Lara Briden's Forum

Hi there, I suffered from REDs for probably about a decade which in turn caused me to develop HA. In Jan 2023 I finally got my cycles back after 4 months of no exercise other than walking my dog but still eating as if I was exercising (minimum around 2500 calories a day). After about 3-4 months, I g...

Hi there, I have had constant breakouts for over a year. They never go away. My bloodwork says my hormones are doing well. At the very least my testosterone was a little on the lower end. I got my period back Jan 2023 after almost 2 years without it and they are “regular/normal”. I had breakouts all...

Hi there! I got my period back Jan 2023, 4 months after refueling. Since then, I would have some premenstrual symptoms such as tender breasts. This month I have not had that symptom and there’s been times the symptom would come later than it had been. So I’m concerned about what this means. I’ve hea...

Correction:
The estrogen is 2.5mg per pump not 25mg.

Thanks for your reply, Lara! I was think along those lines as well. 👍🏻 I just started seeing a wholistic GYN whom I think could help me with dosing. I can ask at my follow-up next week where we are reviewing my hormone saliva test results that we did to see where my hormones are at now that I’ve bee...

Hi there! First, just finished the book which was amazing and I learned a lot. Thank you! Second, if I have HA brought on by an imbalance in fuel to performance level (I’m a sub-elite competitive runner) is it good or bad to use hormone therapy (I’ve been using bio-identical creams) while I work on ...