Regarding the question of hair loss and weight gain:
There's a number of reasons women could experience these symptoms, but they certainly are not universal to everyone who goes on therapy. I will tell you that, ceteris parabis lifestyle habits pre- and post-WP, it's most likely too low estrogen. Either the physician has cut the dose, the pharmacy is making it improperly, or the patient would need to be on +1, +2, or +3 (standardized dose increases). Or, if the patient experienced these things and did not stay on the therapy completely for at least 3 months, they simply may not have been receiving the estrogen, as it takes up to three months for your body to respond fully to the increased circulating estrogen and progesterone and create adequate hormone receptors at a cellular level. Of course, there could be latent thyroid and adrenal issues too that could require attention. You question is very general and lacking a lot of supporting information for an adequate diagnosis. So my answer can only be as specific as your question. Serum hormone levels would be crucial in this sort of situation to understand what was happening.
One reason you may have heard of this being a common side effect is because many doctors are still scared of estrogen, and so erroneously cut the dose down. These symptoms tend to be a direct result of that. Or, women get impatient in the first 3 months and quit before their bodies have adjusted to the medication.
This is based on our observation of patients taking the Wiley Protocol, in general. This is not a substitute for medical advice, nor is it targeted to you personally. Your doctor of course is the only person you should be taking specific medical advice from. I simply wanted to answer your question to the best of my knowledge and ability given my experience working for Wiley Systems. There are far more qualified people we work with (doctors and nurses) who could give you specific advice. We'd be happy to help you contact one if you desire.
This is I'm afraid getting into risky territory where I'm being asked to give advice and answers to questions that are much better addressed by your physician. We believe very strongly in empowering the patients at Wiley Systems, but unfortunately in the past that has been very misconstrued by certain groups and used against us, especially on the internet. I'm not looking to revisit those incidents, and for that reason I'm skirting a fine line between being open and honest, and being vulnerable to claims of prescribing over the internet, not being a doctor, and gosh knows what else people can come up with.
As I've said before, personal claims of adverse events reported to us are recorded, reviewed by doctors, and generally we can offer feedback on that process to a patient who requests it. Changes and modifications are always left up your doctor, ultimately.
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Regarding the question of hair loss and weight gain:
There's a number of reasons women could experience these symptoms, but they certainly are not universal to everyone who goes on therapy. I will tell you that, ceteris parabis lifestyle habits pre- and post-WP, it's most likely too low estrogen. Either the physician has cut the dose, the pharmacy is making it improperly, or the patient would need to be on +1, +2, or +3 (standardized dose increases). Or, if the patient experienced these things and did not stay on the therapy completely for at least 3 months, they simply may not have been receiving the estrogen, as it takes up to three months for your body to respond fully to the increased circulating estrogen and progesterone and create adequate hormone receptors at a cellular level. Of course, there could be latent thyroid and adrenal issues too that could require attention. You question is very general and lacking a lot of supporting information for an adequate diagnosis. So my answer can only be as specific as your question. Serum hormone levels would be crucial in this sort of situation to understand what was happening.
One reason you may have heard of this being a common side effect is because many doctors are still scared of estrogen, and so erroneously cut the dose down. These symptoms tend to be a direct result of that. Or, women get impatient in the first 3 months and quit before their bodies have adjusted to the medication.
This is based on our observation of patients taking the Wiley Protocol, in general. This is not a substitute for medical advice, nor is it targeted to you personally. Your doctor of course is the only person you should be taking specific medical advice from. I simply wanted to answer your question to the best of my knowledge and ability given my experience working for Wiley Systems. There are far more qualified people we work with (doctors and nurses) who could give you specific advice. We'd be happy to help you contact one if you desire.
This is I'm afraid getting into risky territory where I'm being asked to give advice and answers to questions that are much better addressed by your physician. We believe very strongly in empowering the patients at Wiley Systems, but unfortunately in the past that has been very misconstrued by certain groups and used against us, especially on the internet. I'm not looking to revisit those incidents, and for that reason I'm skirting a fine line between being open and honest, and being vulnerable to claims of prescribing over the internet, not being a doctor, and gosh knows what else people can come up with.
As I've said before, personal claims of adverse events reported to us are recorded, reviewed by doctors, and generally we can offer feedback on that process to a patient who requests it. Changes and modifications are always left up your doctor, ultimately.
Jake Raden,
February 16, 2011 - 6:17pmWiley Systems, Inc.
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