Posted by jujube on September 26, 2004, at 19:28:37
In reply to Re: Looking for answers - Rosavin (Rhodiola rosea) » jujube, posted by karaS on September 26, 2004, at 19:17:22
> > Thanks again Kara for the response. In response to your question, I ended up being put on Depo because my cycle started becoming irregular over the past 8 months (every 2 - 3 weeks). It was really taking a toll on me, particularly with the iron deficiency. My gp had done a FSH test about 5 months ago to see if I was perimenopausal (I am 42 and a smoker). The result was negative. When the irregularities continued, she referred me to a gyno. He didn't redo the test or check anything else, although he did order a pelvic ultrasound which took place a few weeks after the shot. He suggested Depo because I smoke. I usually prefer to know a bit more about a drug that I am being given (I have had bad reactions to cough medicine), but in this case, I was simply told that it may cause some weight gain and cessation of periods. When I started feeling really ill a about 1 - 2 weeks after the shot, I did some research. What I found out is that Depo can be a very nasty drug for a lot of women. I won't be getting a second shot.
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> > I think I have made my decisions about my natural supplements. I will stick with the B-Complex and extra B-12, vitamin C (500 mg, twice a day), magnesium (250 mg, twice a day). Continue the MACA (hopefully to offset the Depo shot). And, I will look at adding Picamilon or blueberry leaf extract for anxiety. At this time I am going to stay away from the Rhodiola. I re-visited the the literature I had received about the product, and it said that although it is not a MAO inhibitor, it works on balancing MAO. I am now a little nervous about adding it because I had read that MAOIs should not be mixed with SSRIs. I don't want to take any chances.
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> > Thanks again. Hopefully we'll have a chance to chat again soon. Have a good evening.
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> > Tamara
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> Tamara,
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> Sounds like you're making good decisions. I wasn't being judgemental about the Depo Provera shot. I just didn't know exactly what it was used for.
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> One thing about those FSH tests - many women I've known have had that test and the results didn't make any sense. My friend who was in her late 40's was told that she wasn't menopausal because of her test results and that she should be getting her period. However, she definitely was menopausal and I think she had her period once more a few months later and never has had it again. (That was about 10 years ago.) My sister had a similar strange test result. I could be wrong but that has led me to believe that the FSH levels can really vary a lot and so are not the final word on menopause status - just one more tool to help determine it.
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> Anyway, good luck and definitely keep us posted on your progress!
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> KaraKara,
Not to worry. I didn't think you were being judgemental at all. I am, actually, kicking myself in the *ss for taking the shot, particularly when my initial instinct was don't do it (it is a 3-month injectable, so there is nothing you can do for three months if you have an adverse reaction). I agree that the FSH test can be fallible. Well, I will continue to take the MACA and, hopefully have good results with that in terms of hormonal balancing.
Thanks again.
Tamara
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