Re: I'm new WP/Linea Negra

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FYII was in menopause and on WP for only 1 1/2 months before I noticed  Linea Negra, brown areolas  even sooner, and I was on not on any BHRT before! So it didn't take any build of P for me. My E & P were checked by blood tests, very low, "menopause" low. I was only on WP for 2 1/2 months before I quit; what was I thinking slamming my system that way?  Hindsight is always easier.MartyHi Madeleen,Thanks for taking the time to write.  I am going to take your advice and have an ultrasound.  Today is day 28 and I have severe cramps (which I never had when I was younger).Fortunately, I don't think the hair loss is due to my thyroid b/c I have been treated by a Dr. who knows what he's doing in that area and have been on thyroid meds. I've stopped the testosterone.Now I'll just have to find a way to come down from the WP without creating more havoc in my body. Re: I'm new - on WP and have to get off!Hi Robin, It is so sad to hear your story after being on WP for only 4 mos! The protocol (esp the high dose) E may well be slamming your thyroid.  Have you had your thyroid checked? And if you have let is know the numbers, because there is controversy about what is optimum and what is "normal".  My 93 yr old mother in law was told she had normal thyroid readings with a TSH=3.7 which went to TSH=4.95 within a month and her free t3 and free t4 were in the toilet.  She is wearing 3 sweaters in the middle of summer!  It was not until I said the latter that the doctor agreed to give her Synthroid.  YIKES Linea Negra after only 4 mos??  Must be P-buildup from prior use of BHRT? And now the added WP high progesterone dosing has put you into pregnancy mode.  You may well have enough P in you to last months.  OMG Bloated stomach, no period?  Have you had an ultrasound done to see whats going on in your uterus?  After experimenting with T (testo) for a long time (my free T is low), I have finally come to a place where I can use 1-2.5mg of T (after lowering my E) without too many chin hairs.  Recent studies showed that T and E rather than E and P was less likely to cause breast cancer.  I put my T on the bottom of my foot or right behind my ankle where there is thin skin.  No way can you grow long black hairs there. LOL I am not sure what docs have against T other than that it can promote unwanted hairs from conversion to DHT.  I take EPO (Evening Primrose Oil for that, which blocks DHT). Sorry I cannot help you with a doctor in land.  Maybe someone else has a referral? Send an email here with that request in the Subject line.   It is not easy to find someone who is familiar with high dosing of BHRT.  Most endos freak and want you back down to 0.625mg of E or so (to prevent hot flashes only) and have no idea what it feels like to come down from the high WP doses.  If you do that, you will hit the menopause brick wall like a mack truck.  I have been there.  I am sorry Robin, there is no easy way to come down from the WP.  Even Suzie Wiley acknowledged that several years ago.  She and the docs doing her protocol just don't bother to inform women about this.  I am just amazed that after having had RhythmicLiving up for several years now with all its revealing and distressing information that this Wiley protocol is still going strong. Of course the Wiley camp dismisses us as being neurotic women who do not follow the protocol.  So much for empowering women. OK that is enough ranting. Hang in there, be patient, read as much as you can on RL website, read our archives, and know you can pull through this, although it will take time. Madeleen         robinsusan <robinsusanyahoo (DOT) com> wrote:Hi,My name is Robin, I'm 57, was on BHRT orally for many years, but was concerned b/c I was not doing it rhythmically. I started the WP four and one half months ago and I'm a mess. My hair is falling out, I've gained weight (the least of my problems), have linea negra, horrible cramps, huge bloated stomach, the list goes on. To make matters worse, my Dr. prescribed Testosterone cream which I applied every day to the inside of my right thigh. Now I have long dark hair all over my right thigh where there was none before (my left thigh is fine).I don't know where to go from here. It's obvious that I've overdosedon P. Also, I have not had the period that I was promised. Thank God yesterday was the last day of using P, but what do I do now? I just moved to land and have been unable to find a Dr. who knows what they are doing. Any help would be greatly appreciated!Get your own web address.Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business.Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids.