A Little Info

Women's health
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Hello Ladies,

I shared some info in my post yesterday that I think will give you a generalized ideas of what's going on with the hormones. Here is a little info I found along the way. Even though everybody's body is different and peri can last for some years, this may give you an little idea of how far along you may be.

FIRST PHASE- progesterone levels decline leaving your body in oestrogen dominance. Some of the symptoms you may expierence is bloating, cramps, mood swings, and tender breast.

SECOND PHASE-oestrogen level also declines. Some of the symptoms you may expierence is hot flushes, memory problems, heart paplpitations, migraine headaches, and vaginal dryness.

THIRD PHASE-oestrogen and progesterone levels decline to near menopausal levels. Some of your symtpoms may recede at this point. You will still expierence some but will going into your menopausal years.

Again, we all are different and expierence a lot more symptoms than what is mentioned but this just gives an idea as to where you may be in the process. ((Hugs)) to all you wonderful and supportive ladies. Thanks for being here.

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Thanks Jamie, this was really informative smile

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Thanks for the post, any info is useful

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Thanks so much! Appreciate any and all info!

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Thank you Jamie xxx

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No problem. Any useful info to help ease our minds I'm always willing to share. ~Take care Lovlies~

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That was just the information I was looking for all the male doctors are contradicting themselves giving me just estrogen patches and feeling 10 times worse when according to this I need progesterone I've now come off all HRT as I feel terrible I am going to try natural progesterone by now so we will see how that goes but my goodness I was not ready for this it's totally knocked my off my feet xxxx

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That's how I felt too. Im so tired of doctors telling me it's not peri because of my age or the fact that I still have regular cycles. All my bloods say I'm fine with a few vitamin deficiancies, and all other tests and scans say I'm fine so I needed answers. I started reasearching peri and this info gave me a little insight to what is going on with these up and down hormones.

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Thanks Jamie. I only recently realised this too. 

I think also super important to monitor our hormones too if at all possible, case in point snowbell and I overdosing on progesterone cream which is just as dangerous as excess estrogen.

Also for what it's worth.. I kept trying to find the LINK between hormones and our gastric issues, so many of us BLOAT PAIN GAS etc and I found fluctuating hormones make us more susceptible to an overgrowth of bad bacteria in our guts. So MAYBE this is why so many of us had digestive issues? That or slow digestion causes the problems..

Anyways always open to correction/clarification/HOPE.... lol

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It definitely is a connection along with a increased load on our liver as the hormones decline.

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Oh yeh didnt think about the liver! Im sick to death of my life revolving around the toilet sad if im not constipated its the opposite!

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Ella, do you know if a good probiotic supplement may help with the digestive issues?

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You are right. Most of the month I'm constipated and cycle time I have diarrhea. It's horrible and always something.

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Interesting you say this, as last few months I have been waking at around 3 with an uncomfortable stomach - feels gurgly, bloated and unsettled, coinciding with all my other menopausal symptoms. I haven't been able to figure out why, as I'm particularly carefly with what I eat at night, and never eat after around 7.

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Me too anna. No specific time but im waking up with gurgling crampy pains. I try to watch what i eat too. Then it settles down...

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I wis i could help. I keep being told to take them but i swear they dont help... sad

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Ive been more dioarhea last few days and i know my cycles dur any day and once again EARLY

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Good lord youre a wealth of information! The company who makes it is mine! Il ring them asap

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So funny how these things all revolve around my cycles and have been for years but I never put it together. These hormones are wild and crazy. I wish I was one of those people who could just sail through it.

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I guess sitting at the computer and doing research for hours on end because this peri is driving me mad has some benefits. LOL. I wish I was able to try the oil though. Let me know if you try it and it works smile