Re: LINN - Fibrocystic breast tissue...QUESTION

[Guest guest]

Thanks Linn,

I have been using Natural Progesterone cream for a few years now,

just 2 weeks each month. My progesterone levels have always been

LOW, and in pregnancies I have to use a progesterone supplementation

during 1st trimester to sustain pregnancy. I just started back up

on Vitex last week after being off it for a few months. I notice

when I'm on Vitex, my periods are not as heavy and my cycle is just

plain BETTER. And I'm anemic already and trying to raise my

ferritin level, so I think the Vitex should help as far as my

periods not being as heavy.

But about the fibrocystic breast tissue, it doesn't seem to go away

just being on the progesterone cream. And the longest I've ever

been on Vitex at one time was 8 weeks. I know its " long acting, "

and maybe I didn't give it the chance. Do you know how long you can

be on Vitex and it be safe??

Oh, and no I don't take any birth control pills or IUD or anything --

used to be on the pill years ago, but it completely messed me up and

now I have a hereditary blood clotting problem so can't be on it

anyway.

You mentioned that iodine would not be completely out with having

Hashi's, how so? A few other ladies just told me recently that most

people with Hashi's have problems when they get on iodine...... do

you know of people who have been ok?? And what kind of dosage did

they try? Was it a mild form? I just feel scared about that as I

don't want my Hashi's to worsen, its already the pits!

Thanks for your help!

-Marcy

[Guest guest]

Progesterone can be a life saver if you're low, or at least a uterus saver. I

know it saved

me from having to have a hysterectomy. Just keep a eye on the Vitex and maybe

not

supplement more than six months at a time.

What kind of blood clotting problem do you have?

There are people on the iodine list with Hashi's that use iodine and also some

that had

problems that could be of help to you. I was a big wuss when I first started

out on iodine

and started with very small amounts and worked my way up to taking 1 tab of

Iodoral per

day. You don't have to start out taking large amounts.

iodine-subscribe

http://www.iodine4health.com

Another item you might want to try with heavy bleeding problems is magnesium. A

large

percentage of women with bleeding problems are low in magnesium. Magnesium

citrate

or magnesium glycinate are the best choices. The most absorbable form IMO is

Natural

Calm, it comes in a rasberry lemon flavoring that you drink hot like a tea.

Linn

>

> Thanks Linn,

>

> I have been using Natural Progesterone cream for a few years now,

> just 2 weeks each month. My progesterone levels have always been

> LOW, and in pregnancies I have to use a progesterone supplementation

> during 1st trimester to sustain pregnancy. I just started back up

> on Vitex last week after being off it for a few months. I notice

> when I'm on Vitex, my periods are not as heavy and my cycle is just

> plain BETTER. And I'm anemic already and trying to raise my

> ferritin level, so I think the Vitex should help as far as my

> periods not being as heavy.

>