Estrogen Deficiency...symptoms? - Hormone Problems Message Board

Chriznat25 · 10-08-2005, 07:54 PM

Not for me, for my Mother. She had a full hysdirectomy in 1980 when she had me and was always on Estrace .5mg and progesterone (unknown dosage). She stopped taking these 3 years ago because she felt she had passed menopause. Soon after, 3 months after, she hit a parked car and has been loony ever since. No doctor has ever been able to diagnose her with anything except "dementia of some type".
Anyways, I brought her to a new, younger doctor who said she MUST be on estrogen and wrote a script for 1.0mg. Now, after 2 weeks of being on it the difference is notable! A lot of her "dementia" symptoms have gone away and she seems to be returning somewhat, to normal.
My question:
Would having no Estrogen in your body cause symptoms of confusion, slight loss of memory, etc?

JinL · 10-11-2005, 05:54 AM

Read Suzanne Somer's book, "the Sexy Years".

It explains all that you want to know & more. It is available in most librarys.

Earlene · 10-11-2005, 02:09 PM

Chriznat25
I understand hormones affect every cell in our bodies. Our brain tries to correct symptoms but there are only low hormone levels to draw from. This is what a GYN told me last week.

BTW what brand of Estrace is your mother taking?

katidid95 · 12-09-2005, 05:22 PM

Being too low on estrogen can cause similar symptoms of having too much, including brain fog, etc.