Dianne,
I am another one that has gone through menopause without HRT. I did not have a choice, I have an inherited clotting condition called Factor V Leiden and my chance of a clot is increased 39 fold with BCPs or HRT. That roughly translates to 1 in 250 chance of a clot, I did not like those numbers. Besides that gene passed down from my grandmother, the fact that my maternal grandmother, mother and maternal aunt have clotted creates more risk for a clot than the one little gene.
When my hot flashes/mood swings/insomnia got to be very bad, my primary prescribed Paxil for 3 months and it helped me very much. After that, I used a soy based menopause support and Black Cohosh. My GYN suggested them since HRT was out of the question. It was very helpful and life developed a new normal that was ok.
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Dianne,
I am another one that has gone through menopause without HRT. I did not have a choice, I have an inherited clotting condition called Factor V Leiden and my chance of a clot is increased 39 fold with BCPs or HRT. That roughly translates to 1 in 250 chance of a clot, I did not like those numbers. Besides that gene passed down from my grandmother, the fact that my maternal grandmother, mother and maternal aunt have clotted creates more risk for a clot than the one little gene.
When my hot flashes/mood swings/insomnia got to be very bad, my primary prescribed Paxil for 3 months and it helped me very much. After that, I used a soy based menopause support and Black Cohosh. My GYN suggested them since HRT was out of the question. It was very helpful and life developed a new normal that was ok.
October 8, 2009 - 10:30pmThis Comment
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