Women’s stories
“I was at rock bottom.”
“I think I’m your poster child — I had all the mood symptoms on your website!” Joanie had trekked to her doctor and ob/gyn several times with her health concerns. She felt exhausted and sick despite an increase in her Estrace. Depression and anxiety were making it hard for her to function. She had insomnia, which made everything worse. Even her blood pressure was up.
Her doctors prescribed a roster of antidepressants, including Effexor for her symptoms, but she never stayed on any one brand for long. “They made my body feel weird. I just felt too awful, so then I would go off them.”
Joanie eventually found a therapist that helped her with some of the emotional blockages she was experiencing, including empty-nest syndrome now that her kids had left home. But she still felt physically unwell.
On a relaxing weekend out of town, Joanie found our website. “My internet guardian angel must have been watching over me,” she said. She immediately joined the Personal Program.
“I had already spent so much on those other prescriptions — I thought to myself, ‘What do I have to lose?’” Within 24 hours, Joanie could tell a difference. “I wasn’t jumping though hoops, but after three days I knew I was on to something. My energy was back.”
After two weeks, even her therapist noticed the difference. “I knew I was getting better every day, but when my therapist told me that I looked great and asked what I was doing, I knew it was real. Now, I feel afraid that I’ll wake up and find it was a dream.” Joanie told her therapist all about the Program, and now she’s recommending it to her other clients.
Joanie is following the Program’s dietary recommendations, plus she’s drinking water again. “I don’t miss Diet Cokes at all,” she was thrilled to tell us. Her blood pressure has stabilized and she’s hoping that her doctor will lower her dose of Estrace at her next appointment.
“I’m doing so well! My daughters tell me they’re so happy to have their mommy back. I really don’t want to ever go on antidepressants again. I hope with this approach that I’ll just stay balanced and in-sync.”
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Last Modified: 02/19/2008