and others---here's my theory about my problem--Comments??

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Hi . Luckily, I got in to see my NP last Monday and had lots of

blood drawn. Haven't heard the results yet, but am calling

tomorrow. I'll be interested what you and others think of the

below....

Yes, I've had a lot of estrogen dominance this year!! I solved that

by stopping my progesterone cream for 14 days in August. My estrogen

receptors calmed down! When I restarted, no more soreness.

But.....I think I have not been on ENOUGH progesterone. Have been

achy and TIRED since a cycle Dec. 2nd, and bad estrogen dominance

that started a week before and has NOT ceased. But this time, it

doesn't seem related to what happened to me earlier this year. I

upped my progesterone last Monday to 32 mg. twice a day. Has helped

the soreness. And Thursday, I even did better after work, and felt

fabulous Friday when I didn't work. BUT.......after yestesday and

working at the store, I crashed BADLY the minute I got home last

night. EXTREME sleepiness and fatigue. And today, I am wiped out.

MY THEORY--does this sound right: I am thinking that since I am very

peri-meno, and since my estrogen is probably very low, and my

progesterone has most likely bottomed out....the low levels are

stressing my body, so my adrenals are kicking in to get me through

the day, and thus, I crash badly at night. Since I have upped my

progesterone to 32 mgs. twice a day, I am hoping to see improvements

with the adrenals.........

Comments on the above paragraph?? I have also raised my Armour from

3 1/4 grains to 3 1/2 grains.......as of last night. I've never had

much of a problem in the winter with needing more Armour, by the

way, but figured it might help right now....

Janie

>

> Janie, just a couple of thoughts--

> Have you had your hormone levels checked? You have talked on and

> off about estrogen dominance, sore breasts and upping your

> progesterone. I seem to remember you also saying you take DHEA.

> DHEA gets converted into estrogen. On the Mercola web site, he

> strongly recommends balancing your adrenals before using

> progesterone. Also, in Blanchard's book on thyroid he

says

> he finds most of his patients here in the Boston area need about

20%

> more thyroid in the winter months starting in November than they

do

> the rest of the year. Don't know if that would be true where you

are.