Question:
help? acne,hot flashes, and a plateau,what isnext?
im 15 weeks out of surgery, stapling only, 48 pounds gone and now all this stuff is happening, help?what is going on? i am 50 yrs old and am a breast cancer survivor and thru the chemo i was pushed into early menopause, so taking an estrogen pill , wearing a patch is not conducive.i am taking prozac weekly, evista, calcium and a multi vitamin. — sue P. (posted on September 14, 2002)
September 13, 2002
I "feel your pain", lol. I am 51yo; about eight weeks post op
and don't know which is up or down. I went totally off antidepressants
initially because i was afraid to swallow them. Then I thought
perhaps..... So, between that, menopause and the rapid weight loss; every
new day is a hormonal adventure!!!!!
Monika Walls, DE
— Monika W.
September 14, 2002
Boy can I relate, at 52 I am also Hormone Challenged!!!!!!!!
My Dr tok me off my hormones, and I cold just slap him silly.
I am sitting here with the biggest zit ever on my face, and have not lost
any weight in 2 weeks, Yikes, can you say GRUMPY..........that would be
me.
But this to shall pass (I hope)
I am hoping people will look at my new size 12 and not my poxed face with
sweat running down it......LOL
— Jeri P.
September 14, 2002
Hi, I, too, am with you on this! I had open RNY w/gallbladder removal on
8/14/02 (I'm 45-started hysterechtomy-induced menopause 4 years ago) and
since surgery have stopped smoking, stopped my daily 60 mg of Prozac ,
stopped my Premarin (HRT), other meds AND pretty much stopped eating. I
have started developing weird acne with big, sore zits, and my BAD temper
has come back with a vengeance. I was at my wit's end while in the hospital
and they were as happy as I was when I was discharged! This whole WLS
business wreaks havok on every part of our body and mind and we have gone
through some MAJOR medical and hormanal changes. I just keep to myself
pretty much and hope that "this too shall pass!" Wishing you all
peace!
— Rebecca T.
September 14, 2002
hiya! i had a hysterectomy 5 years ago and was put on premarin which worked
fine until i had my wls. about 5-6 mos out i was having horrendous
migraines, zits, hot flashes, night sweats...nasty nasty stuff so i saw my
ob-gyn thinking she needed to decrease my estrogen since i'd lost weight
BUT turns out our "fat cells" process estrogen so by losing
weight i was not processing enough estrogen but she didn't want to increase
my estrogen since it makes migraines worse (i am seriously predisposed to
those nasty headaches) anyhoo, i cannot do progesterone at all (unless i
want to kill someone! eek!) so she put me on estratest which is a combo of
estrogen and testosterone and it has worked beautifully for me until
lately....been getting hot flashes and hot/cold at night so i see her in
november and i guess it will be time to try something new or change the
dosage! point is that estratest is a good alternative. for me i did have a
few side effects (the first few weeks i wanted to box with anyone! lol; my
leg/armpit/eyebrow/mustache hair grows pretty quickly...so i shave daily
and WAX the 'stache and it is no biggie)
i am also bipolar but a few weeks ago went off my prozac (was on only 20mgs
daily) cuz i realized i hadn't had a "clinical depression" since
pre op! so now i'm only on the depakote for mood control. seems to be
working so far...but prozac is in your system for 6 weeks.
anyways, i would suggest getting with your ob-gyn and seeing what he/she
has to say....
good luck!
kate
open rny 6-14-01
pre op: 268lbs
goal: 135lbs
current: 130lbs
— jkb
September 14, 2002
i stopped taking estradiol(generic for the estrogen in premarin) and the
metho--what's is (progesterone) about 2 months before i had my surgery. The
surgery said it causes bleeding. Then the study came out and said they were
getting bad results with premarin and of course everybody pretty much has
stopped the hrt! I live in florida where it's hot as hades and the hot
flashes i got certainly didn't help. I'm waiting to see my new
gynechologist so i can only tell you that i bought some "black
cohosh" which is a remedy you can find in any good health food store.
I plan on asking the new doc how much to take, but the info can probably be
found on any natural remedy website---in fact you could probably find more
answers if you go to about.com! They are really informative and lean toward
"homeopathic" or natural remedies---but do give sound advice.
They just tell you the regular medicines and also offer you the natural
ones. Good luck! I will post again if i find out it is a general answer!
— Adele F.
September 14, 2002
This is Adele again! I had better luck on google.com finding information on
"Black Cohosh". If you go there under health/alternative medicine
you should find it. They explain all the alternative meds you can take for
different problems if you don't want to go the regular medical route. Hope
this helps!
— Adele F.
September 16, 2002
To everyone suffering with PMS and menopausal symptoms might want to try
"Feminine". It is a natural hormone replacement supplement.
(Helps greatly with hot flashes)!! The website for this product is
pattischmoldt.unfranchise.com
— Patti S.
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