Menu

Symptoms of menopause

by Julie
(Pittsburgh)

I would like to know the difference between your cream and the cream that was prescribed by my Dr. I am using it to counteract some of the symptoms of menopause.

I'm 49 years old and have a large uterine fibroid. I'm taking monthly shots of Lupron to reduce the tumor, so that I can have a hysterectomy!

I also have Hashimoto's disease, and I just switched from Levoxyl to Armour. The Levoxyl didn't relieve the symptons but the Armour is working better, as long as I stay away from carbs!?

Comments for Symptoms of menopause

Click here to add your own comments

Aug 22, 2009
 Symptoms of menopause
by: Wray

Hi Julie. Unfortunately you haven't given me the ingredients or the strength of the cream prescribed by your doctor, so I can't comment. Lupron suppresses all oestrogen in the body, but it can upset the balance badly. It's far safer to use progesterone to reduce the fibroid. High oestrogen stimulates fibroids to grow, progesterone is always low. If you can, please avoid a hysterectomy, the end result in many woman is not always good. I'm pleased you've switched to Armour, as you've found, it is better. Levoxyl is synthetic, whereas Armour is natural desiccated thyroid. I hope your selenium levels were checked, as these are often low in Hashi's. If you have menopausal symptoms it's evident your oestrogen level is too high, and progesterone too low. Take care, Wray

Click here to add your own comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to Progesterone faq.

Share this page:
Find this page helpful? Please tell others. Here's how...

Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it?

  1. Click on the HTML link code below.
  2. Copy and paste it, adding a note of your own, into your blog, a Web page, forums, a blog comment, your Facebook account, or anywhere that someone would find this page valuable.

Search over 8,400 pages on this site...