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Originally Posted by organicmama
there is conflicting info on progesterone cream tho too which I have been wading through the past year.
I am sure there are some benefits though but never felt totally sure it was for me.
However you are right, there are synthetic hormones and bio identical hormones. Apparantly the body recognizes bio must better. However you mostly need to get a script fromt he doc to take to a compounding pharmacy.
I dont think you can actually go to a neighborhood walgreens.
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If at all possible, it is best to find a doctor who will utilize BioIdentical Hormone Replacement Therapies, with a Compounding Pharmacy. Monkeying around trying to figure out which hormones one is deficient in, without the benefit of blood work, is a bit like hitting a pinata blindfolded. Sometimes you get it, sometimes you don't. However, even with that said, I still found benefit just using a little natural progesterone cream, which is said to stimulate the other hormones needed for well being. I don't mess around using estrogen or testosterone, because those two have quite a reputation for having a narrow tolerance level.
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Marjen, I really dont have any clear answers. MP can make you feel crazy. For several months I hated my husband. I didn't know why. Now he had let me down in some areas of our life that really upset me. But not enough of a situation to leave him, YK.
So I went out and got a job. It helped me as a woman, kept me busy and not thnking aobut that awful dh I had...lol and when I had enough of that intense physcial work and stress and all, I was cvery greatful for my husband.
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YES! I found myself doing the.exact.same.thing about this time last year. I still have my moments, but snap back to reality that it isn't anything to consider getting divorced over.
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But I had to work through all that to get to love again.
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We moms who are family centered, usually don't take time to take care of ourselves. We pour every bit of ourselves into our families, with no regard as to how it is sapping us from our very core. When our children are young, we have no choice but to meet their needs 100%. However, as they get a bit older, it becomes vital for us to give ourselves permission to take care of us. Now that I have older children, I can take a bit of a break from the house by myself, though I feel guilty for doing so, or maybe even paranoid that the house won't be standing when I return!
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Even my kids...I jsut wanted to go away by myself and be me.
And I did a couple times. Once to Santa Fe. I only had my olders who were meeting their dad there.
Then my grandpa died and I stayed 2 weeks with my family.
That is really not like me, but I needed ME time.
MP almsot drives you to it.
see it is reasons like this we need a place like this becuase it is very real, very difficult physically and mentally.
I am so thankful you all are participating.
When you get those books, they will give you good ideas to help.
It is so great you are looking ahead like this to prepare. I think you are very wise to seek out answers to these questions, Marjen.
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Yes, this little nook is awesome! There are SO MANY times that I feel as though you, KR, have either experienced something that I'm going through, or are actually going through it at the same time.
It is a tremendous comfort to know that I'm not alone in my journey of life.