Posted by Larry Hoover on April 8, 2009, at 8:15:22
In reply to Re: Thought provoking article on Amen blog » Larry Hoover, posted by Phillipa on April 7, 2009, at 13:16:42
No, the article had nothing to do with the Amen clinic. You just need someone who will give you progesterone (the bio-identical hormome), in hopes that it will be metabolized to allopregnanolone. Allopregnanolone is a neurosteroid, which down-regulates the sensitivity of GABA receptors. If you don't have enough allopregnanolone, you develop persistent anxiety. You have trouble sleeping. You become fatigued. You have memory problems. Some women are profoundly impacted by the decrease in progesterone at menopause. It sounds like that applies to you, which is why I mentioned your name when I posted the link. Benzos may help symptomatically, but you can never get enough benzos to fix the problem.
I have no idea if this particular doctor you're seeing is a good practitioner. His site suggests he's likely to offer you progesterone supplementation. There are oral preps that work, creams, suppositories. I don't know what's best in that regard. I am concerned about one thing, though. The guy is charging way too much for the supplements he sells. $48 for 120 fish oil caps? Puh-lease. If you can get out of there without buying anything else....
Whether there is any direct link between menopause and Hashimoto's, I don't know. I don't think progesterone is going to influence your thyroid function, in any case.
Good luck with this, PJ. I hope it works.
Love back atcha,
Lar
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