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The Pause that Refreshes

Posted by Liz on May 12, 2008 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Yikes! Blanche sent me this article must have missed it when I read the New York Times today. Evidently, the ad folks for Estroven want to invite us all the Menopauseland so we can celebrate this stage in our lives.

Sisters – I love this time in my life and indeed, there are many things about it that are grand. But I guess that when I turn into Ms. Hyde because my hormones are raging, well, I’m not always in the mood to send my gal pals a postcard.

I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Mama’s Little Helper

Posted by Liz on May 9, 2008 in Uncategorized | 2 comments

There’s a new cocktail in town! Won’t necessarily do its wonders for ‘all that ails’ but it’s a good start and worthy of consideration, even for the toughest constitution. Hmmm, I can only imagine eyes popping and chattering as all you Sixties love children excitingly talk about Ms. V and so sorry to disappoint. I’m actually referring to black cohosh, rhodiola, and three immortals with a twist (i.e., topical progesterone cream ). Sounds strange, eh?

True confession time. I started having major night sweats about four months ago. Drenching night sweats. Talk about a wet dream! My MD suggested a regimen of topical progesterone combined with a low-dose topical estrogen. Progesterone? Okay. But, estrogen and me haven’t done too well in the past.

So, Flashfree might be a blogger by night but by day, I’m a medical writer/health reporter so I read and read and read and write and write and write. And while I live and breathe and eat in the Western School of Medicine, I honestly subscribe to the East meets West way of life.

Mind you, I’m not recommending that you go out for happy hour. But what I would like to convey is that there may be an effective allternative if you are hormone-shy like me, provided that you consult the healthcare professionals in your life that are ‘in the know.’

Couple rules of thumb – standardized formulations rule the day, don’t try this at home without speaking to an expert first, and shaken, not stirred!

Any other combos you’d like to share? Experiences? Tell me more!