Women’s stories
“I was having migraines daily, but within a week the headaches were gone — and haven’t come back!”
Dede is a vivacious 45-year old grandmother who was disabled by an endless cycle of pounding headaches. After various trips to her doctor, neurologist, and allergist resulted in medication that only made her feel worse, she decided to take charge. She joined our Personal Program and within a week was 100% pain-free. She was so relieved, she called to share her news.
“I was having terrible headaches all the time. So bad that I was afraid to go to sleep at night, because when I woke up my head would be just pounding. My doctor sent me to an allergist and then a neurologist. I had dozens of tests, and wound up taking migraine medication and four different kinds of allergy shots — plus I was still on a hormone patch.
“I’d had a hysterectomy about 11 years ago and had a lot of menopause symptoms back then, like night sweats. The patch really worked for me then, but when I started getting these headaches I looked up the information and there it was, clear as day: ‘Can cause headaches.’ I asked my doctor about it and we did more tests, but they were all normal, normal, normal. I knew I wasn’t normal, though — I couldn’t work, I couldn’t sleep, the pain was just too much — I couldn’t bear it, but nobody would listen to me.
“At that point I was on Topamax for migraines, which sent me through the floor. My vision was blurry, my speech was slurred. My eye doctor thought I was drunk! My blood pressure went way up. My daughter is studying to be a nurse, and she looked at the medications I was taking and told me flat out, ‘Mom, you’re not going to make it if you have to stay on all this stuff.’ That really scared me. So, I stopped the patch cold turkey (against my doctor’s advice) and found the Personal Program on the internet. I placed an order and crossed my fingers.
“I began taking the Essential Nutrients and using the Natural Progesterone Cream on a Saturday. By Wednesday — I kid you not — the endless round of headaches had stopped! I haven’t had one since. I’ve been on my Program for about six weeks and take my nutrients like clockwork. At first I felt restless at night, but my Nurse–Educator recommended setting aside the calcium/magnesium ‘til bedtime and now I sleep like a baby. I don’t have night sweats or any of the hormonal side effects I was worried about.
“Six weeks later I’m down to using a minimal amount of progesterone cream and taking the nutrients. I’m reading the book about nutrition and I feel super. The next thing I’m hoping is that my sex drive will return, but I realize now that can take a little longer. I can’t tell you how great it feels to finally be free of headache pain. I have my sister on the Program now, too, and I’m telling all my girlfriends about it.”
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Original Publication Date: 04/19/2006
Last Modified: 02/19/2008