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Can you ladies please share your vitamins

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angela35947
angela35947

hi ladies I take on a regular basis 

Lisinopril for blood pressure

Propranolol for panic attacks

Gabapentin for cervical spondylosis pain

Codeine for pain

Vitamins

Evening Primrose

Cod liver oil

Calcium & magnesium

Vitamin C

Vitamin D

I feel like a smartie tube and are they doing me any good, I don't want to stop taking vitamins to find out, how is everybody else coping with it, what do you take???

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  • debwestmids
    debwestmids angela35947

    Posted

    Hi,Angela

    I have tried:

    macaroot

    star flower

    well woman vitabiotics

    multi vitimins

    osteocare

    They did absolutely nowt for me.

    I now just take:

    Multi vitimins

    osteocare

    ibuprofen.

    I've come to the conclusion i will just have to tolerate my symptoms,they will pass when they are ready.I certainly don't feel any worse since i stopped taking these herbal remedies which work out to be quite expensive.They work for some people,but not for me.

     

  • karen007
    karen007 angela35947

    Posted

    Hi Angela

    I take B12, B6, Starflower, soya, & sage. Also the ladycare magnet. Initially these gave me great relief for hot flushes, but last 3 weeks symptoms are back big time! sad

    I went to doctor today & got HRT. Just could not cope with the flushes, palpitations, anxiety, sleep loss & joint pain any more. Hope I have done the right thing...?

    Best wishes

    • jayneejay
      jayneejay karen007

      Posted

      Hi Karen

      only you can decide that one .. 😕

      i had awful flushes return this summer just gone ( i live in southern spain ) and the heat just gave me flushes alot, and i am post meno now, but now all has gone again and settled, just a blip time i think as newly post meno..

      watch the Soya as Soya milk etc can cause problems, and bad for men too, as they can grow man boobs, so be careful with Soya.. 

      Jay x

    • jayneejay
      jayneejay

      Posted

      Useful info about Soya and hormones what i read 

      Are you a woman who eats soy, drinks soy milk, or takes soy isoflavones as a supplement thinking it will help you with hot flashes, night sweats and other inconvenient and uncomfortable menopausal or perimenopausal symptoms?

      As it turns out, the risks of soy to your hormone health are significant.  

      It is not the middle aged health panacea for women that is is promoted to be – not by a long shot.

      Studies show that even small amounts of unfermented soy (45 mg isoflavones – a bit more than a single cup of soy milk) have the potential to disrupt female hormonal balance.

      “Women taking soy isoflavone tablets to alleviate hot flashes and prevent bone loss at the time of menopause might want to reconsider,” says Silvina Levis, M.D., the director of the osteoporosis center at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine.

      A recent study published in the August 2011 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine examined 248 menopausal women over a 2 year period to see if 200 mg of isoflavones per day were a help in alleviating the symptoms of menopause including bone loss.

      200 mg per day is equivalent to twice the highest intake through food sources in typical Asian diets.

      At the end of the 2 year period, women taking a placebo versus women taking the isoflavone supplement showed no differences in bone loss or menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats.

      In fact, nearly half (48%) of the women taking isoflavones experienced hot flashes compared with just 31% of women who took the placebo!

      Yes, you read that right.  

      Soy actually makes hormonal problems worse, ladies!

    • elle127
      elle127 karen007

      Posted

      Hi Karen,

      I was like a new woman when I first went on the HRT!  Mood swings went and I was a happy bubbly person again.  Didn't help with the sweats but everything else was great.  I don't regret going on HRT.

      I wish I had known more about the side effects at the time though.  I've now got fibroids (they thrive off HRT and make them grow) so that's the reason I am weaning off.

      You have to weigh up the pro's and cons.  Nothing to lose by giving it a try....you can always stop it.

      Good luck,

      Elaine x

    • karen007
      karen007 jayneejay

      Posted

      Thanks Jayne

      I am not post meno. Been having symptoms around 12 months now. Still have periods off & on. I am 54

      Hope you stay well in sunny southern Spain smile

      Karen x

    • karen007
      karen007 elle127

      Posted

      Thanks Elaine

      Oooh food for thought. I did read the side effects & noted that they can increase fibroids.

      I shall be looking out for signs of them

      Best wishes

      Karen x

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