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Why Progesterone is so Important... Especially in Menopause!

4 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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This short transcript excerpt from a YouTube video by Dr. Tabatha Barber explains that bioidentical (prescription) progesterone is chemically identical to the body’s own progesterone, functions as a natural anti-anxiety hormone, and that declining progesterone during perimenopause/menopause commonly causes anxiety, heart palpitations, racing thoughts, and sleep disruption. The speaker recommends prescription bioidentical progesterone to alleviate these symptoms.

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Actual bioidentical progesterone, which you can get as a prescription. It comes the same chemical your body makes. We can get that as a prescription, you guys. It actually makes you feel better. Progesterone is our natural anti anxiety hormone. It keeps us calm. And when you go in the menopause perimenopausal transition and your progesterone starts to drop, one of the most common things I hear is I feel anxious, I feel overwhelmed. I can no longer deal with the stuff that I could deal with. I'm having heart palpitations and anxiety. I'm waking up at night with my mind racing or my heart racing, and that is all lack of progesterone. So.