Catherine's Story

My name is Catherine and it all started when I turned around 43.
Routine tasks became a problem. My anxiety levels rose through the roof. I have always been the type of person that was anxious and a worrier but it didn't take over my day to day life. What a drama I couldn't even go to the supermarket by myself. I was always anxious. I would wake up in the morning with my stomach turning and worrying. My doctor put me on to a mindfulness course which ran over 6 weeks. That was goo good didn't help enough, so he then put me onto a cognitive behavioural therapy course. That was a lot better and I was taught how to make my mind think differently. But no matter how hard I tried I was still anxious. I lost a lot of weight and my periods also changed they were very light. My doctor then put me on to Patient Advocates in Tauranga for natural hormone therapy. Over the last few years I have also suffered from tender breasts, headaches sometimes migraines, night sweats and temperature changes.

I first saw Felicity in May 2008. My progesterone salivary test was so low it was basically non-existant. So it didn't matter how hard I tried to solve my anxiety problem because of the imbalance in my body it would not have gone on its own. My last test in March 2009 was so good I am now on a maintenance dose of cream because my body is maintaining my progesterone. I have also been able to put all my weight back on and keep at a stable level. I am on progesterone cream and taking supplements. My night sweats are very infrequent and my other symptoms have eased dramatically.

I have just come back from a holiday in Australia. I could not have coped with this two years ago as my anxiety would have stopped me. It was still challenging but I did it!

Progesterone cream and taking supplements have changed my life!

Catherine