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Comments (38)I am always amazed when people turn so...hateful and angry when someone says "be careful" or disagrees with them. Lucy isn't welcome here? She should be shunned? What happened to educating and enlightening people who may or may not be aware of all the facts? Or for that matter how about excepting that other people have differences of opinion? No instead we get nasty comments about her being a nut. Of course if she WERE mentally ill, which I doubt, that means that we should lock her up so we don't have to see her. Wait that's to expensive better put her down, for good! Come this way, time for your shower... kfgesq you really are a moron. Having worked in the pharmaceutical industry I can tell you the drugs you are taking, no matter what they are, have risks. The same is true of herbs. No one would argue that strong mint tea will help soothe a head cold. However I have seen studies that are done by third parties who do NOT have an agenda pro or con that show that some of the herbs that people recommend for weight loss, depression etc have absolutely zero effect on these issues and in some cases they actually ARE quite dangerous. I know people like to believe that herbs=natural=good, but they don't. Neither does medication=scientific=good. Arguing about ALL herbs or ALL medications is not sensible. Even things which are now widely demonized like celebrex have there place. I used celebrex and nothing since has worked as well. I never had any side effects or problems with it. Ibuprofen doesn't work nearly as well and frankly even having tried them long term NO herb helped even a little. Other people have found Ibuprofen worked just as well for them and still other have the best results from herbs. My two cents....See MoreAnyone with high BP?
Comments (32)I haven't checked back here for awhile and see a few more responses are here. sewcrzy56.......My husband does drug research for drug companies, and he just said that ACE inhibitors can cause coughs, but he hadn't heard of them causing menstrual changes. But.....being a person myself who is very sensitive to meds and has symptoms from them that NO ONE else gets, I sort of feel like if it started up exactly when you started the med, then its fair to make that connection. How old are you? Is it possible that you have, indeed, started perimenopause? Don't you just want to smack the doc when he says stuff like "you read too many pharmacy inserts"? GGGRRrrrrrrr. I was on Toprol for 6 years. I took 3 months to wean off it. Then it took 2 months for my heart rate to finally slow down. The week after I was off it, I began getting lots of bodily pain...especially GI pains. It appears as though the Toprol was controlling more in my body than just my BP. I'm sure doctors would say that's not true......but its hard not to make that connection. I'm guessing your ACE inhibitor IS causing your sore throat, but maybe not your menstrual changes........but those drugs are very potent, so who knows for sure? May your trip through menopause be smooth.......but it sure wasn't for me!!...See MoreHow to use NHRT
Comments (10)Hi Karen and other contributors I'm nearly 50 and still having periods. I was suffering from several unpleasant menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes, trouble sleeping, acute vaginal dryness and lack of libido over the past 1-2 yrs. I had a hysteroscopy/D and C due to build up of uterus lining 2 yrs ago and since then periods have been regular, but light and only about 3 days. I decided to try an OTC progesterone cream just after Christmas and was amazed at how quickly all those symptoms disappeared. If I forget to rub some on before bed I don't sleep well - hot flushes and waking up feeling very scared about something - but then I lie there and can't for the life of me work out what the hell it is I'm scared about! I live in France and the gel I'm using is called Progestogel which you can find on the Net. My first period after starting on the progesterone cream was much heavier than since the op, though not abnormally so, and I felt SO much better. My second one is due at the end of this week and I've been having the most painful menstrual cramps as of several days back. Never had anything like it before - well maybe when I was much younger, for a day or so, but never day after day! Anyone else experienced this? Does it mean I need to increase the dose? When my period starts I'm planning to have a week off the gel (although the info in the Progestogel packet says to use it every day, even when you have a period) but I've read some women's contributions to this forum who have said they can't bear to be off it that long, because all the symtoms return. So maybe I'll follow the pkt instructions instead! I started this progesterone cream without consulting my gynae. He put me on HRT twice last year (pills then patches) and both times I gained weight immediately and felt awful - effect of the estrogen I think. I have found a new female gynae in Paris who specialises in menopause and have an appointment with her in early March to discuss what I'm doing and see if she feels I should be making any adjustments or perhaps using a progesterone cream for which you need a prescription. I would be interested in any feed back to this msg. Linda...See MoreWOW! Has this ever been a week that needs forgotten!
Comments (2)Please listen to your doctor or at least look into the medication a bit further. Some antidepressants are used at different dosages to treat other symptoms--they are only truly antidepressants at the higher dosages. They get a bad rap because most people only learn about the side effects that mostly occur at the higher dosages. Here's info about Zoloft from PDRHealth.net (patient/consumer wing of the Physician's Desk Reference online): Recommended dosage for Zoloft ADULTS Depression or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder The usual starting dose is 50 milligrams once a day, taken either in the morning or in the evening. The doctor may increase your dose depending upon your response. The maximum dose is 200 milligrams in a day. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Doses may be prescribed throughout the menstrual cycle or limited to the 2 weeks preceding menstruation. The starting dose is 50 milligrams a day. If this proves insufficient, the doctor will increase the dose in 50-milligram steps at the start of each new menstrual cycle up to a maximum of 100 milligrams per day in the 2-week regimen or 150 milligrams per day in the full-cycle regimen. (During the first 3 days of the 2-week regimen, doses are always limited to 50 milligrams.) Panic Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, and Social Anxiety Disorder During the first week, the usual dose is 25 milligrams once a day. After that, the dose increases to 50 milligrams once a day. Depending on your response, you're the doctor may continue to increase your dose up to a maximum of 200 milligrams a day. Here is a link that might be useful: Zoloft information...See Morelucy
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