Amberen

Hi
I am 53 been in menopause for nearly 5 years i tried several different HRT patches/tablets for 4 years but came off 8 months ago and tried progesterone/oestrogen cream from the States for 6 months then came off that as i never found what i was looking for in anything i have tried, my main symtoms are: lack of libido, low energy, and saggy skin - i have been taking Amberen for 6 weeks, (2weeks 2 tablets 4 weeks 4 tablets) so far i cannot say there is any great changes although last night was my first night of uninterrupted sleep for i don't know how long, so i'm hoping that this is the miracle i've been looking for - i'm quite fit i go to gym and do pilates and eat healthy but my skin on the underarms and stomach is quite puckered with no amount of exercise making any difference. Anybody got any tips?

Yvonne13 - I don't know how Amerben will react with your medications, but I do suggest you read the following post about it as it provides a lot of information about the ingredients which will probably be helpful to you. Good luck!
https://www.empowher.com/community/ask/seeking-information-amberen-relieving-menopause-symptoms

I heard about Amberen, and felt like this would be good for me, my question is how will this interact with the meds i currently take. I am 49 will be 50 in 4 days :) I am currently taking Hyzaar, detrol :( a daily vitamin. I had a hysterectomy in Jan, i did the hormone patches but quit wearing them read to much bad stuff, anyhoot I have been experiencing night sweats and a few hot flashes, for now nothing else has popped up yet... I did use premarin for a while it dried my eyes out to where i couldn't wear my contacts, will this product dry my eyes out? I have had bouts of graves disease currently my levels are normal and take no meds for this.

I am 45 years old and have been in perimenopause for 2 years now. My biggest symptom has been severe frequent migraines that are often unbearable. I was also experiencing mild occasional hot flashes. I was also getting joint pain daily and bad moods way more often than usual. For those worried about migraines and the MSG, I say give it a try. I started Amberen in February and am still on it. It helps me so much, especially with my migraines and mood swings. I missed a dose last week and had a huge migraine the next day. My doctor (endocrinologist) says it is safe, but didn't expect it to help me much. I will see my neurologist on Monday and plan to tell him how much better I am doing on this product. My only concern is that I should be going off of it for awhile, but I am worried that the migraines will come back with a vengeance. I also had endometriosis over 10 years ago and am a bit worried about whether or not that may reappear. Oh, and I also should note that I tried bio-identical hormones for 6 months last year, and they did not help me nearly as much as the Amberen. I am glad to not be on hormone replacement, but am still unsure as some of you are, about long term effects since it is such a new product. For now, however, having migraine relief is like having a new lease on life and I am just hoping that I continue to do well.

I'm almost 49, my periods are still regular. I've been using bio-identical progestron-estrogen as a cream for couple years. Really low dose of estrogen and relatively high on progesterone, the amount figured out by trial and error, so I belive I'm (relatively)estrogen-dominant.
Here is my experience with Amberen so far - after 1 week of use. Right at the start there was some symptoms of high estrogen (I knew the symptoms from fine-tuning the estrogen cream), I sleep better and have more energy, but then my moods started to go wild. I will add progesterone cream next, and then see what happens.
I do have a concern with extra estrogen production, on a long-term basis. Even the woman's own estrogen can provoke breast cancer - it all depends how she metabolises hormones in her liver (which is very individual).
I think I will stop at 30-days with Amberen. I was hoping for more energy from Amberen, otherwise it is not such a good trade-off given estrogen-related complications.

Hope my post will help women to make more informed decisions.