Dear Friends:

In case you ddn’t already know, I have been in the throes of menopause for the last 3 years and it has been a rough road.  My libido had almost disappeared, my energy level flagged, I had practically hourly hot flashes night and day, and my yonie became dry, inflamed and painful.  Needless to say, it was not good for my relationship either.

I have been writing a book on the journey, which will be coming out soon, but the story isn’t over.  Since I didn’t have the income to do the Dr. bit with tests and HRT, my friend, Joyce Gerber (you will be seeing more articles and stuff from her on this site soon) recommended that I try a product called Amberen.  I went to the site and signed up, got the product and I have been taking it for a week now with some surprising results!  While the jury is not yet out on this one yet, I thought it might be interesting to share a journal on the  journey with you.  Let’s discover together how this product works!

I went to the site last week: http://www.amberenonline.com and selected the $7.99 free trial and I received  about 90 days worth of product within about 3 days.  Now here’s the rub , I discovered.  If you order the 90 day version, it costs only $99.99.  But if you do the trial, and decide to keep the product after 30 days, the way I did, then it costs $149.99!  I don’t know quite yet what to tell you about how to best handle that, but I guess we will figure it out once the initial 30 days are up.

The idea behind the product is that it “rejuvenates and rebuilds the body’s own systems in order to restore optimal hormonal balance” by stimulating the hypothalamus — the command center of the body’s hormonal system,jump starting cellular matabolism normalizing the function of the communication and synergy between the organs of the neuroendocrine system reviving hormonal balance.

I love this idea!  I want my body to do its best work, rather than layering on treatments that bring in foreign bio-identical hormones.
The program includes, from what I can tell thus far two 90 day applications:  take product at same time daily for 90 days.  Then go off it for 90 days, then back on for 90 days..  I am not sure if this pattern requires repeating indefinitely, or if it just needs to be done the two times and the we are finished.

This whole hormonal downward slide began as a result of adrenal burn-out due to extended periods of high stress.    In addition to the symptoms I mentioned above, I have difficulty going to sleep and staying asleep — partially due to hourly hot flashes all night, life stress, and panic attacks.  I know there are others which I will add in subsequent entries, but these are the ones of major concern as I write this.  My menstrual cycle had disappeared for the last six months — which I was glad to be done with.

I started taking the product 8 days ago and I am amazed at the immediate results!   I am only sorry I didn’t start with a daily journal, but beginning today will have to do.  Since I began taking the pills, I first noticed that my nipples went on “high beams” almost immediately, with the normal accompanying sensitivity.  Previous to that, the sensitivity of my breasts and nipples had diminished considerably.  Now I am aware of them all the time!  This new symptom is still ongoing.

I began to experience bloating, my tummy got very rounded, and I thought I must’ve been gaining weight.  By the 4th day, I experienced some menstrual spotting, which by the 5th day became a full-on period with minor cramping (much less difficult than before).  I also have some fibroid tumors which in the past had caused clotting, extreme cramps — it actually felt as if I was attempting to give birth each month!  It will be interesting to see how this aspect is affected.  So I am on the third day of bleeding, and I am wondering if it will subside as it would around this time when I was having periods before.

The biggest thrill thus far is how my genitals are feeling.  Previously, there was lubrication evident, but  what it felt like was very different.  The edges of my inner lips had been feeling inflamed and irritated constantly so that I wanted to sit on ice all the time.  I was beginning to worry that there was another problem!

Since taking the Amberen, that irritation seems to be almost gone.  The tissues of the inside of the vagina had also been painful for sex (uncomfortable at best) and we needed to use loads of lube!  Pleasure inside was almost non-existant, except for oral stimulation.  We are waiting to do intercourse till the bleeding subsides.  I will update you on how that is feeling.

Overall, before the Amberen, I had been feeling kind-of dried up, like an old leaf ready to blow away.  Now I feel more hydrated, more full of myself and alive!  I am very excited thus far and looking forward to see how it goes from here. I will be making additional entries every few days or so.  But I am leaving tomorrow for the weekend and don’t know if I will be able to get back on this til next week.  Til then…

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