Comments on: Hormone replacement is now a good thing? http://www.addiva.net/2009/01/13/hormone-replacement-adhd/ Celebrating midlife ADHD women Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Julie http://www.addiva.net/2009/01/13/hormone-replacement-adhd/comment-page-1/#comment-6110 Julie Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:59:11 +0000 http://www.addiva.net/?p=164#comment-6110 Hi, Linda! Somehow, I am a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner. Yes, I do have ADD. It was actually my getting ready to go to school for my NP, and having a son with ADD, that spirred me onto getting testing done. Anyway, as I see girls and women every day in my job, many of them are perimenopausal and menopausal. I am a big advocate of HRT. It can make the world of difference in a woman's quality of life. I have a friend who said she thought she had to "suffer through it." She began HRT and her life is immeasurably better. The current recommendation is: "the lowest dose for the shortest amount of time." Hi, Linda!
Somehow, I am a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. Yes, I do have ADD. It was actually my getting ready to go to school for my NP, and having a son with ADD, that spirred me onto getting testing done.
Anyway, as I see girls and women every day in my job, many of them are perimenopausal and menopausal. I am a big advocate of HRT. It can make the world of difference in a woman’s quality of life.
I have a friend who said she thought she had to “suffer through it.” She began HRT and her life is immeasurably better.
The current recommendation is: “the lowest dose for the shortest amount of time.”

]]> By: Margo Vela http://www.addiva.net/2009/01/13/hormone-replacement-adhd/comment-page-1/#comment-6102 Margo Vela Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:23:12 +0000 http://www.addiva.net/?p=164#comment-6102 Hi Linda, I have been unable to join the last couple or so times due to being extremely busy. I am sharing with you what I have experienced for myself. I do use bio-identical hormones and find them to be very helpful. I am better able to cope with all of life's challenges better than when my hormone levels are low. I have more energy, I think more clearly, my libido functions better etc. I am a firm advocate of a person learning about things such as this for themselves and a person needs to know that a majority of doctors out there have very little actual knowledge for themselves of bio-identical hormones. It is important to have the balance between the various hormones in order to avoid possible repercussions that are warned about. Remember that when we are younger and our bodies are full of all of the hormones normally our health is at its best. It isn't until the levels head south that we start having all of these other issues. Something that I have given quite a bit of thought to. There are some excellent authors out there on the subject with good information if you search for it. I hope that I haven't given any offense in the above comments, none was intended. Sincerely, Margo Vela Hi Linda,
I have been unable to join the last couple or so times due to being extremely busy. I am sharing with you what I have experienced for myself. I do use bio-identical hormones and find them to be very helpful. I am better able to cope with all of life’s challenges better than when my hormone levels are low. I have more energy, I think more clearly, my libido functions better etc. I am a firm advocate of a person learning about things such as this for themselves and a person needs to know that a majority of doctors out there have very little actual knowledge for themselves of bio-identical hormones. It is important to have the balance between the various hormones in order to avoid possible repercussions that are warned about. Remember that when we are younger and our bodies are full of all of the hormones normally our health is at its best. It isn’t until the levels head south that we start having all of these other issues. Something that I have given quite a bit of thought to. There are some excellent authors out there on the subject with good information if you search for it.
I hope that I haven’t given any offense in the above comments, none was intended.

Sincerely,

Margo Vela

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