Progesterone (natural) cream. Have her go to a naturopath and have her saliva tested for hormone levels and have the cream made specifically for her by a compounding pharmacy. Read the book by Michael E Platt, The Miracle of Bio-Identical Hormones.
Depression can be caused by a combination of endocrine glands, so support the adrenals, thyroid, pancreas, as well as the reproductive system through herbs and supplements. But if her progesterone levels are low at least that is a good starting point. Sharlene On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 2:43 AM, LOU ROSELLI <[email protected]> wrote: > I need some direction. > > My wife is 46 years old suffering from depression, anxiety and menopause. > She has been seeing counselors and she was recommended to again take an > depressants. She has tried Wellbutryn once for a month which gave her bad > side effects like headaches and anxious and the latest Lexapro which also > she can not stand the side effects. They are making her feel even worse, > then better. Lexapro has been making her feel nauseas and dizzy which are > some of the side effects is what I read. I finally got her to think > about the natural route and I am trying to see if anyone out there can give > me some solid holistic direction of what see can take to help her feel > better to alleviate the depression anxiety and the usual hot flashes and > everything else that comes with menopause, without these side effects..Can > anyone direct me. > > Thanks > Lou > from NY >
