Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Alternative Therapies => Topic started by: Booblet on July 21, 2022, 08:50:21 PM
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Hi everyone,
I have been taking 20mg natural Progesterone with wild yam per day along with 0.5 mg Sandrina- Estrogen gel (nhs).
I felt a lot better when I started this ratio which is recommended by Dr John Lee (American Menopause - now deceased)
However, the last 8 wks have not been good: it's like I'm back to how I was b4 taking John Lee's recommendations. I'm so exhausted, very anxious, depressed and weepy.
Are there any members here tried Dr Lee's approach to hrt?
Please help- I am really struggling.
XXX
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Ask your GP for a referral to a UK dedicated menopause Clinic. There are waiting lists.
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Booblet, how old are you and where are you in the menopause? It could be that your oestrogen levels have dropped further and you need to increase your dose.
I would start by increasing the Sandrena and see if that helps. You might also need to increase the progesterone dose but I would start by increasing the gel.
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Hi Booblet,
i've just seen your post and yes, I have followed Dr Lee's approach. I started with progesterone cream which worked very well for many months. I then started getting light night sweats which were very bothersome and having read his book, it suggests that oestrogen may be needed in these cases. I've bought estriol/estradiol cream (online) and now use a swipe of this at night. This works perfectly and i feel great with this combination.
I should add that initially I went to a menopause specialist who prescribed patches/utrogestan and felt shocking so stopped after a few weeks. It was then that i did my own research and very happy to have found something that works for me.