“cBHT has literally saved my life! I went two years without s...”
cBHT has literally saved my life! I went two years without sleeping more then three hours per night. My nights consisted of being so hot I thought I would burn alive. I changed clothes 2-3 times per night. Nothing I took (Melatonin, doctor prescribed sleeping Rx...) helped. After a period of time, I could not think straight, I could barely function during the day and I was an emotional mess. My legs swelled up and were in pain. The minute my feet hit the floor, there was intense pain in my legs. I had no libido. In fact I was completely dried up. Prior to menopause, I had a libido much like a man's! Now in my late 40's it was the furthest thing from my mind. Even if I thought about sex and wanted to try, nothing would happen. I had lost the ability to climax. My entire life I was a pretty low-key, nice person and suddenly I became someone who was enraged at everything. I yelled at my husband and to this day I can't believe I am even still married. My PCP said I was depressed. Yes, depressed because I was not sleeping for two years. Depressed because I was hot all the time! Depressed because I was someone unrecognizable. He wanted me on an antidepressant and said many women get relief with Prozac. These things were not happening to me because I was depressed. I was depressed because these things were happening to me. I don't care that some women get menopausal relief from Prozac, I refused to allow someone to make me feel that my issue was mental/brain chemicals vs. hormones. I was a walking nightmare due to HORMONES. When I was young, my mom said my grandmother became someone no one wanted to be around when she was a teenager and it was due to my grandmother's menopause. When my Aunt went through it, her doctor flat out told her she was having a mental breakdown rather then acknowledging her hormones. My own mother had a partial hysterectomy in her late 30's due to fibroid tumors. In her 50's she too became someone no one wanted to be around. For years...she then started Premarin which helped some but also gave her side effects. My mother changed for the worse. I had a history of ovarian cysts and endometriosis. Since both conditions feed off high estrogen, it was safe to say my entire adult life my body was used to high levels of estrogen. Therefore, just a drop of it would give me symptoms. However, mine was nearly non-existent, as well as my testosterone. It has taken a long time of close contact with my OB/GYN and frequent blood tests to get my levels to a point where I feel "normal". However, even prior to feeling normal, I was great compared to my 2-3 years of misery. Hormones fluctuate, so changes to my cBHT are made from time to time. I can't even express how grateful I am for these medications. I feel they saved me from serious mental issues and saved personal relationships. In my humble opinion, more research needs done and when it has been, the world will know how effective this treatment is. Even if I could have take a medication like Premarin, I would have been hard pressed to. It is a drug that is manufactured inhumanely. My husband also is extremely grateful for me receiving these treatments. He is also considering getting checked out and possibly starting some for men.
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