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Old 07-31-2012, 10:30 PM #1
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Default My Doc helped my weakness

I would like to share what my doc found. Hope it helps.

I had soooo many health problems 4 years ago. Muscle spasms, twitches, asthma from acid reflux, severe pain in sciatic nerves on thighs, bouts of weakness that made me feel my life's essence was draining out my abdominal region.

My Doc tested me and found that I had almost no hormones of any kind, except estrogen, since it's everywhere in our environment. Also low in Vit D.

So now I am on progesterone, testosterone, and armor thyroid and vit D. Graduated from being on pregnenolone, and dhea. He said it was from ADRENAL FATIGUE from years of unrelenting stress. Regarding the asthma from reflux, that was from a low thyroid, since this makes your muscles and ligaments weak. The stomach has a sphincter muscle.

Now I am mostly normal. But occasionally have hypoglocemia from the low thyroid. The meds help, not cure. Was told to eat protein. This did not work for me, but I discovered if I EAT OATMEAL with breakfast, even if I don't want to, I tend to avoid becoming weak throughout the day. If I miss and get weak, there is no fixing it the rest of the day.

God Bless. Hope you all get better.
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Old 08-08-2012, 03:24 PM #2
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Hi Jomomma,

Thank you for sharing your improvements. It is helpful for those of us without diagnoses yet to have other information to consider.

Christel Jackson shared about hormones a little over a year ago. She recommended a book by John Lee "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause." I read it, and it talks about hormone balances such as these. Especially estrogen dominance.

I asked my doctor if it was appropriate to test my hormone levels. My thyroid's been checked many times and it's okay. But my doctor wouldn't test me for estrogen/progesterone, saying as long as I was having regular periods, I couldn't possibly be having an estrogen dominance problem. Christel was having missed cycles. Is it too personal to ask if you are still of menstruating age, and do you have a regular cycle?

Tatia

Here's a link to Christel's post if you want to read it:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...t=premenopause
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