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Looking for alternative medicine to HRT

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amanda77245
amanda77245

I had a hysterectomy 6 weeks ago with the removal of both ovaries and have now hit the menopause head on. Whilst I am finding that I am able to deal with the hot flushes and night sweats, I am experiencing difficulty sleeping due to a reoccuring dream and depression due to some raging hormones. I have heard so many bad things about HRT that I am very relucant to try them and am looking for an alternative medicine to help with my hormonal inbalance. I have read about Macafem and wonder if anyone has tried them and if so what was their experiences. Or is there any other alternative treatments that you can recommend. 

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  • stell_a
    stell_a amanda77245

    Posted

    would Estraderm MX be too conventional therapy for you?
    • amanda77245
      amanda77245 stell_a

      Posted

      Is that the synthetic patch that the dr prescribes? 
    • amanda77245
      amanda77245 stell_a

      Posted

      Have never heard of that one is it on prescription from dr's 
    • stell_a
      stell_a amanda77245

      Posted

      Yes, it's Estraderm MX 50 (or 100) however, in the UK I didn't find the Novartis one, I think the brand that distributed it was CIBA or something like that. Now, I don't know if for the UK they changed the formulation or what, the excipients a few years ago were a bit different than the Novartis' one and the active compound didn't work well for me. I remember I prefered the Novartis' Estraderm MX.
  • Cacimona_1
    Cacimona_1 amanda77245

    Posted

    Hi there amanda

    Why not try ladycare menopause magnet for a month BEFORE medication.its been great so far for me. I understand everyones different but its better than raking something in that doesn't work then having to get it out before trying something else

    Hope this helps x

  • fuck_you
    fuck_you amanda77245

    Posted

    Hi I can relate to what you are saying about hrt, I have been on hrt for years, but a new doc has recently changed  the hrt for another type. I am wondering about alternative treatments as I feel I am gaining more weight than before and have a lot of bloat. I am wondering whether the Lady Care magnet would be a worth a try. I just have a few concerns, as with the actual hrt you are getting the hormones required for looking after your bones , keeping them strong,  But I am up for trying anything if they work. Did you find an alternative that worked for you?
  • TeresaJS
    TeresaJS amanda77245

    Posted

    Hi Amanda. Maca is great and so is VITEX- Agnus Castus. It takes time, up to 5-6 months to act. For some natural oestrogen: Black Cohosh should do. This one should be paused for 1 week or 2 a few times a year.  

    Since you do not have you varies anymore then the adrenals have to be doing extra work to pump some oestrogen in to the system so I would say that it might be good do have some DHEA, plus "adrenal support" supplements.  If  M. hits  you very badly then maybe your doctor could prescribe some bioidentical/prescription HRT. I'll send you a link. XX.

  • TeresaJS
    TeresaJS amanda77245

    Posted

    According to Victoria Hopkins that woked with the "father" of bio-identical HRT, Dr. John Lee: 

    "After a hysterectomy women not on HRT have twice the risk of dying from heart disease, brain disease and bone disease. It’s not just a lack of estrogen that creates the increased risk, it’s also lack of progesterone and testosterone. Hormones really do help! However, they help even more if they're natural hormones." 

     

  • stell_a
    stell_a amanda77245

    Posted

    I am trying with agno casto and soy isoflavones because the current estrogen therapy wasn't ideal for me (weight gain, over emotional mood changes with cries). I don't know whether I will feel better or not, I guess I can only try.
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