I cannot imagine taking this 3 times a day. Your pharmacist needs to hear about this. Consult with your doctor about what to do. I don't think I would give up on the medication but you may need a break for a while.
There are a lot of great soybased suplements for hotflashes with little or no side affects ask a health food specialist or ask your doctor for a list of natural medicines you can take in place of Premerin, I used one such supplement and it worked great. nanafox
My reasons for turning to HRT are that I have taken Black Cohosh an alot of Soy Based products. I know in three years time I have drank gallons of Soy Milk and to no avail. The black Cohosh and some of the other supplements ate a hole in my stomach and I now have an ulcer.
I really have ran this thing over and over in my mind about what to do with this Pharmacy. It is a big name chain of pharmacy. I definately have been composing a letter to this chain...but I figure that it will probably be filed in the trash. I have had several people tell me to sue.Could this be one of those frivolous lawsuits we all hear about? I just cannot process this ...A company that guarantees that everything is double checked made this big of a mistake. We are all human, and we all make mistakes. But......Wow. What about my future health now? I know I am lucky that I did not have a stroke or heart problem. I just really cannot make up my mind.
I would do what I could to warn others. This pharmacy NEEDS to know what they did. Whether you sue or not is up to you. Right now do you know the long term effects? Please ask your doctor. The natural subsitutes were never enough for me. I still take my harmones prescribed by my doctor. I have had no ill effects so far.
One of the reasons that the black cohosh and other plant estrogens don't work is that you may not have a lack of estrogen. What a lot of us are lacking is Progesterone. The progestin that is in HRT is a chemical base and that is why there are so many side effects. There are many progesterones out there. Look for one with a USP measurement and take that not the wild yam type. That is what I have done. When I took the plant estrogens, I got migraines. Too much estrogen in the system. There are many online tests that you can take to check out where you may be lacking. Dr. Theresa Dale (she has a site, I don't know it offhand) is a naturopathic physician and has homeopathic meds for menopause...look her up. She tested many on herself. I know because I was taking courses from her years ago when she was testing them.
Good luck.
If you have any other questions I would be happy to help or steer you in the right direction.
Namaste,
Try bio identical hormones- they are safe and non toxic. Just Google it on the web- will find doctors in your area to help you. Sheila
It's been awhile since this happened. How are you feeling?
The pharmacy definitely needs to know, as well as your doctor - the issue here is the doctor will prescribe another synthetic and more side effects likely.
From Dr John Lee books, I was aware of the benefits of natural progesterone and nutrition. I used an excellent bio-available phyto-progesterone, then just a progesterone cream, but still experienced some hot flashes, IBS/acid reflux and still had that foggy thinking cap on!
When I did some more research, it became evident that hormone imbalance is triggered in the brain and nutrition has a major impact on it! Supplementing with a complete protein will support the brain and its intricate parts to stimulate a specific gland to produce the right amount of hormone (the basic component of which are also proteins), enabling the glands to function normally and maintain balance inside the body.
The best part for me is I have been able to find relief using a alpha polysaccharide-peptide and the bonus has been I also got rid of the foggy thinking cap, IBS/acid reflux, and have less aches!
Best of health,
Lynette
