Need some advise

I had all kinds of problems on vivelle dot and cenestine and am wondering if any of you other sisters have tried just using progesterone.
Brief history: I had a TAH in Feb. of this year, was on .1mg of vivelle dot did great for 3 weeks and then had racing heart, cold all over, shakes and then my blood sugar dropped to 48. Dr. said it might be an allergic reaction to hormones and get off and see what happens. Blood sugar problem went away, racing heart went away. I have not been on any hormones since April. I do drink Revival soy, not all of the shake at a time. I do weight training, make sure I get my calcium. I was having panic attacks all the time, now only a few. But I just don't feel like myself. Some days my legs feel like they won't hold me up. I feel like I need something just don't know what it is.
Dr. is no help.
Have been reading on this site and think it is wonderful and thought maybe other sister might be able to help.
I just turned 40. Thanks for any advise

I was on cenestin but it made my togune numb and I just felt tired all the time Now I'm taking estratest fs and prometrium , feeling better. When i started taking the estratest I felt dizzy and shakey but that went away after a week. If your Dr. is not helping you maybe its time to find a new one. That's what I did the Dr. I had for my surgery was no help after the sugery ,he said all my symptoms would go away on there own I was miserable But I found a new Dr and he is just great Maybe you should try one too. Hope you feel better

I did take just Prometrium (100 mg) for the first few months post-hyst, and found that I was the calmest I'd been in my whole life! I actually liked being off estrogen; even now, I take the low dose, but my personality is improved without it (but my bones aren't --another story!).

One word of advice: it's worth trying, but ask for bio-identical, whether Prometrium or compounded, and try to only make one change at a time. Adding in something like Estratest could make it difficult to sort out what is or isn't working for you!

Since you started out on a such a high dose of the Dot, did you ask your doctor about starting out with a low dose and working your way up as needed? I have a hard time when I start high, dose-wise; I need to start low and then it's easier to titrate to your particular needs.

That blood sugar level and the other symptoms can be a sign that something is wrong in one of the other endocrine systems., like the adrenal glands. If you have that blood sugar problem again, I'd urge you to ask for a referral to an endocrinologist; perhaps the switches in estrogen, along with the high dose, knocked something else out of kilter. It's a pretty delicate biochemical balance!

Lots to think about, but lots to try...and if your doctor won't work with you, seek another! Just telling you "you're allergic to hormones" without working that blood sugar up isn't "enough", really -- you need better answers. The blood sugar levels alone could account for a good portion of the anxiety attacks, too!

Also, get a DEXA scan for bone density. I've been going very low-dose or no estrogen for the 16 months since my surgery, and now have full-blown osteoporosis . I might have had it before (should have been checked pre-op, but put it off). However, bone loss in the first post-hyst year, especially without estrogen, can be pretty dramatic.

Take care, and I hope progesterone is an answer for you. But if you get that blood sugar level again (normal is 70 - 120) you really need to see an endocrine specialist!



Audrey

Just had hysterectomy memorial day weekend, for fyrboids, kept ovaries, but now suffer anxiety attacks at grocery store counter, ov er high bridges overpasses etc just cant do it! Will be 41 in January, 27th.