Women’s stories
“My clothes even fit better!”
Karen first entered perimenopause at 44. She was just a mess back then, she says,
with “non-stop hot flashes and night sweats, around the clock. I was generally
feeling miserable and really tired, and suffering from palpitations too. I had to
get some kind of relief just to function.”
Her doctor prescribed HRT, but it was a struggle at first. She began with Estrace,
but had side effects, and her doctor kept changing doses and formulas until deciding
Karen’s body just wouldn’t accept oral estrogen. Karen was switched
over to the Vivelle estradiol patch and Prometrium. It worked, and she stayed on
it for seven years.
At 51, Karen decided it was time to stop HRT. She felt confident she was over the
hump of menopause misery and ready to take the next step — but wasn’t
sure how. She just needed some guidance. At a dinner with friends someone told her
about the Women to Women website. She checked us out and signed up for the “get
off HRT” version of the Personal Program.
After three months on her Program, Karen is happy to report, “I feel better
— and more alive!” She loves the Essential Nutrients and is really pleased
that with guidance from her Nurse-Educator she’s on a very gradual weaning
schedule. She’s cut her daily HRT dosage in half and hasn’t suffered
any withdrawal symptoms or side effects.
Karen also said, “I’m sleeping better, not dragging myself around, and
I’ve lost a few pounds! And after cleaning up my diet and adding the Nutrients,
my bloating is gone too. So my clothes even fit better!”
And Karen isn’t the only one — her spouse and adult daughter are following
the dietary guidelines and they’ve lost weight too. As Karen exclaimed, “This
diet plan is good for our whole household!”
Karen will soon be completely off her HRT. And she’s improving her Program
every week as part of her new commitment to self-care. Next up: adding more soy
to her food plan. She’s even started walking daily for exercise. What an inspiration!
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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