Women’s stories
“I definitely won, and I will never go back to HRT!”
Desilie is a petite, grab-life-by-the-horns kind of lady. She and her husband own
and run their own business and have a large family, with three kids and lots of
grandchildren. She is in the habit of taking very good care of herself.
When she called us she wanted to stop her hormone replacement therapy. She had been
on Prempro for five years. When we spoke the first time she had a long list of menopause
symptoms, none especially severe, but the sheer volume of problems was wearing her
down.
Desilie never does anything halfway, so she started her Personal Program with great
enthusiasm and commitment. We discussed the weaning process in length and all her
options. She chose to incorporate soy and flaxseed from the beginning for their
supplemental phytoestrogens.
She already had a vigorous exercise schedule and has almost zero body fat —
she’s just 119 pounds at 5’1”. We helped her realize that because
of her adrenal fatigue, over-exercising was actually a source of added stress right
now. She worked with her trainer to quiet down her work-out, to allow time for resting
in-between weight training and aerobics.
When we next spoke she felt better and was right on schedule with weaning off her
HRT, but she had found she couldn’t tolerate the added soy. We talked several
times over the next few weeks about how to compensate for that by focusing on the
triggers for her symptoms. She quit her Prempro completely right on schedule —
and called us to celebrate!
A couple of weeks later Desilie called again. The hot flashes and night sweats had
returned in full force. She was a little discouraged but determined not to return
to the HRT, so we offered further suggestions for tweaking her program.
We called again about two months later. Desilie immediately exclaimed, “I’m
doing quite well! I am a lot better than the last time we talked!” She is
still having occasional hot flashes but they’re quite manageable. She understands
now what triggers them. She has also learned recently that she has a displaced disk
in her spine. We talked about how that may act as another trigger for her hot flashes.
With all that said, she is doing wonderfully. “I definitely won, and I will
never go back to HRT!”
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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.
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Last Modified Date: 05/24/2011