Anna--this is an older thread, but it looks like I posted in it when I first started bHRT at 49. I'm 52 now.
http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...79&page=2&pp=30
I did not have any problem losing and in fact, I think it gave me an advantage by displacing the thyroid hormone that was probably sitting on the estrogen receptors.
As an update and I should probably go update the other thread--last fall I began feeling cruddy, moody, snarky-er, tired, almost all the symptoms of thyroid deficiency...I started a small amount of thyroid replacement to supplement my thryoid function...tried 2 different doses and really niether one had any effect. I don't know why I waited so long, but back in May I decided to have a full saliva hormone screen done after talking to him about my symptoms. Yikes! My hormones were not only all over the place, but also it was official--menopausal (I don't have a uterus so I dont get the no bleeding for a year definition). After some conversations with my compunder--we decreased the estrogen, kept the progesterone the same, and added in testosterone---ahhhhhhhhh! The angels are singing. Within about a week I was starting to feel better and by 2 weeks awesome.
I have to pay out of pocket for my hormones, and I don't care. It's about $40/month and I figure I probably wasted that much money on "stuff".
Yep...."they" will be prying my hormones out of my dead hands. It also helps that I have a GYN who basically will do what ever I want as long as I'm not killing myself--she trusts me probably more so than the typical lay-person because I'm a midwife, but also, I do my due diligence, and understand the risks.
BTW--My mother is 77 and has been taking Premarin for at least 40 years. She's another one--try to pry it out of her hands and she'll kick your a$$--she already did with one NP
Hope this gives you some insight regarding other people's experiences.
Good luck!
Lisa
I just wanted to add because I read a post in this thread that bHRT is not available orally--not true..I take a sublingual (under the tongue) which actually is very effective because there is better absorption and bypasses the stomach and liver so you avoid the first pass normally seen when taking oral medication.