Violet
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I'm really hoping someone can give me some advice cos' I'm not feeling so good right now.
I was diagnosed with Oestrogen dominance last May. My symptoms were chronic fatigue, insomnia, severe depression, weight gain, menstruating every two weeks, a lot of thyroid symptoms too (always cold, low blood sugar etc. My T4 is borderline low, my t3 is in the last 20%).
I was put on Duphaston. Initially it didnt do anything, until my second course of treatment in June, when I also started taking Vitex. Then the difference was like day and night: boundless energy, positive mood. The weird thing was that my taste buds changed, and I began eating fully Peat, after several months of subtle implementation. I also began using the Progestere oil.
It's been nearly 3 months since starting to feel good, and over that time I only had energy crashes were when I got my period. (I presume this is because my progesterone gets low.) The period hits me pretty hard: I get totally exhausted, and start to feel depressed. The feelings last for three days or so. The bad thing is that my periods have started coming every two weeks again Even though I'm still taking the progestere oil. The last energy crash was the worst one yet - it lasted for nearly a week.
Things started to turn about two weeks ago: I started sleeping really badly. Waking up for hours during the night, not being able to get back to sleep until I ate something. (this used to happen to me a lot when I got really sick with the OD last winter). Then my energy started to get worst. I decided to change my treatment and five days ago started taking Raw thyroid. I stopped with the vitex and the progesterone oil cos I read that you should give your body a chance to prcoess the thryoid without the progeseteron added to it.
THe problem is that since starting to take it, I'm really tired! Yesterday I took it and from about 2pm I was falling asleep at my desk. I went to sleep that night at 11.30pm, woke up at 4.30am, but for a change, got back to sleep, and slept until 10am! Which is really unusual for me - I normally get up at 6am. Why might this be happening?
there are two more things: about two months ago my hair started falling out, and now it looks like ***t Also, initially eating Peat I was losing weight steadily, now it's stopped. I'm relieved I lost something, but I still have about 7lbs to go before I get back to my pre-allthishappening weight.
Sorry this has become an essay, but I'm in the UK so am on the waiting list for an Endo, and in the meantime I'm floundering trying to figure out all these things myself. I've decided to start taking the vitex again - should I start taking the progeestone oil too?
Would really really appreciate any advice!
I was diagnosed with Oestrogen dominance last May. My symptoms were chronic fatigue, insomnia, severe depression, weight gain, menstruating every two weeks, a lot of thyroid symptoms too (always cold, low blood sugar etc. My T4 is borderline low, my t3 is in the last 20%).
I was put on Duphaston. Initially it didnt do anything, until my second course of treatment in June, when I also started taking Vitex. Then the difference was like day and night: boundless energy, positive mood. The weird thing was that my taste buds changed, and I began eating fully Peat, after several months of subtle implementation. I also began using the Progestere oil.
It's been nearly 3 months since starting to feel good, and over that time I only had energy crashes were when I got my period. (I presume this is because my progesterone gets low.) The period hits me pretty hard: I get totally exhausted, and start to feel depressed. The feelings last for three days or so. The bad thing is that my periods have started coming every two weeks again Even though I'm still taking the progestere oil. The last energy crash was the worst one yet - it lasted for nearly a week.
Things started to turn about two weeks ago: I started sleeping really badly. Waking up for hours during the night, not being able to get back to sleep until I ate something. (this used to happen to me a lot when I got really sick with the OD last winter). Then my energy started to get worst. I decided to change my treatment and five days ago started taking Raw thyroid. I stopped with the vitex and the progesterone oil cos I read that you should give your body a chance to prcoess the thryoid without the progeseteron added to it.
THe problem is that since starting to take it, I'm really tired! Yesterday I took it and from about 2pm I was falling asleep at my desk. I went to sleep that night at 11.30pm, woke up at 4.30am, but for a change, got back to sleep, and slept until 10am! Which is really unusual for me - I normally get up at 6am. Why might this be happening?
there are two more things: about two months ago my hair started falling out, and now it looks like ***t Also, initially eating Peat I was losing weight steadily, now it's stopped. I'm relieved I lost something, but I still have about 7lbs to go before I get back to my pre-allthishappening weight.
Sorry this has become an essay, but I'm in the UK so am on the waiting list for an Endo, and in the meantime I'm floundering trying to figure out all these things myself. I've decided to start taking the vitex again - should I start taking the progeestone oil too?
Would really really appreciate any advice!