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Posted 5/17/2013 5:02 PM (GMT 0)
I was diagnosed with perimenopause in my early thirties, and I am full blown menopause at 43..I have been told I am not a candidate for hormone replacement due to long term predisone usage causing a clotting risk..My symptoms are pretty severe right now...Did any of you go into menopause and did CD play a role in what you could take and severity..My last doctors visit I was given a very low dose of xanax and zoloft to take at night..I have noticed my intestines don't seem to like that combination either by the drugs themselves or my other medications?? Any thoughts or suggestion?
Posted 5/17/2013 7:22 PM (GMT 0)
I am 37 and my cycle has always been irregular, I don't know if it is related to CD or not. I generally average about 10 cycles a year but so far this year I have already skipped two. In my mid 20's before my CD diagnosis but right around the time my first symptoms began to appear I skipped 8mo straight.

As for the Zoloft, I think some on here take it, for me about 30min after I took my first dose is when my D started and it never left, even after stopping the Zoloft the D continued and I was diagnosed with CD 4-5yrs later.

Have you looked into any of the herbal remedies for menopause issues? It might be worthwhile to get an apt with a holistic Md or maybe an herbalist?
Posted 5/18/2013 5:30 PM (GMT 0)
Well, the meds have really helped the hormonal anxiety and hot flash symptoms but the intestinal effects are really started to kick in. I tried Black Coash..I tried all the over the counter crap with no relief..They have been advertising on the radio a natural hormone replacement clinic..I don't think I can tolerate the d with zoloft..I went off my gluten free diet though and went into a flare awhile back..after 3 weeks of Flagyl, and I went back on the gluten free diet, and I have been coming out of it..I was surprised that the change in diet headed me right into a flare..I thought I would try going off of gluten free to see whether I could tolerate it..guess not..
Posted 5/19/2013 12:27 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Cindy,
I did not go into menopause early. I just started menopause about 1 1/2 years ago, so I'm 54, so that's about average. I had a tough time for years during perimenopause....lots of night sweats and hot flashes. I tried all the herbal remedies and nothing ever really helped. I do have .25 Xanax---I used it during the night sweats, and I use it now when I'm on prednisone, or having a bad night in Crohn's pain....favorite drug by far to help me sleep. I dreaded actual menopause because I thought the symptoms would get worse, but the opposite happened....all the night sweats are gone...no periods, mood swings, less migraines, etc. So I don't have much to offer, but maybe it will get better with time. I never did hormone replacement, so I can't add help with that either.
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