Any experience with estrogen in peri?
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Hi everyone,
I had a question about estrogen. I was given progesterone to take without being tested. After a few months, I was feeling awful (dizzy, heart palps, very short of breath, depression and anxiety went thru the roof). Took it upon myself to do saliva testing and when I got the results back, my progesterone levels were sky high, and estrogen was in the very low normal catagory. My Progesterone to estrogen levels (as you can imagine) are out of balance. My doc just told me to quit using the progesterone cream for awhile and I quit cold turkey. Not advisable by the way, I felt like I was going thru a drug withdrawal. Anyhoo, I couldn't stand the depression and anxiety any longer and felt like I needed some estrogen. I bought some bioidentical estriol cream and used the lowest dose, and for the past few days, I have felt like a person agian.
I still have a uterus and know that any estrogen needs to be balanced out with progesterone, but since my levels are so elevated, and I felt like crap while taking it, I don't know what to do. My doc is so unwilling to give me anything, as she thinks my hormones are not that imbalanced. (I certainly feel like they are badly imbalanced, anyone who deals with horrible depression, dizziness and anxiety knows this)
Does anyone here with peri have any experience taking estrogen, while still having a uterus? I am at my wits end and want to have more good days like I have had but dont' want to risk hurting myself just taking estrogen.
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tina65315 Snowbell1975
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I would like to do the saliva tests for peace of mind that my depression is in part hormonal, where do you get the kit from (pm me if necessary)? Ive also thought about coming of the pill (progesterone only) to see if that helps.
I'll keep watching your thread & i hope someone comes along with some useful info, take care xx
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