LadyRR

Hello and maybe some of the answers/feedback as well as mutual support will be found on these message boards!

I am a woman of 49, sexually active and healthy with the exception of uterine fibroids, which in turn have left me challenged with a good ten years worth of anemia related fatigue etc.

In the past few years I have noticed that muscle aches have become rather assertive, alongside of fatigue and fibroids returning and increasing in size (I had a successful myomectomy in 2003 for one single large fibroid). With the increasing size lots of bathroom trips were the norm during the night.. the latest hit was waking up very hot through the night... New challenges were being introduced.

I read a book by a physician who is well known for his approach with Natural Progesterone Creams. He explained why and how HRT could backfire and then went on to say how the natural creams were different. I had nothing to lose as I was not a candidate for HRT anyway, having lost a mother to breast cancer and was not going to feed the fibroids more estrogen.

Three days after starting the cream at the recommended dose the results were coming nicely. I had to actually take it down a notch for it did also improve energy too much in areas of sex drive. It was a nice glance and reminder of where I had been prior but way too prominent and gave me the feel of maybe this is too high a dose for someone so small 120 pounds.

My breasts were remaining sore and enlarged, even between periods. Now the periods are becoming less frequent with my missing one cycle on occassion. I finally went down to my normal size of a large b/small c after 1 day of being on the cream. The painful breasts are a thing of the past... they were relaxed and no longer sensitive to touch.. whew.

Sleep at night was sounder... oh and how I needed that rest being anemic.

Here is the odd part that I did not expect:

The muscle aches in my arms back all over moaning aches.. quieted down to the point I no longer felt oddly old throughout my day when I exerted myself.
I remember laying on the massage table at the chiropractor and thinking nothing feels like it is pulled.. Then hearing the massage person say: What have you done differently, I cannot find the knots that are normally here.

As my body adjusted to the small dose of progesterone, that last extreme response of all knots gone has lessened.. but I still do not feel like an old lady when moving as I did before. I am tempted to up the dose to that recommended amount, but am stopped by that Drs recommendation of the less is better theory.

I am proceeding carefully and would like to know of other peoples response to similar creams. I chose one that was recommended in that book to avoid the many pitfalls of the wrong and/or ineffective ingredients.

Also of benefit is the response to my libido.. major and powerful at first and now reasonable (remember I toned it the cream down to less). Initially my husband complained saying that he cannot keep up with this cream and was concerned, for I had gone for the full dose in first days, but fixed me too well smile.

Weight control is not there without effort, but effort before was not doing anything and in fact now I eat normally and am not putting on the pound or two every month as was early. Having always been petite, the gradual increasing weight was concerning. 1 - 2 pounds may not seem like alot, but does add up over the course of a year! I am now 5 pounds over what I should be and am eating nicely rather than cutting back. This is a major improvement.

The challenge that I face now is the week to 10 days off of the cream (required break according to Dr) is a challenge. Night heat and tossing off of covers, waking up, breasts have their fun again with me.. and the loss of sleep is very hard. I literally count the days until I can go back on the cream.

So I shall wait for the responses as well as any other nutritional thoughts on what I can do to maintain a healthy sexuality as I go into my menopausal years. I am doing pelvic exercises, and working out.. not all all willing to give up the pleasure that intimacy has afforded our lives! Any thoughts here is very much appreciated.

Sincerely,
RR