Re: Re: HRT and LD, female hormones and XMRV virus

[Guest guest]

This is where I have a hard time wanting to go back on hrt after I have benn off

it for 18 months. I have no menopause symptoms, only Lyme. I am looking for the

justification of going on them. Does it help? Or hinder because of the

fluctuation of hormones as they fall until you put the next dose on.......

From: knot_weed <tek0nik@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: HRT and LD, female hormones and XMRV virus

Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010, 12:43 AM

 

> The second thing seems most  likely. Two weeks ago, someone posted about

the XMRV virus.   This post below and many others, if you search the words

XMRV and hormones, show that any hormones, especially cortisol, androgens and

female ones, will cause multiplication of XMRV.  It was found in the most the

chronic fatigue patients tested.  Extreme fatigue is a major symptom for me,

so this really caught my attention!!!  I am back taking some small doses of

all and trying to take some natural antivirals.

We don't know if XMRV causes CFS or chronic fatigue in general; I doubt it,

definitely too early to tell. If it really is the cause it will be difficult to

get rid of, because normal antivirals do very little against retroviruses.

>   I really think this may be the underlying problem, as every day after I

take these hormones I feel better and worse somehow!

(I'm not female but responding anyway ...)

yes, I think for women the hormones are an additional problem; they have

fluctuations in immunity and inflammation as a result of the hormone cycles. For

most 'auto-immune' diseases and chronic Lyme as well, the majority of patients

are female.