Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 Thanks for all that information, Carol. I'm going to make an appt at the compounding pharmacy and have an assessment. See what they have to say and what they recommend. Then present it to my doctor and see what she says. I think she'll give it a try....I hope so anyway. Thanks for the info. I'll keep you posted, Message: 3 Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 13:26:36 -0400 From: " Carol " <carol@...> Subject: RE: HRT << I had visited a compounding pharmacy and they talked about plant based estrogens, etc. I think I might see how my doctor feels about me investigating that.....with maybe a bit of testosterone..... >> Hi , I had a total hysterectomy when I was 31, and have tried many types of HRT. I know that certain hormone combinations seem to exacerbate my RA, while others help it. Emotionally, HRT has really made a difference for me. I use natural compounded hormones, and highly recommend them. We tried many combinations of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone and I've finally ended up with .625 bi-est, 125 mg Progesterone. I have topical testosterone but don't use it too often. It makes me irritable. I think in a nutshell estrogen is the hormone of energy, progesterone is calming, and testosterone helps with depression but can make you aggressive. Testosterone helps with sex drive, but progesterone actually helped mine more. Everyone's needs are different, though, and the compounding pharmacist did a consult with me, and my MD prescribed his recommendations. After that we just tweaked it based on my response. I feel good about using hormones that are biologically identical to what my body produced, rather than the Premarin. Also, natural progesterone is much different than progestins (which can have bad side effects). Oh, my doctor didn't know anything about natural compounded hormones, but ended up learning a lot through my experience. I'm grateful to have such an open minded MD. You can assure your Dr. that the compounding pharmacist makes the recommendations, all the Dr. has to do is sign the prescription and do the necessary exams, etc. A great website for hormone related issues is http://www.hormonejungle.com <http://www.hormonejungle.com/> . If you have any other questions, just let me know. Hugs, Carol ----- Original Message ----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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