, as well as suggested transdermal progesterone cream.
Hopefully you have a doctor who listens, and not only goes by the newest way of diagnosing medical conditions-through test(s) that can be costly, if not time consuming-but also uses the old school of diagnosing-by ones symptoms. Some doctors will put a patient on a trial medicine to see if improvement is seen, even if tests say contrary.
Raw thyroid glandular, such as Armour, is only available through a physician, but over-the-counter preperations are available, such as Multi-Glandular from American Biologics, as well as Thyroid 130mg tablet, from the same company, also Multi-glandular from Miller Pharmacal Group, Inc. These can be found at VitaminShoppe.com
Since most mood stabilisers and antidepressants effect the endocrine system in one way or another, which can lead to hormonal imbalance, women may want to try a natural progesterone cream, such as Femgest from Home Health or Progestacare from Life-flo Health Care Products-available from the above source, as well as other internet sources, and at your local health food store. This is an excellent alternative to taking thyroid extract, and often when women come out "normal" on a thyroid test may be progesterone deficient and can often be adequately treated by restoring normal progesterone levels using transdermal progesterone creams. This thyroid-balancing effect does not occur with the synthetic progestins such as Provera or the oral progesterone pills. So, if you have low thryoid symptoms, you can try using some progesterone cream for a few months. If you still have the symptoms, then consider thyroid extract.
An excellent source of information on progesterone cream is found in the book "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause"
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