lyme in Putnam
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Don't know anything about them. My doc gave me the name of a pharmacist that does compounding. Are you tested to see what you need? Who does the testing. My doc wasn't a gyn, just curious I know who gives the hormones, but who decides how many of what.
Thanks, good health,
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My endo told me that he couldn't do anything for me, because nothing is showing up in testing, even though I have "the classic signs of endocrinology" related symptoms. So he said this is the only thing he can recommend. I've yet to take him up on the offer because I need to see my Lyme Disease doctor... well, I suppose I should say, I'd like to see him first and get this confirmed first, then move onto the bio medical treatment of my endo related symptoms.
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feelfit
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Putnam,
usually this is done by a saliva test...measeures your hormones and cortisol. I was tested by a ND a few weeks ago, awaiting results.
then a compounding pharmacy makes the bio-identical hormomes for you based on your results.
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Source of a need for these is an unhealthy organ or organs, right ?
Does determining which specific organ or organs arent right make good sense ?
Then if you can help the organ get healthy and make the right hormones at the right time in the right amounts - wouldnt that be a good solution ?
And you shouldnt need the bioidenticals then, or ever.
With the above, it can often be done.
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My LLMD tested my hormones and prescribed bioidenticals for me.
I get them from a compounding pharmacy.
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lyme in Putnam
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How many taking bio identicals are on antibiotic treatment. Do they interfere with symptoms?thanx
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I just started taking the compounded bio identical estrogen and progesterone and am taking abx.
I got my prescription from my LLMD. She didn't check my levels. She said to go by symptoms and I will learn what I need.
I am still taking the progesterone, but I have gone back to my Vivelle dot for my estrogen for now. I was starting to have hot flashes on the compounded estrogen. I also ramped up my abx at the same time so I can't be sure if it was estrogen-related or babs.
I just started treating babs, so I went back to my original estrogen to see what would happen with the hot flashes then.
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My body would not absorb the bio-identical estrogen cream. Had to go back to the regular stuff.
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Tracy9
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I just saw a nurse practitioner for this at an ob gyn practice that specializes in this. Both my LLD and PCP endorsed it.
I have a lab slip for 14 vials of blood and a box for a saliva test from ZRT labs to complete next week. It is very extensive blood work to check my hormone levels as well as thyroid and adrenal glands, and other things such as Vitamin D, iron, etc.
Then they will meet with me and give me the results and the creams will be made by a compounding pharmacy each month.
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Sammi
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I had the Profile III test done. Addressing the hormone deficiencies I have has helped a lot.
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massman
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Creams address symptoms, not causes. That is what seems to interest most here.
Change those symptoms !
Actually that is defined as successful care especially in the US. Band Aids heal !
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How do you do that, massman? I'm told my adrenals and thyroid are both shot. I am not aware there is any way to fix them. From everything I have read and researched, they can't be fixed. I'm told I might have Addison's disease and that the adrenal glands damage is irreversible and that steriods are needed for life.
What is the alternative? How do you fix the adrenal glands and thyroid?
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Tracy I have posted here a lot about these glands and this subject but I generally get ignored, belittled etc. LOL as apparently net knowledge and one's own experience seems much better than the experience of a doc that has treated hundreds of patients.
There does seem to be little knowledge about a doc that traveled all populated continents from the 1950s thru the 1980s, studied with native healers and researched and developed specifically blended herbals.
He had invented things as a teenager and was the first to figure out how to actually measure the energy frequencies of plants and organs.
Many of his formulas are based on matching the energies of healthy organs. Generally since they help organs heal the best they can. About 3 months is the amount of time they are used.
Some organs have been so stressed that they cannot totally heal so they, after healing the best they can, will need some maintainence.
Docs name is Dr. A. Stuart Wheelwright PhD ND. The doctorate is in chemistry and another in naturopathy. He died about 20 years ago.
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