Premarin withdrawal

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I am 55 and had a partial hysterechtomy when I was 33 and still have my ovaries.  I've been on permarin for about 10 years and have started to cut my dose in half.. my way of course.. which is probably not the right way.  I am on 1.25 mg and want to go down to the lowest dose.  I started taking the 1.25 mg every other day.  The first day I didn't take I got so angry about something minor and couldn't get out of the mood for hours.  It's not like me at all.  I am going to check with the pharamcist today about cutting it back but it's only been 5 days and I am developing a down mood and who cares attitude.  I am on Effexor and it really helps me with hot flashes.  Either one of these drugs I find are so hard to come off.  Our bodies get so used to it that they go haywire if they don't have it.  I once found a website but can't remember the name of it where it listed 31 signs of menopause... it was the best list I ever saw... so just google 31 signs of menopause.

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    Hi Karen, if you go into forums, look up menopause, the first one lists, 66 symptoms of menopause and the list has grown to over 77. 31 doesn't even come close to all the symptoms.

    You are one of the lucky ones that was given something for your partial hysterectomy. Many women here were given nothing and are suffering immensely. As for coming off of Premarin, you should really consult with your doctor about this because you're going to start seeing the 66 symptoms (as you're starting to experience) come to fruition in a very short span of time if you cut off the Premarin altogether.

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      Us women sure get the raw end of the deal don't we!  I have decided to talk to my dr first before I do anything after I posted thatl  Thanks for your input.  I appreciate it!  I'll have to see the 66 and 77 symptoms.  God help us all!

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    Hi, i think it's 66 symtoms of menopause. Were not that lucky! Lol! I was prescribed a progesterone pill and still haven't started it. I'm afraid of side effects , and dependence

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      Well they worked like a charm for me... it was like night and day difference  but I say if you can do without... try to.  I would start crying at my desk at work for no reason at all and couldn't stop.  People asked me what was wrong and I didn't know... a couple days later... the same thing.. a counsellor suggested I get my hormones tested.  Sure enough my HT or whatever they called it was really high.  Every bone in my body ached too and mood swings.  I still have PMS symptoms once a month even though I haven't had a period in 22 years... I started marking the dates I felt that way on the calendar and suree enough it every 4th week I got depressed.

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      If your body agrees to it there are no side effects and only benefits. I was looking for medical articles on dependency of progesterone, none seem to fit that criteria, meaning I highly doubt you can become dependent on it.
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      Agree but based on what I've read, not everybody has luck and sometimes suffer aweful side effects on top of the struggles were already faced with

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      I tried Progesterone for 4 weeks, it did nothing to alleviate my symptoms, in fact, during the first 2 weeks I felt worse, my doctor called to see how I was doing and I told her, she immediately took me off the pills and put me on low dose birth control pills. My friend on the other hand, took to the progesterone pills really well, she was on them for 3 years. So unless you try them you won't know.

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      The progesterone I was prescribed is called Prometrium. I was supposed to start it AGAIN this past Tues, but prior to this, I was feeling better until yesterday. I guess I'm PMS because my cycles have been just shy of 28 days. Now its too late and have to wait again. I guess the PMS is what's killing me!

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      I don't think bcp would be good in my case. My progesterone is low, and bcp would increase my estrogen making me more off balenced and too much estrogen is where we are at risk for cancer.

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    I was on both premarin and effexor. Try to get off them both if you can. estrogen creams on amazon mixed with DMSO for 100% absorption made a huge difference in my life. There were so many side effects of premarin i was just accepting. bioidentical creams work great, you control the dose, my use-more trigger was itchy eyes and lips and bladder leaking... Go figure. You may have something else. Also antidepressants were what got me through the devastation of cancer and how fast it hit. But if you are on them more than a year or so you are going to begin having bad side effects. I did a search once and found premarin and effexor have an interaction but that doesnt stop anyone from prescribing them together. Getting off pills puts you on the floor. But its possible and worth it. I drink calming tea during the day, it keeps me level. Some people have ativan on hand... Whatever works but get off the horse pee and the antidepressants as soon as you can unless you have something like schitz or bipolar. We use a bit of testosterone in DMSO to keep levels comfortable. We had to order that overseas though. i had none and no US doctor would help.
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      Blondzilla,

      You should be able to get bio identical testosterone cream in the US too. I have been on bio identical transdermal creams including testosterone for over two years. Very pleased with the effects of all the bio identical creams. . I get mine through a compounding pharmacy, you should be able to also if you live in the US.  The problem is the GP doctors here have their mind set on certain ways. You may have to look into a alternative dr or holistic to get it if your doctor doesn't work with you. 

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