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Do You Do Natural?
| Wed, 10-12-2005 - 1:27pm |
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Well, my answer to this is yes, with caution.
Molly
I agree with you Molly. Quite a few years ago, I was going through "the change" and the hot flashes were driving me nuts. I would not take HRT, because in my mind it had caused a huge cyst that had to be aspirated. SO... I started taking Estroven (soy based) and told my GYN. His comment to me was, "if it is doing the same thing as HRT, then it has the same side effects". I didn't listen to him, because it helped the flashes. However, when the RA dx came, I stopped it. After 6 months on MTX, that "whole problem" stopped anyway.
I do not take anything other than a good Vitamin and calcium supplement now. The reason being is that I just can NOT swallow any extra pills. I think the natural meds need to be checked by your doctor and your pharmacist before you take anything extra.
Vicki
I've never tried natural because my meds work for me, and I'm happy with that even though I had a bad flare this week. I believe with natural it's the same, it may work for some and not others but you need to read about interactions, etc.
Luv Ya!!
Molly