Natural estrogen for menopause
Common Questions and Answers about Natural estrogen for menopause
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especially, natural progesterone (made from natural mexican wild yams that mimic progesterone). You can also speak to a pharmacist from a "compounding pharmacy" to see what there may be in terms of your history. Better yet, speak to your doc about this idea.
I've also heard that Black Cohosh and a few other herbs from healthfood stores (NOT Red Clover as I believe but, could be wrong that it stirs up estrogen).
Maybe you could check a book on natural remedies -- I think I did see one specifically about natural remedies for menopause symptoms a while back. It kind of was tough to read (who wants to believe these things are really going to happen?) but it seems like I remember it talked about foods and supplements and stuff.
You can also use a good, over the counter cream, I am talking about Progesterone by the way, it will help to alleviate the estrogen dominance and get those hormones back in balance. Hardly anyone needs extra estrogen, our bodies still make it even after menopause, just not as much, the progesterone will use what your body makes and help balance it out, there is no cancer risk with natural hormones either, with synthetic, that is a different story.
I also read another article that said that the only symptoms that are proven to be linked to menopause are hot flashes and vaginal dryness. Some real natural remedies for these are mint (in a tea, bath, or body lotion) and some people have said that eating soy products, leafy greens, and and whole grains while cutting back on red meat and simple carbs (white bread and pasta, white rice) has worked well. And it can't hurt to eat better anyway....
I have never tried natural hormones or synthetic hormones, and I'm going through menopause now. I experience extreme irritability, but not anxiety in particular. Because of the potential side-effects of any hormone "bioidentical" or otherwise I choose to just take the natural route. I know that physicians would disagree with my choice, but for me personally, I just think that when the body says "I'm on a new journey" we should listen to what our bodies say.
If you are prone to cancer, the natural way is the only way to go, estrogen makes cancer cells grow, the progesterone, does not.
Also, I recommend two very good books by Dr Lee, a pioneer in natural hormones and women's health. One is called "What you doctor may NOT tell you about menopause" and the other is called "What you doctor may NOT tell you about perimenopause" they are great books and easy to understand.
Studies have shown that some antidepressants can help with symptoms of menopause, but some of them come with their own set of side effects. I also have estrogen receptor positive ovarian cancer, and take an aromatase inhibitor. It kept me stable for two years, but recently a new mass was found and I'll find out more next week. Unfortunately, I haven't found a good way to deal with surgical menopause, and mine was 5 1/2 years ago.
The natural end of every woman’s reproductive life is menopause. The standard treatment for menopause used to be hormone replacement therapy (HRT); however, many women and healthcare providers are no longer routinely asking for or prescribing traditional estrogen replacement therapy because we now know that traditional HRT using synthetic progestins and estrogen increases the risk of heart disease and breast cancer.
Hi. You seem really young for menopause. :>) (that's a good thing!). I'd be more inclined to think you may have a hormonal imbalance. A big one that causes spotting like this is too much progesterone production. I was having all sorts of period issues and my ob/gyn did blood work on me. Found out I was making too much estrogen naturally. My symptoms were opposite of yours, no periods. But my sister had similar to what you describe and she had too much natural progesterone.
For instance, we can load up on products that stimulate estrogen (such as soy and other herbal preps) which can upset a balance needed between estrogen and progesterone. During menopause, both levels drop but, progesterone drops the most. So, while our estrogen levels fall by a certain percentage, our progesterone may drop far more.
I did have irregular periods due to a higher than average level of estrogen. I'm sure they did blood work that showed that? If not, that's easy to do. I also had thyroid issues and combined, those two factors made me have periods every 3 to 4 months! Such a pain that was! I was in my 20's though so wasn't worried about menopause like I would be now. For whatever reason, women with high levels of estrogen are MORE likely to have candida or yeast overgrowth.
At your age, you are still likely to experience symptoms related to abrupt menopause, rather than the more gradual tapering off of hormones associated with natural menopause, but probably not as severe as they would be for a woman in her 30s. (This varies from person to person, however.)
As you are probably aware, there is an association of increased risk for BC in menopausal women using combination HRT (estrogen and progesterone), esp. for lobular cancer.
I understand your fear as I never want to take any HRT when the times comes as I have been on them for 7 yrs for Endometriosis and just recently came off it.
Sleeping is the hard thing. I have that issue as well. Have you tried Valarian before?
Anyways these are just my suggestions as I am not a doctor just a person who has dealt with major hormone issues since I was 15. I am 34 now.
There is a gynecologist here in Canada who is world-reknown for using biodentical (natural) hormones. He used to be the head gynecologist at the Toronto hospital for many years. He is totally against HRT because of the dangers involved. He told me that if your estrogen levels are high, this increases your cortisol, which causes anxiety and tachycardia (fast heart beat).
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