I refuse to take the mare urine-based hormone replacements, so I use bio-identicals instead. I am doing pretty well with them.

I had used supplements and a progesterone cream. As had been in the news, the progesterone cream now supposedly can cause cervical cancer. I have not taken anything in the form of hormone therapy for a long time. I stopped my periods when I was 42. My doctors never acknowledged that I was going through menopause. They kept telling me I was too young. I am now 48 and having a great deal of difficulty. I have been given antidepressants and antianxiolytic medications which I have recently read is just a temporary fix. I have recently moved to Chattanooga and am hopeful that I can't get real help with this as it really disrupts my life.

I'm not using anything, and I do not feel so great.
Most of my symptoms are bearable but I was using estrace (a low dose vaginal estrodiol cream for svere vaginal dryness and atrophy.) I had to stop using it because of breast lumps. So my sex life is pretty much over and it's very depressing because I'm only 40.

I cannot take hormone replacement meds. I have never even been able to take any type of hormone - even birth control pills when younger. I hate the hot flashes, but I feel much more stable with menopause than my monthly problems I had before. I had terrible PMS, cramps, extreme bleeding, etc.. Now, I feel more balanced. I do still seem to have a period every 5 months or so,

Hi Chrisaa,
I not taking a rx, I take
remifemin. I feel better than I did No hot flashes now...thank God...If u want to talk let me know. Hopeforlife

So far I'm doing great without any replacements. I had such a horrible time with my periods before menapause that this is kind of welcome. I'm almost 1 year period free and haven't had any hot flashes in a long time. I am taking Prozac..but have been for years for my OCD.

I tried it and got sick with minutes so I switched over to herbs that work great with the side effects.