Subject: vertigo with progesterone

Dear Dr. Roby,
It was very good to hear you speak last year at the national Age Management Medicine Group meeting in Las Vegas. I am on the planning committee and met you briefly. I hope that you can help me with a patient that I have who is a 40 year old female with hypothyroidism, on Armour 240 mg, and h/o abnormal bleeding s/p endometrial ablation 2 years ago.
She is definitely estrogen dominant and every time we try any hormone manipulation even with smallest doses of progesterone she gets vertigo.
Please advise what I should do next.
She is gluten free and on supplements.
Best regards,
A.C., DO, FACOG, ABAARM

Dear Doctor C.:

You might go to my website at www.robyinstitute.com and see the blogs. I go into quite a bit of detail about how we block progesterone hypersensitivity using ProCALM drops. We send dropper bottles of ProCALM in dilutions of 0.00005mg/3 drop dose, 0.005mg/3 drop dose and finally .5mg per dose. We start them on the weakest and have them use it bid for 25 days (fifty doses per vial). Then we do the same with the .005mg drops and so forth. That will usually get you to a therapeutic .5mg daily dose in about two months. If she gets vertigo at .00005 I would dilute it to the 10th or 15th. Some cases require these extreme dilutions. I have one lady, on the blog, CM from Chicago, whose IC pain was worse on Prog. 25 and better on 30. So we used 30 for a month, then 25, then 20 and so on. Now she is moving steadily into stronger and stronger dilutions and still no increase in symptoms.
I hope that helps.

Warm regards,

Dr. Roby

Here is the update on my condition as I promised…

I feel like a million bucks most of the time!!!! I have some muscle pains that I am now discovering are not muscle pains without a reason. I have always had them, but did not know before that they are caused by tree pollen!!!!!! All my life I had these strange muscle pains that would come and go and I never made the connection till I met you and you showed me your approach to healing. What if twenty years ago I knew that tree pollen drops would make my muscles go to normal and the pain in my back go away, and I never had to go to the chiropractor again???!!!?????

You are absolutely amazing. Thank God for you. My deformities of the last three years continue to heal. and my index finger that was severely deformed still does not bend at one joint, but it is becoming hard to tell there is a deformity there! YAYYYYYYYYYY My toes rarely swell now. They are still discolored but I am hopeful. I can eat all vitamins and supplements again. I couldn’t before. I have absolutely no pain left in my ankles and pray it remains this way. You are my hero, Dr. Roby. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Dear Dr. Roby,
I called this morning to find out my lab results so I know if I need to continue taking the DHEA 5 mg, estrogen cream, and cortisol.

I have seen some improvements with the therapy. The first thing I noticed after taking the vials I was more alert and I could see very clearly, I was no longer in a fog. The other thing I noticed was that my bladder flares with the Prog/Est 1 were less severe and I did not pass blood with my urine. I still had pelvic pain during ovulation and with my period but it was more manageable.
When I started taking the Prog/Est 3 my bladder flared for 3 days before my period and I also had an abdominal flare with intense muscle spasms in my abdomen and I had pelvic pain. My bladder flares were more intense but I still did not pass blood in my urine like I used to. I do have a few questions for you:

1) By taking the Prog/Est 3 could that have made
my symptoms flare up more when I first started
taking it?

You should try the Prog.5/Est5. the 3 may be too strong for now or at the flare times.

2)Will I always have a hormone allergy? Is it possible
for it to go away but then come back again?

You are young enough to exp0ect a fairly complete recovery. It will often take a year or more.

3) When my hormones do get balanced will they stay
that way?

If we follow them and keep up with the changes your body makes. You will continue to see diminishing sex hormones as you age but we can deal with that.

4)Can unbalanced hormones cause weight loss?

Yes, or gain, more often.

I am hopeful this therapy will help. I have gained a little weight back. When I came to see you I weighed 112 lbs. I now weigh 120 lbs. I would like to get back to my comfortable weight again, 135 lbs. When my hormones get balanced will I gain my weight back?
I am not able to take the B-complex because it flares my bladder. I already told you I can’t take the phytobalance, it made me sick to my stomach. Do you suggest I take anything else besides the black cohosh?

I am still dealing with food sensitivities and pain all over but I am learning what is triggering my symptoms. I am on a gluten, soy, corn and dairy free diet along with the IC diet. I am also walking slowly everyday and doing a yoga or stretching routine which does help some. I do think that it will be a process for me to regain my health again. I am encouraged by this therapy and I hope and pray that it will jump start my body to regain health and strength again. I am thankful that I found out about your approach on treating hormone allergy and knowing that it truly exists. Thank you!!!

God bless,
MG

Location: Albacete, Spain

Your Question:

I have problems with my skin, presumably melasma, which is the darkening of some areas; in this case it is on the cheeks and chin. Lately I am even noticing under pigmentation (whiter than usual) around my lip area. I have seen numerous doctors (dermatologist, gynecologist) and have hormonal check ups that always come up healthy. Then at one point I did a hormone saliva test. But nevertheless no conclusions were made.

The melasma does react to the sun, but it does not seem the primordial cause, since I have lived in places where I barely had any sun in the winter and depending on the time of the month it got worst. Usually right after my period seems to be better, and about the second week begins to get worst until the period, but in general it is always present.

I also have unusual hair growth in the nipple area, and not as much but I do get some in the bosom. Also have a few (4-5) thick hairs that grow in my chin. In terms of head hair, I have a healthy amount but I have lost a considerable amount of mass from when I was young, not sure if this is a normal process. I am now 36.

I would like to perhaps make a phone consultation with you but first wanted to know if you could foresee any problems and also if I should get any lab test prior to the consultation.

Than you,

MB

Dear MB:

I have not heard from you? I do think your clue about worsening symptoms during your premenstrual period indicates a hormone allergy or hypersensitivity. I am sure your estrogen was a lot higher when you were a teenager than it is now.

I think you should get a blood test about midcycle measuring estradial, testosterone (free and total), DHEA, progesterone and thyroid (TSH and T3). Feel free to call for a consultation at 800-842-6349.

Warm regards,

Dr. Roby

Parkinson’s tremor of over 15 years responds to ProCALM and EpiCALM sublingual drops (SLIT treatment). Video shows “best” tremor at the beginning and over 50% improvement in under two minutes. Not FDA approved. These are experimental drops.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnUR4GaHyr4

Your Question: I have IC and notice an increase in pain level right before my period. I am interested in learning more about the possibility of hormonal imbalance being a problem. I am 49 and am starting to have symptoms of hormonal imbalance. Thank you for your consideration.

Dear Patient:

Symptoms of IC and pain that occur during the PMS part of the cycle reflect an allergic reaction to the hormone progesterone. Current terminology for this type problem is progesterone mediated hypersensitivity. We block that pain with the ProCALM drops. Try them. Three out of four users get nearly complete relief of pain. If you do not get relief we offer a 100% money back guarantee. These drops are not FDA approved.

Warm regards,

Dr. Roby

location: Baton Rouge, AL

Your Question: Just came across your site. My mother lives outside Austin and suffers with FM.

I know that FM is a “women’s disease,” yet I (49yoa man) seem to have all the symptoms.

I stay worn out. Sleep only 2-4 hours per night. Feel like my thyroid and testosterone levels must be out of kilter. Have gained weight that I cannot lose. Et cetera.

Do you help men
Dear Carl:

One hundred years ago women, who live longer than men, had a life expectancy of 42. Now it is 84. That difference is mainly due to antibiotics. Some doctor probably saved your life repeatedly with antibiotics when you were a kid. Or you would have died. Now you are seriously out of warranty and you wonder why things aren’t going well.

Nature doesn’t old folks to have babies (who would raise them?) so She has been cutting off your reproductive hormones for the last 25 years. Your reproductive hormones (testosterone, DHEA) are now nearly gone. So, you feel like an old man…and you are one from a hormonal point of view.

When we measure your hormones and get balanced and back where they were when you were 25 or 30…you rock.

I will attach the hormone lab request so we can measure your testosterone (free and total), your DHEA, PSA, CBC and estriol. Success depends on diet (see my book) and most inportantly…LSD training (long, slow distance training…Google that). If you move slowly, mph max before bed, for one hour, you will burn three times more fat…all night long and wake up much more rested. This is the heart of the program, the LSD movement.

Call me if you want to discuss it.

Warm regards,

Dr. Roby

IC and Infertility
Filed under: hormone allergy — Russell Roby @ 8:24 am Edit This
Sweden

YourQuestion: Hi, I have had IC/urethritis for 3 years and have tried 6 IVF:s during that period. When I read your description of the illness IC I fully recognise the symptoms, however during my period I feel full recover. No pains. I assume that a hormonal imbalance may affect my abilities to be fertile. All IVf:s have been succesfull of retreiving eggs and also embryos. But they allways “die” when replanted in me. This is my big sorrow. IC, I can survive, however painful it is. I also live in Sweden, can you help me?

Regards,

TV

The fact that your symptoms clear up during your period indicates an allergy to progesterone. This is the hormone that starts your period…the PMS hormone. Progesterone is the drug we prescribe for someone to cause a period. You are hypersensitive to that hormone, the very one your body makes for that purpose.

Therefore it can cause the IC symptoms but it can also cause a period, whether you are pregnant or not. Read my sections on our infertility studies as well as those of Dr. Alen Beer (see on my website). We and Dr. Beer were quite successful at treating infertility by blocking the progesterone mediated hypersensitivity with homeopathic doses of progesterone. We do it with sublingual doses, Dr. Beer used intradermal injections. See Dr. Beer’s book “Is Your Body Baby Friendly”.

Dr. Roby

IC
Filed under: hormone allergy — Russell Roby @ 7:54 am Edit This
I began having IC symptoms when I was 5 months pregnant. Pressure, bloating, burning in my lower abdomen, lower back, vaginally, down my leg, etc. After 6 weeks the symptoms went away only to return once again one year later. After seeing several doctors including urologists, urogynocologists, regular allergists, etc… I was put on antibiotics and pain killers. Six months later I began physical therapy with one of the top pelvic floor therapists in the country. I was told due to stress and my history of allergies and asthma my muscles were tight and had major connective tissue problems. After a year of PT I was only maybe 30% better. Then I began to see another Pelvic pain specialist. Only to continue with my symptoms. I tried acupuncture, chiropractic, massages, and anything and everything to help me be pain free. I had another baby and during the pregnancy my pain was bad. Finally, I began the pill in June of 09 and my symptoms began to decrease. This was a huge “AH HA” moment. I realized this has something to do with hormones. I researched and researched which led me to Dr. Roby’s website. When the site talked about “hormone allergy” and IC.. I knew this was something huge. I grew up with horrific asthma and though I have outgrown many of the symptoms, I still suffer from allergies. I emailed Dr. Roby and got an IMMEDIATE response. The next thing I knew my husband and I were on a flight to Austin. He began explaining to us the connection with hormones and allergies. I also read his book which was HUGE…. I finally had answers. The adrenalin, food allergies, all of it. When we were in his office everyone was very nice and Dr. Roby was very straight forward and insightful. I just wanted to give him a hug. Talk about adrenalin. I was through the roof because I knew this was going to be a huge part of my healing… I finally was on the right path. It has been a month since I have seen Dr. Roby. We are in constant communication with tweaking the progesterone drops. My IC symptoms have greatly decreased and now we are working on some other symptoms I am experiencing. It is so wonderful to have a doctor who I can call at anytime to help me with any questions or concerns. He truely cares and is so willing to work with you. I am not 100% but I am finally on the right path and it has been only a little less than one month. Thank you Dr. Roby.. you truly saved me in so many ways. CB, Chicago.