Women’s stories
“I could barely get out of bed.”
CFS/fibromyalgia is no picnic, as anyone who suffers from it will tell you —
but for Carmen the pain was exacerbated by menopausal symptoms that got worse and
worse.
At 57, Carmen's periods had ended over two years before but she was still suffering
from horrible hot flashes — “all day, every day” — and insomnia.
She had never been a great sleeper, but as a poet, Carmen needed to be alert and
focused to do her work. But after menopause, she explained, “I could barely
get out of bed. I was miserable.”
To add to her discomfort, Carmen was ending an eight-year relationship and engagement;
building a new home; and moving her gravely ill, 80-year-old mother into a nursing
home. Life just couldn’t have been more stressful! Her mood was in a major
decline and she was getting desperate.
A friend sent her information about our Personal Program, and she took our hormonal
balance profile on-line. She thought the results made sense and decided to give
it a try. The initial improvement in her symptoms came very quickly:
“After about a week and a half, my hot flashes were decreasing and I was gradually
able to do more and feel better. It wasn’t a sudden surge of energy, but a
very gradual improvement that I could notice.”
After only a month on the Program, Carmen was jubilant: “It has been a life
saver! I would not be coping at all without it — I would be candidate for
antidepressants!” Happily, she reports that even her fibromyalgia bothers
her less. She's sleeping better and has a lot more energy. She finds that she is
actually able to pack boxes in anticipation of her and her mother’s moves
to their new homes — and has even lifted some heavy furniture — a task
she never would have attempted before.
Carmen is very grateful to have found our Personal Program and hopes to keep up
her gradual improvement in her menopause symptoms as well as in her chronic fatigue
syndrome and fibromyalgia. We plan to follow up monthly for now — we have
a sense she’s going to feel better still.
Click here to return to Women’s Stories.
Our Personal Program is a great place to start
The Personal Program promotes natural hormonal balance with nutritional supplements,
our exclusive endocrine support formula, dietary and lifestyle guidance, and optional
phone consultations with our Nurse–Educators. It is a convenient, at-home
version of what we recommend to all our patients at the clinic.
If you have questions, don't hesitate to call us toll-free at
1-800-798-7902. We're here to listen and help.
Last Modified Date: 05/24/2011