I am going to my general practioner and he's clueless and went to an endocrinologist and he won't do biodenticals just the traditional hormones, so I need to find someone that has actually been to that doctor and they helped them with their hormones. I have been to 3 doctors now and spending tones of savings and still with all the perimenopausal problems. Will travel to from frisco, plano, carrollton, lewisville, flower mound, dallas area. Thanks
Thanks for your help ladies. I already read the book breakthrough and liked it but I didn't want to go to another doctor listed in the book unless someone had been to them already and liked them. Accepting normal aging is one thing but my symtoms are horrible, nightsweats, hot flashes, dry skin, dry hair, brittle nails, hair falling out, acne and never had acne before, foggy thinking, can't remember anything, no energy, can't sleep and the list goes on....so I need some help. Anways, I actually called three of the places listed, thanks so much!!!
Dr. Margaret Christensen http://www.christensencenter.com/. She is a board certified OB-GYN, but now practices functional medicine based on what she discovered with her own health. She is located in Dallas.
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I don't live in your area, but you might want to look into a homeopathic dr. My mom uses bioidentical hormones and they have helped her a TON! She see's a homeopathic dr. We are both very into natural remidies and do not ever take meds unless we HAVE to. I am hypothyroid and I now see a homeopathic dr. for it and I have seen a huge improvement
maybe he's not clueless, just one of many doctors who have concluded that bio-identicals are a Very Bad Idea.
i was intrigued and looked into them carefully. it's so tempting. but ultimately i decided to allow my body to do what it's designed to do, which includes experiencing menopause and grey hair.
i apologize for straying from your actual question into opinion. sometimes these opinions just don't want to stay mute!
khairete
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Try a functional medicine doctor. Www.suzannemackmd.com. She is wonderful! Main office is in Denton. But she offices out of a Dallas clinic one day a week. She's the best!
My mother was prescribed hormones for menopause. She took the prescription to a holistic pharmacy and they made her a cream that was suppossed to be bioiodentical. Maybe you could try something like that. She does this with everything now.
I read a great article about Dr. Gary S. Donovitz in Mansfield Now magazine, but I haven't been to him. He has offices in Arlington, Plano, and Houston (?). I don't know how he does that! You can search for him and find his website pretty easily. Good luck!
I use Dr. Chri Riegel. He's at Midway & Parker near Plano Presby. ###-###-####. He accepts most insurance as well. Good luck!
Hi T.---I use a doctor who is a board certified internist but practices integrative medicine. She is able to prescribe bioidentical hormones for me. I had considered a Naturopath, but they are not licensed to write prescriptions in the state of Michigan. So that's your first question...who can write the script.
I 'googled' integrative doctors in your town and this is one of the sites that came up. Take some time to look at all of the search results and then start interviewing these healthcare professionals over the phone. Good luck...Be well D.
Southlake Hormonal Wellness Center. Her name is Terri Suresh - she's awesome! Don't have the number on me, but you can google it. Good luck!
Get Suzanne Somers book Breakthrough. It has some great information and has a list of resources in the back that are very helpful. Looking into the same thing right now and still doing the research. Not that much available in the Dallas area but there are some options out there. I also believe it is the safest option out there and has great anti-aging benefits.
I am not a fan of doctors - I find not only do you have to be your own researcher, but your own advocate as well. I am having hormonal irregularities due to breastfeeding and have been doing some research. Apparently a much touted herb, called Vitex, is highly regarded in breasfeeding circles as well as among menopausal/perimenopausal women. Check it out - but don't be frightened by some of the stuff you can Google on it. Women who use it, sing its praises. You can find it easily enough online through Amazon or at a health food store.
