Wow, I was sitting here doing school work and the Oprah show came on and it was a really good show on Women's Health--Menopause with Robin McGraw. HOLD ON!! It is not what you think!! Just because you are not of "THAT" age or you have gone to the doctor and they told you "your within normal limits" it does not mean you do not have a hormone issue. There are other hormonal issues besides estrogen and progesterone; there is adreniline, cortisol, DHEA and when these are out of sync it is not fun nor are you "Healthy". This is a subject near and dear to my heart {LOL} and always on my brain. I started having issues when I was in my 20's!!! and then the bottom fell out when I had my first (and only) child.
The link to the Oprah shows website, click on todays show to see the discussion:
http://www.oprah.com/dated/oprahshow/oprahshow_20090114_bioidentical
Menopausal description and symptoms (this site does sell stuff, but the information is good) http://www.safemenopausesolutions.com/
Hormonal Information and another option for treatment from a Medical Doctor:
http://www.onlineallergycenter.com/treatments/hormone_imbalance.htm
Hormones has caused alot of health issues for me and I was misdiagnosed for years, most of the time my hormone levels were "within normal limits" but the relationship between the two where vast and the symptoms of an imbalance we present but, it was not "thought to be significant enough to cause the problems it probably did not help them and exacerabeted them" so the doctors did not tell me about it, they just put me on antidepressants since that is one of the prescriptions that they give women who are going through menopause. I felt like they were saying it was all in my head and just shut up and took my medication like a good little (blind and ignorant) patient. Within a few months I was much worse and feeling very sick, loosing memory, having alot of other issues, passing out, having panic attacks and no reason why. Still doctors did not tell me anything and hormonal imbalance and kept blaming my weight, axiety/depression and insomnia for my complaints. I decided if I was going crazy I wanted some of those fancy medical terms and to join the support groups. I started asking questions and doing some research and finally started finding some answers.
The doctors' never really explained anything, never mentioned any findings for how I was feeling. They treated me for hormonal conditions and with hormone and I did not even know it. My uncontrollable migraines where related to hormonal issues and were treated with DHEA for awhile and I was cured! (14 years later, but whose counting)
All this to say, research you health concerns on a reputatible site, go to the library, talk with your physician, they do work for you.
Your healthcare should be a partnership between you and the providers. Know what medications you are taking, what they do, why you are taking it, things that can interact with that medication. Some foods are also contradictory with some medications. This is your life, and how well you are able to live it, be a part of the decision making process. Be informed. Be Knowledgible and Be active it improving your health.
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