EPILEPSY & PROGESTERONE

Dr. Ray Peat has detailed studies showing that when epilepsy occurs prior to menstruation, it is often relieved by progesterone therapy. This therapy has also been used with success in suicidal depression, Reynaud's phenomenon, Meniere's disease (inner ear), kidney disorders, and abnormal liver metabolism.

This has been validated by Dr. Dalton, who says, "One of the most satisfying experiences is to diagnose and treat a woman with premenstrual epilepsy. She can be treated with progesterone and freed from all anticonvulsant tablets with their many and unpleasant side effect." Dr. Betty Kamen, in her book Hormone Replacement Therapy: Yes or No?, concurs that progesterone has an effect on epileptic seizures because of its barbiturate-like mechanism of action on brain metabolites.

This item, which appeared on the Internet, seems to corroborate those statements. It came in from a woman who had suffered in the past with epilepsy. She wrote: "Many years ago, at my absolute worst, I was having 30-50 seizures a day. Since I went on 200 mgs. of natural progesterone (capsule form) a day, I have been nearly seizure-free. I know the vitamins and nutrients that I'm on are also helping.

Dr. Dalton confirms from her experience and study that many of the uncomfortable symptoms normally associated with a woman's monthly cycle occur just prior to and during the first few days of menstruation, and occasionally at ovulation. It is not uncommon to experience pain, depression, and headaches continuing through the first day or two of each menses. However, all these ill effects, often aggravated by stress and its consequential depletion of progesterone, can be bypassed. Once the progesterone is replaced in our bodies naturally, many of our problems clear up. We can avoid the sufferings of hormone deficiency, and whether in our teens or in the postmenopausal period, we can be thankful for the efforts of Dr. Katharina Dalton.

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The information above is from the book, "The Estrogen Alternative" (page 54-55) by Raquel Martin

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