Dr. Grose

So I finally had my 3 hours long appointment with the Naturopathic dr. She is AWESOME. She totally reminds me of my mother if she were a dr. Have you seen The Incredibles? THAT's her! NO CAPES! Dr. Grose even has the same hair cut :) The cutest part about her is she had on the tiniest pair of Uggs I've ever seen. Ok, enough about how adorable she is & more about how awesome she is.

I was there for 3 hours because I got there early & then she didn't see me until an hour after my appointment. You know the table thingy you sit on when you walk in where they check your blood pressure, etc.? You don't sit there. You sit in a chair beside it & she pulls up her dr. stool & sits on the opposite side of you. At this point she puts your folder on the table & uses it as a desk. I keep thinking my Chinese grandmother is talking to me. Anyway, she goes over what is going on with me & then she grills you just like she's your mom. I explained that my GP wanted me on anti-depressant meds & she wanted to know why. PMS. It rules my life unfortunately. For example, today is the 16th & I should start on or around the 27th-31st. I am already wiped out. I went to boot camp this morning & my workout sucked ass because of the exhaustion. SO I get home & cannot keep my eyes open. I crashed until about 12:45 today.

Long story short, she said that the depression I am experiencing two weeks into my cycle is magnifying the already fatigue, depression, etc. because of elevated estrogen levels. Because I have elevated estrogen levels, then I am becoming insulin resitant & therefore having a hard time losing weight. Her basic conclusion is this in her own words (think sharp Asian voice): 'I don't think that exercise & getting you on a diet is going to work. What I hear from you is a person who has given up on life. You are YOUNG! You shouldn't be feeling this way at all. We have got to get your PMS under control - i.e. your hormones - & that will be the first step to making you feel better. If you trust me & let me prescripe some progesterone. I want you to take it this cycle & let's see how you feel.' *Note: The whole conversation we had about my fatigue & depression is long winded so I didn't include it, but that is where she got her conclusion about my giving up on life.

So she also wants me to go on a 10 day liver cleanse. Since I spent a million dollars on this particular cleanse, I plan on following through. However, my birthday is Sunday & I want to celebrate. Well & then there is xmas & new year's. I was thinking about starting the cleanse the day after my birthday, but I realized I am in the throes of my pms weeks. Probably not a good idea to start this until after my period starts. So I will post on how the progesterone does. Oh! It was awesome! What was awesome? The pharmacy I went to is a compounding pharmacy. I've never been to one of those before. Very interesting :)

Ok, that's it for now. Happy Days & Hugs to Everyone!!!