You may want to look into things like sleep hygiene, and possibly having an adrenal and thyroid work-up if you're having weight loss trouble. Taking the Wiley Protocol is not a prescription for weight gain, though the hormones do affect metabolism in a number of ways.
I'm sorry no one has been able to give you more specific advice from our team. The fact is, your doctor has to give you specific medical advice. We are not staffed with doctors who can give you that sort of advice over the phone at this point. Have you asked your physician to contact us so we can discuss the issue with them?
It sounds like there are aspects of the therapy you are happy with, so it would be nice to see you able to continue with your current symptoms addressed.
If not, there is no reason you cannot just stop the medication. You will feel the lack of hormones almost immediately however, and though it varies for every person, you will very quickly experience all of the symptoms which were addressed by the therapy in the first place. You may not be familiar with having those symptoms anymore if the therapy has helped to alleviate them. Despite what some would have you believe, BHRT is transient; it's effects come and go quickly. It's why maintenance and compliance to a prescription is so important in all BHRT regimens. If you don't put the hormones on from the outside, you won't have them on the inside. Please do not make any medical decisions without consulting your physician first.
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You may want to look into things like sleep hygiene, and possibly having an adrenal and thyroid work-up if you're having weight loss trouble. Taking the Wiley Protocol is not a prescription for weight gain, though the hormones do affect metabolism in a number of ways.
I'm sorry no one has been able to give you more specific advice from our team. The fact is, your doctor has to give you specific medical advice. We are not staffed with doctors who can give you that sort of advice over the phone at this point. Have you asked your physician to contact us so we can discuss the issue with them?
It sounds like there are aspects of the therapy you are happy with, so it would be nice to see you able to continue with your current symptoms addressed.
If not, there is no reason you cannot just stop the medication. You will feel the lack of hormones almost immediately however, and though it varies for every person, you will very quickly experience all of the symptoms which were addressed by the therapy in the first place. You may not be familiar with having those symptoms anymore if the therapy has helped to alleviate them. Despite what some would have you believe, BHRT is transient; it's effects come and go quickly. It's why maintenance and compliance to a prescription is so important in all BHRT regimens. If you don't put the hormones on from the outside, you won't have them on the inside. Please do not make any medical decisions without consulting your physician first.
Jake Raden
May 14, 2012 - 2:18pmGeneral Manager, Wiley Systems
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