Men Surviving Menopause

men surviving menopause

  • mail
  • facebook
  • google
  • linkedin
  • pinterest
  • twitter
  • youtube
  • Home
  • Our Story
  • Have Your Say
    • Random Stuff
  • She Who Must Be Obeyed
  • He Who Doesn’t Listen
  • Your Say
  • Contact
You are here: Home / She Who Must Be Obeyed / Meeting Dr Margaret Smith

Meeting Dr Margaret Smith

July 18, 2012 by Linda Butler Leave a Comment

In 2007 I had the pleasure of meeting Dr Margaret Smith who helped me immensely.

After numerous visits to my local GP (who by the way is a female,  a little older than myself & who I thought would understand me), asking for help as I wasn’t coping with my menopause, she said “You need to go on Anti-depressants!!!”

My reply was “can’t you just check my levels??” Her answer was “no you need to come off your HRT for at least 3 months to check the levels.”  That really scared me as I wasn’t coping on the HRT so how will I be off them??? That wasn’t the answer I needed.

I felt frustrated, unheard and uncared for and I wasn’t given any other options!!!!  After this I spiraled down into a deep depression not sure what to do or where to turn, thinking this must be my lot in life.

One of my daughters became very concerned about me. She began to research for other doctors and found Dr Margaret Smith, she emailed her and became my doctor till she retired in Dec 2011. She became my God send.

This is a letter from Dr Margaret to my GP:

I have rechecked Linda’s hormone levels, her levels are the lowest I have ever seen!! Please note that for some women on long-term Premarin,(I had been on Premarin for 7 yrs) sex hormone binding globulin is significantly raised and therefore Oestrogen as estrone in the Premarin is not available nor is any Testosterone so changing to a patch and bypassing the liver will make all the difference for her.

I did try the patch but ended up with Implants which worked so much better for me and made me feel normal again.

Filed Under: She Who Must Be Obeyed Tagged With: Anti-depressant, Dr Margaret Smith, estrone, hrt, implant, oestrogen, testosterone

About Linda Butler

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

five + nine =




*  Your Email:
    First Name:
    Last Name:

Titles, Tags & Topics

Anti-depressant australasian menopause society break down breast communication compounding chemist depression DHEA DHEA/Prognolone divorce doctor Dr Margaret Smith estraderm mx50 estradot 37.5 patches estrodot estrodot 100 estrogen estrogen implants fatigued frustrating headaches hormone levels hormone replacement therapy hormones hot flush hot flushes hrt implant local GP lump married menopausal doctor menopausal symptoms menopausal women menopause mood swings Oestradiol implants patches relief of menopausal right doctors slightly depressed teary testosterone the change vaginal atrophy

Recent Posts

  • Frustrated to the max
  • Found A New Doctor
  • Change from HRT to Yam Cream
  • Tender Breasts
  • Something Funny

Follow us

  • mail
  • facebook
  • google
  • linkedin
  • pinterest
  • twitter
  • youtube
*  Your Email:
    First Name:
    Last Name:

Privacy Policy · Copyright © 2022 · All Rights Reserved · SiteMap | Archives | Men Surviving Menopause | Login | by Peter B Butler of Smarter Websites

 

Loading Comments...