Posts Tagged "symptoms"

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!

Is it me…or is it global warming?

Posted by Liz on May 9, 2008 in women's health | 2 comments

Hey. Global warming is no joke. I’ve been turning down or off the thermostat a lot lately. But my central heating is seemingly going into overdrive. Sisters – you know what I’m talking about. In fact, I’ve been chatting lots and lots lately with my gal pals about this pause in our lives…..taking stock as to what’s going on and the steps we’re taking to deal with it. But I truly think that it’s not about dealing, but sharing and winning and reveling and rebelling. Yup, that’s my plan. So I hope that you’ll join me on this journey to get the word out about what’s working and what’s not and the challenges and victories. I’m going to use this forum to post the good, bad, ugly and the best and worst about…..shhhhh…..peri and men-oh-pause. But I promise! This ain’t gonna be your mama’s menopause! A new day has dawned…