Hormones--Bindi's experience

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Hi Bindi,

I'm surprised you had a crash right before your period, with being on the hormones. What does your doctor say about all this?

I'd have to say that my results with the hormones were a little up and down, but I definitely can tell a difference that is positive when I take them. I am not taking large doses...I'm being very cautious, and am not on them all the time. I have taken breaks. I understand that with hormones, you have to be careful about stopping them or starting them too suddenly, but I'm not under the care of a doctor and wish I was at times so I could know what is really going on with my body.

I'm glad you are not giving up. There are times when I feel like I need to kick things back into high gear regarding my diet, my detoxing, my various therapies, because truth be told, I have been very slack in everything this summer. (But I still do coffee enemas). I am just starting to feel very convicted that my gluten-free diet indiscretions are catching up with me and I won't be able to keep eating all the gluten I want without paying for it.

I agree with you--I think you may have some serious allergic reactions to silica that you are going to need to watch out for. Sounds like the syclovir was nasty for you.

How is your arm? Still hurting? I wonder what caused that?

Did you get on the adrenal herbs?

I am dealing with a "sort of" frozen shoulder I think. My left shoulder does not have full range of motion lately, which I found odd. I'm looking into it and my neighbor told me she had it and did physical therapy to fix it. All better now. So, I am encouraged by that.

This journey can leave us very confused, can't it? I don't know if any of us will ever have all the answers, but I think we are smart enough to figure it out, and make the best of it. Let us know what your doctor says....my guess is that it has something to do with your own hormone production possibly being affected by the presence of the supplemental hormones, and that drop the week before your period is typical of any cycle, when the estrogen levels are lower than at the rest of the month. That is why we have PMS. I always felt crappy a week before my period after I got sick (that was when my brain fog was worst.) And brain fog usually means I need hormones--estrogen to be exact.

Take care,

Patty

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wrote:

Patty,

I am still taking the hormones. I don't know what happened-- I had

three absolutely amazing weeks on them-- excellent energy, clear

head, no pain, just feeling better in every way. I was singing the

praises of hormones to anyone who'd listen--, PH, and others.

Then a week before my period, I crashed. PMS but worse than usual.

After my period passed I still felt cruddy, though some effects are

still noticeable, i.e. my skin looks better. So even if I feel like

death, I can look good : )

Did you have instant results with hormones, or was it up and down at

first?

was having such a great result with Syclovir, and also Dede's

articles on the connection between progesterone and candida got me

wondering if maybe the newly-added progesterone was feeding some

latent candida. I've never been a fan of the candida theory, but I

thought I'd give Syclovir a try. Big mistake, at least for me.

Syclovir does have silica-- it contains what it calls Rare Earth

Nanosilica, or Plankton Silica Solution. Maybe I am allergic to the

silica. If so, I just poisoned myself. It did feel like an allergic

reaction, like my body was saying, Get this %$* & away from me! Just

like it did when I got those silicone implants.

Now I am back in the weeds and confused. My arm is so weak it hurts

to write this email. I am going to stick with the hormones, the

candida diet and the Candex for a month and see what happens. I am

also going to start up on the adrenal herbs again. I keep saying I

will but then I don't get around to it but they did seem to help.

I think a lot of these symptoms have to be approached from a

foundation perspective, meaning that you have to increase the body's

general health so all these subsidiary conditions, including candida,

etc, won't get a good grip on you.

I find it interesting that you haven't had a big fungus problem. I,

too, took caprylic acid awhile back. I am not sure I have a candida

problem, and I am not sure I don't. I don't trust all the websites

that claim that every symptom is due to candida overgrowth without a

shred of proof. I'm just feeling my way around like a blind person,

trying to find something real to grasp on. I'm not giving up!

xo

Bindi

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